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Identifying Antonyms

I. Learning Objective II. Identify the meaning of unfamiliar words through antonyms

Subject Matter A. Topic: B. References: Antonyms PELC III 3.4.2 Discovering New Words pp.78-82 Skill Builders pp.110-113 From Here to There p.174 Prayer of St. Francis Pictures, chart, cassette, tape of the prayer

C. Materials:

Value Focus: Forgiveness III. Procedure Preparatory Activities Unlocking of Difficulties Teacher pantomimes a word then asks a pupil to name that word from the box below. hatred Love doubt hope joy

Motivation What do you usually do before going to bed? Why do we pray? What do you usually pray for? The song or poem that we will read today is a peace prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi. Who is St. Francis?

Developmental Activities Presentation: (Pupils listen to the VCD/tape of the song) Prayer of St. Francis Make me a channel of peace Where there is hatred, let me bring your love Where there is injury your pardon, Lord And where theres doubt true faith in you Make me a channel of your peace Where theres despair in life, let me bring hope Where there is darkness only light And where theres sadness, ever joy (Refrain) Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek So much to be consoled as to understand To be understood as to understand To be loved as to love with all my soul Make me a channel of your peace It is in pardoning that we are pardoned In giving to all men that we receive And in dying that we are born to eternal life. Discussion and Analysis Who wrote the prayer? (St. Francis) Where did he come from? (Assisi) What was his prayer all about? What did he ask from God? What was the prayer of St. Francis? When there is hatred? injury? doubt? despair? darkness? sadness? Based on his prayer, what can you say about the personality of St. Francis What part of the prayer do you like best? Why? How will you show this to your family, friends, neighbors? If you are asked to write a prayer like that of St. Francis, what will your prayer be? Value Integration Your friend got the snacks of your classmate secretly, then he told your teacher that you were the one who got it. You got mad to your friend and didnt talk to him anymore. One day, he told you how sorry he was, he wanted to be back as your friend again. What will you do?

See the relationship of the following pair of words taken from the Prayer of St. Francis. hate-love doubt-faith despair-hope darkness-light sadness-joy dying-born

What can you say about the relationship of each pair of words? (They have opposite meaning. These words are called antonyms.) Generalization What are antonyms? Antonyms are words with opposite meaning.

C. Post Activities Application A. 1. Box the word that describes each picture: Boy Girl close door close big open door open small

boy fat 2.

long girl

glad mad 3.

sad scare

small soft

big hard

tall fat

thin short

B. Study the pictures on the chart. Describe each one. Choose from the words below:

soft fat

old night

thin young

day hot

cold hard

C. Underline the antonym of each word on the left: smooth long weak left down right, shiny, rough short, tall small, strong up below, up

Enrichment Activities A. In the paragraph that you will read, pick out and write the pairs of antonyms. Winnie and Connie are twins, but they are different in many ways. Winnie is gentle while Connie is rough. Winnie loves quiet indoor games but Connie prefers outdoor activities. In school Winnie is studious, Connie is happy-go-lucky. They may have the same physical looks but are definitely different. (gentle rough) (indoor outdoor) (studious happy go lucky) (the same different)

B. Circle the antonym of the underlined word in each sentence. cheap Many say the place is expensive, but it is actually rejected . Julia accepted the work but Warren it. few Many are called but are chosen. brave They say he is timid but he is actually . separated The united group of people after a while. C. Write the opposite words on the blanks to describe the following. Choose from the word in the box. man slow a turtle is _______; a rabbit is _________ hair is _______; cotton is _________ fire is ________; ice is ________ Father is a _______; Mother is a _________ stone is ________; feather is ________ fast woman heavy black hot light white cold

IV.

Evaluation Give the antonyms of the words in column A. Choose your answer in column B. Write the letters only. A __ __ __ __ __ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a careful remark a natural flavor a loose dress a difficult test the first row B a. b. c. d. e. f. last narrow easy careless tight artificial

V.

Assignment Read the following story. Then do the exercise that follows. Dr. King Dr. King is a young doctor. He works in a rural area. He is hardworking and has many friends. He is tall and handsome, too. Many sick people go to his clinic. They love him very much. Activity: Rewrite the above paragraph by using the antonyms of the underlined words. The first sentence is done for you. Dr. King Dr. King is an old doctor. He works in a rural area. He is __________ and has ____ friends. He is _____ and ________, too. _____ sick people go to his clinic. They _____ him very much.

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