Distinguishing Rising and Falling Intonation

I.

Learning Objective

II.

Distinguish rising intonation from falling intonation

Answer questions answerable by Yes or No
Help others in keeping the surroundings clean

Subject Matter
A. Topic:
B. References:

Rising and Falling Intonation

PELC I 1
Basic Speech for You and Me pp. 3-4
Chart

C. Materials:

Value Focus: Cleanliness

III.

Procedure
A. Preparatory Activity
Drill
Motivation
Echo Game
The teacher gives questions and answers, pupils repeat after the
teacher like an echo.
Teacher:
Pupils:
Teacher:
Pupils:
Teacher:
Pupils:
Teacher:
Pupils:

Are you in grade four?

Are you in grade four?
Yes, we are.
Yes we are.
Who is your teacher?
Who is your teacher?
My teacher is Mrs. Cruz.
My teacher is Mrs. Cruz.

B. Developmental Activities
Presentation of a Dialogue
Cora and Mario met at the corridor. Listen to their conversation.
Mario:
Cora:
Mario:
Cora:
Mario:

Hello Cora!
How are you today?
Glad to see you, Marlo. Will you join Lita and me in the
park this afternoon?
Yes, of course, I love to. Shall we bring snacks with us?
Please do.
What time shall we go?

Cora:
Mario:
Cora:

We shall be going at two o clock.

Okay. Please have a garbage bag for our use.
keep the park clean.
Id certainly do. See you there. Goodbye!

We should

Discussion and Analysis

Have pupils answer these questions based on the dialogue they just
heard.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Who are the characters in the dialogue?

Where did they meet?
When will they go to the park?
What will they bring with them? Why?
What does this show about the characters?

Values Integration
If you were one of those pupils how will you help keep the park clean?
Skill Focus
Listen to the following sentences taken from the dialogue.
1. Will you join Lita and me in the park this afternoon?
2. Shall we bring snacks with us?
3. Glad to see you, Mario
4. Yes, of course.

I love to.

In which sentences did your voice rise? fall?

rise? When does it fall?

When does our voice

Generalization
Ask pupils these questions to elicit the generalization.
1. What is intonation?
(It is the rising and falling of the voice in speech)
2. When do we use the rising intonation? falling intonation?
(We use the rising intonation when we ask questions answerable by
yes or no) or when we express doubt and want confirmation. We
use the falling intonation when the sentence is a plain statement or
when giving information.)

C. Post Activities
Application
Directions:

Listen carefully to the following sentences. Raise your

hand if you hear a rising intonation and clap your hands
twice if you hear a falling intonation.

1. The constitution is the basic law of the land.

2. Everyone should follow it.
3. Do you know about childrens rights?
4. Can you name them?
5. What are some rights that you know?
6. Are there laws that protect the rights of children?
7. The youth is the hope of the Fatherland.
8. What is corporal punishment?
9. Every Filipino child has a right to good education.
10.
Are we the children of the world?
Enrichment
1. Call on pupils to read the telephone conversation using correct
rising and falling intonations.
Juliuz:
Hello, good morning!
Warren: Good morning, this is Warren. May I talk to Katrina,
please?
Juliuz:
Just a minute, Ill call her.
Katrina: Hello, Warren, this is Katrina. Whats up?
Warren: Hello Katrina! Could I ask you a favor?
Katrina: Sure! What is it? How can I help you?
Warren: Could you please help me with my research paper? I
know you enjoy reading. My project is about Philippine
laws regarding children. Could you assist me on this?
Katrina: Of course, my pleasure! I will learn while I do you a
good turn. Can you come to the house next weekend?
Warren: Okay, I will! Thank you very much. Ill see you then.
Goodbye!
2. Pair pupils together. One will ask questions and the other will
answer. Use the rising and falling intonations correctly.

IV.

Whats your favorite subject?

Are you good in that subject?
Did you find it easy?
Why did you find it easy?
Can you share your ideas with us?

Evaluation

Listen to the following sentences.

Write R if you hear a rising
intonation and F if you hear a falling intonation.
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Is the law about children well-known?

Your research paper about the Constitution is good.
Children have rights.
Children always need protection.
Phil-IRI Form 1 Posttest
Are they good in doing their roles?

Name: _______________________________ Grade and Section: __________

GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET

Prompt:

What is the center of the solar system? Read the selection aloud
and find out.

The
The Center
Center of
of the
the Solar
Solar System
System

The
The solar
solar system
system includes
includes the
the Sun,
Sun, the
the Moon
Moon and
and all
all the
the
planets.
planets. Its
Its center
center is
is the
the Sun
Sun which
which is
is made
made up
up of
of gases
gases that
that release
release
heat
heat and
and light
light energy.
energy. The
The part
part of
of the
the Sun
Sun that
that we
we see
see is
is called
called the
the
photosphere.
photosphere. Its
Its colored
colored ring
ring is
is called
called chromosphere.
chromosphere. Its
Its solar
solar flares
flares
shoot
shoot out
out for
for thousands
thousands of
of miles.
miles. They
They make
make plants,
plants, animals,
animals, and
and
people
people on
on Earth
Earth warm
warm enough.
enough. The
The Sun
Sun makes
makes life
life on
on Earth
Earth possible.
possible.

Gr. V
No. of Words: 73

Questions:

Literal:

1.

What are included in the Solar System?

Answer:

______

the sun, the moon and all the

planets

2.

What do you call the part of the sun that we see?

Answer:

3.

photosphere

What is chromosphere?
Answer:

______

______

colored ring of the sun

______
Interpretive:

4.

Why do we need the sun?

Answer:

- It keeps animals, plants and

people warm.

- It makes life possible.

5.

What would happen if the sun does not have

______

gases?
Answer:

- We will not have heat or light

energy.
- We will die.

Applied:

6.

How would the sun have a negative effect on your

______

health?
Possible

- If I stay under the sun for a

Answer:

long time, I might have skin

cancer.
- If I look at it directly, it might
blind me.

7.

If you were a scientist, what possible inventions

could you do that will use the suns energy?
Possible
Answer:

- Batteries that will absorb the

suns energy.
-Things that will move using heat
and light energy.

Note:

Accept logical answers

______