Module Introduction

Welcome to Module 2! In this module, we’ll explore diverse and engaging topics to enhance your language skills. We’ll start with Unit 6, delving into Migration and its global impacts. Unit 7 focuses on Branding a Country and National Identity, exploring how nations project their image. Next, in Unit 8, we’ll investigate The Healing Power of Plants, combining language with fascinating scientific insights. Unit 9 highlights Multilingualism and its role in our interconnected world. Finally, Unit 10 contrasts Digital and Satellite Television, examining modern media landscapes. Each unit offers unique insights and opportunities to apply your language skills in diverse and thought-provoking contexts. Throughout these units, you’ll practice listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar to build comprehensive language proficiency.

Here’s a table providing brief information about the Language Skills under each unit:

Language Skills	Listening	Speaking	Reading	Grammar	Writing
Units	6: Migration	7: Branding a country and national Identity	8: The Healing Power of Plants	9: Multilingualism	10: Digital Versus Satellite Television
Listening	Ethiopians Abused On the Gulf Migration Route	Ethiopia: the Land of Origin	Preventing Communicable Diseases Using Traditional Medicine	A Young Polyglot	Is Television harmful to children?
Speaking	Section I: Practicing Pronouncing vowels Section II: Talking about Causes and Effects	Pronunciation: Section I: Pronouncing Short and long vowels, diphthongs and consonants Revision: Expressing likes and dislikes Expressing opinion: Agreement and disagreement Describing places and objects -Comparing and Contrasting	-How to apologize someone -Giving Instructions	Language Survey -Interviewing	Complements and Possible Replies -Expressing similarities and differences
Reading	Migration in Ethiopia – Vocabulary: – Word formation – Phrasal Verbs	Ethiopia through Writers’ Eyes Ethiopia’s Properties included into the world’s Heritages List	Moringa Oleifera -Vocabulary -Word formation	The Cognitive Benefits of Being Multi-lingual	Digital versus Satellite Television
Grammar	Revision: Present perfect, Simple past and Past perfect – Prepositions – Adverb Clauses of Adverb	Conditional Sentences – Reported Speech – Quantifiers – Modal Auxiliaries	Quantifiers Clauses of manner Revision: The present perfect tense	Modal Auxiliaries Direct and -Indirect Objects -Transitive and Intransitive Verbs -Expressing Wishes -Definite and Indefinite Articles	Connectors to compare and Contrast
Writing	Revision: Summary Writing – Interpreting graph	Writing Argumentative Essay	Revision: Interpreting Graphs – Re-arranging sentences of a paragraph	Letters Writing -Informal letter -Formal Letter	Revision: Punctuations – Confusing Words; Expository Writing

Course objectives

By the end of the Grade 10 English course, you should be able to:

• listen to a variety of text and be able to:
• identify the main ideas,
• identify specific information,
• summarize a text,
• relate what you have heard to your own life.
• pronounce words and phrases correctly.
• use a wide range of expressions to communicate effectively about various issues and ideas with a reasonable degree of fluency and accuracy,

-present a speech in front of a large audience.

• read a variety of texts and be able to:
• skim to find the gist of a text,
• scan for specific information,
• predict the content using a variety of contextual clues,
• use word attack skills,
• identify key content words.
• use a wide range of language items (grammar items) in different settings.
• write:
• various types of essays including cause and effect, descriptive, narrative, argumentative,
• summarize a text,
• business letters.

Module objectives  

By the end of Module 2, you should be able to: 

• develop effective listening skills to understand and analyze spoken texts,
• enhance your reading comprehension through skimming, scanning, and inferring information,
• improve your writing abilities by crafting narratives, expository paragraphs, and process descriptions,

• strengthen speaking skills through presentations, debates, and discussions,
• pronounce words and phrases correctly,
• apply correct grammatical structures, including tenses, clauses, and punctuation, 
• expand vocabulary and pronunciation proficiency, focusing on specific word types and sounds,
• integrate language skills to explore and discuss themes related to environmental hazards, civilization, road traffic accidents, natural resources, and irrigation.

ACTIVITIES IN THIS MODULE

Dear learner! The module includes you a diverse range of activities designed to enhance your language skills while exploring important environmental and societal issues. You will engage in listening exercises such as note-taking and summarization, participate in debates and discussions, and deliver oral presentations. Reading activities will involve skimming, scanning, and extensive reading to identify main ideas and specific details. Writing tasks will include narrative and expository essays, process descriptions, and summarizations, focusing on accurate grammar and punctuation. Through these varied activities, you will develop your ability to comprehend, analyze, and communicate complex ideas effectively. The module activities are designed to help you create quality activities, assessments, and interactions. For ease of use, clicking the provided links will allow you to jump directly to the location of the course where the activity is located.