DAILY School Sta.

Catalina INHS Grade Level 8- Galileo

LESSON Teacher MS. MARINETH A. CASQUEJO Learning Area ENGLISH-8
PLAN Teaching Dates and Time Sept. 30-Oct 4, 2019 2:30-3:30 2nd Quarter Week 9

I. LEARNING COMPETENCY
EN8V-IIi-24:
Discriminate between literal and figurative language
Objectives:
1. Define literal and figurative language
2. Discriminate between literal and figurative language in the sentences
3. Show appreciation on how literal and figurative language are used in
communication
II. LEARNING CONTENT
Lesson: Literal and Figurative Language
Materials:
1. Pictures
2. Activity sheets
References:
1. K to 12 Curriculum Guide (May, 2016) pp.
2. www.google.com,www.ereadingworksheets.com/figurative-language/

III. LEARNING TASKS

Introduction:
In speaking, we can express ourselves and our ideas straightforwardly by
using the words or phrases that we exactly mean. On the other hand, we can also
say it in an imaginative way to create an image or suggest an idea.

Preliminary Activity:
The teacher will post pictures on the board and let the students formulate phrases
based on them by filling out the missing letters.

1. f_ _g i_ the _hr_at 2. _ain_n_ ca_s and _o_s

3. t_ _ e f_ i_ s 4. f_s_ _ut of _he wa_e_

5. b_sy _s a _e_
DAILY School Sta. Catalina INHS Grade Level 8- Galileo
LESSON Teacher MS. MARINETH A. CASQUEJO Learning Area ENGLISH-8
PLAN Teaching Dates and Time Sept. 30-Oct 4, 2019 2:30-3:30 2nd Quarter Week 9

Activity
 Discussion of the Lesson

Literal language is used to mean exactly what is written. It is simply

stating the facts as they are.
For example:
―It was raining a lot, so I rode the bus.‖
In this example of literal language, the writer means to explain exactly what
is written: that he or she chose to ride the bus because of the heavy rain.

Figurative language is used to mean something other than what is written, something
symbolic, suggested, or implied. It uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different
from the literal interpretation. Examples are the idioms or idiomatic expressions and the different
figures of speech such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, synecdoche and
metonymy.
For example:
It was raining cats and dogs, so I rode the bus.
In this example of figurative language, there were not actually cats and dogs falling from rain
clouds, instead, the rain felt so heavy and large that it was almost as if small animals were
falling from the sky!
1. Simile- is a comparison of two unlike things using ―as or like‖.
Example: Jamie runs as fast as the wind.
Her cheeks are red like a rose.
2. Metaphor- is an implied comparison of two unlike things without the use of ―as or
like
3. Example: Her voice is music to his ears.
Her eyes were fireflies.
4. Hyperbole - is a figure of speech (a form of irony) in which exaggeration is used
for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement.
Example: I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
Her brain is the size of a pea.
5. Personification - is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals,
objects or ideas.
Example: The flame of the candle danced in the dark.
The sun smiled and chased away the angry clouds.
6. Synecdoche - a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole
for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special.
Example: He will bring his wheels to the outing on Saturday.
The hired hands were doing their best to please their boss.
7. Metonymy -is a word or phrase that is used to stand in for another word.
Example: We must wait to hear from the crown until we make any further decisions.
(crown - in place of a royal person) If we do not fill out the forms properly, the suits will be
after us shortly. (the suits - in place of business people)
8. Idiom-(also called idiomatic expression) is an expression, word, or phrase that has a
figurative meaning.
Example: spill the beans - tell a secret.
―My three-year-old spilled the beans about the surprise birthday party
we were planning.
- break a leg- something you say to someone you want to wish luck on.
―Is tonight your big performance? Break a leg!
DAILY School Sta. Catalina INHS Grade Level 8- Galileo
LESSON Teacher MS. MARINETH A. CASQUEJO Learning Area ENGLISH-8
PLAN Teaching Dates and Time Sept. 30-Oct 4, 2019 2:30-3:30 2nd Quarter Week 9

Task: Pair Activity

The students will look for their partner, then read and answer the activity below.
(1 minute will be allotted for this task)
Write DM on the blank if the sentence before the number is expressing a direct
meaning and HM if there is a hidden or another meaning.
_______1.I‘m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
_______2. He was late to dinner.
_______3. The field is calm and quiet.
_______4.The sky is full of dancing stars.
_______5.I stayed up late last night, I‘m so tired!

ANSWER KEY

1. HM 2. DM 3. DM 4. HM 5. DM

Analysis
Students will answer the following questions orally.
1. How did you arrive with your answers?
2. Do you have a clue in identifying sentences with direct meaning? If so, what is
it?
3. Do you have a clue in identifying sentences with hidden meaning? If so, what is
it?
4. Compare the sentences with direct meaning to the sentences with hidden
meaning.

Abstraction
Based from the discussion of the lesson and the activities given, differentiate
literal language and figurative language

Literal language is used to mean exactly what is written. It is

simply stating the facts as they are.

Figurative language is used to mean something other than what

is written, something symbolic, suggested, or implied. It uses words or
expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal
interpretation.Examples are the idioms or idiomatic expressions and
the different figures of speech such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole,
personification, synecdoche and metonymy.

Application:
Tell whether the underlined phrase in each number used literal or figurative language.
Write L on the space before the number if literal and F if figurative.
_______1.Cathy‘s favorite snack is bread and butter.
_______2. I worked as a bartender for a year, and it was the tips that were my
bread and butter.
_______3.This assignment is a piece of cake.
_______4.I saw him yesterday because we rode in the same boat.
DAILY School Sta. Catalina INHS Grade Level 8- Galileo
LESSON Teacher MS. MARINETH A. CASQUEJO Learning Area ENGLISH-8
PLAN Teaching Dates and Time Sept. 30-Oct 4, 2019 2:30-3:30 2nd Quarter Week 9

_______5.She's always complaining that she doesn't have enough money, but
we're all in the same boat.
_______6. Her eyes are as blue as the sky.
_______7. The sky is blue for the weather is fine.
_______8. The young lady is beautiful like a fairy.
_______9. The baby slept in lap of its mother.
_______10. I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bus station.

ANSWER KEY

1.literal 2. Figurative 3. Figurative 4. Literal 5. Figurative

6. Figurative 7. Literal 8. Figurative 9. Literal 10. Literal

Noted by:_______________ _ Checked by: ________________ Submitted by: ______________

NENITA B. EVASCO SALLY Z. VILLANUEVA MARINETH A. CASQUEJO
Principal III Head Teacher I Teacher I