English 9 Module Module
English 9 Module Module
English-9-Module - module
9 Quarter 1
English
LEARNER’S MATERIAL
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English
Grade 9
Engish Grade 9
PIVOT IV-A Learner’s Material
Quarter 1
First Edition, 2020
This module aims to assist you, dear parents, guardians, or siblings of the
learners, to understand how materials and activities are used in the new normal. It
is designed to provide the information, activities, and new learning that learners
need to work on.
Activities presented in this module are based on the Most Essential Learning
Competencies (MELCs) for English as prescribed by the Department of Education.
You are expected to assist the child in the tasks and ensure the learner’s mastery of
the subject matter. Be reminded that learners have to answer all the activities in
their own notebook
The module is composed of different types of activities that are arranged according
to graduated levels of difficulty—from simple to complex. You are expected to
answer all activities on separate sheets of paper and submit the outputs to your
respective teachers on the time and date agreed upon.
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Parts of the
Description
LM
What I know?
The teacher presents activities, tasks , contents of value
and interest to the learners. This shall expose the learners
on what he/she knew, what he /she does not know and
What is in? what she/he wanted to know and learn. Most of the
activities and tasks must simply and directly revolved
around the concepts to develop and master the skills or
the MELC.
What is it?
What I have The teacher brings the learners to a process where they
learned? shall demonstrate ideas, interpretation , mindset or values
and create pieces of information that will form part of
their knowledge in reflecting, relating or using it effectively
What I can in any situation or context. This part encourages learners
achieve? in creating conceptual structures giving them the avenue
to integrate new and old learnings.
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Lesson
I
This lesson focuses on different kinds of modals. This also deals with the different
grammatical forms of modals as used in expressing permission, obligation and
prohibition. You are expected to identify the modals used in an article;
differentiate the different kinds of modals used in expressing permission,
obligation and prohibition; create dialogues using modals; and convert non-linear
to linear information.
Learning Task 1: Imagine that you are in your new school. Match the signage below
with their corresponding meaning Write your answers in your notebook.
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Learning Task 2: Choose the modal that best completes each statement. Write the
letters of your answers in your notebook.
1. There’s a lot of distractions coming from passing vehicles. _____ Lena close
the door?
A. must B. could C. would D. can
2. Caren _____ start investing now if she wants to retire soon.
A. can B. may C. would D. have to
3. Stanley _____ come to the session but his presence would lighten the mood
if he’s there.
A. couldn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. don’t have to
4. Serena can’t get a connection on her gadget. _____ she borrow yours?
A. have to B. may C. can D. would
5. It’s a controlled room. Unauthorized persons _____ come inside.
A. don’t have to B. can’t C. wouldn’t D. couldn’t
6. Jayson _____ be at the airport at least two hours before his flight.
A. has to B. can C. may D. would
7. The invitation says that you _____ only bring two guests with you to the
wedding.
A. have to B. can C. may D. could
8. Ethan _____ stay overtime in the office today rather than going and working
in the office this weekend.
A. must B. have to C. could D. would
9. I believe I ____ finish these tasks before the deadline.
A. may B. would C. could D. have to
10. Considering the event’s formality, the winners _____ wear their formal attire
for the awarding.
A. could B. must C. can D. would
Learning Task 3: Read the infographics below from the World Health Organization
(WHO). Identify the modals used in each picture and use them in your own
sentence. Write your answers in your notebook.
1.
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2.
3.
Modals are auxiliary or helping verbs. They may be used in expressing permission,
obligation and prohibition.
Examples: I believe I can fly.
Khodhy must call the police after the incident.
Janine has to prepare for her exams.
Bernadette doesn’t have to secure a permit for her to go out
of her house.
b. Could is also used as a more polite and more formal modal in asking permission
(which may not be given).
Examples: I could possibly ask my mom to cook it for us.
Could I interview the mayor?
Could you lend me your book?
c. May is the most polite and formal modal used in asking and giving
permission.
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a. Can’t is used in dealing with something against rules, laws and signs. This is
used when the speaker is not the one who sets the rules.
Examples: You can’t go out during the community quarantine.
(Quarantine Policy)
The company can’t apply for motion for reconsideration.
(Legal Proceeding)
You can’t buy any alcoholic beverages due to liquor ban.
(Liquor Ban Policy)
a. Has/Have to is used when obligation comes not from the speaker. The
obligation is set by an authority, rule or law.
Examples: I have to be in the airport before the flight departure.
She has to submit her report on time.
The company has to pay retrenchment benefits to its
employees.
b. Must is used when expressing obligation comes from the speaker or from an
authority.
Examples: I must call my husband now.
We must finish the report on time.
I must stay away from them.
4. No obligation expresses the absence of commitment or duty as one may do it or
not. Don’t (doesn’t) have to is used to express no obligation.
Examples: She doesn’t have to attend the funeral if she is not feeling well.
You don’t have to come to my office in person. You may
submit it online.
The employees don’t have to come this morning as the
activity will start in the afternoon.
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Learning Task 4: Copy and complete in your notebook the dialogue by supplying
phrases or modals + verbs expressing permission, obligation or prohibition
whichever is necessary.
Anna: I was not born with a golden spoon in mouth, so there is nothing I can’t do
to survive the situation I am in at present.
Andy: Likewise. We both grew up and raised in love, faith, patience, and
perseverance. We (1) ________ strong.
Anna: I (2) ________ that we (3) ________ to keep going to survive this pandemic.
Andy: Our government and all of us (4) ________ complacent in trying time like this.
Anna: Though we have our government to support us during this critical time,
we(5) ________ completely dependent on our government.
Andy: Yes, you said it right. We (6) ________ resourceful and frugal at times like
this.
Anna: I (7) ________ that we (8) ________ planting vegetables in our own backyard
or in any improvised plant box.
Andy: That’s a good idea, Anna. We, as responsible citizens, (9) ________ also
________ our government surpass this trying time.
Anna: Not only that...we (10) ________ compliant to the rules directed by our
government to get rid of this pandemic the soonest possible time.
Andy: Yeah! I got it right. Let’s go check what we (11) ________ and (12) ________
while under Enhanced Community Quarantine.
Anna: That is what we (13) ________ in times of crisis. We (14) ________of this
pandemic in no time at all if we will cooperate.
Andy: Come-on, friend! We (15) ________ a difference.
Learning Task 5: Using the infographic below from the World Health
Organization, convert it into a dialogue between two members of a family using
phrases or modals + verbs expressing permission, obligation or prohibition. Write
the di-
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Source: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
Learning Task 6: Get an article from a newspaper, journal or other online sources.
Copy or cut-and-paste it in your notebook. Then, highlight each modal used in the
article. Then, identify if the highlighted modals express permission, obligation or
prohibition.
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Learning Task 7: In your notebook, copy, study and underline the different modals
mentioned in this song. Then, analyze if the said modals express permission,
obligation and prohibition.
"Honestly" by
Harem Scarem
All the nights I sit and wonder there must be more to life
I'm sure that days and years go by while
I am living with a, living with a lonely feeling
Source: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/haremscarem/honestly.html
Disclaimer: The contents of this sample MOA from the MOAs provided by DepEd Central Office were revised and
aligned for the purpose of this lesson and the most essential learning competencies.
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
FOR WORK IMMERSION PARTNERSHIP
This Memorandum of Agreement is entered into this 24th day of August, 2020 in Cainta,
Rizal, Philippines, by and between:
SAN ISIDRO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, a public high school, with principal address
at Gate 2, Karangalan Village, City of Caintaytay, Philippines, represented in this
Agreement by its Principal, Raddel O. Greencross, Filipino, of legal age, and hereinafter
referred to as the SCHOOL;
-and-
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the SCHOOL is among those that will offer SHS to students in the community
to carry out DepEd’s objectives for SHS as spelled out above;
WHEREAS, to achieve this objective, the SCHOOL needs to enter into a Work Immersion
Partnership with the COMPANY;
WHEREAS, the COMPANY may avail of the Revenue Regulation No. 10 s. 2003
implementing the tax incentives provision of R.A. 8525 otherwise known as the Adopt-
ASchool Act of 1998;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the PARTIES
hereby agree as follows:
1. To supplement the formal curriculum of the SHS program with special inputs coming
from the COMPANY experts and practitioners in order to make the SHS program
aligned and consistent with work standards;
2. To develop in the students of the SHS program the knowledge and skills that are
relevant to the needs of the job market in the area
3. To provide SHS students relevant learning experiences by giving them exposure to the
actual workplace setting.
4. To form Work Immersion Partnership between SCHOOL and the COMPANY, the
students, faculty, and staff of the schools concerned will be allowed the use of and
access to the COMPANY workplace and equipment as part of their Work Immersion
Program.
A. Joint Responsibilities
1. They must create a joint working group that will prepare the action plan to
operationalize the partnership.
2. A joint steering committee has to be formed to monitor the progress of the partnership
and to make sure that the provisions of this Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) are
met.
3. Adherence to all laws, memoranda and circulars pertaining to child protection must be
carried out.
4. They may develop the students’ Work Immersion module specifying goals and
objectives, desired outcomes of the program and how these outcomes will be achieved,
also noting the specific knowledge, skills, attitudes and competencies that the student
should acquire after completing the program.
5. They can’t not develop a Work Immersion Daily Schedule of Activities that is not
consonant to the existing guidelines.
6. They have to formulate local school work immersion policies and guidelines on
selection, placement, monitoring, and assessment of students (immersion participants),
in order to ensure that each student is assigned to an immersion partner matched to
his/her desired track, qualifications and aptitude.
1. It must identify and indicate the SHS track/s, strand/s, and/or specialization/s which
will be the subject of the partnership
2. It must not seek for daily wages for its students
3. Students have to make the needed adjustments to contextualize the SHS subjects based
on inputs coming from the COMPANY.
4. It may designate a person who will be in-charge of coordinating with the COMPANY
and supervising the activities of the students for the duration of the Work Immersion
Program.
5. It has to continue to exercise its Special Parental Authority under the Family Code over
the Senior High School student under immersion in the premises of the partner.
6. Work Immersion coordinators have to monitor each student’s progress throughout the
duration of the entire work immersion program so as to make sure that the tasks
assigned to each student are meaningful, challenging, and applicable to his/her par-
ticular programs and are able to maximize the quality of the learning experience.
7. The school must provide the COMPANY an evaluation tool for the students’ immersion
performance.
8. A final grade must not be given unless the student has completed the requirements within
a prescribed period.
9. It has to inform the students that they have to adhere to the non- disclosure policies of the
COMPANY as agreed to by the School.
10. Signed Consent forms from the parents as applicable may be provided.
11. The COMPANY may be issued a Certificate of Participation in the SHS program for
whatever purpose it may serve.
12. The school can execute a deed of acceptance as a way of recognizing and acknowledging
the donation/s received from the COMPANY.
13. The school has to review, facilitate and endorse the application of the COMPANY to avail
of the tax incentives/exemption as specified in the R.A. 8525 otherwise known as The
Adopt-A-School Act of 1998.
1. The company has to assign a competent Immersion Coordinator from the COMPANY
to liaise with the School and supervise the students without prejudice to the special
parental authority of the school, its administrators and teachers for the duration of the
work immersion program so as to ensure efficient implementation of all stages of the
program.
2. Employees may provide inputs into the curriculum through the discussions or
workshops that DepEd will organize.
3. Employees may lend their expertise by making available the resident resource persons
to provide training to the students.
4. Allow students to be deployed in unsafe sections/departments/project sites of the
COMPANY must not be permitted.
5. It has to agree to the required number of hours of the immersion program set under
the DepEd SHS curriculum.
6. Additional immersion opportunities for students can be provided.
7. The company must provide students with an orientation about the COMPANY, its
line of business, and the work its employees do, and expose them to the various
stakeholders of the community in which the COMPANY operates for the students to
get a holistic understanding of its business.
10. Evaluation of students’ performance in the immersion venue may be provided by
accomplishing provided evaluation tool
11. A Certificate of Completion may be issued to the student trainees upon satisfactory
compliance with all requirements of the program.
12. The company can execute a deed of donation in favor of DepEd for the completed
Work Immersion Partnership.
13. It may submit to the Adopt-A-School Program Secretariat all pertinent documents in
support of the amount specified/claimed for the tax exemption application of the
COMPANY.
III. EFFECTIVITY
This agreement has to take effect for the duration of the Academic School Year and
is renewable every year. The COMPANY and the SCHOOL may submit their intention for
renewal of this agreement through formal notice within thirty (30) days before the expiration
of this Agreement.
The COMPANY and the SCHOOL can terminate their participation in the agree-
ment through formal written notice within thirty (30) days before the effectivity of the
termination. Both parties have to turnover all deliverables agreed thereto in the Work
Immersion Program. Termination must be subject to the mutual agreement between the
parties.
IV. LIABILITY
The school, its administrator and teachers exercising authority and supervision over
the Senior High School Student undergoing immersion in the premises of the partner may be
held accountable for the student’s acts.
The school and the work immersion partner must not be liable and not answer for
losses and damages arising from any accident, act, or omission directly attributable to its fault
or negligence, which may cause death or bodily injury to any persons, or loss or damage to
property, by or on account of the performance of the respective obligations by the parties
pursuant to this Agreement. Such responsibility must not be held both by the school and the
company/partner as pertained by the waiver signed by the parents or guardians of the work
immersion students.
DepEd cannot be liable for opportunity losses of the Company during the duration
and after the termination of this agreement.
This Agreement may be revised, amended or modified only through a written instrument duly
executed and signed by all parties.
WITNESSED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Melitona A. Mikla-Cadbury
MELITONA A. MILKA-CADBURY
Schools Division Superintendent
City Schools Division of Caintaytay
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Modals are auxiliary or helping verbs that may express permission (can, could,
may), prohibition (can’t, must not/mustn’t), obligation (have/has to, must) and no
obligation (don’t/doesn’t have to). They are necessary to determine the weight of
one’s action to be done or performed. They also help in understanding the source of
permission, obligation and/or prohibition.
Learning Task 9: You were to hire an applicant for Ethan and Joy Express, an
online shopping business that sells gadgets such as mobile phones, laptops, tables
and printers. Prepare a simple one-year contract between you (as an employer)
and the applicant. In stating the conditions of the contract, use modals that express
permission, prohibition and obligation/no obligation. Write/Place your contract in
your notebook. The contract should contain the following sections:
A. Salary
B. Benefits and Commission
C. Selling Policies
D. Pricing
Learning Task 10: Using the contract that you developed in Learning Task 8,
highlight or color the modals that express permission with green, prohibition modals
with yellow and obligation/no obligation modals with red .
Using Conditionals in Expressing Arguments
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This lesson focuses on forms and use of conditionals. As grammatical features,
conditionals is used in expressing stand or arguments which may be helpful in
persuading others to move or act and even change their thoughts. You are
expected to identify the different types and ways in writing conditionals; create
dialogues in expressing arguments; and use conditionals in expressing arguments.
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WEEKS
Learning Task 1: Share your thoughts by filling each box with your personal
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Learning Task 2: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letters of your
answers in your notebook.
1. If Lita _____ caught by quarantine officers, she can’t go home until they release
her.
a. gets b. got c. will get
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4. You don’t have to bring your books as long as _____ the e-book versions.
a. you have b. you had c. you’ll have
5. When I leave my house, I always _____ my mom to feed my pet dog, Chuchu.
a. asked b. would ask c. ask
6. If I _____ the issue to the manager, she’ll find ways in solving it.
a. present b. presented c. will present
9. If I _____ Clint, I’d go back to my parents and ask for their forgiveness.
a. were b. am c. will be
11. Ethan and Joy will be late for their flight if they _____.
a. don’t move fast b. didn’t move fast c. won’t move fast
14. If I don’t express my opinion, I _____ not saying it for our own improvement.
a. regret b. would regret c. will regret
CONDITIONALS
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the main clause appears before conditional, the meaning of the sentence remains
the same.
Examples: If you pray hard for it, you will receive it.
You will receive it if you pray hard for it.
When you pray, God listens.
God listens when you pray.
There are different types of conditionals which include the following: (a)
zero, (b) first, (c) second and (d) third conditionals.
1. Zero conditional deals with habits and general truths such as laws. It is formed
using this structure:
if/when + present simple >> present simple
condition main clause
2. First conditional is used in dealing with things that are possibly or likely to
happen in the future. Though this type may be formed using unless, as long as,
as soon as or in case, its most common form uses this structure:
Examples: If you don’t pass the test, I’ll hire a tutor for you.
The student will get a scholarship if he passes the interview.
When I am done with this, I’ll get my car to fetch you.
I’ll call your mom unless Jerome admits his fault.
I’ll stay in the company as long as they need my services.
As soon as I receive my salary, I’ll buy you a new phone.
In case Ara forgets her bag, I’ll call her mom to get it.
3. Second conditional is used in dealing with things impossible in the present and
are unlikely to occur in the future. It is formed using this structure:
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Examples: If she had performed it, Elena would have stayed in her post.
Antonio would have been an engineer if he finished his
studies.
They would have not missed the flight if they only arrived on
time.
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Learning Task 4: Read the conversation below. Answer in your notebook the
questions that follow.
Lilia and Wilma are friends. They are both busy doing some school stuff! But
last Saturday, they met in a coffee shop.
"Next Tuesday is holiday. What are you going to do then?" Lilia asked.
"Uhm, I have a project to finish for my English class. But if I finish it by Monday
night, I will be free to go somewhere the next day," Wilma said.
"That sounds great!" Lilia replied. "I think my favorite band is coming to city
plaza this coming Tuesday. If only I had saved a little money from my last
allowance, I would have bought a ticket,” she added.
"Well, if I won the lottery, I would buy tickets for us,” Wilma laughed. “Maybe
we can just accept Jia’s invitation for her birthday party," she suggested.
"Alright! If my mom and I finish the chores in the morning, I can go with you to
Jia’s party!" Lilia said.
"That sounds great! Just let me know what time I can fetch you from your
house," Wilma agreed.
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____________________________________________________________
Learning Task 5: The dialogue uses conditional sentences. Use the given
pattern and complete it by supplying the appropriate conditionals. Write your
answers in your notebook.
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Learning Task 7: Read and analyze the excerpted lines taken from Martin
Luther King’s speech, I Have A Dream. The whole text may be accessed at
https://www.american rhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm. Copy and
answer the following in your notebook.
Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise
from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial
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justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice to
the solid rock of brotherhood.
1. If social injustice had not existed, what would probably the experiences of his
people?
__________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
3. If you were given the chance to talk to King after his speech, what would you
tell or ask him?
__________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
4. If you were King, would you dream the same thing for your country? Why or
why not?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
When we allow freedom ring – when we let it ring from every city and every hamlet,
from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of
God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and
Catholics, we will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro
spiritual, “Free at last! Free at last! Great God Almighty, We are free at last!”
5. For King, how does it feel to be free from discrimination and injustices?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
6. What do you think will happen when Filipinos unite and respect differences?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
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Conditionals are statements expressing the result of a particular
condition. If-clause and when-clause present the condition while the main clause
explains the results. There are different types of conditionals which include the
following: (a) zero, (b) first, (c) second and (d) third conditionals. As grammatical
features, conditionals can be used in expressing stand or arguments which
may be helpful in persuading others to move or act and even change their
thoughts.
Learning Task 8: Identify what is being asked in each item. Choose only the letter
that corresponds to your answer. Write you answers in your notebook.
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____ 1. She would have gone with you if you had asked her. Which conditional is
this?
a. Zero c. Second
b. First d. Third
____ 2. If I won a million pesos, I would buy my own airplane. Which conditional is
this?
a. Zero c. Second
b. First d. Third
____ 3. If you forget his birthday, Miguel gets upset. Which conditional is this?
a. Zero c. Second
b. First d. Third
____ 4. If I had eaten a lot last night, I would not have slept well. Which conditional
is this?
a. Zero c. Second
b. First d. Third
____ 5. What will she do if she misses the bus? Which conditional is this?
a. Zero c. Second
b. First d. Third
____ 6. If she comes, I ___ call you. What is the correct modal to complete this?
a. will c. would have
b. would d. would had
____ 7. If they had not ___ the car, I would have driven you. What is the correct verb
tense to be used?
a. take c. took
b. takes d. taken
____ 8. If you ___ enough sleep time, you would be more energetic. Which of these
verb tenses completes the sentence?
a. has c. had
b. have d. have been
____ 9. When the sun dawns, the clear sky ___. Which is the correct verb tense?
a. dim c. dimmed
b. dims d. had dimmed
____ 10. If you hadn’t saved money, you ______. Which phrase best completes this?
a. would have worried for your needs.
b. would get worried for your needs.
c. won’t have worried for your needs.
d. won’t get worried for your needs.
____ 11. If she _____ to drive, she will need a car. Which is the correct verb tense?
a. want c. wanted
b. wants d. wanting
____ 12. When I visit my childhood home, I _____ in my old room. Which is the correct
verb tense?
a. stay c. will stay
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____ 13. She cleans the floor, if she______dirt on it. Which is the correct verb tense?
a. see c. saw
b. sees d. seen
____ 14. My friends _______, when they did not see me. What phrase best completes
this?
a. will cry c. would be crying
b. would cry d. would have cried
____ 15. If I __________ homework, I do not watch TV. Which of these verb tenses
completes the sentence?
a. has c. have
b. had d. have been
Learning Task 9: Read, sing and study the song below entitled “Locked Away” by
R. City feat. Adam Levine. Copy it in your notebook then do the following:
"Locked Away" by R.
City feat. Adam Levine
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Skiddly-dong-dong-dong dang.
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Learning Task 10: In your notebook, write your own lyrics in English using the
music/rhythm of your favorite song. The lyrics should contain conditionals and
focus on any of the following topics:
• COVID-19 crisis in the Philippines
• Unemployment and underemployment
• Poverty
• Current education situation
• Anti-Terror Law
Learning Task 11: Choose one of the situations below. Create bubble strips or
comic strips in the space provided to explain what you would say if given the chance
to confront the person/s who was/were caught doing any of the wrong deeds below.
1. A classmate who was bullying a new student.
2. Your younger brother/sister who was caught stealing coins from your Mom’s
purse.
3. A group of boys having a fist fight along the street.
4. An angry old man hitting a street dog with a bamboo stick.
5. A friend who was scolded by your teacher for cheating during the exam.
Employing Appropriate Communicative
Styles
Lesson
I
This lesson focuses on the use of different communication styles for various
situations. This also deals with speech styles portraying how a language is
characterized in terms of degree of formality. These styles include casual, formal,
consultative, frozen and intimate. You are expected to distinguish types of
communicative style, provide words or expressions appropriate to a given
situation, determine the vocabulary or jargons expected of a communicative style,
identify social situations in which each communicative style is appropriate to use,
and employ appropriate communicative styles for various situations (intimate,
casual, conversational, consultative, frozen).
Learning Task 1: Read and analyze the following statements carefully. Observe the
language used in each item. Copy and answer the table below in your notebook.
1. “What’s up, dude?”
2. “Jose, do you accept Maria as your lawful wife?”
“Yes, father, I do.”
3. “Sweety, how’s your work? Have you taken your lunch? What time will you
reach home?
4. “Doctor Ong, what vitamin can my child take if she often has colds?”
“Try to give her vitamin C, plenty of water, and lots of fruits.”
5. “Good morning Ms. Rivera. I am Ms. Santos. I am applying as a secondary
teacher…”
A. Who do you think are B. What do you think is C. What can you say
the people talking in the situation about the language
the statements above? involved in each used in each item?
statement?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Learning Task 2: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letters of your answers
in your notebook.
1. This communicative style is used in speaking to medium to large groups. What the
speaker says is something that is prepared ahead of time. It also avoids the use of slang
terminologies.
a. frozen b. formal c. casual d. consultative
2. This type of communicative style is used in semi-formal communication. Sentences
tend to be shorter and spontaneous. The speaker does not usually plan what to say.
a. frozen b. formal c. casual d. consultative
3. It is the most formal communicative style that is usually used during respectful
events and ceremonies. It does not require feedback from the audience and is best
used in respectful situations.
a. frozen b. intimate c. casual d. formal
4. It is a type of speech style that is used for very close relationships like couples, family,
and best friends.
a. frozen b. intimate c. casual d. formal
5. This is an informal communication between groups and peers who have something to
share and have shared background information but don’t have close relations.
a. casual b. frozen c. consultative d. formal
6. This communicative style uses colloquial terms.
a. casual b. frozen c. consultative d. formal
7. It is a kind of speech style that is used for job interviews.
a. formal b. casual c. frozen d. intimate
8. An example of this type of speech style is the SONA or State of the Nation Address.
a. intimate b. frozen c. consultative d. formal
9. This is the normal style for speaking to strangers or persons who are neither
acquaintances nor friends nor relatives.
a. casual b. frozen c. consultative d. formal
10. Family sharing ideas uses this type of speech style.
a. intimate b. frozen c. consultative d. formal
11. This uses “group language” so only members of the group can understand it.
a. casual b. frozen c. consultative d. formal
12. Counselor and client uses this type of speech style.
a. casual b. frozen c. consultative d. formal
13. Research papers and technical reports use this type of speech style.
a. intimate b. formal c. consultative d. frozen
14. It is “frozen” in time and content.
a. formal b. intimate c. frozen d. consultative
15. It is characterized with complete absence of social inhibitions. It is usually done in
private.
a. consultative b. frozen c. casual d. intimate
Learning Task 3: Answer the questions below. Write your answers in your notebook.
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Technical reports
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Learning Task 4: Identify which style is referred to by each picture below. Write the
letters of your answers in your notebook.
a. casual b. consultative c. formal d. frozen e. intimate
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1. 4.
2.
5.
3.
Learning Task 5: Identify the type of
speech style appropriate for the following
situations by choosing from the pool of
words below. Write your answer before
the number.
Learning Task 6: Choose the best speech/message that matches the situation. Write
your answers in your notebook.
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Intimate
Consultative
Formal
Frozen
Casual
A
Speech style is a communicative style which portrays how a language is
characterized in terms of degree of formality. These styles include casual, formal,
consultative, frozen and intimate.
Learning Task 8: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write only the letter of your
choice.
1. It is the communicative style that is used in private conversation and is applied by the
persons with very close relationship.
a. frozen b. intimate c. casual d. formal
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4. This communicative style can be applied when writing a letter with friends.
a. intimate b. frozen c. casual d. formal
7. When you sent a private message to your friend using your social media account, you
use this type of communicative style.
a. formal b. casual c. intimate d. frozen
8. When your mother talks to your father about their future plans for the family, this
type of communicative style is applied.
a. consultative b. formal c. intimate d. casual
12. You are watching a TV reporter who delivers news about the pandemic. This type of
communicative style in a news report.
a. intimate b. formal c. frozen d. casual
13. When a mother consults a doctor about her child’s health, this type of communicative
style is used.
a. consultative b. casual c. frozen d. formal
14. When your teacher asks you about your experience during the enhanced community
quarantine during, this type of speech style is used. a. frozen b. consultative c. casual
d. intimate
15. When talking to a high school classmate you saw after ten years, you use this
communicative style.
a. intimate b. casual c. frozen d. formal
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Learning Task 9: Read the texts below. Identify and explain the communicative style
used in each text. Your answers in your notebook.
1. As we go through life, we witness how other people’s lives unfold before our
very eyes. It is not always easy to learn especially from other people’s
experiences. As you go through the segments of this learning module, ask
yourself, what can I learn from other people’s challenges?
The tasks and the selections in this lesson will help you to accept
other people’s challenges positively.
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3. We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order
to build a just and humane society and establish a Government that shall
embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve
and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the
blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime
of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and
promulgate this Constitution.
-Preamble of the Constitution (Official Gazette. Gov, 2020)
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• OFW Discrimination
• COVID-19 response mechanism of the Philippines
• Planning a picnic
• Meeting in promoting new company products
• Parents asked by the guidance counselor to report to school
• Community Quarantine
• Distribution of government subsidies and relief operations
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