ASEI PDSI Lesson Note On English Language
Transitive & Intransitive Verbs
Subject: English Language
Theme: Parts of Speech
Topic: Verbs
Sub Topic: Classification of Verbs - Transitive & Intransitive Verbs
Date: dd/mm/yyyy
Class: JSS 2
Duration: 35 Minutes
No of Learners: 30
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:Say what verbs are.
Verbs are doing words, i.e a verb shows what we are doing, it shows action.
List types/ classification of verbs.
- Transitive Verbs: These are verbs whose actions can be passed to something and person in sentences. i.e they require an object to make meaning. E.g
The Teacher finished his scheme yesterday.
Here, the teacher did something; FINISHED, and finished was passed into something; SCHEME. Hence, finished is a transitive verb, while his scheme is the direct object. - Intransitive Verbs: These verbs do not require objects to make their meanings complete. The action they express is not passed to an object or person. E.g. All dogs bark.
Here, all dogs do something; BARK, and bark was not passed into anything or person. Hense, bark is intransitive verb.
- Transitive Verbs: These are verbs whose actions can be passed to something and person in sentences. i.e they require an object to make meaning. E.g
Rationale:
Verbs are the compulsory element in sentences, verbs express the actions which nouns and pronouns perform in sentences. Verbs also express conditions or states of being of nouns and pronouns. Therefore, there is a need to teach our learners about verbs since verbs are very important words in the English Language.
Language Area or Skill:
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Writing
- Reading
- Speaking
Prerequisite/ Previous knowledge:
Students have been taught parts of speech.Learning Materials:
Webster's Encyclopaedic Dictionary, Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Flashcard, One copy of each page of the student worksheet per learner. A whiteboard and pens.Reference Materials:
Nigeria Primary English Pupils’ Book 4 By F Ademola-Adeoye, Q Adam, B Somoye et al.Lesson Development:
STAGE |
TEACHER'S ACTIVITY |
LEARNER'S ACTIVITY |
LEARNING POINTS |
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| INTRODUCTION full class session (5mins) |
The teacher asks the learners to recite the parts of speech of the English Language. | Learners recite the eight parts of speech of the English language.
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Revising the previous lesson and reciting the eight parts of speech. |
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| DEVELOPMENT Step 1. Group Work (2 mins) | The teacher guides the learners to form four groups and ask them to choose their leaders and secretaries. | Learners choose their group leaders and secretaries. | Inculcating leadership skills, competitive spirit, cooperation, teamwork and a sense of responsibility among learners. |
| Step 2 Full class session (7mins) | Guide learners in activities that lead them to the definition of a verb. The teacher gives the four groups flashcards, and ask them to act and not to say what they saw in the flash card. Let every group act out what they saw in their flashcards consecutively. The teacher should let the rest of the class say out what each group is acting. The teaching explains to the learner that each of them just did something, each of them acted something, each of the just acted, that is, performed an action. some of you dance, others cried, some sing etc. This acting or doing or action is called a verb. |
Learners expected response;
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Developing the meaning of verbs from the activity. |
| The teacher asks learners to define verbs in their own words | Learners expected to respond; A verb is a doing word. |
Definition of verbs | |
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| Stage 3 Full class discussion (10 mins) |
The Teacher writes two sentences on the board and asks learners to read them out and identify the verbs in the sentences.
Teacher to give affirmation and compliment learners for their good effort. The teacher thereafter explains to learners that smile & cane are verbs, however, are different type of verb as used in the sentence. That is, a verb can be classified into one group or class based on how it is used in a sentence. |
Learners read the sentences and identify the verbs.
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Developing the idea of classification of verbs. |
The teacher explains the action performed in the sentences above by asking the learners questions.
The teacher explains to learners that since the verb 'Cane' in the first sentence was transferred to something or somebody, this type of verb is called Transitive Verb. Since the verb 'Smile' was not passed to something or person, this type of verb is called Intransitive Verb |
learners expected respond;
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Developing the idea of Transitive & Intransitive Verbs. | |
| The teacher asks learners to defined Transitive and Intransitive Verbs in their own words. | Learners expected to respond;
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Defining transitive verbs and intransitive verbs. | |
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| Evaluation. Full class session (10 mins) | Ask the following questions to evaluate the achievement of the set objectives.
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Learners expected response:
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Confirming the achievement of the set objectives. |
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| Conclusion, full class session (3 mins) | Ask learners to make simple sentences with DANCE as a Transitive verb and Intransitive verb. | Learners expected response.
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Acquiring/ improving understanding of transitive and intransitive verbs. |
| ASSIGNMENT | The teacher gives learners a take home. Underline the verbs in the following sentences also indicate if it is a Transitive verb or Intransitive verb.
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Learners answer other questions. | Improving their level of understanding of verbs. |