CHAPTER 1

THEME: LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP

LESSON 1
Objectives:
 Learn new words
 Understand the message of the story
 Identify phrases and sentences

Materials: module, computer/phone

PHRASES AND SENTENCES

ACTIVITY 1
UNLOCKING OF DIFFICULTIES. Use the numbers and letters code to find out words on each blank.
1- A 6- F 11- K 16- P 21- U 26- Z
2- B 7- G 12- L 17- Q 22- V
3- C 8- H 13- M 18- R 23- W
4- D 9- I 14- N 19- S 24- X
5- E 10- J 15- O 20- T 25- Y

WORD POWER
Wealthy cottage blazing gorgeous
Snarled merchant cargo amid
Rosebush startled plucked bade

A. Choose from the box the word that will complete the sentence. Write the answers on the blanks.
1. A _______________ is a buyer and seller of goods.
2. _______________ refers to the goods carried in a ship, airplane or vehicle.
3. _______________ means picked or pulled off or out.
4. A _______________ is a small house.
5. Another term for _______________is among or in, or into a middle of.
6. _______________ is the past tense of bid.
7. _______________ means glittering or burning brightly.
8. A _______________ is a shrubby rose.
9. _______________ also means brilliantly beautiful.
10. _______________ means growled or uttered a throaty sound.
11. Rich also means _______________.
12. Frightened or surprised suddenly also means _______________.
READ THE STORY “Beauty and the beast”
DISCUSSION
Read the following questions. Answer them briefly and correctly. Write the answers on the blanks.
1. What happened when the wealthy merchant lost all of his ships at sea?
_________________________________________________________________________.
2. What did the merchant’s daughters ask him to bring for them?
_________________________________________________________________________.
3. What did the merchant find inside the palace with blazing lights?
_________________________________________________________________________.
4. What price did the Beast ask the merchant for plucking a single rose in the gorgeous rosebush?
_________________________________________________________________________.
5. How did the Beast treat Beauty? Is it well?

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6. What kind of personality did Beauty show in the resolution of the story? Share your own idea.
______________________________________________________________________.
ACTIVITY 2 TRUE OR FALSE
__________1. Beast treated Beauty harshly.
__________2. Beauty’s father and sisters were overjoyed to see her.
__________3. Beast gave her a magic lamp.
__________4. Beast sent Beauty home on his magic horse.
__________5. The wealthy merchant lost all his ships at sea.
__________6. The oldest daughter of the merchant asked for a single rose.
__________7. The merchant came upon a palace with blazing lights.
__________8. The price the Beast asked for was either to send the merchant’s daughter Beauty to him or prepare to
lose his life.
__________9. The Beast said that if Beauty wishes to return to him, she only has to turn the stone.
__________10. Beast changed before Beauty’s eyes into a strong and handsome prince, for Beauty’s love had freed him
from a wicked curse.

ACTIVITY 3
Fill in the blanks with what is asked.
1. Title of the story : ______________________________________________
2. Characters : ______________________________________________
3. Setting : ______________________________________________
4. Ending of the story : ______________________________________________
--End of the lesson--
WORD DRILL. READ ALOUD.
ἅ words (keyword: cart)
Charm heart barber clamp patch class
Mart park sharp brand chart large
Calm mark palm harm farm ham
Barn trap rack start dart march
Crash crack glad apart bark part

GRAMMAR CONNECTION
PHRASES AND SENTENCES
Phrases are groups of words which express incomplete thoughts.
Examples: tall and beautiful lady
a dozen of green and yellow mangoes
in the middle of the field
did not join his playmates
along the river bank
Sentences are groups of words which express complete thoughts. They begin with a capital letter and end with a
punctuation mark.
Examples: The tall and beautiful lady joins the beauty pageant.
Grandfather brought a dozen of green and yellow mangoes for us.
The children enjoy playing kites in the middle of the field.
The sick boy did not join his playmates.
A group of children found snails along the river bank.
APPLY IT
ACTIVITY 4. Write on the blanks P before phrases and write S before sentences.
__________ 1. cool and gentle wind

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__________ 2. The heat of the summer sun makes my skin dry.
__________ 3. destroying plants and crops in our barrio
__________ 4. The children put the pebbles in their pockets.
__________ 5. Come and join us to the city.
__________ 6. makes me feel alone and lonely
__________ 7. give me a lot of trouble
__________ 8. Do not go far.
__________ 9. Never do it to your classmates.
__________ 10. give us vitamins and minerals

ACTIVITY 5. Identify whether each group of words is a phrase or a sentence. If it is a sentence, rewrite the
sentence on the blank. Capitalize the first word and put the correct punctuation mark. If it is a phrase, write
the word Phrase on the blank.
1. the lazy boy does not want to study his lessons
_____________________________________________________
2. don’t forget to do your assignment tonight
_____________________________________________________
3. mother prepares delicious breakfast for us
_____________________________________________________
4. watching television for a long time is not good for our eyes
_____________________________________________________
5. watch children and adult running for a cause
_____________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 6. Complete each group of words to form complete sentences.

1. The sun gives _____________________________________________________
2. My mother and father help _____________________________________________________
3. The little bird _____________________________________________________
4. My classmates _____________________________________________________
5. The blue umbrella _____________________________________________________
--End of the lesson—

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
TEST I. Describe Beauty, Beast, and the Merchant. Place your descriptions inside the roses.
TEST II. Identify whether each group of words is a phrase or a sentence. If it is a sentence, rewrite the
sentence on the blank. Capitalize the first word and put the correct punctuation mark. If it is a phrase, write
the word Phrase on the blank.
1. my teacher and classmates
_______________________________________________________
2. walks slowly and quietly along the corridor
_______________________________________________________
3. fresh fruits and vegetables help us
_______________________________________________________
4. he saw children playing under the rain
_______________________________________________________
5. we played cards and marbles after class
_______________________________________________________

TEST III. Complete each group of words to form complete sentence.

1. A bouquet of flowers _______________________________________________________
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 2. I found _______________________________________________________
3. Carla reads _______________________________________________________
4. I watched _______________________________________________________
5. Peter called _______________________________________________________
GOD BLESS!
LESSON 2
Objectives:
 Recall the previous lesson
 Understand the message of the story
 Identify the parts of the sentence

Materials: module, computer/phone

SUBJECT
Study the new words and their meanings below.

WORD POWER
1. Counting house - a building or office for keeping books and conducting business.
2. Shivered - trembled, quivered
3. Scarcely - barely
4. Gruffly - roughly in speech and manner
5. Snapped - utter sharp and angry words
6. Knocker - a device hinged to a door for use in knocking
7. Vanished - disappeared
8. Startled - frightened or surprised suddenly
9. Clanking - a sharp brief metallic ringing sound
10. Forged - shaped, fashioned
11. Sprig - a small shoot or twig
12. Holly - either of two trees or shrubs with branches of usually evergreen
glossy, spiny-margined leaves and red berries
13. Lone - solitary, sole, only
14. Garland - wreath
15. Meager - poor, scanty
16. Frail - morally or physically weak
17. Phantom - ghost
18. Specter - spirit
19. Draped - covered adorned with cloth
20. Crutch - a support fitting under the armpit for use by the disabled in walking

ACTIVITY 1. Fill in the blanks with the vocabulary words in A to complete the sentences.
1. Scrooge looked up and saw a solemn ____________________.
2. “____________________,” said scrooge, “tell me what man that was whom we saw lying dead.”
3. Tiny tim was a ____________________ boy.
4. The family was sitting down for a ____________________ Christmas dinner.
5. The figure was ____________________ and hooded.
6. Among all the empty desks sat one ____________________ boy, reading.
7-8. a child with long, white hair was holding a ____________________ of ____________________ in his
hand.
9. The face ____________________ as suddenly as it had appeared.
10. Old Ebenezer Scrooge sat in his ____________________ on Christmas Eve.
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 11-12. Bob Cratchit ____________________ as he worked in the next room, for Scrooge gave him
____________________ one coal for his fire.
13-14. He was ____________________ by the sound of ____________________ chains.
15. I wear the chain I ____________________ in life.
16. Scrooge ____________________, “Bah! Humbug!”
17. Was that a face on the ____________________?
18. Scrooge spoke ____________________ to his clerk.
19. A huge, jolly spirit wore a bright robe and a ____________________ of fruit on his head.
20. In the corner, a ____________________ leaned against the wall.

READ THE STORY “A Christmas Carol”

ACTIVITY 2
DISCUSSION
Answer the following questions about the story. Write the answers on the blanks.
1. Based on the story, what is the occupation of Ebenezer Scrooge?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Describe the ghost of Jacob Marley, the former partner of Scrooge.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. What kind of boy is Tiny Tim?
___________________________________________________________________________
4. How did the people react to Scrooge as a dead man?
___________________________________________________________________________
5. How did Scrooge change his life after he was visited by the three spirits?
___________________________________________________________________________
--End of the lesson--
READ ALOUD.

PHRASE DRILL SENTENCE DRILL

barber’s trap The black pack is in the rack.
started the car The barber was trapped.
dart in the chart The man thanked the fans.
farm brand Cats and rats ran in the barn.
harmed the heart Dogs bark in the park.

GRAMMAR CONNECTION
PARTS OF A SENTENCE
Subject tells who or what the sentence is all about. It is usually found at the beginning of the sentence. It may either be a
noun or a pronoun.
Examples: a. Rose Ann teaches other children a song.
b. The birds chirp merrily.
c. Trees give us food and shelter.
d. She will attend a children’s party.
e. I love to paint and draw.

The underlined words are the subjects of the sentences. In letter a, Rose Ann tells you who the sentence is all about. In
letter b, the birds tells you what the sentence is about.
What about in letters c, d, and e? What do the sentence tell us? What are the subjects in each sentence- nouns or
pronouns?

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ACTIVITY 3
Underline the subject in each sentence.

1. Sheila won the singing contest.

2. The pupils are following the leaders.
3. The little boys are running around.
4. We went to the beach yesterday.
5. He raised his hand to recite.

ACTIVITY 4
Write a subject on each blank to complete the following sentences.

1. ___________________ comes home early.

2. ___________________ loves to recite a poem.
3. ___________________ went to the market.
4. ___________________ are sold at the grocery.
5. ___________________ is playing dolls.
--End of the lesson—
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
TEST I. The sentences below are taken from the selection. Encircle the letter of the correct emotion
described in each sentence.
1. “Oh, no, no!” cried Scrooge. “Good spirit, tell me that I may change these shadows you have shown me, by
changing my life.”
a. Anxious b. angry c. satisfied
2. “God bless us, everyone.”
a. Angry b. determined c. hopeful
3. “If these shadows remain unchanged by the future, the child will die.”
a. Angry b. warning c. determined
4. “Bah! Humbug!”
a. Hopeful b. angry c. satisfied
5. “Well, mind that you be here early the next morning.”
a. commanding b. angry c. hopeful

TEST II. Write a subject on each blank to complete the following sentences.
1. ___________________ is an outrageous show.
2. ___________________ love to sing and dance.
3. ___________________ destroys the houses.
4. ___________________ are sources of vitamins.
5. ___________________ are eating grasses.

GOD BLESS!
LESSON 3
Objectives:
 Recall the previous lesson
 Understand the message of the story
 Identify the parts of the sentence

Materials: module, computer/phone

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 PREDICATE
ACTIVITY 1
WORD POWER
Look up the meaning of the following words in the dictionary. Write the answers on the blanks.

1. Totally__________________________________________________________________________________
2. Scholar-_________________________________________________________________________________
3. Rascal-__________________________________________________________________________________
4. Insulting-________________________________________________________________________________
5. Weakling-________________________________________________________________________________
6. Yelling-__________________________________________________________________________________
7. Insults-__________________________________________________________________________________
8. Chopsticks-_______________________________________________________________________________
9. Wrested-_________________________________________________________________________________
10. Blow-__________________________________________________________________________________

READ THE STORY “Karate”

ACTIVITY 2
DISCUSSION
Answer the following questions based on the story. Write the answers on the blanks.
1. Where did the story take place?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. How was the grandfather totally different from the grandmother?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why did the rascal insult the grandfather?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. How did the grandfather react to the rascal’s insults? How about the grandmother?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. How did the grandmother fight the rascal?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

WORD DRILL. READ ALOUD.

ῠ words (keyword: cut)
Uncle under undo
Until untrue unlike
Untold upon upper
Unfold unfair ugly

Butter butt brush

Buff love duck
Drum blood hug
Bug gum pup
Tub nuts buck

Plus mud young

Lung dumb dust
Just jug junk

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GRAMMAR CONNECTION

PARTS OF A SENTENCE

Predicate tells what the subject does in the sentence.

Examples:
a. Rina stays at grandmother’s house. The underlined words in sentence a is
b. The clouds appear in the morning. the predicate of the sentence. What
c. The school celebrates its foundation day.
are the underlined words in sentence
d. Farmers are working on the field.
e. Trees give us shade. b? what do they tell about the subject?
How about in sentences c, d, and e?

ACTIVITY 2
APPLY IT
Underline the predicate in each sentence.

1. The flowers in the garden are colorful.

2. My mother pulled the weeds around the plants.
3. Rudy waters the plants.
4. Butterflies are flying around the flowers.
5. Insects are found in the school garden.

ACTIVITY 3
Encircle the subject and underline the predicate in each sentence.

1. People move fast in the morning.

2. They walked around the city.
3. Some children are selling candies.
4. Noise is heard everywhere.
5. Drivers are calling passengers.

--End of the lesson—

TEST I. STORY MAPPING

Analyze the plot of “Karate” by filling in the following story map.(Refer to page 15)

Story Elements

CHARACTERS SETTING

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 CLIMAX ENDING
(MOST INTERESTING PART)

TEST II. Encircle the subject and underline the predicate in each sentence.

1. Students are talking to one another.

2. Cars and other vehicles are passing by.
3. Streets in the city are too busy.
4. They, do not like to live in the city.
5. I want to live in our province.
GOD BLESS!
LESSON 4
Objectives:
 Recall the previous lesson
 Understand the message of the poem
 Identify statements and questions

Materials: module, computer/phone

STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS

ACTIVITY 1
WORD POWER
A. Match the words and their meanings. Write only the letter of the correct answer on the blanks.

_____ 1. Conquer a. gem

_____ 2. Jewel b. a country whose head is a king or queen
_____ 3. Kingdom c. defeat, overcome

B. Use the new words learned above in meaningful sentences. Write the sentences on the blanks.

1. ________________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________

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READ THE POEM
“Although I conquer all the earth”
The anonymous or unknown author of the poem that follow is from India.
Sometimes, authors’names are forgotten, but the authors are still remembered through their words.

Although I conquer all the earth,

Yet for me there is only one city,
In that city there is for me only one house,
And in that house, one room only;
And in that room, a bed,
And one woman sleeps there,
The shining joy and jewel of all my kingdom.
ACTIVITY 2
DISCUSSION
Answer the following questions based on the poem. Write the answers on the blanks.

1. Who do you imagine the speaker of the poem is? On what words in the poem can you base your idea?

________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What places and things are important to the speaker? What is the most important?

________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Where did the poem begin? Where did it end?

________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Are any words, phrases, or patterns repeated? Enumerate.

________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________

PHRASE DRILL
Phrases with u words

Fun run until lunch

Undo the touch untrue love
Ugly buck dumb son
Thumb of the young dusty drum
A dozen of fun my upper gum
A cup of butter cut the nuts
Young blood jug and hug
Double bundle another truck
Rush hush scrub the luck
Front button just the lung

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GRAMMAR CONNECTION
STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS

A Statement is a sentence that tells something. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a period. It is also called
Declarative sentence.
Examples:
We need food in order to grow.
We get energy from the food we eat.
Children should eat plenty of fruits.
Vegetables give us vitamins and minerals.

A Question is a sentence that asks something. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark. It is called an
Interrogative Sentence.
Examples:
Do you feel hungry?
What do you want to eat for breakfast?
Who prepares the food that you eat?
Where did you buy that meat?

ACTIVITY 1
APPLY IT
A. Read each sentence. Tell whether it is a statement or a question. Write your answer on the blank.

_______________ 1. Do you like sweet foods?

_______________ 2. How many times do you eat candy?
_______________ 3. Candies and chocolates are sweet foods.
_______________ 4. Fast food is very popular nowadays.
_______________ 5. A lot of foods contains fiber.

B. Rewrite each sentence on the blanks. Capitalize the first word and put the correct punctuation mark.
1. i want fresh juice in the morning

___________________________________________________________________________
2. do you take vitamins everyday

___________________________________________________________________________
3. my mother prepares my snacks

___________________________________________________________________________
4. I have egg sandwich and juice for snack

___________________________________________________________________________
5. Why do you buy juncfoods

___________________________________________________________________________

--End of the lesson--

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
TEST I. Read each sentence. Tell whether it is a statement or a question. Write your answer on the blank.
_______________ 1. I brush my teeth after eating.
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_______________ 2. Pork and chicken are rich in protein.
_______________ 3. Do you eat bread at lunch time?
_______________ 4. I never eat without fruits.
_______________ 5. Does your mother prepare healthy foods?

TEST II. Rewrite each sentence on the blanks. Capitalize the first word and put the correct punctuation
mark.
1. where do thet get this fish

____________________________________________________________________________
2. why do we have to eat vegetables

____________________________________________________________________________
3. we like to eat fresh fruits

____________________________________________________________________________
4. do you have money to buy food

____________________________________________________________________________
5. we eat hot soup at the school canteen

____________________________________________________________________________

GOD BLESS!
LESSON 5
Objectives:
 Recall the previous lesson
 Understand the message of the story
 Identify the parts of the sentence

Materials: module, computer/phone

COMMANDS AND EXCLAMMATIONS

ACTIVITY 1
WORD POWER
Study the words and their meanings.
1. Cobbler - a mender or maker of shoes
2. Bachelor - an unmarried man
3. Breeches - trousers or pants ending near the knees
4. Suitor - one who seeks to marry a woman
5. Burgomaster - the chief magistrate of the town in some
European countries
6. Vengeful - filled with a desire to revenge
7. Stingy - not generous
8. Prosperous - marked by success or economic well-being
9. Blacksmith - a smith who forges iron
10. Hobnails - short large-headed nails for studding sole shoes
11. Unearthed -dug up
12. Draft - current

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 13. Hearth - an area in fornt of a fireplace
14. Rosewood - any of the various tropical trees with dark red wood
Streaked with black
15. Singeing - scorching lightly the outside of
16. Yowl - to utter a loud long mournful cry; wail
17. Indignation - anger aroused by something unjust
18. Sober - serious in mood or disposition
19. Sly - cunning, tricky
20. Wistfully - feeling or showing a timid desire
21. Strode -walked or ran with irregular steps
22. Chimney - a vertical structure extending above the roof
Of a building for carrying off smoke
23. Clamor - a loud continuous noise
24. League - class; category
25. Wizard - magician; sorcerer
26. Alderman - a member of a city legislative body
27. Transformed - change in structure, appearrance or character
28. Landmark - a structure of unsual historical and usually aesthetic
Interest

Choose ten of the new words you have learned above and use them in meaningful sentences. Write your
sentences on the blanks.

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

READ THE STORY “A Gift From Saint Nicholas”

ACTIVITY 2
DISCUSSION
Answer the following questuions based on the story. Write the answers on the blanks.

1. Why do you think Anitje chose Claas over the burgomaster?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. How was Christmas Eve in the Claas family?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. How did the white-bearded old fellow keep the fire hot?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What was the advice of the old man to Claas when the latter showed him the pipe he wanted to sell?

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5. How did the old man disappear according to Anitje and her daughters, and to Claas and the boys?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

SENTENCE DRILL. READ ALOUD.

The funny puppy was unlucky. The dusty bus was under the sun.
It was such a long run but fun. The young son ate a bun.
Do this in a rush until lunch. Do not touch your gum with the thumb.
Jump and hunt the duck. The bus comes and touches the truck.
Don’t touch the muddy truck. He is ugly but young and funny.

GRAMMAR CONNECTION
COMMANDS AND EXCLAMATIONS

A Command or Request is a sentence that tells you to do something. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a
period. It is called an Imperative Sentence.

Examples:

Go to bed early. Wear your complete uniform. Listen to your teacher.

Drink enough water. Bring all your books.

A Request makes use of polite words such as kindly and please.

Examples:

Please help me clean the house. Please do it for me.

Kindly carry my things. Kindly tell the truth.

An Exclammation is a sentence that expresses or shows a strong feeling. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a
quotation mark.
Examples:

What a nice day this is! What a wonderful show it was!

How cool it is today! Oh no, I can’t belive it!

ACTIVITY 3
APPLY IT
Read each sentence. Tell whether each is command, request, or exclamation sentence. Write your answer
on each blank.

___________________ 1. I like this day! ___________________6. Begin with acapital letter.

___________________ 2. Finish your work early. ___________________ 7. I won! I won!
___________________ 3. Do it now. ___________________ 8. Come to school early.
___________________ 4. Kindly teach me a song. ___________________ 9. Give it back to her.
___________________ 5. What a nice gift! ___________________ 10. Chew your food slowly.

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 --End of the lesson--
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
TEST I. pick out the correct answer from the given choices. Write the word on the blank that corresponds to
your answer.

1. Claas was a wealthy ____________________.

a. Cobbler b. blacksmith c. sorcerer
2. He was a ____________________.
a. Frenchman b. Englishman c. Dutchman
3. Claas could afford ____________________ pairs of breeches.
a. six b. seven c. eight
4. His side business was selling ____________________.
a. geese b. pig c. chicken
5. The local ____________________ was also courting Anitje.
a. alderman b. burgomaster c. blacksmith
6. The arrival of a ____________________ who repaired shoes with hobnails left Claas and his family as poor as
church mice.
a. alderman b. burgomaster c. blacksmith
7. Christmas Eve found the Claas family down to their last, cold meal of ____________________.
a. bread and cheese b. bread and butter c. bread and milk
8. When Claas was wondering what to sell in order to feed his family, he thought of a fine ____________________
that he had found in one of his stockings on a long ago Christmas morning in Holland.
a. pen b. pipe c. pencil
9. Claas knew even then that such a gift could only be from ____________________ himself.
a. Saint John b. Saint Neil c. Saint Nicholas
10. The visitor was a ____________________.
a. white-bearded old fellow b. black-bearded old fellow c. white-bearded young fellow

TEST II. Read each sentence. Tell whether each is command, request, or exclamation sentence. Write your
answer on each blank.

____________________ 1. Please listen attentively.

____________________ 2. Chew your food slowly.
____________________ 3. How healthy the boy is!
____________________ 4. Kindly bring this to the office.
____________________ 5. Oh! Holy night!
GOD BLESS!
LESSON 6
Objectives:
 Recall the previous lesson
 Understand the message of the story
 Identify the kinds of sentence

Materials: module, computer/phone

KINDS OF SENTENCE
ACTIVITY 1
WORD POWER
Look up for the meaning of the following words in the dictionary. Write the answers on the blanks.
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1. Perpetually
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2. Disputes
________________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Exhortations
________________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Disunion-
________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Faggot-
________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Practical-
________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________

READ THE STORY

“The father and his sons”

“In union, there is strength.”

Aesop

A father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal
their disputes by his exhortations, he’s determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for
his purpose, he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the
hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They tried with all their strength, and were
not able to do it. He next opened the faggot, took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into his sons’
hands upon which they broke them easily. He then addressed them in these words: “My sons, if you are of one mind,
and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are
divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks.”

ACTIVITY 2
DISCUSSION
Answer the following questions based on the story. Write the answers on the blanks.

1. What kind of sons did the father have?

________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. why did the father ask his sons to bring him abundle of sticks?

________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What did the father do with the bundle of sticks?
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______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What did he instruct his sons to do?

________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. In your own words, what advice did the father give to his sons?

________________________________________________________________________________________________
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WORD DRILL

Words with initial ᵊ

Earn early earth
Earnings earthly earthworm
Echo eclipse ebb
Edge effect elder
Eldest elegant element
Else embarrass embrace
Emotion empty encircle
Endless enjoy engine
Ensure entrance entire
Entry envy envelope

GRAMMAR CONNECTION

MORE ON KINDS OF SENTENCES

There are four kinds of sentences. These are Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclammatory.

A Declarative Sentence TELLS something.

An Interrogative Sentence ASKS something.
An Imperative Sentence tells you TO DO something.
An Exclammatory Sentence shows STRONG feelings.

ACTIVITY 3
APPLY IT
Read each sentence. Tell what kind of sentence is each. Write your answer on the blank.

____________________ 1. Give me back my toy.

____________________ 2. I want to see a rainbow.
____________________ 3. Have you seen a giraffe?
____________________ 4. Please tell your name.
____________________ 5. There are a lot of animals in the zoo.
____________________ 6. Join us in our trip to the zoo.
____________________ 7. What a friendly monkey!
____________________ 8. A baby elephant is sleeping.
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____________________ 9. Do not go near the cage.
____________________ 10. We enjoy watching the animals.
--End of the lesson—
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
TESTI. Explain the quotation.

“United we stand, divided we fall.”

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TESTII. Read each sentence. Tell what kind of sentence is each. Write your answer on the blank.

____________________ 1. I want to see a lion.

____________________ 2. Do not give food to the animals.
____________________ 3. What a nice trip it was!
____________________ 4. Colorful birds are in the cage.
____________________ 5. A snake is looking at us.
GOD BLESS!
LESSON 7
Objectives:
 Recall the previous lesson
 Understand the message of the story
 Create questions out of statements

Materials: module, computer/phone

CHANGING STATEMENTS INTO QUESTIONS

ACTIVITY 1
WORD POWER
Read the foolowing sentences and take note of the underlined words. Write on the blanks only the letters of
the meanings of the underlined words. Choose from the list below.

a. Asked earnestly or in the manner of a command

b. Resulting from or having a bias for
c. A gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs
d. Being situated next to
e. Adequate
f. Steadfastly, unfaithfully
g. Eats or drinks noisily
h. Rain in very small drops
i. Gave up
j. A final condition or demand whose rejection will bring about a resort to forceful action
k. Sharply notched
l. Destroyed
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__________ 1. The little girl let the juice drizzle down her dress.
__________ 2. Mother gave an ultimatum to Liza.
__________ 3. When the beggar eats, he slurps his soup.
__________ 4. Ann was remorseful for not treating her little brother well.
__________ 5. Louise had cut the paper jaggedly in two.
__________ 6. Mother demanded an explanation from Alma for going home late.
__________ 7. The agreement was satisfactory to both parties.
__________ 8. The workers are constantly complaining about the way their supervisor treats them.
__________ 9. The rich man yielded to the demands of the kidnappers.
__________ 10. The staff accompanied the visitor to the adjoining room.
__________ 11. Brandon had ruined the party dress of Bernadette.
__________ 12. The judges was prejudiced toward the young contestant.

READ THE STORY “The Blanket”

ACTIVITY 2
DISCUSSION
Answers the following questions based from the story. Write the answers on the blanks.

1. Where is the setting of the story?

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2. Who were the characters?

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3. How did the wife treat the old father?

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4. What were some of the complaints of the wife regarding the old father?

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5. What ultimatum did the wife give her husband?

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6. Whom did the husband choose?

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7. What did the son ask his little boy to do?

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8. What did the little boy do to the blanket? Why did he do this?

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WORD DRILL

ᵊ words
Verb herd heard

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Perk nurse serve
Learn curve return
Dirt thirst servant
Hurry shirt chirp
World worm birth
Firm third first
Dirt turn church
Work word fern
Verse burst worked

GRAMMAR CONNECTION
CHANGING STATEMENTS INTO QUESTIONS

A statement can be changed to a question by following this rule.

RULE 1: When the verbs is, are, was, or were are used in the sentence, reverse the position of the subject and a verb.

Examples:
Statement: Basketball is an exciting game.
Question: Is basketball an exciting game?

Statement: Children are watching the game.

Question: Are children watching the game?

Statement: Father was at the coliseum last night.

Question: Was father at the coliseum last night?

Statement: They were there to watch the game.

Question: Were they there to watch the game?

ACTIVITY 3
APPLY IT
Encircle the subject and box the verb used in each sentence.

1. The baby is playing in the crib.

2. My mother is watching the baby.
3. Little Allen is playing with his toys.
4. The dolls are in the toy house.
5. Big balls are in the basket.

Change the statements in APPLY IT into questions by reversing the position of the subject and the verb.
Punctuate properly. Write your sentences on the blanks.

1. __________________________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________________________
--End of the lesson—
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FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
TEST I. Write inside the boxes the character traits or descriptions of the story’s characters.

Man Son

Wife Old
Father

TEST II. Encircle the subject and box the verb used in each sentence. Then, change the statements into
questions. (Number 1 is done for you.)

1. Plastic toys are on the floor. Are plastic toys on the floor?

2. Lego sets are expensive.

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3. We are playing happily.

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4. Tita Conie and Kamil are following them.

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5. Uncle Ramil is coming with Jaymil.

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GOD BLESS!
LESSON 8
Objectives:
 Recall the previous lesson
 Understand the message of the poem
 Rephrase a statement into question

Materials: module, computer/phone

MORE ON CHANGING STATEMENTS INTO QUESTIONS

ACTIVITY 1
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WORD POWER
Look up for the meaning of the following words in the dictionary. Write the answers on the blanks.

1. Sneaks

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2. Rubs-

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3. River bank-

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4. Crunching-

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5. Crescent-

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6. Dumplings-

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READ THE POEM

“The Outside Inside Poem”

“A joy that’s shared is a joy made double.”

John Ray

Outside, the night sneaks up with cat feet.

Inside, my sisters listen to Chinese love songs on
the radio and sing along like movie stars.
Outside, the snow rests on cars like thick rugs.
Inside, my mother rubs circles on my brother’s
back telling him stories of how she collected
peanuts from the river banks after the
spring floods in Lion Village.
Outside, the stars climb into the cold winter sky.
Inside, my father wraps our holiday presents,
newspaper and scotch tape crunching
behind the door.
Outside, the crescent moon hangs between the branches of a tree.
Inside, I help my grandma make dumplings,
pressing my hands into the warm dough,
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 shaping it into moon-smiles.
Outside, the wind talks stories to the streets.
Inside my family stands at the window, holding hands,
listening to the whispers.
The night rubs against the glass, trying to get in.

ACTIVITY 2
DISCUSSION
Answer the following questions based on the poem. Write the answers on the blanks.

1. What season was implied in the poem? Read some lines that tell what season is being mentioned.

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2. What is the nationality of the family in the poem? Which part of the poem says so? Read it.

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3. What occasion is being celebrated by the family? Which part of the poem says so? Read it.

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ACTIVITY 3
CHECK-UP
Fill in the blanks with words/phrases from the poem.

1. The sisters listen to _________________________ love songs.

2. They sing like _________________________.
3. The mother _________________________ on the brother’s back.
4. she told the brother stories of how she collected _________________________ from the river banks after the
spring floods in _________________________.
5. The father wraps _________________________.
6. The grandma makes _________________________, shaped into _________________________.
7. The family strands at the _________________________, holding hands listening to the
_________________________.

PHRASE DRILL

Phrases with ᵊ words

Earthworm in the earth chirping birds
Burn the curl thirsty and dirty
First and third word and verb
Dirty skirt first circle
Church servant purple pearl
Return the bird firm shirt
Work and worked first work
Curve and circle learn the curve

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 Hurry and be early hurt the girl
Pearl in the world

GRAMMAR CONNECTION

MORE ON CHANGING STATEMENTS INTO QUESTIONS

Statements which do not use the verb is, are, was, and were can be changed into questions by following these rules:

RULE 2: When other verbs are used in a statement with a plural subject, you may begin your question with the word do.

Examples:

Statement: Dancers practice every day.

Question: Do dancers practice every day?

Statement: Cheerleaders prepare for the competition.

Question: Do cheerleaders prepare for the competition?

Statement: Players work hard to win the game.

Question: Do players work hard to win the game?

RULE 3: When other verbs are used in a statement with singular subject, begin your question with the word does.
Remember to use the base form of the verb (without -s) when does is used.

Examples:
Statement: The team captain jumps high.
Question: Does the team captain jump high?

Statement: The star player makes a lot of points.

Question: Does the star player make a lot of points?

Statement: The team coach reminds his players.

Question: Does the team coach remind the players?

ACTIVITY 4
APPLY IT
Encircle the subject in each sentence. Tell whether it is a singular or plural. Write your answers on the
blanks.

____________________ 1. The ball bounces back.

____________________ 2. The player runs fast.
____________________ 3. He shoots the bal from a distance.
____________________ 4. The ball gets inside the basket.
____________________ 5. The people jump and shout.
____________________ 6. Vendors sell foods and drinks.
____________________ 7. Children and adult watch the game.
____________________ 8. They wait for their favorite players.
____________________ 9. They pose with their favorite players.
____________________ 10. My father takes pictures of the game.

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 --End of the lesson--
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
TEST I. Answer the following questions in your own words.

1. What kind of relationship exists in the family mentioned in the poem?

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2. Compare the family in the poem with a Filipino family.

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TEST II. Encircle the subject in each sentence. Tell whether it is a singular or plural. Write your answers on
the blanks. Then, change the statements into questions beginning with do or does. Write your answers on
the blanks. (Number 1 is done for you.)

Singular 1. The game begins on time. - Does the game begin on time?

_______________ 2. We go there early.

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_______________ 3. Darren watches the game excitedly.
- _____________________________________________
_______________ 4. The janitor cleans the coliseum.
- _____________________________________________
_______________ 5. Boys and girls clap their hands.
- _____________________________________________

GOD BLESS!

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