p.6 Composition and Comprehension Lesson Notes Term III
p.6 Composition and Comprehension Lesson Notes Term III
p.6 Composition and Comprehension Lesson Notes Term III
TOPIC 1
HOTELS
Lesson 1:
Vocabulary Practice
bills, serviettes, breakfast , chef, customer, diner , cutlery, dinner, supper, lunch,
menu, serve, waiter, waitress(es), receipt, napkin, apron, counter, table, meal, bill,
customer, sauna, lounge, gym, change, balance, lounge, receptionist.
Lesson 2
jelly, pudding, fruit, reception, conference room, rest room, wash room, fan, check
in, pub, tooth pick, table mat, order, dessert, salad, shower, balcony, restrooms, air
conditioner (A.C)
Exercise 1
Related homophones
Use each of the following words in a sentence to show that you can
differentiate them in meaning
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- Dessert
- Desert
- Cock
- Quiet
- Quite
- Dinner
- Diner
- Taste
- Test
- Chief
- Chef
- Lounge
- Lodge
Word Opposite
waiter waitress
hot cold
dear cheap
humble proud
Words plural
spoonful spoonfuls
cupful cupfuls
handful handfuls
mouthful mouthful
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chief chiefs
chef chefs
diff diffs
Reef reefs
Related nouns
Related homophones
Exercise 2
Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
Reference
1. By the end of the holiday, he had enough money to pay his school fees.
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2. When Kaidu finished PLE, he decided to look for work to do during
holidays.
3. His work was to welcome customers for the restaurant.
4. The manager was happy when he heard about Kaidu’s good work.
5. He did this cheerfully with a smile for everyone.
6. Therefore, he wrote an application for a job in Mr. Tumbi’s restaurant.
7. He decided to increase his salary
8. This smile attracted a lot of customer to the restaurant
9. When the manager reads Kaidu’s application, he offered him a job.
10.He is now a happy student in Bwaise secondary school.
Lesson 3 : Structures
May I …………….?
Examples
Exercise
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10.I want a receipt for the food I have paid for.
Lesson 4
Could you……….?
Reference: Questions in MK Primary English pupil’s Book 6 179
Exercise
1. We want the bill.
2. The meals should be improved.
3. The table should be laid.
4. The customers should be given the menu before making orders.
5. I want a receipt for all the payments.
6. Some milk should be boiled for the children.
7. The customer wants you to show her the menu.
8. Miriam should be asked to serve lunch now.
9. The cutlery should be cleaned.
10.The girls should be given cold water.
Lesson 5:
Lesson 6
Waiter: For the food we have rice, sweet potatoes, irish potatoes, matooke and
yams. For sauce, we have fresh beans, chicken, meat and fresh fish. What will you
have?
Ruth : I will have rice, irish potatoes and fresh fish
Questions
1. Where do you think the dialogue took place?
2. Name two foods on the menu that are a source of carbohydrates for the
body.
3. Do you think the meal Ruth had had a balanced diet?
4. Which type of water did Ruth want?
5. What did Ruth choose to be served with?
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Lesson 7
Questions
Lesson 8
Questions
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Study the information below and in full sentences, answer the questions
that follow
Bill
Service Amount
Food 20,000/-
Drinks 10,000/-
Total 30,000/-
Questions
Lesson 9
1. By the end of the holiday, he had made enough money to pay his school fees
for senior one.
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2. When Kaidu finished Primary Leaving Examination.
3. He decided to look for work during the holidays
4. The manager was very happy when he heard about Kaidu’s good work.
5. His work was to welcome customers to the restaurant.
6. He did this cheerfully always with a smile for everyone.
7. Therefore, he wrote an application letter for a job in Mr. Tumbi’s restaurant.
8. He decided to increase his salary.
9. This smile attracted a lot of customers to the restaurant.
10.When the manager read Kaidu’s application, he offered him a job.
Lesson 10
Write a passage describing the foods you would prepare and serve in your
restaurant.
TOPIC II
USING A DICTIONARY
Lesson 1:
Vocabulary
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- Making correct sentences using the vocabulary.
- Using the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. Our teacher told us that the words “read” and “rid” are (pronounce)
differently.
2. What is the (abbreviate) for the word “Headmistress”?
3. Miss Chebet (arrange) our names in alphabetical order in the register every
term.
4. We were warned to be (care) when arranging words alphabetically.
5. After the teacher had taught the new words, we (look up) their meanings in
the dictionary.
6. The words were (arrange) alphabetically.
7. It is important to read the (introduce) of the dictionary.
8. Your name is not easy to pronounce, may I know it’s (spell).
9. The English teacher always (stress) each of the new words.
10.Have you (check) the meaning of the new words.
Activity
Related Homophones
Use the following words in sentence to show that you know their difference in
meaning
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- read
- rid
- page
- peg
- cut
- cart
- it
- eat
- look up
- break down
- break up
- page through
- knock down
- out break
- shoot down
Lesson 2
Dictionary skills
Capital letters
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Small letters
a b c d e f g h i j k l m
n o p q r s t u v w x y z
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Vowels :
a e i o u Consonants: b c d f g h g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Abbreviations
Write the following abbreviations in full
PTO Dr. RSVP Ltd
BC MP Rev. Shs.
PM AD LC SST
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Using the dictionary to look up the abbreviations
Using “whenever”
Example
Every time you find difficulty with a word, look it up from the dictionary.
Whenever you find difficulty with a word look it up from the dictionary.
Look up the word from the dictionary whenever you find difficulty with it.
Examples
1. The word book comes after the word arm in the dictionary
The word arm comes before the word dig in the dictionary.
2. The mosque is after the church. The church is before the mosque
Exercise
1. The word clean comes before the word dig in the dictionary
2. Tree comes before Trek in the dictionary
3. In the dictionary, the word shine comes after tree.
4. Mancunian comes after Londoner in the dictionary.
5. The word Brit comes after the word Britain.
6. The health centre is after the modern building
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7. All boys must come before all girls.
Lesson 7
Reading and acting the dialogue. Answering oral and written questions about the
diaglogue.
Questions
Exercise
Re-write the sentences using: Not only................/ ...............not only..................
1. A dictionary is both a source of meaning and a source of pronunciation
2. A thesaurus shows the synonyms and the antonyms.
3. My brother bought a black cat. He also bought a white cat.
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4. The thesaurus has a big volume. The thesaurus also has thick sheets of
paper.
5. A dictionary is both classy and alphabetical in arrangement.
Lesson 8
Questions
Lesson 9
Picture composition
Study the pictures on the previous page and answer the following questions
Write a composition about the first time you used a dictionary. In your
composition show the teacher who taught you, the child who understood how to
use it first, what interested most in using a Dictionary. Conclude your composition
by encouraging all schools to buy dictionaries for the pupils.
Jumbled composition
The following sentences are in a wrong order. Re-arrange them to make a good
story about the first time you used a Dictionary.
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ASPECT : Composition
Structures
Examples
a) Please, reply to the letters every time friends write to you.
Please, reply whenever friends write to you.
b) If I take a long time without writing to you, then there is a problem.
There is a problem whenever I take long without writing to you.
Exercise
Join these sentences using “……….whenever…………”
1. I get worried every time I hear that that you are sick.
2. I get worried every time the post man does not collect the m ail.
3. I get concerned every time you do not reply to my letters
4. I feel happy every time Daddy writes to me
5. You should write Luo words clearly every time you write a letter.
6. I receive a present every time I collect fifty stamps
7. I buy stamps and envelopes every time I go to the post office.
8. It is a good idea to inform your referees every time you apply for a job.
Exercise
ASPECT : Composition
Examples
a) It is three years since I joined this school.
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I have been in this school for three years
Exercise
Cornerstone Junior
School,
P.O Box 704,
Mukono.
Dear Fred,
It is good to learn that you have joined the school of your choice in M bale. I am
reading hard so that I may join or good secondary school next year. Our teachers
hardly give us any breathing space. We do a set of examination papers every
week. I scored six aggregates in the last set of examinations. I am at scoring four
aggregates at the end of the term.
In your reply, let me know about your new friends at school. I hope to hear from
you soon.
Your loving
friend,
Higenyi Joseph.
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Exercise
Write a friendly letter to your friend writing her/ him to come and attend your
birthday party.
Tell him / her to come with a friend and tell him/ her about the people you have
invited.
ASPECT : Composition
Official letters
1. An official letter should bear the writer’s address properly written in the
right hand corner of the page.
2. The date of writing the letter should be indicated
3. The addressee’s address follows on the left hand –side of the page slightly
below the date.
4. The form of address also known as a salutation of the addresses follows. For
example: “ Dear Sir” or “Dear Madam”. You are not sure of the gender of
the person meant to receive the letter.
5. In case you know the person’s title, refer to it as: “Dear Rev./ Dr/
Prof/Mr./Mrs. ?Miss , and then write his / her name.
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6. An official letter normally has a heading which is introduced by the
abbreviation “Re” “Re” is an abbreviation for Reference. It introduces the
subject matter of the letter.
7. Your letter should and with “yours faithfully”, or “Yours sincerely”.
Write your name or sign right below “yours sincerely” or “yours faithfully”.
Print or write your name clearly.
8. The names of your referees and their addresses should appear at the bottom
of the letter in case you are applying for a job.
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Referees
1. Nakitende Diana
Pupil P.6
2. Galiwango Juma
Pupil P.6
Mukono Mukono
ASPECT : Composition
Dialogue
Read the dialogue carefully and answer the questions that follow in full
sentences
Questions
ASPECT : Composition
Poem
Questions
ASPECT : Composition
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SKILLS : Listening , speaking, Reading , Writing
Guided composition
ASPECT : Composition
Picture composition
Study the pictures and write correct sentences about each picture.
ASPECT : Composition
Vocabulary