TENSE (simple, present, tense, simple past tense, present perfect tense, past perfect tense, present continuous present perfect continuous tense. TIME AND TENSE The words time and tense are not synonymous.… Read More »TENSE (simple, present, tense, simple past tense, present perfect tense)
VOCABULARY DEVELOPNMENT: SYNONYMNS (WORDS EXACTLY THE SAME INMEANING AND WORDS THAT ARE NEARLY THE SAME) SYNONYMS Synonyms are words that are nearest in meaning, for example, odour, smell, scent,. Note… Read More »VOCABULARY DEVELOPNMENT: SYNONYMNS
Formal letter is an official letter or business letter, written to those in places of authority to lodge a complaint, make a request, make a recommendation or even express your… Read More »COMPOSITION/ WRITING
Reading for Details and inference. The word “key “as used in the first paragraph in the passage refers to a fuller degree of physical Health. Health is being in a… Read More »COMPREHENSION (THE QUEST FOR HEALTH)
WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUALITY AND RELIGION Do you believe in life of the spirit and in one or more 1? if you believe that there is only one God, it… Read More »VOCABULARY DEVELOPNMENT (SEXUALITY AND RELIGION) WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH PHOTOGRAGHY)
Affix : An element that is added to a base or root word to form another word. Affixes can be in the form of prefixes or suffixes. A PREFIX: is… Read More »AFFIX (AFFIXATION)
ANTONYMS – WORDS THAT ARE OPPOSITE IN MEANING Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings to each other. They are words that are most commonly used to express contrasting or… Read More »ANTONYMS – WORDS THAT ARE OPPOSITE IN MEANING
Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They provide additional information about the manner, time, place, frequency, degree, or reason of an action or state. Adverbs can… Read More »GRAMMAR: ADVERBS AND TENSE
COMPREHENSION AND WRITING SKILLS Introduction to Summary Writing Content The Procedure Useful Hints The Test: Summary section seeks to test the candidate’s ability to extract or pick relevant information from… Read More »COMPREHENSION AND WRITING SKILLS
COMPREHENSION/ READING SKILLS INTRODUCTION TO ANSWERING COMPREHENSION CONTENT Introduction Basic Guide Comprehension simply means understanding Basic Guide Carefully check the instructions you are given. Read the passage through very quickly… Read More »INTRODUCTION TO ANSWERING COMPREHENSION
THE JEWS The passage is about the Jews who looked at Abraham as their father. He made a covenant with God. The Jews were once enslaved by the Egyptians. The… Read More »ADJECTIVE AND ADJECTIVAL PHRASE
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT-TRANSPORTATION AIR TRANSPORTATION Taxi- The process of a plane moving slowly along the ground before beginning to run forward for take-off. Runway: This is a wide path from which… Read More »VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT-TRANSPORTATION
ESSAY WRITING: TYPES OF ESSAYS; SPEECH WORK: MONOTHONGS, IDIOMS ESSAY WRITING Essay writing is an art of communication, it requires the acquisition of the necessary skills to attain excellence. … Read More »ESSAY WRITING
COMPREHENSION / READING SKILLS The passage is a short extract from a full-length play. There are three characters; Salubi, Samson and Kotonou. Kotuno is a driver who wants to give… Read More »COMPREHENSION/ READING SKILLS: SKIMMING AND SCANNING
“A LETTER TO THE SISTER WHO PLANS TO DIVORCE HER HUSBAND ADVISING HER AGAINST THE DECISION” ESSAY WRITING: INFORMAL LETTER Content Definition Features Informal letters are private or personal letters.… Read More »ESSAY WRITING: INFORMAL LETTER
KINDS OF SENTENCES- SIMPLE, MULTIPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX AND COMPOUND-COMPLEX Essay Writing: Expository- “Honesty is the Best Legacy” Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Fisheries and Animal Husbandry STRUCTURE: Kinds of… Read More »KINDS OF SENTENCES
COMPREHENSION/ORAL SKILLS ADVERTISING: Page 86-87 of the Effective English. The passage discusses about two basic objectives advertising, which are: to inform the target audience about the product or service; and… Read More »FIGURES OF SPEECH: SIMILE, METAPHOR, IRONY AND PERSONIFICATION
Phrasal Verbs Verbs often combine with adverbial particles to form multi-word verbs or phrasal verbs.Its meanings cannot be determined from the meaning of the verb and the particles in isolation,… Read More »INTRODUCTION TO PHRASAL VERBS. ADVERBS, CONJUNCTIONS AND PREPOSITIONS
Review of Word Class- Parts of Speech Noun– A noun is a naming word. It is a name of a person, animal, place, thing or and idea. Nouns also cover… Read More »NOUN, PRONOUN, VERB ADJECTIVE, SPELLING; DOUBLING OF CONSONANTS