Diphthongs: The word ‘diphthong’ is from a Greek word, which means double sound. They are also vowels. The difference is that while a pure vowel contains only one sound, a diphthong contains two sounds with a glide from the first vowel. /ei/ as found in rain /ᶕu/ as found in spoke /ai/ as found […]
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A FESTIVAL IN MY VILLAGE I was born in Ha Nam , a province in the North of Vietnam . I am always proud of my hometown with hard-working and kind farmers. I feel most proud of my village because of the many traditional festivals that takes place every year. One of the most important
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FUTURE TENSE: SIMPLE FUTURE No change occurs in the simple form of the verb in the expression of the future, but English has a few ways of indicating futurity. By using the modal auxiliary verbs ‘shall’ and ‘will’ e.g I shall travel soon. You will see me again. By using the form ‘be going’
Contrasting vowels /e/ and /ᴣ:/ Word Contrast /e/ /ᴣ:/ ten turn germ gem bed bird learnt lent EVALUATION Give five other examples on each sound. See also COMPOSITION Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense Expository Essay Introduction to Vowel Contrast COMPOSITION
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Argumentative: Day School is better than Boarding School Study the article below: Education is the foremost important aspect of any child’s life. Children who are privileged to have an education tend to be seen as smart and intelligent. Although, not everyone attended school, having an education, at least, to a certain stage, is key and
Making Sentences with Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense Present Tense Past Tense She speaks well She spoke well Bimpe works hard Bimpe worked hard Ume works in the farm Ume worked in the farm He is a student He was a student EVALUATION Write five sentences in present tense in past tense
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HIV/AIDS HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system, which is our body’s natural defence against illness. The virus destroys a type of white blood cell in the immune system called a T-helper cell, and makes copies of itself inside these cells. T-helper cells are also referred to as CD4 cells. As HIV destroys
Introduction to Vowel Contrast /ᴂ/, /a:/ and /ᴅ/, /ᴐ:/ /a:/ /ᴂ/ heart hat harm ham lark lack bark back march match /ᴅ/
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AIR TRANSPORTATION IS SAFER THAN ROAD TRANSPORTATION Traveling by air seems unsaved to a fairly large number of people due to what they see, hear or read. News on plane crashes make a big noise in the world, such news naturally stays longer in the mind of many fliers or people. In fact, it is
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Sentence 1 It rains. Present tense It is raining Present continuous tense It has been raining since yesterday. Present perfect continuous tense It rained. Past tense It has been raining since yesterday. Past continuous tense It had been raining for a while now. Past perfect continuous tense Sentence 2 My class teacher is writes.
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Life is a sum of memories, events, moments and experiences. Some memories in life is sweet and some are bitter. Everyone has some memorable day in life. I have also a memorable day in my life. It is a part of my life. Sometimes I go back to my memorable days. It makes me remember
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Drama is a genre of literature which creates or recreates human experiences through acting; it is the representation of human action FEATURES OF DRAMA Dialogue: It refers to the exchange of ideas and opinion in a play between two or more characters. Characterization: It is the process of creating characters and adorning them with
Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the verbs in the bracket Amadi has never ____ late to service (come) His mother, together with his sisters ____ in the bakery (work) Clement and his friends _____ games (like) He _____ a lot of reading everyday (do) Neither sports nor academic studies_____ easy
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Long sound /ᴣ:/ as in: bird, heard turn, etc. This is a long vowel sound. It occurs when the consonant /r/ follows the vowel /i/ or /e/ and the /r/ is followed by another consonant. Common spelling symbols of /ᴣ:/ er – verb, serve, term ir – girl, bird, stir our – journey, scourge,
TYPES OF POEMS Epic :It is a long narrative poem that celebrates real historical events, heroic achievements, civilization, quasi-divine figures and such other subjects. Ballad: This is an anonymous narrative in verse passed from generation to generation by words of the mouth and meant to be sung and danced before a crowd. Ode: It is
SIMPLE PAST TENSE Regular verbs form their past tense by adding ‘-ed’ to the simple form of the tense, while irregular verbs form their past tense in different ways. Example: Dada worked in the farm yesterday. (regular) The boys talked to me this morning. (regular) We ate last night. (irregular) She spoke kindly to me.
/ᴧ/ Sound Short sound /ᴧ/ as in: cup, love, but, etc. Common spelling symbols of /ᴧ/ sound u — dust, but, must ou – cousin, young, country o – love, Monday, come oo – blood, flood EVALUATION Sentence for practicing /ᴧ/ sound Did you say, ‘Some love onions for breakfast or supper?’ But when
Poetry refers in totality to the deployment of certain devices such as figure as figures of speech (emotion), rhyme and rhythm, stanzaic divisions, metre, subject matter in a body of words in order to express an idea. FEATURES Imagery: this refers to the selective and effective use of words to create pictorial impression in
Tenses occur only in verbs. Although it is usual to talk about the past, present and other tenses, it refers to the change that takes place in the form of the verb to indicate time. THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE It is used to express habitual truth, eternal truth, what is fixed and present action.
CONTRAST /u/, /u:/ A vowel sound is made with a free flow of air through the mouth without any obstruction either by the tongue or the lips. Word Contrast /u/ /u:/ look