Objective
ISI NKE ANỌ THE CLASSROOM
Introduction
ISI NKE ANỌ | THE CLASSROOM
Unit 6 ISI NKE ANỌ THE CLASSROOM
Lesson Vocabulary
Lesson Vocabulary
| Bọdụ nde ihe | Blackboard | ||
| Ajụjụ | Question | ||
| Akpa akwụkwọ | Bookbag | ||
| Akwụkwọ | Paper/ books | ||
| Akwụkwọ odide ihe | Notebook | ||
| Azịza | Answer | ||
| Biko | Please | ||
| Elekere | Clock | ||
| Gụọ | Read | ||
| ị ghọta | Do you understand | ||
| I nwe ajụjụ | Do you have a question | ||
| Iju ajuju | To ask a question | ||
| Iza ajuju | To answer a question | ||
| M ghọta | I understand | ||
| M ghọtaghị | I don't understand | ||
| M nwe ajụjụ | I nhave a question | ||
| M nweghi ajụjụ | I don't have a question | ||
| Mechie | Close | ||
| Meghe | Open | ||
| mụọ | Study | ||
| Ndị nkụzi | Teachers | ||
| Nficha | Eraser | ||
| Nwa akwụkwọ | Student | ||
| Okwu ndị ọzọ gbasara ime ụlọ akwụkwọ | Other Classroom Related Words | ||
| Onye nkuzi | Teacher | ||
| ọrụ ụlọ | Homework | ||
| Rula | Ruler | ||
| Safee mpempe akwụkwọ | Turn the page | ||
| Ule | Examination | ||
| ụmụ akwụkwọ | Student | ||
| Uri ọcha e ji ede ihe | Chalk | ||
| ụzọ | Door | ||
| Windo | Window |
Lesson Conversation:
| Mr. Achebe | Ụtụtụ ọma, Clara? | Good morning, Clara? | |
| Clara | kedụ, Mazi Achebe! Kedụ ka ị dị?) | Hello, Mr. Achebe! How are you? | |
| Mr. Achebe | M di mma, dị nkwadebe ịkụzi ihe | I am well, and ready to teach! | |
| Mr. Achebe | M di mma, dị nkwadebe ịkụzi ihe | I am well, and ready to teach! | |
| Clara | Mmm! M di nkwadebe ịmụ Igbo. Enyi m nwoke bụ onye Naijiria | Well! I am ready to learn Igbo. My boyfriend is Nigerian | |
| Mr Achebe | Eziokwu! Ọ di mma, nwere oche | Really! That’s good! Have a seat | |
| Clara | M nwe ike ịjụ gị ajụjụ | Can I ask you a question? | |
| Mr Achebe | EEE!, I nwe ike | Yes, you may! | |
| Clara | Na aka gị, ọ bụ mkpịsị ode penụ ka ọ bụ mkpịsị ode pensụl | In your hand, is it a pen or a pencil? | |
| Mr Achebe | Ọ bụ mkpịsị ode penụ. ị nwe penụ na akwụkwọ odide ihe gị | It is a pen. Do you have your pens, and a notebook. | |
| Clara | EEE!, M nwe! Na akpa m, m nwe mkpịsị ode penụ na mkpịsị ode pensụl na akwụkwọ odide ihe.) | Yes, I do! In my bag, I have pens, pencils, and notebooks | |
| Mr Achebe | Ọ dị mma! M hụ na ị dị nkwadebe. | Very good! I see that you are ready | |
| Clara | Mazị Achebe, elekere, ọ na arụ ọrụ?) | Mr. Achebe, is the clock working? | |
| Mr. Achebe | EEE! Elekere na arụ ọrụ. ị biara na oge obere.) | Yes, the clock is working. You are a little bit early for class. |
Lesson Monologue
Usage
I am Nigerian and I speak Igbo. I have a Nigerian Passprt. ( M bụ / A bụ m onye Naijiria, m na -asụ Igbo) (M nwe / E nwe m Naijiria Paspọt.) Where are they? What do they have? (Kedụ ebe ha nọ?) (Kedụ ihe ha nwe?) They are in the classroom. They have books and notebooks (Ha nọ na Klasị) (Ha nwe akwụkwọ na akwụkwọ odide ihe)
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Please Note the Question and Answer Model
Is it morning or afternoon? No, it is morning. (Ọ bụ ụtụtụ ka ọ bụ ehihie? Mba, ọ bụ ụtụtụ) Is Mr. Achebe, a student? No, Mr Achebe is a teacher. (Mazị Achebe, ọ bụ nwa akwụkwọ? Mba, Mazị Achebe bụ onye nkuzi) Is Clara Nigerian? No, Clara is not Nigerian. Her boyfriend is. (Clara, ọ bụ onye Naijiria Mba, Clara abụghi onye Naijiria. Enyi ya nwoke bụ) Are they at a hospital? No, they are at a school. (Ha a nọ na ụlọ ọgwụ Mba, ha nọ na ụlọ akwụkwọ)
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Lesson Note
Grammar Notes
TO BE |TO Have
1. TO BE = TO Have = 1. I am = M bụ / A bụ m 1. I have = M nwe / E nwe m 2. you are = ị bụ 2. you have = I nwe 3. he/she/it is = Ọ bụ 3. he/she/it = O nwe 4. We are = Anyị bụ 4. we have. = Anyị nwe 5.You all are = Unu bụ 5. you all have = Unu nwe 6. They are = Ha bụ 6. They have = Ha nwe
TO BE | TO Have
1. TO BE = TO Have =
1. I am = M bụ / A bụ m 1. I have = M nwe / E nwe m
2. you are = ị bụ 2. you have = I nwe
3. he/she/it is = Ọ bụ 3. he/she/it = O nwe
4. We are = Anyị bụ 4. we have. = Anyị nwe
5.You all are = Unu bụ 5. you all have = Unu nwe
6. They are = Ha bụ 6. They have = Ha nwe
Lesson Exercise
On Your Own:
Translate these sentences to Igbo.
1. The classroom door is open.__________________________________________________________
2. The students are in the classroom. ______________________________________________________
3. the students’ books are open.___________________________________________________________
4. My teacher is from Toronto.____________________________________________________________
5. I do not have a pencil. ________________________________________________________________
6. I have to erase the blackboard. __________________________________________________________
7. The teacher is standing in front of the desk. ________________________________________________
8. The clock is working._________________________________________________________________
9. I have chalks on my hand. _____________________________________________________________
10. Clara has books, notebooks, pens and papers in her book-bag. __________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________