Summary

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  The PDF document comprises Grade 10 English Notes Term 1, 2, and 3. The MS Word version is also available upon your request.

  • LISTENING AND SPEAKING
    • Sub-strand 1: Extensive Listening
      • Listening for General Information (Identifying the Topic, Tracking the Flow, Recognizing Key Elements)
      • Recounting and Summarizing (The "Hot Seat" Technique, Role Play)
      • Telephone Conversations (Listening for Details on the Phone)
    • Sub-strand 2: Etiquette in Listening and Speaking
      • Social and Business Etiquette (Table Etiquette, Hotel/Customer Service Etiquette, Telephone Etiquette)
      • Pronunciation Focus: Sounds /v/ and /f/
      • Pronunciation Focus: The Sound /ɔ:/ (Long 'or')
    • Sub-strand 3: Critical Listening
      • Distractions to Listening (Physical, Mental/Psychological, Linguistic)
      • Contextual Features (The Speaker, The Context, The Intention)
      • Selecting Key Points (Note-Taking, Signpost Words)
    • Sub-strand 4: Pronunciation and Conversational Skills
      • Discourse Markers (Linking Words)
      • Vowel Sounds: /ʌ/, /ɑ:/, and /3:/
      • Onomatopoeia and Ideophones
    • Sub-strand 5: Intensive Listening
      • Listening for Specific Details (Key Words, Facts and Dates, Names, Multiwords)
      • Articulation of Sounds: /w/ and /j/
      • Consonant Sounds: /θ/ and /ð/
    • Sub-strand 6: Non-Verbal Cues
      • Types of Non-Verbal Cues (Facial Expressions, Gestures, Eye Contact, Body Movement/Posture, Proxemics, Dress/Grooming)
      • Articulation: Vowel Sounds /ɪ/, /æ/, /aʊ/, /əʊ/
    • Sub-strand 7: Selective Listening
      • Instructions and Directions (Listening for Sequence, Filtering, Note-Taking Strategy)
      • Conversational Skills: Feedback & Register
      • Pronunciation: Realizations of the letter 's' (/s/, /z/, /ɪz/)
    • Sub-strand 8: Interactive Listening
      • Turn-Taking
      • Negotiating Meaning (Clarifying, Paraphrasing)
      • Showing Empathy (Verbal and Non-verbal cues)
      • Pronunciation: /tʃ/, /d3/, and /3/
    • Sub-strand 9: Responsive Listening
      • Listening for Problem Solving
      • Making Connections (Text-to-Self, Text-to-World)
      • Pronunciation: Syllabic Stress in Disyllabic Words
      • Articulation: Vowels /ʊ/ and /u:/
    • Sub-strand 10: Facts vs. Opinions (Critical Listening)
      • Facts
      • Opinions
      • Pronunciation: Emphatic Stress
      • Consonant Blends: /ŋ/ (ng)
    • Sub-strand 11: Intensive Listening and Viewing
      • Visuals in Storytelling (Complementary, Contradictory, Flashbacks)
      • Sense Relations: Synonyms, Antonyms, Homophones
      • Articulation: /i:/ (Long 'e')
    • Sub-strand 12: Speaking Fluency
      • Oral Presentations (Preparation, Structure, Delivery)
      • Sentence Intonation Patterns (Falling Intonation, Rising Intonation)
      • Consonant Sounds: /ð/ vs /θ/ (Review)
  • READING
    • Sub-strand 1: Reading Fluency and Previewing
      • Previewing Strategies (Predicting, Skimming, Scanning)
      • Indicators of Fluency (Accuracy, Speed/Pace, Expression/Prosody)
    • Sub-strand 2: Vocabulary and Word Relationships
      • Collocations (Adverb + Adjective, Adjective + Noun, Noun + Noun)
      • Binomials
      • Transparent Phrasal Verbs
    • Sub-strand 3: Extensive Reading and Reference Materials
      • Using Reference Materials (The Dictionary, The Thesaurus, The Atlas, The Encyclopedia, Manuals)
      • Library Skills (Classification Systems, The Catalogue)
    • Sub-strand 4: Study Skills (The SQ4R Method)
      • What is SQ4R? (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Reflect, Review)
      • Summary and Note-Making
    • Sub-strand 5: Intensive Reading and Comprehension
      • Comprehension Strategies (Making Inferences, Visualizing, Making Connections)
      • Shades of Meaning (Denotation vs. Connotation)
      • Word Derivations (Suffixes)
    • Sub-strand 6: Critical and Close Reading
      • Identifying Audience, Purpose, and Attitude
      • Fact vs. Opinion
    • Sub-strand 7: Literary Analysis in Reading
      • Sensory Details (Visual, Auditory, Tactile, Olfactory, Gustatory)
      • Figurative Language (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Idioms)
      • Analyzing Oral Narratives (The Moral, The Hero, The Villain, Features of Orality)
  • GRAMMAR IN USE
    • Sub-strand 1: Word Classes (Parts of Speech)
      • Nouns (Common vs. Proper, Concrete vs. Abstract, Count vs. Non-Count)
      • Pronouns (Personal, Reflexive, Emphatic, Reciprocal, Demonstrative, Relative, Interrogative)
      • Determiners (Articles, Demonstratives, Possessives, Quantifiers)
      • Verbs (Main Verbs, Primary Auxiliary Verbs, Regular vs. Irregular, Phrasal Verbs, Tense and Aspect)
      • Adverbs (Manner, Time, Place, Gradable vs. Non-Gradable)
      • Adjectives (Order of Adjectives - OSASCOMP)
      • Prepositions and Conjunctions (Simple Prepositions, Coordinating Conjunctions - FANBOYS)
    • Sub-strand 2: Phrases
      • Noun Phrases (NP)
      • Verb Phrases (VP)
      • Adjective Phrases (AdjP)
      • Adverb Phrases (AdvP)
      • Prepositional Phrases (PP)
    • Sub-strand 3: Clauses
      • Relative Clauses (Defining/Restrictive, Non-Defining/Non-Restrictive)
      • Adverbial Clauses (Time, Reason)
      • Noun Clauses
    • Sub-strand 4: Sentence Structure
      • Simple Sentences and Clause Patterns (SV, SVO, SVC, SVOO, SVOA)
      • Compound Sentences (Using Coordinating Conjunctions, Semicolons)
      • Subject-Verb Agreement
      • Active and Passive Voice
  • WRITING
    • Sub-strand 1: Sentence Fluency
      • Common Sentence Errors (Comma Splices, Run-on Sentences, Run-on Lines)
    • Sub-strand 2: Mechanics of Writing (Spelling & Abbreviations)
      • Spelling Rules and Affixes (Prefixes, Suffixes, Doubling Consonants)
      • Frequently Misspelt and Confused Words (Their/There/They're, Its/It's, Effect/Affect, Lose/Loose)
      • Abbreviations and Acronyms (Initialisms)
    • Sub-strand 3: Elements of Effective Writing
      • Cohesion and Connectors (Addition, Similarity, Contrast)
      • Paragraph Development (Topic Sentence, Supporting Sentences, Logical Order)
    • Sub-strand 4: Mechanics of Writing (Punctuation)
      • Capitalization Rules
      • Advanced Punctuation Marks (Hyphens, Dashes, Quotation Marks, Slashes)
    • Sub-strand 5: The Writing Process
      • The Five Stages of Writing (Pre-writing, Drafting, Revision, Editing, Publishing)
    • Sub-strand 6: Creative Writing
      • The Descriptive Essay (Sensory Details, Verb Derivations)
      • The Narrative Essay (Plot, Characters, Setting, Conflict)
    • Sub-strand 7: Functional Writing (Formal Letters)
      • Letter of Inquiry
      • Letter of Request
      • Letter of Complaint
    • Sub-strand 8: Functional Writing (Institutional Documents)
      • Memos (Memorandums)
      • Simple Reports
      • Emails
    • Sub-strand 9: Functional Writing (Meetings)
      • Notice of a Meeting
      • Agenda
      • Minutes
• File Size:

  1.06 MB
• Length:

  72 pages
• Category:

  Lesson Notes
• Level:

  Grade 10
• Subject:

  ENGLISH
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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