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English

Quarter 2 - Learner’s
Activity Sheet 1

Using Listening
Strategies Based
on Purpose

English 7
Quarter 1 - Learner’s Activity Sheet 1
 Using Listening Strategies Based on Purpose

Name: __________________________________________________________
Section: ________________________________ Score: ___________________

I. TOPIC: Using Listening Strategies Based on Purpose

II. MELC: Using listening strategies based on purpose, familiarity with the topic and
levels of difficulty of short texts listened to.
(EN7VC-1-a-6)

a. Determine the purpose of your listening

b. Get the gist of a short video on a particular scene that caught your
interest
c. Draw out the message of the song listened to

III. WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

Before starting your journey in this module on becoming a better listener, let us see
what you already know about the lesson.

Instruction: Read the statements carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is correct
and write FALSE if it is incorrect. Write your answers in your English notebook.

1. We always understand what we listen to.

2. When we listen, we listen to every word that the speaker is saying.
3. We can predict or guess the topic that the speaker is sharing based on the words
that he or she uses.
4. We use our prior knowledge when we try to understand the message of the
speaker or the material we listen to.
5. It is important to listen to the whole material to get the message of the speaker.
6. We only listen when we want to.
7. When we are listening to something and we do not understand it, we should not
listen to it anymore.
8. Listening to the material once is enough to understand its content.
9. We should take note when we listen.
10. Listening is very important in good communication.
11. We listen to understand.
12. We should prepare ourselves before listening to something or someone.
13. We should ignore words that are less important when we are listening.
14. When we listen to conversations, the words that people use help us to infer the
type of relationship they have with one another.
15. We will not experience problems when we listen.

What is it?
 Listening Strategies Based on Purpose

In the previous lesson, you have learned the main styles in reading. You have
learned that as you read, you should know your purpose to identify the most
appropriate reading strategy to be used. While in listening, it is also important to
know several strategies so you can completely understand the entire message and
avoid misunderstanding.

Direction: Read the following questions and try to answer these questions. Write
your answer in your notebook. After the discussion, check if you were able to answer
the questions correctly.

1. What are the factors to consider when you listen?

2. What are the things to do when you listen?
3. Why do you listen to someone or something?
4. Why does a person need to listen?

Here are some of the reasons why you listen:

• to obtain information;
• to understand;
• to learn;
• to communicate;
• to enjoy;

Here are some of the things that you should do while you are listening:

Listening for the Main Idea

The purpose of listening is to grasp the main points or general information

presented by the speaker or from the audio/video you are listening to. When you
listen, there are times when you get stuck on a detail, on a word or on a phrase that
you do not understand. This can hinder you to see the bigger picture of the
message.
When you are listening to get the main idea, you can possibly get the whole
picture by being able to identify one crucial difference. Information comes in a
sequence and in that sequence, there are content words like nouns, pronouns and
adjectives that can help you form the picture. Therefore, you need to listen more
carefully and attentively to capture the entire message.

Listening for Details

You listen to gather specific important details or information. When you listen
to get specific details like names, date, object or place, you do not need to put your
attention to the entire message of the selection that you are listening to. You can
ignore anything that does not sound relevant. This way, you can narrow down your
search and get the detail that you need. You can also select the materials that you
are going to listen when you need the specific details.

Predicting the Content

 Your knowledge in the world helps you anticipate the kind of information you
are likely to hear. When you are listening to a news, you can often predict the kind of
words or language that will be used. Your stock knowledge or any stored information
in the brain can also help us predict the topic of a specific content.

Inferring the Meaning

When you listen, it is also important to infer the meaning presented by the speaker
using clues and your prior knowledge to work out the meaning of what you hear.
Similarly, you can infer relationship between people from the words they use. People
who have intimate relationships usually use informal language and those who have
work relationships usually use formal language. By using context clues, you can
identify what is being said, who is speaking, and what is taking place.

Suggestions for Improving Your Listening Skills

Before You Listen

1. Think about the topic of the text you are going to listen to. What do you already
know about it? What could be possibly the content of the text?
2. If you have to do a task on listening, check whether you have understood the task
correctly.
3. Think about what kind of text you are going to listen to.
4. Relax and make yourself ready to pay attention to the listening text.

While You Are Listening

1. It is not necessary to understand every single word. Try to ignore those words that
you think are less important anyway.
2. If there are words or issues that you don’t understand, use your general knowledge as
well as context to find out the meaning.
3. If you still don’t understand something, use a dictionary to look up the words or
ask someone else for help
4. Focus on keywords and facts.
5. Take notes to support your memory.
6. Intonation and stress of the speakers can help you understand what you hear.
7. Try to think ahead. What might happen next? What might the speakers say?
Which words might they use?

After Listening
1. Think about the text again. Did you understand the main point?
2. Remember the speculations you made before listening. Did it turn out to be true?
3. Review your notes.
4. Check whether you have completed your task correctly.
5. Did you have any problem while listening? Do you have any problem in
completing your task? Identify your problems and ask someone for help.
6. Listen again to difficult passages.

ACTIVITIES
Activity 1. Self- Assessment

Let us check how good you are in extracting the important details in a selection you
are about to listen.

1. Find a news report from YouTube, radio, or television.

A. Cite the details of the news:

a. When was it aired? ________________________________
b. Name of the station. _______________________________
2. Write the important details from the news.
a. What is the event?
b. Who are the people involved?
c. When did it happen?
d. Where did it happen?
e. Why did it happen?
f. How did it happen?

Activity 2. Make a Call

Choose from your contacts a person whom you think is suitable for an interview.
He/she can be a barangay official, a professional or someone whom you can
consider successful. Let that person share to you his or her life story before
becoming a successful person. Here are your guide questions for interview:

1. What motivated you to become a __________________ (state his/her profession,

or present work)?
2. What are your characteristics and skills that made you a successful
__________________ (state his/her profession, or present work)??
3. What are the hardships that you have encountered?

(Note: You can add questions that you would like to ask.)
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IV. GENERALIZATION
Using the graphic organizer below, show us your learning progress in this
module.

THREE (3) THINGS I HAVE LEARNED

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TWO (2) THINGS I FOUND INTERESTING

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ONE (1) QUESTION I HAVE

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V. APPLICATION
Answer briefly the question below.
What is the purpose of listening? Write your responses in a sheet of paper.

VI. ASSESSMENT
How is your journey through this module? Let us check what you have learned. Listen to the
news report from this link: https://www.youtu.be/gfoZlu9Ssys. Answer the questions
given below. While listening, apply the strategies that you have learned.

Answer the questions given below. While listening, apply the strategies that you
have learned. You can read the questions first before listening to the audio.
1. What does COVID - 19 stand for? What is this virus?
2. Who is the speaker of the topic “COVID 19 virus”?
3. What are the two other corona viruses that cause forms of common colds?
4. What is the similarity between COVID - 19 and influenza?
5. What hampers the development of the vaccine for COVID -19?
6. What are used as models to test the developed vaccine?
7. What do we need to understand in the development of its vaccine?

VII. ANSWER KEY

What I Need to Know

1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
6. FALSE
7. FALSE
8. FALSE
9. TRUE
10. TRUE
11. TRUE
12. TRUE
13. TRUE
14. TRUE
15. FALSE
Activity 1. Self- Assessment (Answers vary)

Activity 2. Make a Call (Answers vary)

Generalization (Answers vary)

Application (Answers vary

Assessment
1. COVID-19 stands for corona virus disease 2019. Corona viruses represent a group
of viruses that have been discovered in the 1960s and these viruses are said to
affect both human and animals.
2. The speaker of the topic COVID 19 IS Dr. Amorsolo Suguitan, Jr., Internal
Medicine Physicianand Former Virologist.
3. a. SARS b. MERS COVID
4. Both of these viruses cause the patients to have fever, cough, short breath, muscle
ache.
5. What hampers the development of vaccine is how are we going to demonstrate
that it is safe and it is effective.
6. Animals are used as models in testing vaccine.
7. It occurs in several phases and it undergoes challenges.

VIII. REFERENCES

Books
English Learner’s Material 7. Department of Education – Bureau of Learning Resources
(DEPED-BLR), 1st Edition, 2017.
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