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Excellence in Aim for Excellence with Cambridge! Cambridge Excellence in English Junior Secondary offers you a first-class print English Excellence in and digital course in English. The course has been developed in accordance with the 2013 NERDC Curriculum and Scheme of Work. It offers students accessible, high quality content to ensure the best foundation for future learning. English Cambridge Excellence in English Junior Secondary 3 has two components. Junior Secondary CON SE DA A Students’ Book which offers: R R O Y • accessible language to enable understanding and learning I N Excellence in Excellence English U • local and international content supported by full colour Excellence in J E illustrations and photographs Secondary Junior English T D E 3 I • a variety of activities and exercises to consolidate the skills of 3 ECO U S N Teacher’s Guide Guide Teacher’s R D A O A I R N Y U J T G E 3 E C A C I D listening, speaking, reading, comprehension, grammar and writing H E R ’ S G U H E R ’ S 3 • revision sections throughout the book, which facilitate evaluation Teacher’s Guide CURRENT NERDC Curriculum of students’ progress. • Practice Examination Paper to prepare students for the Available digitally! Basic Education Certificate Examination they will write at the end of Junior Secondary 3. Student’s Book Excellence in English Excellence in FREE English Junior Secondary Junior A Teacher’s Guide which offers: ECOND S A R R O Y I N • Schemes of Work to help plan weekly lessons U J E T D E 3 I A U G 3 C H E R ’ S Teacher’s Guide Teacher’s • clear teaching guidelines • answers to exercises and activities in the Student’s Book • Evaluation Tools to help assess students’ development CURRENT NERDC Curriculum of specific skills. CURRENT NERDC ISBN: 9781316603161 Curriculum Excellence in English ECOND S A R R O Y I N U J E T D 3 I E A U CHER’S G 9781316603178ttl.indd 1 2016/01/21 3:44 PM Published by Cambridge University Press University Printing House, Cambridge CB2 8BS, United Kingdom Distributed in Nigeria by Cambridge University Press Nigeria Ltd 252E Muri Okunola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos State, Nigeria Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9781316603178 © Cambridge University Press 2016 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2016 Printed in India by Multivista Global Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9781316563502 Adobe Reader Authors: Louise Rapley, Tracy Wiles Editor: Kathleen Sutton Designer: Mellany Fick Typesetter: Baseline Publishing Services Cover image: Olivier Le Moal/Shutterstock Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders. Should any infringements have occurred, please inform the publishers who will correct these in the event of a reprint. If you want to know more about this book or any other Cambridge University Press publication, phone us at +234 703 844 5052 or send an e-mail to [email protected] Contents Introduction . 4 The English Studies Scheme Of Work For Junior Secondary 3 . 23 Term 1 Module 1 Review Of Junior Secondary 2 26 Module 2 Making New Friends 30 Module 3 Heroes And Heroines 34 Module 4 Road Safety 37 Module 5 Travelling By Air 41 Module 6 Respect 45 Module 7 Crime And Corruption 48 Module 8 A Cleaner, Greener Earth 51 Module 9 Taking Responsibility 54 Module 10 Revision 57 Term 2 Module 1 Review Of Term 1 60 Module 2 Sport 64 Module 3 The Media 67 Module 4 School Subjects 70 Module 5 Consumer Rights 72 Module 6 The Right To Education 76 Module 7 Drugs 79 Module 8 Jobs – Providing Services 82 Module 9 Film Stars 84 Module 10 Revision 88 Term 3 Module 1 Review Of Term 2 93 Module 2 Keeping The Peace 96 Module 3 Peer Pressure 100 Module 4 People Who Inspire Us 104 Memoranda: Practice Examinations . 109 INTRODUCTION English is the official National language • understand important national and and medium of instruction in Nigeria. It is a international issues compulsory subject offered at both the Basic • feel proud to be a citizen of Nigeria. Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Senior Secondary School Certificate The role of the teacher Examination (SSSCE). It is therefore an extremely important subject, not only in the One of the principle duties of an English school context, but in the wider context of teacher is to prepare and present good lessons communicating effectively in Nigeria. to his or her students. The teacher needs to be This Excellence in English Junior Secondary as well informed as possible on the English course has been carefully developed by Studies Curriculum as outlined in the NERDC international and Nigerian educational experts documents. This includes: and offers the following components: • being familiar with the Performance • a Student’s Book written in accessible Objectives for each Theme and Topic, language to make learning interesting and together with the appropriate Evaluation Tools challenging • being familiar with the most recent • a Teacher’s Guide to ensure teachers cover developments in student-centred teaching the English Studies Curriculum thoroughly, methodology to help them prepare Daily Lesson Plans, • selecting appropriate content materials and to help them teach effectively in the • making lessons interesting and motivating classroom. for students • gathering resources required for the activities The Student’s Book and the Teacher’s Guide are such as newspapers, magazines and CDs also available in digital format. • deciding on the best methods of presentation such as PowerPoints, workstations, videos, The purpose of the English discussion groups, worksheets, question- answer sessions and debates Studies Curriculum • keeping informed about issues and events in The Main Objectives of the English Studies Nigeria and the rest of the world Curriculum are to enable students to: • arranging outings and guest speakers from • develop the Basic Language Skills time to time. of Speaking, Listening, Reading, Comprehension, Writing, Grammar Structure The English Studies Scheme and Literature of Work • enjoy a wide range of local and international texts written in English, including Fiction, The Scheme of Work is derived from the Non-fiction and Poetry English Studies Curriculum. It covers the whole • engage with their other school subjects more Curriculum and ensures continuity in learning meaningfully and progression of skills. It provides an outline • communicate with people effectively in of the content that needs to be covered over the everyday life year, organised on a weekly basis. This enables teachers to prepare their Daily Lesson Plans, 4 Introduction and to predict the amount of time needed to The Excellence in English Junior teach the required content. Secondary 3 Teacher’s Guide The English Studies Scheme of Work for This Teacher’s Guide assists the teacher with the Junior Secondary 3 can be found on pages 23 to planning and presentation of the material in the 25 of this Teacher’s Guide. The sequence of the Student’s Book. It offers Lesson Plans for each Scheme of Work is aligned with the Student’s Module of the Student’s Book. Book. Teachers should not be tempted to jump Each Module in the Teacher’s Guide is around. They should rather spend time carefully structured in the following way: planning the term to ensure that they adhere to • It begins with a Weekly Lesson Plan. This is the Scheme of Work. a table that is based on the Scheme of Work. Daily Lesson Plans It gives a summary of the Skills that will be taught during the week, organised on a To carry out effective teaching, the teacher must day-to-day basis. It also provides the specific follow a written/typed plan for each lesson. activities to use in the Student’s Book, with This must include aims, objectives, resources, the relevant page numbers. time frames, content for the lesson, activities, • The Performance Objectives covered in homework, evaluation and ideas to cater for the Module are listed under the Weekly students requiring extension or learning support Lesson Plan. (remedial). • Step-by-step Teaching Guidelines are Time allocation provided for each activity in the Module, together with answers where applicable. The Nigerian school year is divided into three • Evaluation Guidelines are provided at the Terms. Each Term is divided into between 12 end of each activity. Details of the Evaluation and 13 weeks and allows time for Revision. process, together with Evaluation tools, are The recommended weekly time allocation is clearly outlined on pages 7 to 22 of this a minimum of five periods of 30–40 minutes Teacher’s Guide. each. This time frame may vary depending on the planning of your particular school. Students It is important to note that the Weekly Lesson need to do regular revision at home in order to Plan offers a suggested number of lessons cope with the content and new terminology. for each Module. The number of lessons will vary according to the ability of the students The Excellence in English Junior in the class and their prior knowledge. The Secondary 3 Student’s Book teacher’s management of the class will have an The Student’s Book is divided into three Terms enormous influence on their ability to adhere with between 10 and 13 Modules in each to the time frames. Teachers need to focus on Term.

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