ENG/P/3: SOIL

LESSON 1

Soil

Vocabulary

Soil, stones, sand, clay, charcoal, stove, colour, build, crop, builder, loam, white, black, brown, grey water

Structures

Use of many and much

There is much………………..

There are many………………

Examples

There is much water in the bucket.

There are many builders in our sub-county

LESSON 2

Read the poem carefully and answer the questions in full sentences

A poem

Soil         soil          soil

Soil, you are useful

In you we plant the seeds

In you we grow the food

From you we get the murram for roads

In you our animals hide and bathe

Soil all over our environment

Oh! What a wonderful friend you are.

Soil         soil          soil

You are useful

For building, we run to you

For brick making, we run to you

For modeling, we run to you

Oh! What a wonderful friend you are

Soil         soil          soil

A home for worms

A home for insects

A home for snakes

Oh! What a wonderful friend you are

Soil         soil          soil

Clay soil, loam soil, sand soil

You are all useful

In layers you lay

Top soil, sub soil

Oh! What a wonderful soil you are

LESSON 3

Vocabulary

Sunny, rainy, hot, cold, inside, outside, hungry, harvest, plant

Structures

When did he………………..?

He planted maize during the wet season.

Why did he…………………..?

Why did he cry?

He cried because he was hungry.

LESSON 4

Vocabulary

Graze, build, burn, bush, cut, farm, plant, cover, throw, plastic, rubbish pit, brick, make, rubbish

Structures

1. What will you do when you……………………?

When I/ we…………………………., I/ we shall………………..or

I/ we shall………………………when I/we …………………

1. Will you……………………………?

Yes, I/we shall…………………..

No, I/we shan’t…………………

LESSON 5

Story

Mr. Mutebi loves the environment. He protects it from people who want to destroy it. In the environment, there are both living things and non-living things. The living things include plants, animals, people and non living things include stones, clothes bottles, toys, radio and pots.

Mr. Mutebi goes around telling people about the importance of our environment. He tells them about many things. He says forests are homes of wild animals, birds and insects. Trees give us shelter. Timber is used for building. He tells them that water is used for drinking, building, cooking, washing and for irrigation. People feel very happy to learn all this from Mr. Mutebi. They now know the importance of the environment and care for it.

LESSON 6

Vocabulary

Air, sun, move, wind, dry, wash, heat, blow, warm, break, fall, rain, rise, set, house, clean, roof

Structures

What does (Joshua, Gloria…………………..do everyday?)

Joshua/ Gloria ……………………(washes/cleans) the …………………… everyday.