ENGLISH LANGUAGE FIRST TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR SS1

English Language first term Scheme of work for Nigeria senior secondary school one (SS1) students

Week 1

• The consonant sounds: /j/ and /z/.
• Revision of common nouns.
• Uses of capital letters.
• Narrative composition/essay.
• Reading comprehension.

Week 2

• The consonants :/ᵭ/ and /θ/
• Vocabulary development: Words related to agriculture.
• Sentences.
• Expository essay.
• Reading comprehension.

Week 3

• The consonant /w/
• Noun Phrase.
• Reading comprehension.

Week 4

• Summary writing.
• Countable/uncountable nouns.
• Writing: Popular article for various reading audience.

Week 5

• Syllabic consonants.
• Reading comprehension.
• More on summary writing.

Week 6

• Pronouns (Introduction)
• Vocabulary development.

Week 7

• Words of two syllables, with stress on the second syllable.
• Possessive pronoun.
• More on summary writing.

Week 8

• Words associated with religion.
• Regular and irregular verbs.
• Reading comprehension.

Week 9

• Consonant clusters.
• Pronouns (other types).
• Formal letter.

Week 10

• Speech writing.
• Semi formal letter.
• Differences between phrases and clauses.
• More on summary writing.

Week 11 – 12

• Revision/Examination.