Grade: 5

Topic: Sports - Appreciating Talents Subtopic: Listening and Speaking - Pronunciation and Vocabulary: Listening Fluency (Sound /aɪ/ as in my, mind, ride, wide) Non-verbal cues relying on the Kenyan curriculum

Lesson 1: Introduction to the /aɪ/ sound Lesson Objective: By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to identify and pronounce words containing the /aɪ/ sound correctly.

• Warm-up activity: Play a game of “Guess the Word” where students listen to words containing the /aɪ/ sound and guess the word.
• Introduce the /aɪ/ sound using visual aids and examples.
• Practice pronouncing words with the /aɪ/ sound through repetition and drilling exercises.
• Provide a list of words containing the /aɪ/ sound for students to practice pronouncing individually.
• Homework: Students create sentences using words with the /aɪ/ sound.

Lesson 2: Vocabulary related to sports Lesson Objective: By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to construct sentences orally using words related to the theme of sports.

• Review the /aɪ/ sound from the previous lesson.
• Introduce sports-related vocabulary words such as “football,” “basketball,” “athlete,” “team,” etc.
• Engage students in a discussion about their favorite sports and athletes.
• Provide sentence frames for students to construct sentences orally using the sports-related vocabulary words.
• Conduct pair or group activities where students take turns using the vocabulary words in conversations about sports.
• Homework: Students write a short paragraph about their favorite sport using the vocabulary words.

Lesson 3: Listening for the /aɪ/ sound Lesson Objective: By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to listen for words with the /aɪ/ sound from an audio text.

• Review the /aɪ/ sound and sports-related vocabulary words.
• Play an audio recording of a short speech or dialogue containing words with the /aɪ/ sound.
• Provide comprehension questions related to the audio text to ensure students are actively listening.
• Discuss the emotions and feelings conveyed by the speaker in the audio text.
• Conduct a class discussion on the importance of listening skills in understanding oral presentations.
• Homework: Students listen to an audio recording and identify words with the /aɪ/ sound.

Lesson 4: Interpreting emotions and feelings during oral presentations Lesson Objective: By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to interpret a speaker’s emotions and feelings correctly during oral presentations.

• Review the /aɪ/ sound, sports-related vocabulary words, and listening skills.
• Introduce non-verbal cues and their significance in understanding emotions and feelings during oral presentations.
• Show video clips or live presentations where speakers use non-verbal cues to convey emotions and feelings.
• Engage students in activities where they practice interpreting emotions and feelings based on non-verbal cues.
• Conduct role-plays or presentations where students use non-verbal cues to convey emotions and feelings related to sports.
• Homework: Students watch a video presentation and write a reflection on the speaker’s emotions and feelings.

By the end of the topic, the learner should be able to: a) Select words containing the target sound in sentences. b) Construct sentences orally using words related to the theme. c) Listen for words with the sound /aɪ/ from an audio text. d) Interpret a speaker’s emotions and feelings correctly during oral presentations.