P.3 Comprehension and Composition Notes

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P3 ENGLISH LESSON NOTES TERM I
Theme one
Our division
Vocabulary
South
East
West
North
Police post
hospital
Structures
(a) Where is the…………….?
(I) Where does the sun rise?
The sun rises in the East.
(II) Where does the sun set?

………………………………
(b) Where is the book?
I. The book is on the table.
II. ……………………………..bag.
III. …………………………….the table
IV. …………………………… the desk.
Construct sentences using the vocabulary.
Dialogue:Directions
Read the dialogue and answer questionsthat follow in full sentences.

Father: Davis, what did you learn in English today?
Davis: Teacher Sioze taught us about a compass.
Father: A compass! What is it?
Davis: It is just an instrument.
Father: Do you mean it does not have any use?
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Davis: Oh no father, it is used to find direction of different places.
Father: Which direction does it show?
Davis: It shows East, North, West and South.
Father: What else did teacher Sioze talk about?
Davis: She said that those four directions are called cardinal points.
Father: You have a very good teacher.
Questions
1. How many people are taking part in the dialogue?
2. What did Davis learn at school?
3. According to the dialogue, who teaches Davis?
4. What name is given to the four main points of a compass?
5. Name the four main points of a compass direction.
6. What is a compass used for?
7. Apart from the main points of a compass, write two other points
of a compass.
8. Give the opposite of west.
Picture composition
Study the picture below and answer questions that follow in full
sentences.
Anna and James are going to school
Passage
Directions …The shining compass
The fountain Thematic English practice book three page 4

Questions about the passage.
1. Who lived in Melo village
2. What did the children see?
3. Where was the pencil?
4. Where was the stone/
5. In which direction was the book?
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Theme two
Livelihood in our division

Vocabulary
-chairperson
-secretary
- carpenter
-butcher
-teacher
Structures
The use of ……..but……..
1. A carpenter makes furniture but a potter makes pots.

2. Jenipher can weave a mat but she cannot weave a basket.
3. Maggie can teach English but Grace cannot.
4. Henry can drive a lorry but Emmanuel cannot.
5. I like a green dress but I do not like a yellow one.
6. ………………………………………………………………………
7. ………………………………………………………………………
8. ………………………………………………………………………….
Join the following sentences using ……but……

1. I like a blue skirt. I do not like a red skirt.
2. Kampala is very near. Nairobi is very far.
3. David looked for the book. He did not see it.
4. I can play a drum. I cannot play a piano.
5. Scovia is beautiful. Scovia is short.
Comprehension
Poem: People and their work
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Read the poem below and answer questions that follow in full
sentences
We are all important in different ways
Without a teacher, children cannot study
Without a carpenter, we cannot have furniture
Without a doctor, sick people can die
Without a farmer, we can’t have food.
So everyone works hard to serve us

Without a cook, we cannot get food cooked
Without a tailor, we cannot get clothes
Without a fisherman, people can’t get fish
Without a butcher, fishermen will not eat meat
So we are all important.
Questions
1. What is the poem about?
2. What happens when there is work?
3. What can happen when there is no doctor?
4. Who makes furniture?
5. What can happen to a teacher without a cook?
6. Write the title of the poem.
7. What is the work of a fisherman?
8. What does a farmer do?
9. Who sews clothes?
10. Write down your father’s occupation.
Composition
Re-arrange the following sentences to make a good
story.
1. He wakes up early every morning.
2. Then he sells it to his customers.
3. Mr. Mukasa is a butcher.
4. He carries meat on his motorcycle to the butcher’s.
5. He takes his breakfast then goes to the abattoir
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Activity
Re-arrange the following sentences to make a good story
1. He sells fish to his customers.

2. To catch fish every day.
3. James is a fisherman.
4. And gets money for his children’s school fees.
5. He goes to the lake at 2:00am.
Advertisement ……. At the butcher’s
(Rs thematic English grammar pupils book page 20)
Theme 3:
Our Environment
Vocabulary
soil
sand
build
bricks
plants
rubbish pit
Structures
What is ……….……Used for?
1. What is clay used for?

Clay is used for modeling.
2. What is sand used for?
……………………………………………..
What is the colour of clay?
The colour of clay is ……………………
3. What is the colour of the sun?
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………………………………..
4. What is the colour of the sky?
………………………………………………
5. What is charcoal used for?
………………………………………………
6. What are bricks used for?
………………………………………….
Comprehension
Read the passage below and answer questions that follow in full
sentences.
The passage is in Rs Thematic Everyday English Practice book for

Primary three pages 77-80
-Matyansi Will Never Destroy The Environment.
Composition
Free writing.
Writing about the environment.
-Writing about the dangers of floods.
Theme four
OUR ENVIRONMENT AND WEATHER
Vocabulary
air, cloud, sweater, blow, warmth, heat, rain, rain gauge
The use of …..does…….
1. Why does Joshua wear a sweater?
-Joshua wears a sweater to get warmth.
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2. How does the wind blow?
-The wind blows swiftly.
3. What does man breathe?
-Man breathes in air. (Oxygen)
Dialogue
Why wear a sweater?
Mk primary English pupils’ book Three page 7
Passage…..SEASONS IN UGANDA
MK Pupils Book Three Page 9
Questions
1. What are two seasons in Uganda?

2. What do farmers do in the rainy season?
3. Why are heavy storms bad to farmers
4. When do we see a rainbow?
5. When do farmers harvest crops?
6. What shows it’s a dry season?
7. What should your wear on a rainy day?
8. How many colours have a rainbow?
Composition
Free writing…..
Writing about the dangers of floods.
Poem
Tell us about the environment
Rs thematic curriculum page 59

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P3 ENGLISH LESSON NOTES TERM I

(II) Where does the sun set?

Read the dialogue and answer questionsthat follow in full sentences.

Directions …The shining compass

The fountain Thematic English practice book three page 4

Livelihood in our division

The use of ……..but……..

1. A carpenter makes furniture but a potter makes pots.

Join the following sentences using ……but……

So everyone works hard to serve us

Re-arrange the following sentences to make a good story

1. He sells fish to his customers.

What is ……….……Used for?

1. What is clay used for?

The passage is in Rs Thematic Everyday English Practice book for

Writing about the environment.

-Writing about the dangers of floods.

OUR ENVIRONMENT AND WEATHER

air, cloud, sweater, blow, warmth, heat, rain, rain gauge

The use of …..does…….

1. Why does Joshua wear a sweater?

-Joshua wears a sweater to get warmth.

-The wind blows swiftly.

3. What does man breathe?

-Man breathes in air. (Oxygen)

Why wear a sweater?

Mk primary English pupils’ book Three page 7

MK Pupils Book Three Page 9

1. What are two seasons in Uganda?

Writing about the dangers of floods.

Tell us about the environment

Rs thematic curriculum page 59

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