1st Term Week 4 English lesson note: Listening and Speaking (Asking and Answering Questions)

 

Term: First Term

Week: Week 9

Class: Primary 2

Subject: English Language (Oral English & Conversation)

Topic: Listening and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions

Sub-Topics:

• The 5 "W" Helper Words (Who, What, Where, When, Why)

• Asking and Answering About Daily Activities

• Role-Play Conversations

1. The 5 "W" Helper Words

When we want to know something, we use special question words. We call them the 5 Helper Words. Each word has a different job to do:

• Who is used to ask about a person (e.g., Who is your teacher?)

• What is used to ask about a thing or an action (e.g., What are you eating?)

• Where is used to ask about a place (e.g., Where is your schoolbag?)

• When is used to ask about the time or day (e.g., When do you go to sleep?)

• Why is used to ask for a reason (e.g., Why are you smiling?)

2. Asking About Our Daily Activities

We do many things every day, like waking up, eating breakfast, coming to school, and playing. We can use our 5 helper words to talk about these activities with our friends.

Examples of Questions and Answers

The Question	The Answer	What it Asks About
Who wakes you up in the morning?	My mother wakes me up.	A Person
What do you eat for breakfast?	I eat yam and egg.	A Thing
Where do you play football?	I play on the school field.	A Place
When do we go home?	We go home in the afternoon.	The Time

3. Classroom Practice: Conversation Path

Teachers should use this simple conversational sequence to help pupils practice asking and answering questions in pairs.

1.Listen and Copy:Step 1.

The teacher says a question clearly, and the whole class repeats it with the correct rising question voice.

• Practice: "Where ... is ... my ... pencil?" ✏️

2.The Quick Answer Game:Step 2.

The teacher throws a soft paper ball to a pupil and asks a quick question. The pupil answers and throws it back.

• Teacher: "What is your best color?"

• Pupil: "My best color is blue!"

3.Role-Play in Pairs:Step 3.

Two pupils stand up at the front of the class to act out a morning conversation.

• Pupil A: "Hello! What is your name?"

• Pupil B: "My name is Ese."

• Pupil A: "Where do you live?"

• Pupil B: "I live in Ughelli."

4. Simple Oral Comprehension

(Teacher Tip: Read this short text aloud to the pupils. Ask them to listen with their "magic ears" and answer the questions out loud.)

Tega gets up early every morning when the rooster crows. He washes his face in the bathroom. Then, he runs to the kitchen to see what grandmother is cooking. He loves delicious hot rice!

Oral Questions to Ask the Class:

1. Who gets up early? (Expected Answer: Tega)

2. When does Tega get up? (Expected Answer: When the rooster crows)

3. Where does he wash his face? (Expected Answer: In the bathroom)

4. What is grandmother cooking? (Expected Answer: Hot rice)

Classwork / Evaluation Exercises

Part A: Choose the Right Helper Word

Fill in the blank spaces using: Who, What, or Where.

1. _______________ is your best friend? (Hint: Asking about a person)

2. _______________ is your classroom? (Hint: Asking about a place)

3. _______________ are you doing on the floor? (Hint: Asking about an action)

4. _______________ took my sharpener? (Hint: Asking about a person)

Part B: Match the Question to the Correct Answer

Draw a line to match the question on the left to its correct answer on the right.

The Question	The Answer
1. Where do you sleep?	* A. I am crying because I lost my pen.
2. What do you drink?	* B. I sleep on my bed.
3. Why are you crying?	* C. I drink clean water.