THIRD TERM ENGLISH STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY FIVE (5)

                                              WEEK 1

1. Speech work: Intonation practice command and request
2. Structure: construction using verb phrase complement with adverbial
3. Reading: Teaching of new words, meaning and comprehension
4. Grammar: use of “so…that” to express personal opinion
5. Writing: composition involving expression of personal opinion
6. Dictation: Words/ sentences from the passage read.

                                         WEEK 2

1. Speech work: Expressing congratulation
2. Structure: Passage based on illustrating “when” Adverbial structure
3. Reading: teaching of new words, meaning  and comprehension
4. Grammar: Passage based on illustrating when adverbial structure in longer sentences.
5. Writing: Exposition basic concept of drug abuse
6. Dictation: Selected Words/ sentences from the passage read.

                                        WEEK 3

1. Speech work: Passage based on conversation with what, adjective clause
2. Structure: observing and reporting things, complete action
3. Reading: Teaching of new words, meaning and comprehension
4. Grammar: Passage based on conversion with that/which adjectival clause
5. Writing: Descriptive composition element of soil
6. Dictation: Selected Words from the passage read.

                            WEEK 4

1. Speech work: Observing and reporting things
2. Structure: the past tense
3. Reading: Teaching of new words, and written comprehension
4. Grammar: Use of “when” in long sentences
5. Writing: Debate:: suggest a topic
6. Dictation: Selected Words/ sentences from the passage read.

                              WEEK 5

1. Speech work: Debate “A farmer is more importance than a teacher”
2. Structure: Passage based on construction with the past tense, past perfect tense
3. Reading: Teaching of new words, meaning, and  comprehension
4. Grammar:  passage based on construction with preposition verbs and phrasal verbs
5. Writing: Composition on “my school”
6. Dictation: Selected Words from the passage read.

                                    WEEK 6

1. Speech work: Passages on National values using the correct stress and intonations.
2. Structure: family needs and resources
3. Reading: Teaching of new words, meanings and comprehension
4. Grammar: use of that, who, which and when to produce defining clauses
5. Writing: Composition on Girls are more useful in the family
6. Dictation: Selected Words from the passage read.

                                          WEEK 7

1. Speech work: Oral composition
2. Structure: Linking words: “Although” “Because” “But”
3. Reading: Teaching of new words meaning and comprehension
4. Grammar: Letter expressing gratitude for gifts, visits and other  favours received
5. Writing: indicating direction
6. Dictation: Selected Words from the passage read.

                           WEEK 8

1. Speech work: the past tense, the perceptive aspect.
2. Structure: Phrasal verbs
3. Reading: Teaching of new words, meaning and comprehension
4. Grammar: Phrasal verbs
5. Writing: composition: My environment
6. Dictation: Selected Words from the passage read.

                              WEEK 9

1. Speech work:  Exposition Basic Concept of drug Abuse
2. Structure: Passage on Debate “Town life is better than village life”
3. Reading: Teaching of new words- meaning comprehension
4. Grammar: Puzzle
5. Writing: on inter house sport day
6. Dictation: Selected Words sentences from the passage read.

                                 WEEK 10

1. Speech work: Managing Agriculture
2. Structure: Expressions connected with health, sickness cures for human ailment
3. Reading: Teaching of new words, meaning and comprehension
4. Grammar: choose one word to describe the other
5. Writing:  Comprehension on my Grandma
6. Dictation: Selected Words/ sentences from the passage read.

                        WEEK 11

1. Speech work: Managing Agriculture
2. Structure: Construction with defining relative
3. Reading: Teaching of new words meaning and comprehension
4. Grammar: use of “Must” ‘have to’
5. Writing: Descriptive on a  Goat
6. Dictation: Selected Words from the passage read.

WEEK 12: REVISION AND EXAMINATION