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English Studies Scheme of Work for Primary 4 (Basic 4) – First, Second and Third Term

Updated August 24, 2026English Studies, Primary 4, Scheme of Work

SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH STUDIES PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4) – FIRST TERM

WEEK 1: REVISION OF PRIMARY THREE ENGLISH STUDIES

Sub-Topics:

  1. Revision of speech work learnt in Primary Three
  2. Revision of reading and comprehension
  3. Revision of vocabulary and word meanings
  4. Revision of simple sentence construction
  5. Revision of basic grammar and tenses
  6. Revision of composition writing
  7. Revision of spelling and dictation
  8. Oral and written exercises based on previous work

WEEK 2: EXPRESSING POSSIBILITY AND PERMISSION

Sub-Topics:

  1. Meaning of possibility and permission
  2. Expressing possibility using can and may
  3. Asking for and giving permission
  4. Introduction to modal auxiliary verbs
  5. Reading comprehension and development of new vocabulary
  6. Completing sentences with suitable words
  7. Narrative composition: How I Spent My Last Holiday
  8. Spelling and dictation of selected words

WEEK 3: REAL-LIFE NARRATIVES AND DIALOGUE

Sub-Topics:

  1. Oral narration of real-life experiences
  2. Meaning and features of dialogue
  3. Using expressions for permission, possibility and obligation
  4. Reading comprehension based on a memorable football match
  5. Learning and using new vocabulary
  6. Completing sentences from a reading passage
  7. Introduction to rhythmic poems
  8. Spelling and dictation from the passage read

WEEK 4: BASIC READING AND GUIDED WRITING

Sub-Topics:

  1. Reading simple passages fluently
  2. Identifying the main ideas in a passage
  3. Learning meanings of new words
  4. Completing sentences and passages with suitable words
  5. Reading a descriptive passage on a journey by road
  6. Guided composition writing
  7. Revision of narrative writing
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 5: USE OF “CAN” AND “MAY” AND POETRY

Sub-Topics:

  1. Further practice in expressions of possibility
  2. Further practice in asking for permission
  3. Correct use of can and may in sentences
  4. Formation of sentences from substitution tables
  5. Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
  6. Meaning and features of a simple poem
  7. Writing and reciting a simple poem
  8. Spelling and dictation of selected words

WEEK 6: ORAL NARRATION AND USE OF TENSES

Sub-Topics:

  1. Oral narration: A Visit to the Village
  2. Meaning and uses of tenses
  3. Revision of the simple present tense
  4. Revision of the simple past tense
  5. Introduction to present perfect and past continuous tenses
  6. Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
  7. Narrative composition: An Interesting Experience
  8. Pronunciation, spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 7: TRANSPORTATION AND SENTENCE BUILDING

Sub-Topics:

  1. Reading descriptive passages on means of transportation
  2. Types of transportation in Nigeria
  3. Vocabulary associated with road, rail, air and water transport
  4. Reading comprehension and pronunciation of new words
  5. Completing a story using suitable words
  6. Using new words correctly in sentences
  7. Giving a simple account of a poem
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 8: AURAL DISCRIMINATION, TENSES AND GOOD MORALS

Sub-Topics:

  1. Meaning of aural discrimination
  2. Listening to and distinguishing similar speech sounds
  3. Reading a passage based on good behaviour
  4. Further practice in present and past tenses
  5. Further practice in present perfect and past continuous tenses
  6. Vocabulary development from the reading passage
  7. Descriptive writing on good morals
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 9: GOOD MORALS AND FAMILY COMPOSITION

Sub-Topics:

  1. Reading descriptive passages on good morals
  2. Meaning and examples of good moral behaviour
  3. Pronunciation and spelling of new words
  4. Completing sentences with appropriate words
  5. Building correct sentences from given words
  6. Vocabulary development
  7. Composition: My Family
  8. Dictation of selected words and sentences

WEEK 10: TRAVELLING, VERBS AND INFORMAL LETTERS

Sub-Topics:

  1. Description of travelling by road, rail, air and sea
  2. Vocabulary associated with travelling
  3. Further practice in present and past tenses
  4. Present perfect and past continuous tenses
  5. Meaning and identification of verbs
  6. Features of an informal letter
  7. Writing a simple informal letter
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 11: SPEECH SOUNDS, LETTER WRITING AND REVISION

Sub-Topics:

  1. Aural discrimination of vowel sounds such as /aː/ and /ɔː/
  2. Pronunciation of words containing the sounds
  3. Reading comprehension and vocabulary revision
  4. Revision of informal letter writing
  5. Composition: My School
  6. Revision of tenses and sentence construction
  7. Revision of spelling and dictation
  8. General revision of first-term work

SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH STUDIES PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4) – SECOND TERM

WEEK 1: REVISION OF FIRST TERM WORK

Sub-Topics:

  1. Revision of speech work
  2. Revision of vowel and consonant sounds
  3. Revision of tenses and modal auxiliary verbs
  4. Revision of reading comprehension
  5. Revision of informal letter writing
  6. Revision of narrative and descriptive compositions
  7. Revision of vocabulary, spelling and dictation
  8. Correction of areas of difficulty from first term

WEEK 2: INFORMAL LETTERS, COMPARISON AND GUIDED COMPOSITION

Sub-Topics:

  1. Reading letters written to friends and family members
  2. Features of an informal letter
  3. Comparing objects according to size and weight
  4. Comparing objects according to height and distance
  5. Comparing objects according to shape and quality
  6. Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
  7. Guided composition: A Motor Park
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 3: TENSES, SPEECH SOUNDS AND PLACES OF INTEREST

Sub-Topics:

  1. Further practice in the simple present tense
  2. Further practice in the simple past tense
  3. Present perfect and past continuous tenses
  4. Listening to and distinguishing similar vowel sounds
  5. Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
  6. Giving an oral account of a visit
  7. Writing about a visit to a market or tourist attraction
  8. Spelling and dictation of selected words

WEEK 4: PLACES OF INTEREST, PUNCTUATION AND NARRATIVE WRITING

Sub-Topics:

  1. Giving an account of a visit to a place of interest
  2. Visits to places such as hospitals, courts and tourist centres
  3. Aural discrimination of /aː/ and /ɔː/
  4. Reading comprehension and new vocabulary
  5. Meaning and uses of punctuation marks
  6. Correct use of full stops and question marks
  7. Narrative composition: A Day I Will Never Forget
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 5: VOWEL SOUNDS AND DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

Sub-Topics:

  1. Identification and pronunciation of selected vowel sounds
  2. Distinguishing vowel sounds such as /ʌ/ and /ɜː/
  3. Reading a descriptive passage about a visit to a hospital
  4. Learning the meanings of new words
  5. Using new words correctly in sentences
  6. Use of punctuation marks in composition
  7. Use of linking words to connect ideas
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 6: CONSONANT SOUNDS, COMPARISON AND ADJECTIVES

Sub-Topics:

  1. Reading informal letters written to relatives and friends
  2. Aural discrimination of consonant sounds such as /f/ and /v/
  3. Pronunciation of words containing the sounds
  4. Comparing people and objects
  5. Meaning and use of comparative adjectives
  6. Meaning and use of superlative adjectives
  7. Writing sentences using comparative and superlative adjectives
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 7: COMPARISONS, PLACES OF INTEREST AND INFORMAL LETTERS

Sub-Topics:

  1. Further comparison of persons and objects
  2. Reading passages about visits to places of interest
  3. Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
  4. Developing care and kindness towards other people
  5. Identifying the features of informal letters
  6. Arrangement of an informal letter
  7. Writing a simple informal letter
  8. Dictation and spelling exercises

WEEK 8: CONSONANT SOUNDS AND SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

Sub-Topics:

  1. Aural discrimination of selected consonant sounds
  2. Distinguishing similar consonant sounds in words
  3. Correct pronunciation of words containing the sounds
  4. Constructing sentences with given words
  5. Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
  6. Forming sentences from substitution tables
  7. Completing sentences with words from a box
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 9: ADVERBS AND COMPOSITION WRITING

Sub-Topics:

  1. Meaning of an adverb
  2. Identification of adverbs in sentences
  3. Using adverbs to describe verbs
  4. Introduction to adverbs of comparison
  5. Formation of comparative and superlative adverbs
  6. Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
  7. Guided composition: My School or My Family
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 10: DETERMINERS AND SENTENCE FORMATION

Sub-Topics:

  1. Meaning of determiners
  2. Identification of determiners in sentences
  3. Use of distributive determiners such as each and every
  4. Use of either and neither
  5. Use of demonstrative determiners such as this, that, these and those
  6. Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
  7. Filling gaps with suitable determiners
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 11: PRONUNCIATION, EXPOSITORY WRITING AND REVISION

Sub-Topics:

  1. Pronunciation practice with selected consonant sounds
  2. Constructing sentences from substitution tables
  3. Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
  4. Reading a passage about the family as a unit
  5. Meaning of expository writing
  6. Writing a simple expository composition
  7. Revision of grammar, spelling and dictation
  8. General revision of second-term work

SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH STUDIES PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4) – THIRD TERM

WEEK 1: STRESS PATTERN, LITERARY READING AND COMPOSITION

Sub-Topics:

  1. Meaning of stress in spoken English
  2. Identification of stressed syllables in simple words
  3. Correct pronunciation of selected words
  4. Reading an age-appropriate literary text
  5. Learning new words and their meanings
  6. Identification and use of linking words
  7. Arrangement of sentences into paragraphs
  8. Descriptive and narrative composition writing

WEEK 2: FOLKTALES AND MEMORABLE EVENTS

Sub-Topics:

  1. Meaning and features of folktales
  2. Oral reading and narration of a Nigerian folktale
  3. Reading a passage on a memorable football match
  4. Vocabulary development from the passages
  5. Meaning of a memorable event
  6. Describing a memorable event
  7. Rearranging words and sentences to form a story
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 3: QUESTION TAGS AND EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS

Sub-Topics:

  1. Meaning of question tags
  2. Formation of simple question tags
  3. Use of modal auxiliaries in question tags
  4. Use of can, may, will and shall
  5. Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
  6. Correct punctuation of question tags
  7. Narrative writing: an eyewitness account
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 4: FAMILY WELFARE AND PUBLIC NOTICES

Sub-Topics:

  1. Reading and speaking about family welfare
  2. Duties of responsible family members
  3. Vocabulary associated with family life
  4. Reading comprehension and development of new words
  5. Meaning of public notices
  6. Identification of warnings and instructions in public notices
  7. Writing simple health and safety notices
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 5: ADVERBIAL PHRASES, ADVICE AND POETRY

Sub-Topics:

  1. Meaning of an adverbial phrase
  2. Identification of adverbial phrases in sentences
  3. Position of adverbial phrases in sentences
  4. Formation of sentences using adverbial phrases
  5. Identifying statements that advise, advertise or warn
  6. Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
  7. Features and arrangement of a simple poem
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 6: INTONATION, TRANSPORT AND RELATIVE CLAUSES

Sub-Topics:

  1. Meaning of intonation
  2. Use of rising and falling intonation
  3. Stress and intonation in oral communication
  4. Reading a passage about means of transportation
  5. Vocabulary development from the passage
  6. Giving information to friends and family members
  7. Introduction to relative clauses
  8. Use of who, which and that in simple sentences

WEEK 7: LITERARY POETRY AND ADVERBIAL CLAUSES

Sub-Topics:

  1. Reading and appreciation of an age-appropriate poem
  2. Identification of new words in the poem
  3. Meaning of an adverbial clause
  4. Adverbial clauses of time
  5. Use of when in sentences
  6. Conditional clauses using if and unless
  7. Writing a simple poem
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 8: READING ABOUT NIGERIAN LIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Sub-Topics:

  1. Reading passages about Nigerian customs and everyday life
  2. Learning new words and their meanings
  3. Using selected words correctly in sentences
  4. Further practice with adverbial clauses of time
  5. Reading comprehension questions and answers
  6. Meaning of the environment
  7. Composition: How People Change Their Environment
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 9: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES, DRAMA AND PROSE

Sub-Topics:

  1. Meaning of conditional sentences
  2. Conditional sentences expressing wishes
  3. Conditional sentences expressing unlikely situations
  4. Use of stress and intonation in drama
  5. Expressing different emotions through speech
  6. Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
  7. Changing a simple poem into prose
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 10: SONGS, NIGERIAN LANDMARKS AND TENSES

Sub-Topics:

  1. Singing and reciting simple English songs
  2. Reading passages about famous Nigerian landmarks
  3. Vocabulary associated with places and landmarks
  4. Reading comprehension based on Nigerian landmarks
  5. Revision of present and past participles
  6. Further practice in continuous and perfect tenses
  7. Narrative composition based on a simple event
  8. Spelling and dictation exercises

WEEK 11: NIGERIAN LIFESTYLE, LANDMARKS AND REVISION

Sub-Topics:

  1. Reading and discussing eating habits in Nigeria
  2. Vocabulary development from the reading passage
  3. Word-search and vocabulary exercises
  4. Identification of important landmarks in Nigeria
  5. Writing a short description of a Nigerian landmark
  6. Revision of question tags, clauses and determiners
  7. Revision of pronunciation, spelling and dictation
  8. General revision of third-term work