Department of Education

Bureau of Secondary Education

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
Meralco Ave., Pasig City

(Effective Alternative Secondary Education)

ENGLISH

Quarter 2 I, as a Learner

Module 4

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 WHEN COMMUNICATION BOGS DOWN

WHAT IS THIS MODULE ABOUT?

In this module, you will take a look at the past and learn lessons
from past events. This will prepare you for the future as what you observe
when you look back can be important lessons to learn from. It will also
show the consequence when one does not listen accurately. Recalling the
past will be the light that will guide you as you travel through life. Aside
from this, you will learn lessons in listening, speaking, reading and writing.
These skills are important if you want to get ahead in life.

WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO LEARN

After reading this module and doing the activities, you are expected to-

 Listen to get information and answer some questions;

 Write a short talk on keeping memory active and alert;
 Distinguish between the vowel sounds /ey/ and //;
 Trace sequence and organization of an event using a map/web;
 Determine the basic pattern of text organization;
 Use transitional devices in sequential order when narrating an
event;
 Write an organized narrative essay;
 Deduce meaning of words through context clues.

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HOW TO LEARN FROM THIS MODULE

As you read this module and do the exercises, you will develop
many skills, which hopefully, make you a better learner. Before you start
your work, however, there are a few things you need to remember:

1. Read carefully the first two sections of this module. The first section
tells you what this module is all about and what to expect from it.
The second section tells you what you are expected to learn.

2. Never move on to the next page unless you have done what you
are expected to do, in the previous page.

3. Before you start working on the activities, take the pretest in the
Pretest Section.

4. Take note of the skills, which each activity is helping you develop.

5. After each activity, go over the Self-Check Section that follows to

find out how well you understood the activity. Take note also of the
items you have missed.

6. Work on the Posttest in the “How much have you Learned”

section.

7. At this point you are now ready for a conference with your teacher-
proctor. This is the time you should ask her about any difficulty or
confusion you may have.

8. Finally, prepare and collate all your outputs. You are expected to
submit them to your teacher in “What you are expected” to
produce section. This usually is a learning portfolio, containing the
following:

 All your tests

 Your semantic web and/or graphic organizers
 Your compositions and Journals.

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HOW DO YOU WORK ON THIS MODULE?

Now that you know the different parts of this module, you will
benefit from it if you follow these steps.

1. Read the module title and the module introduction to get an idea of
what the module covers.

2. Read the section “What You Are Expected to Learn from this
Module” to have an idea of the skills you are to develop in this
module.

3. Take the Pre-Test. Check your answer against the Key to

Corrections on the Self-Check section at the back of the module.
Keep a record of your scores.

4. Do the activities. For the exercises, you are to check your answers
against the Self-Check section. Indicate the activities such as
Activity 1, Task 1, etc.

5. Take the Post-Test after you are done with all the activities in the
module.
Remember to check your answers against the key to correction on
the Self-Check section.

You are to write all your answers to the module, test and
exercises on a separate notebook. For this purpose, you should have
an English notebook or journal. Please do not write on the module
itself. Your notebook is an important record of your
accomplishments for English.

Good luck as you begin this module!

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Quarter Two: I, as a Learner

Week 4

WHEN COMMUNICATION BOGS DOWN

In this module, you will learn many interesting as well as events

that are amusing as when we fail to listen attentively, and therefore may
not transmit messages accurately.

We will also be reminded about events we should not forget

because they will continue to affect us, as a people. You will read about a
modern hero, whose courage and idealism is an inspiration to us all.

Do you want to be healthy? Tips are also given in this module on

how to have a healthy mind and a healthy body. A selection in the form of
a chamber theater will touch your heart on how some people treat the
older members of their family.

As you read the selections, you will also do exercises on writing a

draft for a speech. There are also activities meant to help you improve
your communication skills through some grammar lessons as well as
pronunciation lessons. Exercises on vocabulary building are also a part of
this module.

We hope you will enjoy reading the module, working on the

exercises and learn a lot from them.

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 Before you proceed to the activities found in this module, do the
pre-test below:

A. Speech

Directions: Arrange the words below in the proper columns under each sound. (in any
order)

rain ben say egg

brake send dead
Take lay tell

/ey/ as in bay /E/ as in bet

1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

B. Vocabulary: Getting meaning through context clues:

Directions: Read the multiple meanings of the key word. Then read each sentence where
the word is used Copy the letter of your answer and write it in the blank before
each number.

Cell: a.) a small room; b.) a group of people; c.) a unit of plant tissue

_____1. The prisoner’s cell is very dark,

_____2. The charismatic cell is very active.
_____3. The cell is irregularly shaped.

Stone: a.) a precious gem; b.) a rock; c.) a unit of weight

_____1. The package weighs one stone.

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 _____2. The stone in her ring is a diamond.
_____3. She is building a garden composed of different stones.

C. Transitions

Fill the blanks with the following words:

When, and, while, because, not only/but also, although,

1. ______it started to rain, we were already at the house.

2. The children like their teacher __________ she is kind.
3. __________she is poor, she is very honest.
4. Nena is ________ pretty; she is ________very bright.
5. The sun can be seen during the day _________the moon can be
seen at night.

D. Read the story below and fill the story map that follows:

The Little Daisy

Anonymous
(An oriental Legend)

A Prince went out for a walk in his garden; He came to a peach tree
and said, “ What are you doing for me?” The tree answered; “I give you
fruits for your eating pleasure.” The Prince said “Well done!”

To the Chestnut, he said, “What are you doing for me?” “I make
nests for birds, and I shelter cattle from the heat of the sun.” And the
Prince said, “Well done.”

Then he went to the meadow and asked the grass what it was
doing. “We are giving our leaves for your cattle that they might be
nourished. “ Well done,” said the Prince.

Last of all he asked the daisy what it was doing. “Nothing, Nothing.
I cannot give you fruits; I cannot give nests for the birds nor food for the

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cattle; I cannot do what the others are doing. All I can do is to be the best
little daisy I can be, and make this place beautiful.” And the Prince bowed
down, kissed the Daisy and said, “There is none better than you”.

Story Map

Title: ________________ Author: ________________

Characters:
1._____________________ 4. _____________________
2. ____________________ 5. _____________________
3. ____________________

Setting: Where did the story happen? ____________________

Events: Name what each character gave to the Prince.

1. ___________________ 4. ______________________
2. ___________________ 5. ______________________
3. ___________________

Climax: (What did the daisy say to the Prince?)

____________________________________________________

Resolution: What was the answer of the Prince?)

____________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

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Activity 1: Listening to a Message

Pre-Listening

Directions: Listen attentively to the tape recorded message. Note down the discrepancies
you are going to hear from one situation to the next. At the same time, follow
the text silently, using the printed message.

While Listening

As you listen to the tape-recorded message, look out for information you may need
to complete the dialoguing frame with details from the relayed messages of the assistant
superintendent, the principals, the teachers and the students.

List down names of people, places, event and the day and time of the occurrence
based on the text you are going to hear.

A. People
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B. Occurrence
6.
C. Day and Time of Occurrence
7.
D. Place
8.
E. Details (Enumerate)

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 Superintendent’s Message

A School Superintendent told his Assistant Superintendent the following

“Next Thursday at 10:30 A.M. Halley’s comet will appear over this area. This is
an event which occurs only once every 75 years. Call the School Principals and
have them assemble their teachers and classes on their athletic field and explain
this phenomenon to them. If it rains, then cancel the day’s observations and
have classes meet in the auditorium to see a film about the comet.”

Assistant Superintendent to School Principals:

“By order of the Superintendent of Schools, next Thursday at 10:30, Halleys’

comet will appear over your athletic field. If it rains, then cancel the day’s classes
and report to the auditorium with your teachers and students where you will be
shown films, a phenomenal event which occurs only once every 75 years.”

Principals to teachers:

“By order of the phenomenal Superintendent of Schools, at 10:30 next Thursday,

Halley’s comet will appear in the auditorium. In case of rain over the
Superintendent will give another order, something which occurs once every 75
years.”

Teachers to Students:

“Next Thursday at 10:30, the Superintendent of School will appear in our school
auditorium with Halley’s Comet, something which occurs every 75 years. If is
rains, the Superintendent will cancel the Comet and order us all to our
Phenomenal Athletic Field”.

Students to Parents:

“When it rains next Thursday at 10:30 over the school athletic field, the
phenomenal 75-years old Superintendent of School will cancel all classes and
appear before the whole school in the auditorium accompanied by Bill Halley
and the Comets”.

Dialoging Frame. Fill out this dialoging frame after the listening activity. You may
copy the chart below to a piece of bond paper where you will write your answers. This

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should be included in your portfolio for submission to your teacher after you have finished
doing the activities in Module 4.

Assistant Superintendent

Teachers Superintendent’s Message

Superintendent’s Students to
to students Message parents

Principals to teachers

Post Listening

1. What was the focus of the original message?

(Answer this in outline form.)

2. What changes occurred in the assistant superintendent’s

message to the principals? Based on the Assistant
Superintendent’s message

a. Where will Halley’s Comet appear?

b. What is the phenomenal event that occurs only once every
75 years?

3. Based on the principals’ message to the teacher –

a. Who is phenomenal?
b. Where will Halley’s Comet appear?
c. What occurs once every 75 years?

4. This time, based on the teachers’ message to the students –

a. Who will appear in the school auditorium?

b. Who would be with the supervisor?
c. Who would occur once every 75 years?
d. If it rains, what will the superintendent do?

5. In the students’ message to their parents, what changes

appeared?

a. Who is 75-years old?

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 b. What will the Superintendent do?
c. Who will accompany the superintendent?

Activity 2: Speaking

Task 1

Sounds in focus /ey/ and / /

Directions: Read the following phrases and words from the selection as clearly as you
can:

Halley’s comet today’s observation

this area once every year
on the athletic field explain this
if it rains superintendent’s message

Task 2

Directions: Read the dialogue below and answer the questions that follow:

James: Come and read this, Dave.

I got it in the mail.
Dave: Let me see.
James: Read it aloud.
Dave: (reading the note)
“Avoid the aches and pains.
Stay out of danger.
Live life with grace.
Don’t be lazy.
Stay in shape.
Face life with faith in God.”
James: Well, what do you make of it?
It sounds strange to me.

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 Dave: Hmmm. It means this. Have a good life. Stay healthy.
Have faith in God.
Questions:

1. What is the message of the letter?

2. Why do you think James considered it strange?

Task 3

Now, pronounce the words found in the chart below, and answer the questions that
follow.

A. health Help
Wealth red cells
Bread Eggs
B. play made up
Cakes Aids
They Days

1. What vowel sound do the words in letter A have in common?

2. What vowel sound do the words in letter B have in common?

Task 4: Practice Exercise

1. Read the words found in the chart below:

/ey/ / /
pain Pen
fade fed
date debt
fail fell
mate met
main men
bait bet
sail sell
wait wet
tail tell

2. Read the following sentences aloud.

a) The ten men went through great pains to pay their debts.
b) Let us sell the plates in the midnight sale.
c) The lady tells the tale of long ago.

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 d) On this date, all the nations debts will be paid.
e) They will wait for the mail today.
Task 5: Identifying the /ey/ and /E/ sounds.

Directions: Read the following passage aloud. Then, underline the words with /ey/ as in
“cake” and encircle those with /E/ as in “sell”.

1. “Any person can have good health if he goes about his activities
in the right way. Good health is not a gift to a favored few.
Health is the intended state for all and can be achieved.”

2. “Breakfast should not be missed. Students say they are not

hungry and dash off to school without breakfast. School work
and play call for a substantial breakfast of cereal or rice, an egg,
a glass of milk. Ham or bacon, one or two slices of bread, and
an orange or a banana. Have a good night’s rest and sleep, get
up early, and sit down to an enjoyable hearty breakfast.”

3. “Take a deep breath to be healthy. The main purpose of

breathing is to get oxygen into our lungs. All vital processes in
the body depend on oxygen. Since the moment you took your
first breath, your lungs have never been without air. When you
inhale, your lungs expand. They are full of air. The blood takes
the oxygen from this air and leaves the waste gas – carbon
dioxide – in the lungs. When you exhale, the carbon dioxide is
squeezed out of your lungs. The more oxygen you have, the
brighter will be your color, the more pep you will have, the
smarter you will be.”

Task 6: Writing a Draft for a Speech

Directions: Imagine yourself to be a resource speaker invited in a school convocation. The

topic is “Having a Sound Body is having a Sound Mind.”

Write a short speech that you will deliver. But before you do, here are some guidelines:

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 Writing Unified Paragraphs

1. Keep to the Main Idea

You can express a paragraph’s main idea in a direct statement

– that is, in a topic sentence. Or you can imply the main idea by
suggesting it indirectly through your choice of supporting details.

2. Include Supporting Details

In a unified paragraph, each sentence provides one or more

details that support the main idea. The supporting details can be
sensory details, examples or incidents, facts, statistics and
reasons.

3. Examples of Incidents

Sometimes one of the best ways to develop a paragraph is

through describing examples or incidents. For example, to develop
the idea of “Having a Sound Body”, you might tell about something
that happened to you or someone you know.

To check on whether your paragraph is unified, ask yourself

whether-

4. every paragraph has an implied or stated topic sentence

5. examples of incidents to help you make your point
6. facts that help support your main idea.

Are you ready to write your speech? After you have written your draft you should
prepare for presentation.

Writing Rubrics: To prepare for presentation, you should-

 Decide the best way to present your speech.

 Prepare a carefully edited written copy.
 Check your draft for errors in grammar, punctuation, etc.

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Activity 3: Reading A Text entitled, “Have we Forgotten?”

Pre-reading:

Vocabulary Building

Task 1

Directions: Match the meaning of the vocabulary words in column A, with their meanings
in column B. You may consult the dictionary just in case you are not sure of
your answer. Write the letter of your answer on the blanks on the left.

Column A Column B

____1. the rebound of a bullet; stone, etc. after a. sanity

striking a surface . b. topsy-turvy
____2. mysterious; weird c. vermin
____3. a loose, gown like garment d. penny-ante
____4. one who travels especially for a religious e. tick off
purpose f. best
____5. To defeat g. pilgrim
____6. to check or mark h. tunic
____7. a poker game i. uncanny
____8. pests j. rocket
____9. disordered or confused k. to frustrate
____10.soundness of mind

Task 2

Directions: Complete the following sentences by filling up the blanks with the appropriate
word from the column B.

1. Hundreds of _____ flock to the “Our Lady of Manauag” Shrine in

Pangasinan to pray for a miracle.
2. On my way home last night, I had an _____ feeling that
someone was following me.
3. I had to fix my room because things were _____.

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 4. _____ are worn mostly by people from the Arabian countries.
5. Lets play _________.
6. Ron has ______ Jerico in a swimming competition.
7. Firing guns during New Year’s Eve has been banned because
bullets might _____ and harm people.
8. Not working too hard will help you keep your _____.
9. You will have less ____ in your house if you clean
conscientiously everyday.
10. In some tests, you have to____ the correct answers.

While Reading

Directions: Read the text silently. Then answer the questions that follow.

Have We Forgotten?
Teodoro Benigno

(1) Have we forgotten?

(2) Many of the cronies of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos are back
in town, giving us lessons on good manners and right conduct, and telling
us can restore sanity to our topsy-turvy world. When they were in power,
they screwed this country upside down, backward and forward. Some of
them certainly have inside information on who pulled the strings that killed
Ninoy, but nobody is talking. It’s funny but I do remember how we passed
the word that we would never again talk to these people because they
were vermin that they were a disgrace to the Filipino race that they
feasted on the tables of Bacchus, that they made Ali Baba and his Forty
Thieves look like penny-ante pirates. Now, we’re not only talking to them.
The red carpet is out for them as 1992 beckons.
(3) Have we forgotten?
(4) Yes, maybe we have as sooner or later, we shall forget about
the July 16 earthquake. How many remember the horrors in this country of
the Second World War really? And Bataan? Corregidor? The Death
March? A Wagnerian dusk, it seems, has settled on these events, for we
Filipinos do not want to remember suffering. We remember them as dates
to be ticked off as we tick off the dates of people who have died in our
families, dates on a number of graves over which candles flicker but an
instant on All Souls’ Day. Then we forget the rest of the year. The
landscape of our memory rejects embarrassing, shameful, sad and tragic
recollections, like a baseball catcher saying no with his head when the
pitcher wants to heave a sinker or a knuckle ball.
(5) Yes, we may have forgotten and that is our tragedy as a people.
(6) But we who knew Ninoy can never forget. He touched our lives
like a slice of the sun touches a part of a tree, followed by a playful gust of
wind. He taught us what courage was, for Ninoy loved nothing better than
danger. He dared Ferdinand Marcos many times and I would have loved
to see a debate between him and the Bard of Batac after his exile in

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 Boston. I knew Ninoy would easily best him. At the beginning, their minds
ran along parallel lines. But when the dictator imprisoned Ninoy, he drove
the prisoner to the reading of thousands of books, in the middle of which
was the only book that really mattered - the Good Book.
(7) From Boston on a fine August morning, he put on the pilgrim’s
tunic, set off for Manila with a smile and a quotation from Archibald
MacLeish, a bulletproof vest he knew would be useless against a shot in
the head, a rosary whose beads he had run through with his right finger
and thumb thousands of times, and the uncanny, even spooky intuition
that he could be shot dead upon arrival. He was shot dead. It was a shot
whose generation perhaps will pick up the memory again, and who
knows?
(8) Like the crack of a bullwhip, the shout of “Ninoy! Ninoy!” on that
funeral day will stir the heart once again, and he would not have died in
vain.

Task 3

Directions: Answer the following questions.

1. Who were considered as “vermin” and a “disgrace” to the

Filipino society? Why were they regarded as such?

2. What historical event does the author think we Filipino has

forgotten? What other events do we remember only once a
year?

3. According to Benigno, why do we tend to forget such events?

4. What is the real tragedy of the Filipino race?

5. In paragraph 6 Benigno says those who knew Ninoy would not

forget him. Why? List all the reasons Benigno mentions in his
article.

Reasons why I cannot

forget Ninoy.
Teodoro .
Benigno .
.

6. What does the writer mean in the last line?

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 “Like the crack of a bullwhip, the shout of “Ninoy! Ninoy!” on that
funeral day will stir the heart once again, and he would not have
died in vain.”

Task 4: Focus on the Writer’s Craft

1. How does the writer begin his essay?

2. Why do you think Teodoro Benigno repeats the question “Have we
forgotten? What is the purpose of the rhetorical question”Have we
forgotten?”
3. In paragraph 2, Teodoro Benigno concentrates on Ferdinand and Imelda
Marcos. What do you think is the purpose of this paragraph?
4. What is the purpose of paragraph 5? Why do you think Teodoro Benigno
had to use a one sentence paragraph to explain his point?
5. What figure of speech was used in the last paragraph? Why does the
writer compare the shout to a crack of a bullwhip”?

Task 5: Sequencing and Organizing Ideas from a text.

Directions: Recall what you have learned in Module 3. Here are some reminders:

Statement of Main Idea – Thesis Statement

Supporting Ideas – explained in the body paragraphs
Concluding Idea

Now analyze the organization of the essay, then complete the

cartoon below. Write your answers inside the boxes.
Main Idea

Supporting Ideas

Paragraph 4

Paragraph 2

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 Paragraph 6 Paragraph 7

Conclusion

Task 6.

Directions:

1. Answer the question, “Have we forgotten? Write your answers on the

boxes below:

Have we forgotten?

Effects of forgetting

2. Cite values learned from “Ninoy’s” example.

Ninoy’s Example

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Activity 4: Grammar

Task 1

Directions: Look at the following illustrations and recall an instance where these
equipments were used. Then number them according to the sequence to
follow. You may read the information inside the box on the next page before
you answer.

After you have numbered the illustration below, show your work to
your teacher.

Uses of Transition Devices

Transition devices are words and phrases that show how ideas
are related in chronological or sequential order of appearance.
Transition for chronological or sequential order are before, after, first,
next, second, then, finally, last at last, soon, whom, meanwhile, after a
while, later, while, as soon as and now.

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Task 2

Directions: Fill the blanks with the correct answers. You may use the words below:

Next first then

And finally

How To Make Table Salt

To make your own table salt, follow these steps: _____

prepare powdered compounds called calcium chloride and sodium
carbonate. _____ dissolve the compounds in separate containers.
_____, pour the liquid from both containers together. _____ allow the
mixture to stand. When tiny particles have settled at the bottom of the
container, carefully pour the liquid into a pan leaving the leftover
element. _____, heat the pan until all the water boils away. Left on the
bottom of the pan is pure sodium chloride or table salt.

Task 3

Directions: Rearrange the jumbled sentence in sequential or chronological order by

numbering the sentences from 1 to 5. Write your answers on the blanks before
each sentence.

_____a. Now dial the number you wish to call.

_____b. the other lines answers, make your call as brief
possible.
_____c. First, listen to the dial tone.
_____d. If the line is busy get your coins back
_____e. Then, insert 2 peso coins into the coin hole.

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Activity 5: Writing

Pre-writing

Task 1

Directions: Read the following lines/sentences from the article “Have we forgotten?” Then
identify the transitional devices used. Write your answers on the blanks below.

1. Somebody pulled the string that killed Ninoy but nobody’s talking

2. “It’s funny but I do remember how we passed the word”

3. “Then, we forget the rest of the year.”

4. “But we who knew Ninoy can never forget.”

Identify the different transitional devices. Write them down below.

1.______ 2._______ 3._______ 4.______

Here are some more transitional Devices that you can use in speaking
and writing.

After And Although As an Also

As soon as As But example As well
Before As if Even though For instance Besides
During As though However Such as Furthermore
Meanwhile In the same In contrast In addition
Soon way On the other Too
Still Like hand
While Likewise Yet
Until Similarly

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Task 2

1. Choose one of the memories you recalled at the beginning of this lesson.
Then organize your thoughts using this pattern:

2. Answer the following questions to help formulate the main idea.

What specifically makes the experience worth remembering?

Is there a lesson you learned from that experience?
How do you feel about yourself every time you recall these
events?

3. Do the exercises below: Write a paragraph entitled “My Most Memorable

Experience.” Follow the pattern given below:

What do you want to write about?

Main Idea _____________________________________________

Write the order of event in a time-line.

Use transitional devices to link your sentences in the paragraph.

While Writing

Task 1

Directions: Write five-to-six sentence narrative of your memorable experience. Encircle

the transitional devices you have used in you narrative.

Task 2

Directions: Write the final copy of your paragraph on a clean sheet of bond paper. Draw,
sketch and paste cutouts to illustrate your work.

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Activity 6: Appreciating Literature

Pre-Reading

Directions: Below is a picture of an old woman. Write the qualities or any words you can
associate with the picture.

Vocabulary Development

Directions: Study the following sentences. Using context clues, identify the meaning of
the underlined words and the clues to their meanings. You may consult a
dictionary if you are nor sure of their meanings.

1. Her harsh words intimidated the client.

a. Meaning b. clue

2. The insulting words he exclaimed added to the heavy burden of

the old woman.

a. meaning b. clue

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 3. I remember that drizzling cold afternoon when I felt the
sprinkling shower on my head.

a. meaning b. clue

4. Her whole body was soaked under the heavy rain.

a. meaning b. clue

5. The gentle and soothing voice of Tinay shows her care and
concern for the old woman.

a. meaning b. clue

While Reading

Directions: Read the selection silently. This is another form of writing, which can be
dramatized or shown as Chamber Theater. Be ready to answer the questions
that follow.

Twilight Hugs
(Adapted for Chamber Theater)
Genoveva Matute

SCENE I

Narrator: There was an old woman who has two sons. A loving
mother who had the strength and courage to face
challenges. A mother who was always with her children
even when they were old enough to take care of themselves.
Now, this mother has grown old and lonely.

NOTE: the narrator may be any of the characters

(Lola was sitting on her wheelchair with Lydia sitting near her and
holding on the nape of Lola)

Lydia: “La, are you really leaving us?”

Lola: “But where shall I go?” (she asked with laughter) I can’t even
move with this cursed rheumatism. How can I leave?
Lydia: That’s nice, nice! (She released her hold on grandma’s nape and
she clapped her hands.) that’s what I said; you wont ever go
to Odet’s!
Lola: (This light laughter slowly vanished peering into the grandchild’s
face) This sprite, what mouthful of nonsense! Why should I

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 go to Odet’s? I don’t even know where they live. I’ve gone
to them only twice . . . and God knows when.
Carmen: “Lydia” Carmen called)
Narrator: The voice that grandma heard was not harsh, not angry.
Cool. Cool. Carmen was soaping hard Lydia’s hands.
Ramon: “Mother,” Ramon gently said. “Rey would like you to stay
with his daughter, Odet. If you’d just think of it, you have not
really known your grandchild.(soft laughter without sparkle
accomplished Ramon’s words.) “And I said that Carmen and
I would not allow him to take you away from us, but”. . .
Lola: “And I don’t want to go there. It was you who said that I didn’t
even know my grandchildren or my daughter-in-law by
Rey” . . . Mother answered.
Ramon: “But Rey might get hurt.” “So Carmen and I would allow that
. . . you spend vacation with them.”
Lola: (Talking to herself, face away from Ramon) “Spend my vacation . .
. at the home . . . of my youngest?” “Where does my
youngest stay? What is the name of the girl she married?
Odet must be my granddaughter by my youngest child. I
cannot even recall her face.”
Ramon:“Mother, are you listening?”
Narrator: The voice of Ramon rang through the million thoughts that
lumbered through her brain. Why would a million thoughts
frequent her mind? Heavy were the hands that touched her
shoulder.
Ramon: “Carmen and I have discussed this Mother. We have agreed
to consider Rey’s wishes.” (Ramon leaves)
Tinay the maid:
“Lola, take this medicine for your skin. Here quickly drink
water; your medicine is very bitter.”
Tinay: “Lola, Mr. And Mrs. Valli are coming.”
Lola: “Who?”
Tinay: “That Mrs., the comrade of Nyora Carmen, the one who says that
when she sees you, she almost sees her mother who died.
She says that Lydia is fortunate because she has a
grandmother. Her child does not have any.”
Lola: “Oh, is she the one?”

SCENE II

Narrator: It was drizzling that afternoon when Rey arrived. It was

Tinay the maid who told Lola the arrival.
Tinay: “Lola, what guest are you talking about? That was Mang Rey!
Your own son, don’t you know him? Tinay said laughing.
Narrator: Something suddenly sang inside grandmother. Something
danced about. Something shone bright. She peered with

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 her eyes of the fading light at the tall and husky figure that
went straight into the living room.
As swift as her memory, was the way she turned the wheels
of her chair towards where her youngest went. Her bony
fingers would love very much to touch that face akin to her
dear departed. Her eyes would love very much to see the
figure that she once cradled in her young arms.

At the door she halted as she heard the loud voices of her sons.

Voice over All through the years, we took care of her. Now that it is your
turn; you always made excuses. Is it because you cannot get
anything from her anymore?
Ramon: “And didn’t I tell you that we would be traveling around the
world? How could we do that when you don’t want to take
care of her?”

Narrator: Carmen’s voice came. A cool voice which Lola could not
understand. A cool voice that sank through the marrow of
her bones. As cool as the droplets of rain that pelted her as
she moved her chair into the terrace. As cool as the twilight
that hugged her body of bones. Now, she was beginning to
understand things better. She turned the wheels of her chair
and clutched at the doorknob. It was locked. With the
drowsiness that fell over her, come a million thoughts. She
can hear the voice of her husband.

Voice over We have put them through college. They can start growing
themselves. We can travel together even just to Mindanao
and to Ilocos. Let us visit our hometown before we die.

Voice over
Lola’s Husband’s Voice:
“No, it’s wrong to give them all they need and spend on them
the little that is left for our savings. They might turn selfish.”

Lola’s Voice: “My two sons grown selfish? Oh but you do not know them
as I know them.”

Narrator: It was Tinay who saw Lola in the terrace.

Tinay: “Oh, God, this old woman, why are you getting soaked in the rain?
Come inside. What are you whispering?”

Lola: “Mrs. Valli . . . Mrs. Valli . . . Mrs. Valli . . .”

Tinay: “Oh, God, Lola must be getting to be a child again. Come inside.”

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 Narrator: There was a whole world of gentleness, of caring in the
voice of Tinay the maid.

Post Reading

Task 1

Directions: Answer the following questions:

1. Who are the characters in the story? Give an adjective to

describe each one.
2. Describe Lola-

physically-
mentally
emotionally.

3. In making decisions about Lola’s life, did the sons consult her?

4. What do you think consulting Lola would mean for her?

5. Why do you think it is entitled “Twilight Hugs?”

6. What does the story reveal about the way people treat the
aged?

Task 2

Directions: Trace the organization of the story; emphasize the highlights of the events.

Lola with Lydia Ramon & Lola Lola and Tinay

Lola heard Lola recalled the Lola’s reaction after

Ramon message of her knowing the truth
husband

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 Illustrate the character of “Lola” and her sons. Tell them to discuss the
wrong attitude of his son towards her.

Lola Ramon and Rey

Old
Weak
Forgetful
Sensitive

Task 3

Directions: look back on what they have learned in the particular lesson. Organize your
ideas by putting details inside the boxes:

Listening-
Speaking Reading Grammar

Values Literature Writing

Task 4

Directions: Write a narrative entry on your journal the things you have learned during the
week. Use details indicated in the boxes above. Remember to use the
transitional devices you have studied and correct organization of ideas.

When the wood for the fireplace in our Baguio home was delivered
one afternoon, I stocked it in the garage. 1._________ Dad noticed the
wood and asked one to move it. “If you leave it in the garage, ”he said,
“we will have mice in the garage and in the house too. Stock it between
the two pine tress and cover it with plastic.” 2._________ I was too busy
with homework to move the wood. 3.________ our class had a meeting
and the wood still remained in the garage. 4.________ Dad had waited
long enough. “Move that wood!” he commanded. “This morning a mouse
tried to catch a ride with me on the hood of the car.”

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 Have you finished? Now, it is time to take the Post Test.

Post Test

1. Fill the blanks with the correct transitional word chosen from the Box.

When Next Finally

First Then Now

A simple magnifying lens can be made from a piece of wire and a drop of
water. 1) _______, partly fill a container with water. 2) _______, cut a
piece of thin wire about six inches long. Bend one end of the wire, forming
a small loop. 3) _______ twist the wire at the bottom of the loop to hold it
in place. 4) _______ you are ready to dip the loop into the water. 5)
_______ you do, a drop of water will stay in the loop, 6) ______ look
through the drop of water. You will see things magnified four or five times
their real size.

2. Rearrange the jumbled sentences in sequential order by numbering them. Then

rewrite the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. They may choose title from
the following”

1. Rags and Her Puppies

2. A Risky Hobby
3. A Protective Mother
4. Photographing Rags

__________As I walk close to her and her pups, she charged at me,
barking in a mild, high-pitched voice.
__________Only later did I learn that all animals are very protective of
their young.
__________Photographing pets can sometimes be a dangerous and
expensive hobby.
__________Although my hobby has its risks, the chance to snap good
pictures is worth it.
__________One day last week, I went to our garage to take some
pictures of Rags and her newborn puppies.

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__________Before I knew it, I was racing to the door, dropping my
camera on the way

3. Arrange the. Words under the column where they belong:

In any Order)

bake face well care sake

make bread shell bell said

/ ey/ sounds /E/ sounds.

I. 1
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.

4. Choose from the list the correct transition words to complete the sentences.

the following day

the next day
later that afternoon
by the third day

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 Self – Check for Pretest

A. Speech (in any order)

/ey/ as in bay /E/ as in bet

1.rain 6. Ben
2. Take 7. Egg
3. say 8. dead
4. brake 9. tell
5. lay 10. send

B. Vocabulary

Cell 1. a 2. b 3. c
Stone 1. c 2. a 3. b

C. Transitions:

1. When 4. not only/but also

2. because 5. while
3. Although

Story Map

Title: The Little Daisy Author: Anonymous

Characters:
1. Prince.
2. Peach tree
3.Chestnut
4.grass
5. Daisy

Setting: In the garden

Events: Name what each character gave to the Prince.
1 fruits
2.nests; shelter
3.grass; food for cattle
4.best daisy; make place beautiful

Climax: (What did the daisy say to the Prince?)

“I try to be the best little daisy; I make this place beautiful.”

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 Resolution: What was the answer of the Prince?
“There is none better than you.”

Self-Check for Activity 1.

Pre-Listening

List down names of people, places, event and the day and time of the occurrence based
on the text you are going to hear.

A. People

1.School Superintendent
2.Assistant Superintendent
3.School Principal
4.Teachers
5.Students

B. Occurrence

6 Watching Halley’ comet appearance.

C. Day and Time of Occurrence

Thursday Time: 10:30AM

D. Place:

Athletic field or auditorium (if it rains)

E. Details

Halley’s comet appearance once every 75

years
School principals will assemble teachers and students
in the athletic field
It if rains, classes should go to
auditorium for film viewing

While Listening.

Show your work to your Teacher for her comments and suggestions.

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Post Listening

1. What was the focus of the original message?

(Answer this in outline form.)
Halley’s Comet appearance once every 75 years
School principals will assemble teachers and students in the
athletic field
It if rains, classes should go to auditorium for film viewing

2. What changes occurred in the assistant superintendent’s

message to the principals? Based on the Assistant
superintendent’s message

a. Where will Halley’s Comet appear?

Over the athletic field.

b. What is the phenomenal event that occurs only once every 75

years?
Film Showing

3. Based on the principals’ message to the teacher –

a. Who is phenomenal?
The superintendent of Schools.

b. Where will Halley’s Comet appear?

At the auditorium

c. What occurs once every 75 years?

The Superintendent will give another order.

4. This time, based on the teachers’ message to the students –

a. Who will appear in the school auditorium?

The superintendent

b. Who would be with the supervisor?

Halley’s Comet

c. Who would occur once every 75 years?

Halley’s Comet

d. If it rains, what will the superintendent do?

Cancel the comet and order us all to the phenomenal
athletic field.

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 5. a. Who is 75 years old?
The Superintendent of the school.
b. What will the Superintendent do?
Cancel all classes
c. Who will accompany the Superintendent?
Bill Halley and the comets

Self-check for Activity 2

Activity 2: Speaking
Task 1
Note: If you have any difficulty pronouncing some of the words,
consult your teacher for the correct pronunciation.

Task 2
1. Have a good life.
Stay healthy.
Have faith in God.
2. Answers may vary

Task 3

1. / E/ sounds
2. /ey/ sounds

Task 4

Words with /ey/ sounds Words with /E/ sounds

Favored health
Any
State breakfast
Say cereal
Play egg
Bacon bread
Main hearty
Air breath
Inhale health
Takes healthy
Waste

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 exhale

Task 5 & 6

(Consult your teacher about the draft that you have written for
corrections, comments and suggestions.)

Self-Check for Activity 3

Before Reading

Task 1

1. j 6. e
2. I 7. d
3. h 8. c
4. g 9. b
5. k 10. a

Task 2.

1. pilgrims 6. frustrated
2. uncanny 7. rocket
3. topsy-turvy 8. sanity
4 tunics 9. vermin
5.penny-ante 10. tick

While Reading

Task 3

Expected Answers

1. The Marcoses . Because of their abuses of power.

2. Bataan, Corregidor and the Death March
3 The landscape of our memory rejects shameful, sad and tragic
recollections.
4. We forget important events.

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 5. He touched our lives. He gave us courage.
6. We should not forget Ninoy.

Task 4

1. with a question
2. for emphasis
3. to recall the past
4. It is a transition paragraph
5. A metaphor; to stir the heart once again.
Task 5

Main Idea
Have we Forgotten
important events in the
past?
Supporting Ideas

Marcos and The landscape of

his cronies are our memories
back again. rejects tragedies
and tragic events

Paragraph 2
Paragraph 4

We know Ninoy was shot

Ninoy can never dead
forget

Paragraph 6 Paragraph 7

Conclusion The shout “Ninoy! Ninoy! On his

funeral day will stir the heart once
again, and he would not have died
in vain.

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Task 6

Directions:

1. Answer the question, “Have we forgotten? Write your answers on the

boxes below:

Have we forgotten?

His death Effects of forgetting

It became our
Death March tragedy as a people.

WW-II

2. Cite values learned from “Ninoy’s” example.

courage

patriotism

Ninoy’s Example
wisdom

religiosity

Activity 4: Grammar
Task 1 Consult your teacher for the answer.
Task 2 First, next, then, and finally.

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 Task 3 a (4) b (5) c (1) d (3) e (2)

Self-Check for Activity 5

Task 1

Show your work to your teacher for her suggestions and comments.

Task 2

Directions: look back on what they have learned in the particular lesson. Organize your
ideas by putting details inside the boxes:

Listen to Trace Use of

sounds sequence transitional
/ey/ & ?E? of Events words

Remember Express Write an

our past understanding organized
essay.

While Writing

Task 1

Show your essay to your teacher for her comments and suggestions.

Task 2

Show your work to your teacher for her comments and

suggestions.

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Self-Check for Activity 6

Pre-reading

Vocabulary Development
(Suggested Answers)

1. a. irritating b. intimidated
2. a. load b. heavy
3. a. raining b. shower
4. a .soaked b. heavy rain
5. a. kind b. gentle

Post Reading:

Task 1

1. Check the answer with your teacher

2. Describe Lola-
physically- weak
mentally - forgetful
emotionally- insecure

3. In making decisions about Lola’s life, did the sons consult her?
Answer: No
4. What do you think consulting Lola would mean for her?

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 Answer: It will make her feel happy and important.
5. Why do you think it is entitled “Twilight Hugs?”
Because lola is in her twilight years and she wants to be treated kindly.
6. What does the story reveal about the way people treat the aged?
People ignore them and treat them unkindly.
Task 2

1. Trace the organization of the story; emphasize the highlights of the events.

Lydia makes Ramon did not Tinay was

fun of Lola consult her gentle with Lola

Lola did not Lola recalled the Lola could not

hear Ramon message. believe her sons
were cruel.

2. Illustrate the character of “Lola” and her sons. Tell them to discuss the wrong
attitude of his son towards her.

Lola Ramon and Rey

Old Unkind
Weak Impatient
Forgetful Disrespectful
Sensitive No concern for Lola

Task 3

Directions: look back on what they have learned in the particular lesson. Organize your
ideas by putting details inside the boxes:

Listen to Trace Use of

sounds sequence transitional
/ey/ & ?E? of Events words

Remember Express Write an

our past understanding organized
essay.

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Task 4

Show your essay to your teacher for her comments and suggestions.

Self-Check for the Post Test:

1. Transitions

1. First 4. when
2. Next 5. then
3. Now 6. Finally

2. Show your work to your teacher for her comments and suggestions.

3. Sounds (in any order)

/ey/ /E/

bake bread
face well
care bell
snake shell
sake said

4. Transitions:

1. Later that afternoon

2.the following day
3.The next day
4.By the third day

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Now that you have finished Module 4, you are expected to have learned the following:

 Listened to and verified information, and pointed out flaws and errors
in transmitting information.

 Wrote a short talk on keeping memory active and alert.

 Distinguished vowel sound /ey/ and //

 Traced the sequence and organization using a map/web.

 Determined the basic pattern of text organization

 Used transitional devices and sequential order in narrating an event.

 Wrote an organized narrative essay

 Deduced the meaning of words through context clues

Did you get a high score in all the tests? Good. If not, you may need
to review the parts, which you did not understand very well. Consult
your teacher if you have any problems in any part of the module.

Now it is time to go to Module 5

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