JSS3 ENGLISH STUDIES FIRST TERM WEEK ONE

CONTENT

1. Speech Work: Long and Short Vowel Contrasts /i:/and /i/; /a:/ and /ᴐ:/
2. Vocabulary Development: Adjectives of Colour and Sound
   
3. Structure: Prepositions
4. Reading Comprehension: ‘The More You Look’ (NOSEC Book 3, pages 8 – 10);
5. Composition: Narrative Essay (Writing an Outline of an Essay) ‘The Happiest Day of my Life’
6. Literature: Elements of Fiction and Non-fiction (Character, Mood, Style, Plot, etc).

ASPECT: Speech Work

TOPIC: Long and Short Vowel Contrasts /i:/ and /i/; /a:/ and /æ/

Based on the force of articulation or length, vowels are usually classified as either long or short. Long vowels are recognized by the colon [:] in front of the symbol. There are 5 long vowels and 7 short vowels in the English language. Examples include:

/i:/ and /I/

This vowel is found in sit and seat respectively. These sounds only differ in the length of pronunciation and in production, the mouth is opened and the lips are spread.