LISTERNING TO AND UNDERSTANDING SIMPLE TEXTS ABOUT A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND SITUATION
Chapter one
Listening
To and Understanding Simple Oral Texts on Events
SPORTS
DAY
It
was Sports Day at our school so students gathered at the playground which was
full of students from different schools within the Morogoro region. At 4pm, a
match between Kilakala Secondary School and Bigwa Secondary School, a sister
school began. The referee called all players to line up at the centre of the
football pitch and the coaches directed their teams to the centre of the
football pitch. Spectators gathered and cheered at their teams. One of players,
Siha, injured another player, Janet, on her leg. Janet was given first aid and
treated for her injuries.
It
was Sports Day at our school so students gathered at the playground which was
full of students from different schools within the Morogoro region. At 4pm, a
match between Kilakala Secondary School and Bigwa Secondary School, a sister
school began. The referee called all players to line up at the centre of the
football pitch and the coaches directed their teams to the centre of the
football pitch. Spectators gathered and cheered at their teams. One of players,
Siha, injured another player, Janet, on her leg. Janet was given first aid and
treated for her injuries.
When
the match approached the to end, two students ran into each other, and one of
them, Jane, fainted. Five minutes before the end of the match, the Kilakala
football team scored a goal, declaring them the winners. The referee blew his
whistle and the team members left the football pitch.
Vocabulary
Meaning
of Common Vocabulary used in sports story example football.
(a)
Suddenly - Quickly
(b) Spectator
- People who are watching something
(c)
Exciting - something you enjoy so much
(d)
Attract - make people like to see something
Exercise
1
Give
the meaning of the following words as used in the story:
- Competitor
- Crash
- Spectator
- Referee
- Football pitch
- Coach
GRADUATION
DAY
VOCABULARY
Graduation
- a party of student who has finished school
Activities
- work
Arrange
- plan
e.g.
The teacher said that we should arrange our chair properly
Imagine
- think of it
Example:
Imagine a female present in Tanzania
Exercise
Make
two sentences using the words; Graduation and activities
(i)
…………………..
(ii)
………………….
STRUCTURE.
Prepositions
of Time “At” and “in”
Examples
(a)
The party started at 8:00
(b)
The guest of honor arrived at 12:00
(c)
We ate lunch in the evening
(d)
The sleep at right
(e)
We arrived at school in the morning
Listening
to and Understanding Simple Texts
OUR
SCHOOL
The
school Head Master’s office is next to the laboratory which students use to
conduct different experiments in biology, chemistry and physics. At 2 pm,
students go to the assembly hall for daily announcements on routines and
activities. The dining hall is between the school lab and the dormitory;
students eat their meals in the dinning hall. There are many fruit vendors near
the dining hall selling apples, pineapples, oranges, and bananas. After their
meal at 5 pm, students go to their dormitories to shower and clean up. There
are several bathrooms and laundry rooms where the students take baths and wash
their clothes. After their evening meals, students normally go to the
classrooms for personal study.
MY
FIRST DAY AT SECONDARY SCHOOL
My
name is Evelyn Livoga, my father’s name is Mr. Livoga and my mother’s name is
Mrs. Grace Livoga. I am fifteen years old. I am black in colour and tall, thin
in size.
My
name is Evelyn Livoga, my father’s name is Mr. Livoga and my mother’s name is
Mrs. Grace Livoga. I am fifteen years old. I am black in colour and tall, thin
in size.
My
first day at secondary school was exciting. I was very excited. When I arrived
at school saw some of my friends who come to me and helped me with my luggage
to the Head Mistress office for checkup. I waved by to my parents and they gave
me a hug.
When
I went to the office they checked my luggage and they showed me the way to the
dormitory. I went to the dormitory hurriedly and keep my luggage. Then I took
bath and I went to class.
When
I reached to the class I made my friends and they gave me a lot of loving
company. After a half an hour the bell rang and everybody followed the bell.
All
the teachers come in front of us and started introducing themselves and lastly
the Head Mistress introduced herself. Her name is Sis. Magreth.
When
it reached seven O’clock we had our first dinner at this precious school called
St. Joseph Millennium Secondary School. After one and half hour we had our
evening prayers and we went to our dormitory to sleep, since then our patron
come and showed everybody her room.
After
that I prepared my bed and I have my bed ready to sleep. My room where very
charming and the patron was very good. I pray for myself and I slept. I hope my
road of success will be successful at the end.
EXERCISE
Make
two sentences using the words spectators and Exciting
(i)
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(ii)
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LISTERNING
TO DICTATION
Dictation
is the act or process of saying or reading words which are written down by
another person. It can take place in school seminars or certain training
sessions.
Activity
1
Write
down the text as read by the teacher
A
terrible accident occurred last Sunday along Morogoro Road; a lorry hit a
pedestrian crossing the road at the Msamvu junction. The pedestrian died on the
spot. The police arrived at the scene of the accident and called an ambulance
from Morogoro Regional Hospital. The body was taken to the hospital's mortuary
before being collected by relatives and buried at Kola Hill.
Activity
2
Write
down the words below as read by a teacher
- Pencil
- Exercise
- Survival
- Environment
- Dormitory
- Desk
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