DISNEY PRIMARY AND KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL

P.4 ENGLISH LESSON NOTES FOR TERM II 2020

LESSON 1
TOPIC: Behaviour
SUB-TOPIC: Good behaviour
ASPECT: Vocabulary
CONTENT:
Vocabulary:
Excuse, thankful, forgive, lend, borrow, please, apologize, humble, kind, polite, obey, help
and thank.
Sentences
1. Every time I do wrong, I say sorry.
2. May I borrow your pen, please?
3. We should obey our leaders.
Activity
Construct one meaningful sentence using each of these words;
 humble
 kind
 polite
 apologize
 help
 forgive
 excuse

LESSON 2
Structures: (May ….., please)
May I use your ruler, please?
May we take your books please?
Table on page 73 Bernard Book 4
Activity
Construct six sentences from the table below

May I use your pen

have her ruler
take his rubber please?
we chair
atlas

LESSON 3

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Tenses of regular verbs

Present simple Present continuous Past Tense

go Going Went
fall falling fell
dream dreaming dreamt
eat eating ate
fly ______________ flew
drink _______________
Present simple Present continuous Past Tense
drive driving ______________
learn _____________ ______________
buy _____________ ______________
come coming ______________
bear bearing bore
beat _______________ beat
feed feeding fed
keep keeping kept

Verbs which double the last letter

forget forgetting __________________
get __________ __________________
clap ___________ __________________
split splitting ___________________
rot rotting ___________________
dig _____________ __________________
sit _____________ _________________
begin _____________ __________________
run _____________ __________________
put _____________ __________________
set ______________ _________________

Construct five sentences in present simple tense.

LESSON 4
Learners write down the verbs and use them in sentences.

Examples:
 We go for prayers every Sunday.
 James plants millet twice a year.
 They clean the classroom every day.
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 Activity:
Change the following sentences to present simple tense.
1. She is writing notes.
2. He is cleaning the class.
3. They are doing homework.
4. She is combing her hair.
5. He is reading a story book.
6. They are preparing the garden.
7. It is raining now.
8. They are finishing their work.
9. Kato is playing with a ball

LESSON 5
Present continuous tense:
 We add “ing” to the verbs in this tense, e.g. read – reading
 Some verbs double the last letters before adding ‘ing’ e.g. dig – digging, clap –
clapping
 Other verbs the last letter is removed to add ‘ing’ e.g. write – writing, give – giving.
 We use helping verbs is or are in the present continuous tense.
*Though discussion, a list of verbs will be made and learners will write them in present
continuous tense.

Activity:
Changing sentences from present simple to present continuous tense.
Examples:
-He gives a book to a friend.
He is giving a book to a friend. -We go to school
-They help their parents. -She reads story books
They are helping their parents. -They clean the class.

LESSON 6
Use the verb in brackets to complete the sentence correctly.
Examples:
1. He is …………………………………….in the garden with a hoe. (dig)
2. The girls are …………………………………millet. (weed)
Activity:
1. John is ___________________ potatoes now. (peel)
2. The boys are __________________ water for our grandfather. (fetch)
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 3. Mummy is ______________________food. (cook
4. The girls are ____________________ beans. (sort)
5. My mother is _____________________millet flour with water now. (mix)
6. The water is ___________________ now. (boil)
7. She _________________ us new dresses yesterday. (buy)
8. The shopkeeper ________________________ things from town every day. (buy)
9. Seera ______________________ us with roasted chicken last Saturday. (serve)
10.He __________________________meat every day. (cut)

LESSON 7
Past simple tense
 This deals with things which happened in the past e.g. last week, yesterday, last month,
last year, this morning.
 Some verbs double the last letter before adding ‘ed’ for example:
Clap - clapped mop - mopped drop – dropped
 Some verbs do not change in the past tense, for example:
Cut – cut read – read put – put shut – shut
A list of verbs and their past tenses.

Activity

Walk walked move moved

wait waited complete completed
stop stopped mean meant
talk talked spoil spoilt
allow allowed sleep slept
add added sweep swept
believe believed keep kept
deceive deceived kneel knelt
escape escaped weep wept

Change the following sentences to past simple tense:

1. He plants millet.
2.We finish our work.
3.The boys climb the tree.

Completing sentences using the words in brackets correctly

Example:
1. She apologised to her teacher after pouring water in the classroom. (apologise)

Activity
1. They …………………………. the classroom after lessons last week. (clean)
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2. Anita ............................ her lost pen yesterday. (find)
3. Atwiine ___________________the book from the library. (borrow)
4. It _______________________ heavily last night. (rain)
5. She ___________________sad when she wetted the bed. (feel)
6. Primary four ___________________the kitchen last Friday. (clean)
7. We ___________________for a trip last term. (go)
8. He ___________________ his father last night. (abuse)
9. Some body __________________ at the door. (knock)

Activity
Change the following sentences to past simple tense.
1. The cat drinks all the milk.
2. She waits for a long time.
3. They sweep the classroom.
4. Winnie beat her friend.
5. They children do their homework.
6. They learn a lesson.
7. The boy sits down.
8. The baby breaks the bottle.
9. He rings the bell.

LESSON 8
Past continuous tense
Using “was” and “were”.
She was cooking They were digging.
He was climbing a tree. It was raining.

Activity:
Complete the sentences correctly:
1. While I was eating food, ___________________________
2. When the pupils were sing, __________________________
3. While our teacher was teaching, ______________________
4. While I was sleeping, ________________________________
5. While I was cooking, _______________________________
6. When she was writing, _____________________________
7. While we were playing, ____________________________
8. When she was writing, ____________________________

LESSON 9
Using while and when.
If “when” begins a sentence, a comma is used but if it is put in the middle, no comma is
used.
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Examples:
1. I was walking through a forest. I saw a lion.
-When I was walking through a forest, I saw a lion.
2. He was playing football. He hurt himself.
-He hurt himself when he was playing football.

Activity:
Re-write the sentences beginning (While.........................)
1. She was cleaning the house. The visitors arrived.
2. I was playing in the field. I lost my pen.
3. We were watching the television. The light went off.
4. Rose was going to school. He knocked a goat.
5. Musa was ironing. He burnt his uniform.
6. Mary fell down. She was chasing a dog.
7. The girls were playing netball. The boys were playing football.
8. My mother prepared food. I was preparing the source.
9. The teacher was teaching. One pupil ran out.
10.I was walking through the forest. I saw a lion

LESSON 10
TOPIC: Behaviour
SUB-TOPIC: Good behaviour
ASPECT: Comprehension

CONTENT:
Read the dialogue and answer questions about it
Wabwire: May l borrow your pen please?
Agwang: No, l am sorry, you may not.
Wabwire : May l use your ruler then?
Agwang : Yes, you may.
Wabwire : Thank you, Agwang. I will return it in a few minutes.
Agwang : You are welcome.

Questions
1. How many people are acting the dialogue?
2. Why do you think Agwang was unable to give Wabwire a pen?
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3. Who spoke last according to the dialogue?
4. Give the opposite of borrow as used in the dialogue.
5. What did Wabwire get from Agwang?
6. Who spoke first according to the dialogue?
7. How many people are talking in the dialogue?

LESSON 11
Read the poem below and answer questions about it in full sentences

BAD C HILDREN
Bad children are like pests.
They destroy everything at home.
They seal and hide people’s things.
They are rude to everybody.
They enjoy fighting and quarrelling.
They are a shame to the community.
Bad children are like pests.

Bad children are like a thorn in the flesh,

They disturb teachers at school,
They dodge assemblies and classes,
They hide in toilets the whole day.
They eat like pigs,
What bad children they are!’
Questions;
1. What is the poem about?
2. What are the bad children compared to?
3. Mention one thing the bad children do?
4. To whom are the bad children a shame?
5. Where do they hide the whole day?
6. How many stanzas does this poem have?
7. What do bad children enjoy doing?
8. What do the bad children do to the teachers?
9. Give the opposite of the word bad.

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