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TABLE OF CONTENTS
About Us..................................................................................Page 3
Chapter One
Marking Guides........................................................................Page 5
Chapter Two
Syllabus...................................................................................Page 6
Chapter Three
Recommended Textbooks.......................................................Page 12
Chapter Four
WAEC Grading System.............................................................Page 14
Chapter One
Aims & Objectives
About
English Language is one of the four important subjects of the WAEC examinations
and without a pass in it, you cannot gain admission in any university in Nigeria.
This exam will test your writing skills, your ability to use correct English and punctu-
ate properly.
You will also be asked questions based on a comprehension passage where you may
be asked the grammatical functions of some words.
You must study both your syllabus and past questions because you will learn a lot
about the exams.
Marking Guides & Sections
There will be three papers –
Papers 1, 2 and 3, all of which must be taken. Papers 1 and 2 will be a composite pa-
per to be taken at one sitting.
PAPER 1 (For candidates in The Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia only): Will
consist of eighty multiple choice questions; forty lexical and forty structural ques-
tions. Each question will have four options lettered A to D and should be answered
within 1 hour for 40 marks.
PAPER 2 (For all candidates): Will consist of five essay topics and a passage each to
test candidates’ comprehension and summary skills. Candidates will be expected to
write an essay on one of the topics and answer all the questions on the comprehen-
sion and summary passages. The paper will last 2 hours and carry 100 marks
PAPER 3: Will consist of sixty multiple-choice items on the Test of Orals for candi-
dates in Nigeria and Liberia, and the Listening Comprehension Test for candidates in
the Gambia and Sierra Leone. All the questions should be answered in 45 minutes
for 30 marks.
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Chapter Two
WAEC ENGLISH SYLLABUS
PAPER 1: (For candidates in The Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra
Leone and Liberia only)
This is an objective/multiple choice paper comprising eighty
questions: forty lexical and forty structural questions. Each
question will have four options lettered A to D.
SN TOPICS OBJECTIVES
A LEXIS I.. (a) Building and Building Construction;
(b) Agriculture;
(c) Fishing;
(d) Stock exchange;
(e) Health;
(f) Environment;
(g) Culture, Institutions and Ceremonies;
(h) Law and Order;
(i) Motor Vehicles and Travelling;
(j) Government and Administration;
(k) Sports;
(l) Religion;
(m) Science and Technology;
(n) Animal husbandry;
(o) Advertising;
(p) Human Internal Body system and
function.
II. Idioms, i.e. idiomatic expressions and
collocations (e.g. ‘hook, line and sinker’,
‘every Tom, Dick and Harry” etc.) the total
meaning of which cannot be arrived at
simply by consideration of the dictionary
meanings of the words in the structures in
which they appear.
III. Structural elements of English e.g.
sequence of tenses, matching of pronouns
with their antecedents, correct use of
prepositions etc.
IV. Figurative Usage
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B STRUCTURE Structure here includes:
(i) The patterns of changes in word-forms
which indicate number, tense, degree, etc;
(ii) The patterns in which different
categories of words regularly combine to
form groups and these groups in turn
combine to form sentences;
(iii) The use of structural words e.g.
conjunctions, determiners, prepositions,
etc.
PAPER 2: (For all candidates)
The paper will be divided into three sections: Sections A, B
and C. Candidates will be required to spend 2 hours on this
paper.
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A ESSAY The topics will demand the following kinds
WRITING of writing:
(i) letter;
(ii) speech;
(iii) narration;
(iv) description;
(v) argument/debate;
(vi) report;
(vii) article;
(viii) exposition;
(ix) creative writing.
Marks will be awarded for:
(i) Content: relevance of ideas to the topic;
(ii) Organization: formal features (where
applicable), good paragraphing, appropriate
emphasis and arrangement of ideas;
(iii) Expression: effective control of
vocabulary and sentence structure;
(iv) Mechanical Accuracy: correct grammar,
punctuation, spelling etc.
The minimum length will be 450 words.
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B COMPREHENSI The questions will test candidates’ ability
ON to
(i) find appropriate equivalents for selected
words or phrases;
(ii) understand the factual content;
(iii) make inferences from the content of
the passage;
(iv) understand the use of English
expressions that reveal/reflect
sentiments/emotions/attitudes;
(v) identify and label basic grammatical
structures, words, phrases or clauses and
explain their functions as they appear in
the context;
(vi) identify and explain basic literary terms
and expressions;
(vii) recast phrases or sentences into
grammatical alternatives.
The passage will be chosen from a wide
variety of sources all of which should be
suitable for this level of examination in
terms of theme and interest. The passage
will be written in modern English that
should be within the experience of
candidates. The comprehension test will
include at least four questions based on (ii)
above.
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C SUMMARY Candidates will be required to spend 40
minutes on this section. The section will
consist of one prose passage of about five
hundred (500) words and will test
candidates’ ability to
(i) extract relevant information;
(ii) summarize the points demanded in
clear concise English, avoiding repetition
and redundancy;
(iii) present a summary of specific aspects
or portions of the passage.
The passage will be selected from a wide
variety of suitable sources, including
excerpts from narratives, dialogues and
expositions of social, cultural, economic
and political issues in any part of the
world.
PAPER 3: Oral English
A TEST OF ORALS The test will also be of the multiple-choice
objective type consisting of sixty questions
on a wide range of areas or aspects of
Orals as contained in the syllabus.
The test will cover the following areas:
1. Vowels – pure vowels and diphthongs;
2. Consonants and clusters;
3. Rhymes;
4. Word stress/Syllable Structure;
5. Emphatic Stress/Intonation Patterns;
6. Phonetic Symbols
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Chapter Three
Recommended Textbooks
Attah, M. O. (2013). Practice in Spoken English for Intermediate and Advanced
Learners, Maiduguri: University of Maiduguri Press.
Bamgbose, A. (2002). English Lexis and Structure for Senior Secondary
Schools and colleges (Revised Edition), Ibadan: Heinemann
Banjo, A. et al (2004). New Oxford Secondary English Course Book Six for Se-
nior Secondary Schools, Ibadan: UP Plc.
Caesar, O. J. (2003). Essential Oral English for Schools and Colleges, Lagos:
Tonad Publishers Limited
Daniel Jones (2011). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press
Egbe, D. I (1996). Mastering English Usage and Communication Skills, Lagos:
Tisons
Elugbe, B. (2000). Oral English for Schools and Colleges, Ibadan: Heinemann
Grant, N. J. H, Nnamonu, S. Jowitt, D. (1998). Senior English Project 3, (New
Edition) Harlow: Longman
Idowu, O. O, Sogbesan, T. S, Adofo, A. K. Burgess, D. F and Burgess, L. J.
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_____________________________________________________________ Recommended Textbooks
(1998). Round-up English: A Complete Guide, Lagos: Longman
Idris, U. (2001). Oral English at Your Fingertips for Schools and Colleges, Lagos, M.
Youngbrain Publishers
Igiligi, E. C. and Ogenyi, S. O. (2010) Grammar and Composition in the G.S.M. Age,
Enugu: Joe Hills Production Services
Jauro, L. B. (2013). Oral English for Schools and Colleges: A teaching and Learning
Approach, Yola: Paraclete Publishers.
Nnamonu, S. and Jowitt, D. (1989). Common Errors in English, Lagos: Longman
Obinna, M. F. (2001). University Matriculation Use of English,(Fourth Edition) Port
Harcourt: Sunray Books Limited
Ogunsanwo, O. Duruaku, A. B.C, Ezechukwu, J and Nwachukwu, U. I (2005). Count-
down English Language, (Revised Edition), Ibadan: Evans
Olatoye, S. (2006). The Silent Teacher, Ado-Ekiti: Segun and Sons Enterprises
Oluikpe, B. O. A, Nnaemeka, B. A, Obah, T. Y, Otagburuagu, E. J. Onuigbo, S. and Og-
bonna, E. A. (1998). Intensive English for Senior Secondary School 3, Onitsha:
Africana – FIRST Publisher.
Tomori, S. H. O (2000). Objective Tests for School Certificate English: Practice in
Lexis, Structure and Idiom (Reprinted Edition), Ibadan: Heinemann
Ukwuegbu, C, Okoro, O., Idris, A. U., Okebukola, F. O. and Owokade, C. O. (2002).
Catch-up English for SSCE/UME, Ibadan: Heinemann
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Chapter Four
WAEC Grading System
Having a good grade is very important in every exam especially one like WAEC which
will determine your admission status in higher institutions. Below is a table showing
how WAEC grades you depending on your score
75-100 A1 Excellent
70-74 B2 Very Good
65-69 B3 Good
60-64 C4 Credit
55-59 C5 Credit
50-54 C6 Credit
45-49 D7 Pass
40-44 E8 Pass
39 and below F9 Fail
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________________________________________________________________ WAEC Grading System
It is very important to score at least 50% which will give you a C6 in the 4 compul-
sory subjects as well as your core subjects or you could have problems getting admis-
sion and may have to re-write the exams.
For example, if you want to study Medicine and Surgery, you should try hard to score
high in Mathematics, English, Civic Education, and the trade subject you are writing
and your core subjects which are: Physics, Biology, and Chemistry
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