SPEAKING ACTIVITY

CHAPTER I: word study

- Understand fully how words originated. - Build knowledge on vocabulary.

LESSON 1
- Sight words and pronunciation - Identify interrelationship of every pronunciation in a group. A. Pronunciation in a group. B. Syllables C. Words

LESSON 2
- Structural analysis - Recognize word affixes - Identify affixes use and its affect. A. Prefix B. Suffix

LESSON 3
- Contextual clues - Identify meaning of words using clues. - Define a word by context. A. Word B. Sentence C. Paragraph

LESSON 4
- Word meanings - Identify synonyms and homophones. - Giving synonyms, antonyms and homophones of a given word.

CHAPTER 1
- Word study - Understand fully how words originated. - Build knowledge on vocabulary.

LESSON 1
- Sight words and pronunciation - Identify interrelationship of every pronunciation in a group.

A. PRONUNCIATION:

Activity 1 Activity 1 Think a Pair

- Show a difference in the initial consonant sound by supplying a pair to the following words as indicated and pronounce the pairs. Example: Rose = ___________

Rose = Hose

1. Bark _____________ 2. Ball ______________ 3. Bay ______________ 4. Bad ______________ 5. Ban ______________ 6. Car ______________ 7. Cat ______________

8. Care ______________ 9. Cap ______________ 10. Case ______________

Activity 2Activity 2 Pronounce the Difference

-Show the difference in the middle vowel sound by supplying a pair to the following words having a different sound at the center. Example; Lid = ________ 1. Pit _________ 2. Tin _________ 3. Bit _________ 4. Sit _________ 5. Pin _________ 6. Jot _________ 7. Lot _________ 8. Mat _________ 9. Net __________ 10. Dot__________ Lid = Led

Activity 3 Activity 3 Pronounce the Final Sound

- To show a difference in the final consonant sound. Example: Cut = ______ 1. Gas _________ 2. Gate _________ 3. Gun _________ 4. Gem_________ 5. Goal_________ Cut = Cup 6. Hat _________ 7. Hip _________ 8. Hug _________ 9. Hen _________ 10. Hope _________

B. SYLLABLES
Activity 1 Syllabicate the Words
- Study the following words and tell the number/s of syllable to each word and read it with correct pronunciation. Example: Advantage = ad van tage = 3 Amateur = ____________________

1. Apologize = ____________________ 2. Bacteriologist= ____________________

11. Enthusiastic=_______________ 12.enforceable=____________________

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Beleaguer = ____________________

13. fascination =__________________ 14. Feasibility = 15. Grotesque =___________________ 16. Immensely=___________________ 17. Irreparable =_________________ 18. kaleidoscope= ___________________ 19. Endocrine =___________________ 20. Infantry=___________________

4. Blasphemy = ____________________ ____________________ 5. Camaraderie= ____________________ 6. Camouflage= ____________________ 7. Cautions = ____________________ 8. Deductible = ____________________ 9. Deodorize = ____________________ 10. Languish=_____________

Activity 2

Whats the Letter?

- Supply the silent letters to form the properly syllable words and read it in the class with correct sound. Example: Campai ___ n 1. Ya ________t 2. Yul ________ tide 3. Campai ______ n 4.Mali _______ n 5. _______ ni ________t 6. Kitchenet __________ 5 Campai __g__ n

7. Kinsfo __________ k 8. Physiq ________ 9. Bri ________ t 10._______ nol __________

Activity 3 Supply it doubly.

Form words by filling the blanks with any double letters to complete the syllable and pronounce it correctly. Example: A ______ air

= Affair 11. Inte ___________ uption 12. A ____________ arent 13. Gri __________ e 14. A ____________ angement 15. t ___________ grant 16. Su ___________ icient 17. Reco _________ endation 18. A ____________ ociaton 19. A ___________ ihilate

1. F_____________ il 2. Gi __________ le 3. Ga _________ ivant 4. Dias __________ oint 5. Misce ________ aneous 6. O _________ upant 7. A __________ ravate 8. Nece _________ ary 9. Questio ________ aire

10. Perso _________ el

20.O ___________ ortunity

C. WORDS

Activity 1 Follow After Me

- Say correctly the following stressed words, and then ask the students to repeat after you one by one. 1. Honorable 2. Testimony 3. Talented 4. Comfortable 5. Category 6. Colleague 7. Cemetery 8. Delicacy 9. Eligible 10. Interval 11. Contribute 7

12. Lieutenant 13. Advertisement 14. Professor 15. Cashier 16. Appreciate 17. Condolence 18. Inevitable 19. Intestine 20. Utensil

Activ ity 2 Read with Correct Stress

- Ask the students to put the primary stress on the words and let them read with correct pronunciation. Example: - Utensil = Utensil 1. Quadrangle = _______________ 2. Publish = _______________

11. Vanilla

= ________________

12. Acceptance = _______________ 13. Correction = _______________ 14. Sensation = ________________ 15. Determine = ________________ 16. University = __________________ 8

3. Matrimony = _______________ 4. Yesterday = _______________ 5. Strawberry = _______________ 6. Seventy = _______________

7. Philippines = _______________ 8. Motherly = _______________ 18. Underground = ________________ 9. Fluorescent = _______________ 10. Expressway= _______________

17. Overcome = _________________

19. Dictionary=________________ 20. System=_________________

Activi ty 3

Twist Your Tongue

Read the following words with correct pronunciation and stressing. Read it slowly the faster the second time. 1. bite 2. faith 3. file 4. kite 5 feet 6 .pill 7. dough 8. heard 9. foul 10. catch bait fight fail cane fed pail cough heart fool caught beat feet feel keys fail pell through hard fill coach

11. Bic 12. gay 13. pit 14. fluke 15. fool 16. chest 17. sewn 18. same 19. shout 20. tech

bake give pint fleet fill cheeze sign some should take

beak get poet flick fell change soil sawn show tick

LESSON 2: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

- Recognize word affixes. - Identify affixes use and its effect.

A. PREFIX
Activity 1 Whats the Correct Prefix?
- Select the correct prefixes of each word given, and then pronounce the words correctly. Example: Retro semi Cata de extra Bi inter ex homo For multi - im 1. Retro = active 2. semi = primate 1. ___________ comb 2. ___________ lingual 10

3. ___________ ordinary 4. ___________ president 5. ___________ migrate 6. ___________ sexual 7. ___________ bean 8. ___________ part 9. ___________ collegiate 10. __________ colar

Activity 2 Giving Meanings of Prefixes

- Prefixes are given then let the students give the general meaning and give some examples. Read the meaning and examples in the class individually. Example; Prefix 1. Mono 2. Pre General Meaning one before Examples monogamous, monopoly Preside, precook

Prefix 1. Semi 2. Poly 3. Multi 4. Mis 5. Inter 6. Ultra 7. Under 8. Uni 9. Trans 10. Anti

General Meaning ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ _______________

Examples _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _________________________________

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Activity 3 Use a Word in a Sentence

- These are words having prefixes, use them in a sentence orally in the class. Example: Multicolor = the paintings that are hang on the wall are multi color. 1. Circumference 2. Bilingual 3. Anti hero 4. Immigrate 5. Nonsense 6. Overcharge 7. Parasite 8. Perimeter 9. Refund 10. Interchange

B. SUFFIXES
Activity 1 Whats the Suffix?
- Select the correct suffixes of each word given, and then pronounce the words correctly. Examples: - en - dom 1. Gold en 2, King dom

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- ry - like - ic - dish

- ship - hood - word ful

- ly - ment

1. Child _________ 2. Meaning_______ 3. Period_________ 4. Child__________ 5. God __________

6. Sure___________ 7. Discern________ 8. Back__________ 9. Court__________ 10. Jewel__________

Giving Meanings of Suffixes Activity 2

- Suffixes are given; give the general meaning and examples in the class individually. Examples: Suffix 1. Ful 2. Hood

General Meaning full of, marked by state, condition

Examples grateful. Meaningful childhood, bachelorhood

Suffix 1. Im 2. Ward 3. Some 4. Ness 5. Mony 6. Ous 7. Ice 8. Like 9. Ment 10. Ive

General Meaning ______________ ______________ _____________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

Examples ________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ ___________________________

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Activity 3

Using Affixes in Sentences

The following are words having affixes. Use them in a sentence orally in class. Examples: Meaningful = The symbols in the flag are meaningful. 1. Purely ______________________________________________________________________. 2. Notice ______________________________________________________________________. 3. Grateful _____________________________________________________________________. 4. Muddy ______________________________________________________________________ = = = =

5. Jealousy= _____________________________________________________________________ 6. Lonesome ___________________________________________________________________ 7. Inventory _____________________________________________________________________. 8. Harmony _____________________________________________________________________. 9. Kingdom _____________________________________________________________________. 10. Secondary ___________________________________________________________________. = = = = =

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LESSON 3 -CONTEXTUAL CLUES

Identify meaning of words using clues Define a word by context

A. WORD

Activi ty 1 Complete-A-Word
Fill in the dashes with the 4-letter answers to the clues to complete 7-letter words and give the meaning of each word. Then pronounce the words correctly. Example: Created-__ __ N __ AT__ = Made/mandate Clue words: 1. Source = P__ __M__ __E 2. Panit layer = A __R__B__ __ 3. Mature = T__ __ __L__T 4. Profound = __ __ V__LO__ 5. Created = __ __N__AT__ 6. Vaunt = WI__H__ __ __ 7. Shone = __ __ BLI__ __ 8. Tidy = I__ __X__C__ 9. Ruse = A__O__ __G__ 10. Spar = __ __JE__ __Y

Words Mergers Activity 2

Rearrange the letters in each word merger to form two words using all given letter only once. Then rearrange these same letters and merge them into one long word. You might want to form the long word first and then the pair of words. Do it orally in the class.

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Example:

CAT NDUCATIO E EDUCATIO N

NATION

1.

ACFORT

2.

EMMNOT

3.

AFHINOS

4.

EILPRTT

5.

EDIMNRTU

6.

ACDIRSTT

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7.

DEEILNODT

8.

EFLNORSUUI

9.

EDIRTS

10.

DROCCA

Activity 3 Chain of Words

Join these twelve words into a chain. Pick one word to start. The word that follows will do at least one of the following: 1. Rhyme with it, 2. have the same meaning 3. be an anagram of it, or 4. have one different letter. Work forward and backward to complete the chain. The first and last words will not connect. Then read your work and pronounce it correctly to the class

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Example: The following is a chain: STATE, GRETA, LARGE, LAGER, LATER STRUM TRUST BREAK SNEAK BROOK PLUME FAITH STRUT CREEK PLUMB SUAKE BROOM

B. SENTENCE:
Activi ty 1

Make a dialogue to this effect.

You want to talk to your lady teacher about a class project for the poor. How will you approach, begin and carry on a conversation with her. Your teacher is seated in the faculty room, writing something on her desk, when you come _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _ 18

Give Your Reasons Activit y 2

Mark with ( ) the good sentences and with an ( X ) the bad Sentences. Give your reason orally for saying so. _____________1.You are a stubborn boy. Why? _____________ 2.If you do not like to remain ugly, stop pouting. Why? _____________ 3.Kindly explain further what you said. Why? _____________ 4.I am none of your business Why? _____________ 5.Let us all calm down first before we talk Why?

Supply with Details Activity 3

Tell something about the given subjects. Give their predicates 1. My pencil _____________________________________________________________ 2. My ball pen ___________________________________________________________ 3. My notebook __________________________________________________________ 4. My books_____________________________________________________________ 5. My text booklets _______________________________________________________ 6. The big house __________________________________________________________ 7. Our teacher ____________________________________________________________ 8. Our directress _________________________________________________________ 9. The school guard _______________________________________________________ 10. The principal _________________________________________________________

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C. PARAGRAPH:
Paraphrasing Passages Activity 1

The following are very interesting passages which can be associated with ones spirit. Try paraphrasing them in one paragraph. Have the students work in pairs, each should speak or bring out an elaborated idea and feeling about the passage.

1. Love begets love

2. Help thy brothers boat across, and lo! Thine own has reached the shore.

3. A lot of molehills become mountains when a little dirt is added to them.

4. Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace it.

5. The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life.

6. Dont let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your creator.

7. Remember him before the door to lifes opportunities is closed.

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8. Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

9. Change begins within yourself.

10.Pride goes before destruction.

Activity 1: Making a Lead

Make a lead paragraph of a news item then read in the class using the following data. What: A general alumni homecoming Who: Class 1993 Where: (use name of your school) When: March 15, 1993 Why: To renew friendship and pay courtesy to present administration of the school _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

Activity 3

Recite a Poem

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Memorize this poem Beauty and recite it before the class, then discuss it guided by the questions after it.

BEAUTY Beauty is seen in the sunlight The tress, the birds growing and people working Beauty is heard in the night, Wind sighing, rain falling, Anything in earnest. Beauty is in yourself, Good deeds, happy thoughts That upbeat themselves Then your dreams, then your work, And even in your rest. Questions: 1. What is beauty according to the poem? Speak it in one paragraph. _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _____ 2. In the future, do you think our land would still be rich and fertile? Why? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. What need to be done in order to make our land ever rich and fertile? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

Lesson 4 Word Meanings

Identify synonyms, antonyms and homophones Giving synonyms, antonyms and homophones of a given word.

A. SYNONYM
Activity 3: Giving and Identifying the Synonym
Give the synonym for the words below and answer orally in class. Tell whether the words are noun, verb, adverb and adjective. Example: Intentionally = adverb = purposely 1. Behavior = ___________________ = ___________________ 2. Intention = ___________________ = ___________________ 3. Formerly = ___________________ = ___________________ 4. Intentionally = ___________________ = ___________________ 5. Famous = ___________________ = ___________________ 6. Reside = ___________________ = ___________________ 7. envy = ___________________ = ___________________ 8. Misery = ___________________ = ___________________ 9. Vanish = ___________________ = ___________________ 10. Pleasant = ___________________ = ___________________ 11. Vehemently = ___________________ = ___________________ 12. Finish = ___________________ = ___________________ 13. Subject = ___________________ = ___________________ 14. Build = ___________________ = ___________________ 15. Rapidly = ___________________ = ___________________ 23

16. Certainly = ___________________ = ___________________ 17. Idle = ___________________ = ___________________ 18. Belief = ___________________ = ___________________ 19. Protect = ___________________ = ___________________ 20. surprised = ___________________ = ___________________

Activity 2

Whats the Synonym?

Give the synonym for the words below: The initiated letter is given and answer it individually by oral reading. Example: Transmit s end 1. round = c ___________ 2. necessary = e ___________ 3. potent = s ___________ 4. altitude = h ___________ 5. career = v ___________ 6. show = e ___________ 7. own = p ___________ 8. wealth = a___________ 9. marriage = m ___________ 10. permit = a ___________ 11. ratify = c ___________ 12. try = a ___________ 13. 13. disappear = v ___________ 14. dig = e ___________ 15. comprehend = u ___________ 16. choose = s ___________ 17. ending = c ___________ 18. stop = s ___________ 19. build = c ___________ 20. schedule = t ___________ 21. deluge = f ___________ 22. transmit = s ___________ 23. cranium = s ___________ 24. initiate = b ___________ 25. connect = j ___________ 24

26. lethal = d ___________ 27. buy = p ___________ 28. sure = c ___________ 29. infamous = h ___________ 30. tranquil = c ___________

Word Hunt Activity 3

Words are given and then look for the synonyms of each word in the box and use the synonyms of each word into a sentence orally.
G J S E N I O A R U M U L E I E R S I C E R A R E H E G O I N C I B T N N L T A M S R O G A T P A O C L R O A M N N R R M U U A A N L P S E A E A S R S E Y U L V R C S Z Y T A P O P I H W T E E U S O P U O S I I I R D E N Y A U P H N N V V A R O I S M A J O R E E B O C L I S T A T E V D U O Y L D I A I T H I Y

FORMERLY PROTECT BUILD FINISH PLEASANT VANISH ENVY FAMOUS SURPRISED BELIEF

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B. ANTONYM:
Activity 1: Giving the Antonyms
Give the antonyms for the words below and answer it orally in class. Tell whether the words are noun, verb, adverb and adjective Example: Tall = adjective = small 1. Arrival = ________________ = _______________ 2. Blame = ________________ = _______________ 3. Ancient = ________________ = _______________ 4. Boldly = ________________ = _______________ 5. Poverty = ________________ = _______________ 6. Agree = ________________ = _______________ 7. Public = ________________ = _______________ 8. Increase = ________________ = _______________ 9. Well = ________________ = _______________ 10. Lively = ________________ = _______________ 11. Harmful = ________________ = _______________ 12. Minimum = ________________ = _______________ 13. Admit = ________________ = _______________ 14. Load = ________________ = _______________ 15. Always = ________________ = _______________ 16. Fresh= ________________ = _______________ 17. Back = ________________ = _______________ 18. Fail = ________________ = _______________ 19. Remember = ________________ = _______________ 20. Work = ________________ = _______________

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Activit y2 Thinking Deeply the Word

Give the antonyms for the words below. The initial letter is given and answer it individually by oral reading. Example: Increase = d ecrease 1. lighten = d_____________ 2. majority = m_____________ 3. antonym = s_____________ 4. inferior = s_____________ 5. interior= e_____________ 6. extravagant = t_____________ 7. friendship = h_____________ 8. credit = d_____________ 9. drunk = s_____________ 10. unity = d_____________ 11. permanent = t_____________ 12. employer = e_____________ 13. frivolous = s_____________ 14. natural = s_____________ 15. knowledge = i_____________ 16. increase = d_____________ 17. persuade = d_____________ 18. chronic = a_____________ 19. diverge = c_____________ 20. lethargic =e_____________

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Activity 3

Word Hunt
Words are given and then look for the antonyms of each word in the box and use the antonyms of each into a sentence orally.

D E P A R T U R E R I

H E I H A T R E P E O

O A L U I O B I A A E

M M I M N G A R S S S

O O P B R R A S S A

P D I L N O B H V I E

H E N E G F O A U G R

O R W A F R O N T N E

N N N F T E N A N T E

E T A V I R P Y N E D

TALL BLACK INCREASE ARRIVAL ANCIENT FAIL REMEMBER ARROGANT ADMIT PUBLIC

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C. HOMOPHONE
Activity 1 Pronouncing and Giving the Meaning
Differentiate the following words and give the meaning of each. Let the student pronounce the homophone in class individually. After pronouncing it, let the students give the meaning of the same sound orally. Example: Won one Won he/she won the game One single, number 1. air- heir 2. right-write 3. pause-paws 4. allowed-aloud 5. scene-seen 6. know-no 7. ascent-assent 8. tied-tide 9. whole-hole 10. ate-eight 11. son-sun

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12. sight-site 13. ball-bawl 14. too-two 15. buy-by 16. wait-weight 17. peer-pier 18. vain-vein 19. fair-fare 20. hail-hale

Activity 2

Question and Answer

The question should be read by the student individually in front of the class and give the correct answer of the question. 1. Does a dog have a tail or tale? 2. Which are surrounded by water, aisles or isles? 3. Would a telephone wring or ring? 4. We missed or mist our bus by ten minutes. 5. Do windows have pains or panes? 6. I couldnt bear or bare to sit through that play again. 7. Thats the best movie Linda had ever scene or seen ? 8. Whats your favorite breakfast cereal or serial?

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9. The kings reign or rain lasted 20 years. 10. If you were sad, would you shed tears or tiers?

Activity 3

Composing Your Own

The student will compose a poem using homophones in one stanza. After composing they will read it individually in the class.

Write your draft here.

CHAPTER II. problem comprehension

a. nterprete meaning of a given setting. b. ranslate meaning of words to structions

follow in

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NATIONAL ROAD BASKETBALL

COURT JASON AGNES NENAS STORE SYVEL GRACE VULCANIZING SHOP PATHWAY AUTO OLICE OUTPOST SHOP DOCTOR GREEN HOUSE BEER HOUSE VALLEYBALL COURT BRGY HALL

BURGER STAND

DRIVERS CANTEEN MARKET POULTRY AUTO SHOP CLAUDINE LEGEND PATHWAY DEPARTMENT STORE PAPER FACTORY SHOPPING MALL ROAD

DISCO HOUSE RAY FINDER BASKETBALL KEN COURT JOHN JIM ROMANA WHITE COMPUTER SHOP TANOD BLUES CANTEEN BEER HOUSE ALEX JANE WAITING HENS STORE SHED VALLEYBALL COURT

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WAYLON

IAN HOUSE

MERCY

RAIN

JADE

BARANGGAY MALINIS Whats Missing? Activity 1

State the missing word. 1. Waylons house is found_____ johns house. 2. Jims house is found at the______ of the white house. 3. The shopping mall is found______ the road. 4. Agnes house is found at the _____ of the pathway. 5. The auto shop is found at the______ of Claudines house. 6. The computer shop is found at the_____ tanods house. 7. The volleyball court is found______ the basketball court. 8. Doctors house is_____ the outpost and green house. 9. Disco house is______ the waiting shed and Janes house. 10. Finder house is found_____ the road.

Activity 2

Spatial Memory

State what is missing

1. GLENS HOUSE

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2. AGNES HOUSE

3. BEERHOUSE

SYVELS HOUSE

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Making Directions Activity 3

One day, a man is going to Agnes house. However, he is not familiar with the way. Also, he lost the map that Agnes gave to him. He is standing beside Jasons house below the national high way. He really needs to be in Agnes house for an important matter. Now, in order to help the man, you must direct him to his destination. You can use all the directions (east, west, north and south). It must be orderly stated. You can use the words such as first, next, then etc...

CHAPTER III. ANALYSIS

Lesson I. Narrative
Events
Activit yI Sing a Song
Before singing the song, answer the following questions: What is your song? Why did you choose that song? Whats the message of your song?

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Activity 2 Recalling an Event in Your Life

Recall an event in your life and share your experience by answering the following: What was your experience? Where did it happen? When did it happen? Why and how did it happen? What have you learned from it?

Creating Your Story Activity 3

By pair or in a group of three or more, make a story using the numbers ,shape, figures or any term in Math as the characters in the story. The leader will begin then the next person will continue the story and so with the other members one after the other until the story will end. The last person will give the end of the story. Example: Person 1:X and Y climb on the top of the pole. Triangle was shouting at them to get down but they did not obey him. Person 2:X was so in loved with Y and was in loved also with X. Every time they stay and go to a place together even if Square and Circle are gossiping about them. Person 3: Now to avoid the gossip, X and Y climbed on the top of the pole so that no one could see them and talk something against them. Person 4: Integer who is sometimes optimistic always encouraged them not to mind people who are talking things against them. But now Integer became very negative thinker and he thought that X and Y climbed on the top of the pole so that they would plan revenge to the people who are talking things against them including Integer who was just pretending to be good.

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Person 5; Integer then shouted at them to come down and face him. Person 6:X and Y came down at last giving thanks to Integer because without him their relationship might have been broken. Integer became optimistic again and he forgot the thought that X and Y were planning to avenge him.

Lesson II. SITUATIONS

Activity 1

Making a Melody
Make a melody of the following song and sing it. Time to Make a Change Its time for us to make our dreams come true; A guiding voice that tells us what to do; Its the time for us to change and show the world; That we still care for men and well lead them there. Well lead them to a place beyond the sea; A place of love where everyone is free; Dont despair the path to happiness is wide; If we must change our ways, call on God for our guide.

Share Your Choice Activity 2

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Remember events in your life where you made a decision and that decision is to make choice. Share why you chose the thing you have chosen. Example: There was a time when I needed to choose between buying new notebooks and collecting and sewing the remaining leaves of my notebook the last school year. I chose to just collect and sew the remaining leaves of my notebook before than buying new. Buying new notebooks might be better because the leaves of the notebook are new and no need to collect and sew it. I chose not to buy because I dont want to waste any page of my notebooks unused. The leaves may be old but its still usable. By doing that I saved money.

Activity 3 Choosing Between the Two

Compare and contrast the following situations. Explain why you prefer the one more than the other. Example: To continue studying or to stop studying. Id rather choose to continue studying than to stop studying. To continue studying maybe difficult in the present because of the many requirements to do while to stop studying maybe having an easy life in the present but it wont give good life at the end. but it will give me good life at the end. 1. To listen to the teacher or to be noisy in the classroom. 2. To take short course or to take long course. 3. To attend mass or not to attend mass every Sunday. 4. To tell your hurt feelings to others or to keep it inside. 5. To share what you know or to keep it within yourself. 6. To dance or to sing. 7. To read or to watch television. 8. To walk or to ride. 9. To be honest or to lie. 10. To become rich or to stay poor.

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Lesson III. INTERPRETATION

Discover the Pattern Activity 1
Tell what figure should be the next in the following activity by describing the figure orally. Example: ? Answer: A smaller circle.

1. A B B C C? 2. ? 3. ? 4. ? 5. ? 6. ? 7. ? 8. ? 9. ? 10. ?

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Activi ty 2 Make a Guess Try to imagine the figures from the situations described. Guess whats next. Try to see the connection of the first situation to the second and make your conclusion or interpretation to what will happen next. Example: 1. There was a boy standing in a room just near the guitar. 2. He got the guitar and took his seat. 3. Whats next? Answer: The boy strums the guitar as he sings; or He sing with the accompaniment of the guitar. 1. There was a very beautiful flower in the garden. Besides the flower was a flying butterfly one meter away from it. Whats next? 2. The mother frog was looking for her daughter. O n her way she met a person. What could be the next? 3. A jerky worm was happily playing on the branch of a tree. One day he was suddenly caged into a cocoon. What happens next? 4. A cell phone was stolen inside the classroom. The policeman handcuffed Elmo, one of the students in the classroom when the cell phone was stolen. Whats your conclusion? 5. The father went out from the house very angry. He got his bolo and started to walk away. What will be the next? 6. Lucio is walking from school going home. He met his friends along the way. What happens next?
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7. Brent always absent himself to class. He met his teacher in his way home. What happens next? 8. Gemma reached their house with many people around. Her sister was crying as she met her on their gate. What could be your conclusion? 9. Venus was so in loved with Adonis. She met Adonis on a very narrow way. What happens next? 10. Upon entering the classroom, Myrna saw her teacher scolding her classmates for being late. Myrna was late during that time. What happens next?

Activity 3 Pretend as One Act as an interviewee in the following situations and answer the following questions being asked by the interviewer. Somebody will act also as an interviewer who will read the question to the interviewee. Example: Pretend as a gay. Interviewer: I heard from someone that you have a new home in Baguio City and you even have business there. May I know what your business is and some of your plans for it? Answer: I just want to make correction from what you said. The house is not mine, its my aunts. Im just staying with her. About my business I dont have any great plan for it. I just wish I would earn a billion from it every month. It is a computer shop near UP. 1. Pretend as a farmer. Interviewer: In the whole Benguet you are the richest farmer. What particular crop are you planting and how do you know when the price of vegetable rise? Answer: 2. Pretend as a teacher.

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Interviewer: Youve been teaching for three years since your wife left you for another woman. Do you have still plan on marrying again? Why? Answer: 3. Pretend as an engineer. Interviewer: As an engineer, whats the best thing you want to leave in this word? Answer: 4. Pretend as the congressman of a province. Interviewer: As the newly elected congressman in our province, what are your plans as you lead our place? Answer: 5. Act as a singer. Interviewer: After your series of concert here in the Philippines, where else do you plan to have your concert? Answer: 6. Be yourself. Interviewer: Everybody has plans why they do such thing. May I know your plans in returning to our native land from America? Why do you need to come back when we knew that theres a good life in America? Answer: 7. Instruction: Pretend as a preacher. Interviewer: Usually the church collects money once in every service but now its twice. May I know the reason why you made the collection twice in a service? Answer: 8. Act as a student. Interviewer: What can you say about the tuition fee increase in your school? Answer: 9. Pretend as a worker paying tax. Interviewer: What can you say about the 12% EVAT? Answer: 10. Pretend as the SSG President of the school. Interviewer: As the SSG President, how can you help in the problem of absenteeism and tardiness in our school? Answer:

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