Primary 4 (3rd Term)

    WEEK TOPIC BREAKDOWN
    1 Introduction to Stress
    • Meaning of stress: emphasis placed on syllables or words.
    • ypes of stress: Word stress: emphasis on specific syllables (e.g., TAble, WRIting, BEAutiful)
    • Sentence stress: emphasis on certain words for meaning (e.g., "I DIDN'T say he stole it" vs "I didn't say HE stole it")
    • Simple stress placement rules for twosyllable words
    • Practice identifying and marking stressed
      syllables
    2 Introduction to Stress
    (Continued)
    • Stress placement rules:
      • Two-syllable nouns/adjectives: stress first syllable (TAble, HAPpy)
      • Two-syllable verbs/prepositions: stress second syllable (arRIVE, beGIN)
      • Compound words: stress patterns (BLACKboard for nouns, overCOME for verbs)
      • Practice exercises with word and sentence stress
      • Pronunciation drills emphasizing correct stress
    3 Introduction to Intonation
    • Meaning of intonation: rise and fall of voice in speaking
    • Importance of intonation:
      • Expresses attitudes and emotions
      • Differentiates questions from statements
      • Clarifies meaning in sentences
      • Types of intonation: rising intonation and falling intonation
      • Practice: "You're coming." (statement) vs "You're coming?" (question)
    4 Dialogue Using Tag Questions
    • Meaning of question tags: short questions at the end of statements
    • Basic rules: positive statement → negative tag
    • Negative statement → positive tag
    • Positive examples: "Tomorrow is Monday, isn't it?", "You are a boy/girl, aren't you?", "She is quite attractive, isn't she?"
    • Negative examples: "You didn't come to school, did you?", "This book isn't yours, is it?"
    • Creating dialogues with tag questions
    • Practice conversations
    5 MID-TERM EXAMINATION Assessment of Weeks 1-4
    6 MID-TERM BREAK Holiday/Rest
    7 Oral Composition: Narrative
    Composition
    • Narration on various topics:
      • "A Visit to My Village"
      • "My First Day at School"
      • "A Visit to the Market"
      • Elements of narrative: beginning, middle, end characters, setting, events
      • Practice oral storytelling
      • Group narration activities
      • Recording or presenting narratives to class
    8 Oral Composition: Descriptive
    Composition
    • Description of places, people, events
    • Using descriptive words: adjectives, sensory details
    • Practice describing:
      • A person (appearance, personality)
      • A place (school, market, village)
      • An event (birthday party, festival)
      • Oral presentations of descriptions
      • Peer feedback and improvement
    9 Reading Comprehension: Using
    Contextual Clues
    • Reading passages on various issues:
      • Taxation, achieving academic excellence
      • Skill acquisition, building good character/manners
      • Using contextual clues to get meanings of unfamiliar words
      • Literal, inferential, and critical questions on passages
      • Using unfamiliar words in sentences
      • Vocabulary building through context
    10 Reading Comprehension: Main
    and Supporting Ideas
    • Reading class-appropriate informational texts on:
      • Diet and nutrition, benefits of eating for healthy living
      • Pollution: types, causes, and purification
      • Charitable donations: importance of giving money to those in need
      • Identifying main ideas (what the passage is mostly about)
      • Identifying supporting ideas (details that support the main idea)
      • Practice summarizing passages
    11 REVISION Review: Stress, intonation, tag questions,
    oral composition, comprehension
    12 EXAMINATION
    		 End of Term Assessment (Written and
    Oral)
      CLOSING/VACATION
    		 Term ends