Lesson Plan 1 Course title: English as an International Language (Culture)

Activity 2. Guess the distinctive collocations and idioms noted in Nigeria

Senior elder

Wash mouth brush teeth
Morning meal breakfast
Baby lawyer young lawyer
Hear French understand
Declare a surplus throw party
Take in become pregnant
Give me chance / way let me pass
I am not financial have no money
Activity 3.

1. 
   Bush meat: ‘We will hunt some bush-meat’- game
   
2. 
   White-cap chiefs: senior chiefs in Lago whose rank is shown by the - white cap
   
3. 
   Environment: ‘This environment is nice’- neighborhood
   
4. 
   At now: ‘They have not arrived at now.’- yet
   
5. 
   Off-head- from memory
   
6. 
   To take the light- to make a power cut (electricity)
   
7. 
   Social wake-keeping- feasting and drumming
   
8. 
   To wet: ‘I will wet my plants’- to water (flower)
   
9. 
   Globe: ‘Can you change the globe, please!’- electric light bulb
   
10. 
    To land one’s speech- to finish one’s speech
    
11. 
    Juju music- a type of dance music
    

Activity 1. What do these words mean?

1. 
   My friend wants to go down the bus.
   
2. 
   Did you know that Richard is moving with Eunice?
   
3. 
   Britain derecognized the DK in 1979.
   
4. 
   This is an outstation call.
   
5. 
   He over listened to the boys’ conversation.
   
6. 
   Most of the students here are bed-spacers.
   
7. 
   Our son is England-returned.
   
8. 
   You have to be careful with these been-to boys.
   

Activity 2. Guess the distinctive collocations and idioms noted in Nigeria


Example Provide Meaning
Senior
Wash mouth
Morning meal
Baby lawyer
Hear French
Declare a surplus
Take in
Give me chance/ way
I am not financial


Activity 3. Find out the meanings of Nigerian words.

1. 
   Bush meat: ‘We will hunt some bush-meat’
   
2. 
   White-cap chiefs: senior chiefs in Lago whose rank is shown by the white cap
   
3. 
   Environment: ‘This environment is nice’.
   
4. 
   At now: ‘They have not arrived at now.’
   
5. 
   Off-head
   
6. 
   To take the light
   
7. 
   Social wake-keeping
   
8. 
   To wet: ‘I will wet my plants’
   
9. 
   Globe: ‘Can you change the globe, please!’
   
10. 
    To land one’s speech
    
11. 
    Juju music