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Primary 5 English Studies – Third Term Week Nine: Oral Composition, Agriculture and Descriptive Adjectives

Updated August 26, 2026English Studies, Primary 5, Third Term

TOPIC: ORAL COMPOSITION, AGRICULTURE AND DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES

A: TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

  1. Pictures of farms and farmers.
  2. Agricultural word flashcards.
  3. Adjective chart.
  4. Picture of an elderly person.
  5. Pupils’ writing books and pencils.

B: REFERENCE MATERIALS

  1. Scheme of work.
  2. Recommended English Studies textbook for Primary 5.
  3. Online educational resources.

C: PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

The pupils can describe people and things using adjectives and have basic knowledge of farming and common farm activities.

D: PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

  1. talk about agriculture.
  2. mention common agricultural activities.
  3. use agricultural vocabulary correctly.
  4. explain descriptive adjectives.
  5. use descriptive adjectives in sentences.
  6. read and understand a short health-related passage.
  7. write a short description of a person.

E: CONTENT

Agriculture

Agriculture is the growing of crops and rearing of animals for food and other purposes.

Agricultural Activities

Examples include:

🌱 planting

💧 watering

🌾 harvesting

🐐 rearing animals

🧹 clearing farmland

🌽 storing crops

Agricultural Vocabulary

  • farmer
  • farm
  • crops
  • livestock
  • harvest
  • hoe
  • cutlass
  • seed
  • fertilizer

Example sentences:

  • The farmer planted maize.
  • The pupils saw some livestock on the farm.
  • Farmers use a hoe to work on the soil.

Descriptive Adjectives

A descriptive adjective tells us what a person, place, animal or thing is like.

Examples:

  • tall
  • short
  • old
  • young
  • kind
  • beautiful
  • strong
  • hardworking

Sentences:

  • My grandmother is kind.
  • The farmer is hardworking.
  • The tree is tall.

Short Reading Passage

Bola felt weak and had a fever. Her mother took her to the hospital. The doctor examined her and gave her medicine. After some rest, Bola became strong again.

Questions:

  1. How did Bola feel?
  2. Where did her mother take her?
  3. Who examined her?
  4. What made her strong again?

Composition: My Grandmother

My grandmother is an old and kind woman. She has grey hair and a gentle voice. She tells us interesting stories and gives good advice. She is hardworking and friendly. I love my grandmother very much.

F: LESSON PRESENTATION

F1: Teachers’ Activities

  1. Explains agriculture.
  2. Shows pictures of farm activities.
  3. Introduces agricultural vocabulary.
  4. Revises adjectives.
  5. Explains descriptive adjectives.
  6. Reads the short passage.
  7. Guides pupils to describe a person.
  8. Corrects pupils’ work.

F2: Pupils’ Activities

  1. Explain agriculture.
  2. Mention farm activities.
  3. Use agricultural words in sentences.
  4. Identify descriptive adjectives.
  5. Describe people and objects.
  6. Read the passage.
  7. Answer comprehension questions.
  8. Write about their grandmother or another elderly person.

G: CONCLUSION

The teacher revises agricultural vocabulary and descriptive adjectives.

Pupils are encouraged to use suitable adjectives when describing people, places and things.

H: EVALUATION GUIDE

Pupils should be able to answer the following questions:

  1. What is agriculture?
  2. Mention three agricultural activities.
  3. Mention two farm tools.
  4. What is a descriptive adjective?
  5. Give three descriptive adjectives.
  6. Use hardworking in a sentence.
  7. Where did Bola’s mother take her?
  8. Mention two words that describe the grandmother in the composition.