Lesson 1 form 4

Text: the dowry

Nogal and Emeh are friends of the opposite sex. They knew each other many years ago. They
are both from West Africa and attend the same congregation. In their religion premarital sex is
prohibited and therefore regarded as a sin against God. After many years of friendship, Nogal
and Emeh fall in love with each other. Nogal asked Emeh to introduce him to her family. Emeh
did not hesitate to do that because she too has been in love with Nogal secretly for many years
and has been waiting for this moments. After few weeks of meditation Nogal had been
introduced to his prospective family in law. His father and mother in law, who are the parents
of Emeh took delight in their prospective son in law because of his respect and reputation in the
area. He is known to be an honest man and devoted worshipper of God. A list of the things to
be offered to the bride’s family was given to Nogal and his parents. Dele the future mother in
law of Emeh is so happy about her daughter in law .After few days, a date was chosen for Nogal
to come and pay the dowry in order to become the husband of Emeh.’’What a wonderful
moment ahead!!’’ Nogal exclaimed. The sexual advances he made to Emeh are going to be
fulfill just after the payment of the dowry. According to the customs of the girl’s family, any
man who intends to marry a girl of their tribe must provide six pairs of loan clothes, twenty
four soft and hard drinks, twenty pairs of shoes, jewelries, scarf and kola nut .Nogal is a
successful business man so he finds no difficulty in providing the things demanded. Besides,
he inherits a lot of properties from his late father. On the day of the traditional wedding Emeh
wore an attractive traditional clothe. Nogal also ought to wear traditional clothes to show
respect to their customs and traditions. He must also wear a hut made of clothes, it is the symbol
of his manhood. Intoxicated by her charm and love, Nogal wept on the day of the weeding and
said:’’ this is at last bones from my bones and flesh from my flesh, this one I call my wife’’

From comprehensive English texts for junior secondary school.

Kaizaabertgmail.com. unpublished.

Questios

1. Is nogal and emeh both boys?

2. Emeh refused to bring nogal into her family. True or fase?

3. The bride’s family:

 A. doesn’t like the boy

B. like the boy

C. refused to welcome the boy

4. cites the items in the list of the dowry of Emeh

5. What do people offer in order to marry a girl in your area?

Text 2: arranged marriage

Assi and Darassimi are two friends .both of them have travelled abroad just after the
wedding of their friend Adukpe. They are recounting how the marriage was arranged
here is their conversations.
‘’ Do you remember the last wedding we attended together before my flight to
London?’’assi asked. I do remember replied Dara. ‘’ it was an exciting celebration.’’
‘’The whole process started from the time adukpe and I went to assiganme market where
he bought one of the latest black coat. That day we also bought a nice shoe that he likes
calling ‘’pointy nini’’.’’Exactly’’ answered assi who added. ‘’My junior sister too, took
…….do you remember the name of the bride? Rissi. Yes, she took Rissi to a market in
Ghana where she bought a very nice wedding- robe. I can’t forget the majestic walk
exhibited by the bride and the bridegroom that day. Do you remember some of the
comments of the guests? Darra asked assi. I can’t remember.’’ People were so pleased
with the arrangement of the engagement of the couple. After we had left the town- hall
where the mayor made them sign the registry, we went immediately to church and pastor
kayode presided the wedding. After addressing a long speech to the in- laws and the
couple ,he invited the couple to take an oath .Immediately after swearing to love each
other forever until death, Adukpe and Rissi wore the wedding- rings to each other and
the crowd clapped for them. Have they cut a wedding cake that day? Assi asked? Yes
they did replied Dara. I remember one funny thing either. What was that? The pastor
asked them to agree to each other on the marriage due.’ And both of them stated in a
clear voice ‘I will not hold myself back from my partner’’. From the beginning to the
end including the dance at hakuna matata guest house was wonderful.

From comprehensive English texts for junior secondary schools. kaizaalbert ,unpublished.
Lesson 3

Text3: a letter to Denis my friend.

Adams Rashad.
9, rue des lézards
PO BOX 2229,
Lomé- Togo.
11th, November 2021.
Dear Denis,

It is a pleasure for me to present myself and my family to you.my name is Adams Rashad. I

am a Togolese of 22 years old. I am the only child of my parents. It means that in our nuclear

family, we are only three. There is a tight relationship between my parents and me. We love

and assist one another in my family. Our motto is ‘’God, family and solidarity. ’My parents

support each other in the family expenses and house chores. Our household is not just limited

to the nuclear family. We live together with some members of the large family such as my

grandfather and grandmother, my cousins and an aunt. My uncle, the junior brother of my

mother also spends some times with us. The familiarity among us is beyond compare. There is

nothing we cannot share together .My aunt has a son and I always look after him. People say

he resembles me .Every first Sunday of the month we are used to having a family meeting in

our house. The in attendance during such meetings is always around twenty five people. Our

family tree is like that of Adam and Eve in the bible, no wonder our family name is Adams.

It is now your turn to present yourself and your family.

Yours ever, Rashad.

From comprehensive English texts for junior secondary schools. kaizaalbert ,unpublished.
Lesson 4: theme 2: The youth, problems and perspectives.

Text 4: The youth ‘’

‘’When we are babies we know a little about life’. ’At tender ages we are less concerned about
life issues’’. When you become young, know that you are at the crossroad of big and trivial
decisions. The above three sentences are mostly uttered by men and women who have gone
through life. It is true that young people have many problems and prospective that they need
to handle with care if not, they will end up in lamentations. What are some of the problems of
youngsters?

As the bible foretold, in the last days children in general will become disobedient to parents.
This we can observe today with a high rates of youth who disrespect their parents and teachers.
Many of them are drug addicts, smoking cigarettes and marijuana. Some have given themselves
to alcoholism, robbery, prostitution and all the alike. All in the name of civilization, some are
copying blindly the fashion of other nations. These misconduct and diversion of youth do not
spare them from terrible diseases such as HIV/AIDS and many more.

However it is to be noted that some youth are devoted to their studies but end up with
unemployment, one of the major problems that push young people to give up in life or simply
commit suicide.

Unless a youngster is shown grace he will divert the real course of his life and he can’t meet up
with the ideal life. But you may ask, is only problems one can face at the life crossroad of
youth?

Youth also have some perspectives such as: studying, getting trained, and writing projects,
having a scholarship, travelling abroad, getting and keeping a job (employment), wearing the
latest clothes, organizing a mini party, inviting friends and many more.

If the parents, the teachers and the religious leaders are not helping the youth to see things the
way they must see them, many of them will divert from the way of happy life. Youth need to
be sensitized on the issues of civism.

From comprehensive English texts for junior secondary schools. kaizaalbert ,unpublished
Lesson 5 youth employment

Text 5: unemployment

In 1960 and1970 youth did not need to apply or have any formal qualification for employment.

Employers usually post job offers in their halls of residence for those interested to pick and

choose from as soon as they finished their degree examinations. How bad things have changed!

The problem of employment is so acute nowadays that one finds unemployment even among

the engineers and medical doctors.

What are the causes of this phenomenon? For one thing, our educational system does not train

its products for self-employment or entrepreneurship. Everybody expects the government to

employ him or her as a civil servant or a clerk. Many young people don’t like doing menial

works, instead, they prefer administration works where they will sit in offices with the latest tie

round their neck. They are the results of our educational system! Most youngsters wish they

would be like the Hollywood or Nollyhood stars that they watch on television, they want

nothing but administration work. They submit their files or credentials to institutions where

workers are always neat but earn poor or meagre salary. Many of our youth, enrol in ‘’serie

G2’’ in order to be qualified for a post at bank. Unfortunately even banks nowadays are not

able to pay consistent salary .I wish youth could turn to agriculture, to trading or even to manual

works such as bricklaying, carpentering, painting, tiling ….

We are all looking forward to hearing that our educational system is revised to fit the needs of

the youth.

From comprehensive English texts for junior secondary schools. kaizaalbert ,unpublished
Lesson 6: youth immigration

Text 6: immigration

Every year thousands of youth leave their country for other destinations. They travel from their

home town to abroad where they start life afresh. They leave their families and friends behind

to face sometimes friendly or hostile new environments. Some quit their nations because of

political turmoil or controversies while the great majority go in search of green pasture, which

is better life or further education for more knowledge.

Unfortunately, many of these youth face hostility once abroad. Right from the process of

immigration they have to deal with the rude and ill treatment of customs.

In their new world, they need to make new friends and broaden themselves in order to feel at

ease in their new environment. They encounter many difficulties and sufferings such as racism,

homelessness, violence and many more.

Some of these moves turn out completely with shame and despair compelling some to come

back home. Others who are not courageous enough to make the U-turn would venture into

anything for survival including begging. What a shame!

Nevertheless, some of these youth, once in the new place improve their skills and acquire further

knowledge with view to protect their reputation and privacy.

In this analysis I realize that youth immigration is full of problems than profits.

From comprehensive English texts for junior secondary schools. Kaizaalbert, unpublished.
Theme 3: Information and communication technologies- ICT.

Lesson: 7 the computer

Text: The computer

Information and communication technology ICT is the technique of automatic processing of

information. The tool of this procession is the computer. It is the sum total of the electronic

components used in the collection of data. There are different elements that made up a

computer.

The central processing unit CPU also called mainframe is the brain or the memory of the

computer. On the computer we also have the screen, the keyboard, the mouse etc. The CPU

comprises the storage units where information or files are stocked. Microsoft is a system of

exploitation, it helps surfing the computer. Nowadays it has become necessary for everyone to

have a training in the domain of ICT in order to know how to computerize files, to copy and

paste researched information .The printer is a separate machine that is connected to the

computer with a cable so as to print on a hard copy the information processed on the computer.

Some computers like laptops are chargeable because they use a power saving battery. For

computers like desktop, they use direct power supply .People are no more using desktops in

homes, they prefer iPad tablets and drag and drop laptops despite their expensiveness.

From comprehensive English texts for junior secondary schools. Kaizaalbert, unpublished.
Lesson 8: The SMS

TEXT:8 The SMS( SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE)