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SS2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SECOND TERM WEEK FIVE
CONTENT
- Speech Work: Intonation – Falling Tone (Features)
- Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Communication (Telephone)
- Reading Comprehension: Reading for Implied Meaning – ‘Mrs Oguchi’s Dressmaking Business’
- Structure: Kinds of Pronouns (Personal and Relative Pronouns)
- Writing Skills: Report Writing (Guided Writing)
- Summary: Exercise – ‘Container Lorries’ (NOSEC, pages 127 – 128)
ASPECT: Speech Work
TOPIC: Intonation – Falling Tone
Meaning of Intonation
Intonation is the variation or change in the pitch level of the voice. This is noticeable in rising and falling tones during communication.
Types of Tones
There are two major tones, these are:
Falling tone (➘) and rising tone (➚)
Our emphasis for now is on the falling tone (➘).
The Falling Tone
This falling tone is used in the following situations.
1. To Express Command
Examples:
- Sit down here.
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Sadiq Barau
chidubem umekwe
Maryam
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