Classifying Related Ideas From News/Stories Heard
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Learning Objective:
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Classify related ideas from news/stories heard
Subject Matter
A. Topic:
B. References:
C. Materials:
Classifying Related Ideas from News/Stories Heard
PELC I 6.1 (Listening)
Our World of Reading
game, chart, cut-outs, news items
Value Focus: Cooperation
III.
Procedure
A. Preparatory Activities
Review: Game
a. Form groups of five.
In your envelopes are cut-outs with words written on them. Classify
them according to the categories given on the chart. The group that
finishes first will be the winner.
Transportation
Appliances
Bodies of Water
Cities
Fish
Animals
Words written on the cut-out materials:
bangus
catfish
lapu-lapu
shark
television
airplanes
canal
bay
river
computer
buses
lade
Baguio
Vigan
refrigerator
tricycle
boats
Davao
Laoag
tape recorder
Motivation
News Sharing of Pupils
Ask:
What do we get from the news?
Why are news important?
News give us information about the events that is happening
around us.
B. Developmental Activities
Presentation
Reads the news item while pupils listen.
“I am asking all of you here today to work hand in hand with the
government.” This was what former Pres. Fidel V. Ramos emphasized
during the Kalakbay Awarding Rites at Malacañang. He talked about the
“haze” problem, the latest environmental threat to hit Indonesia and
which is already affecting some southern provinces in the Philippines.
President Ramos urged the people to help campaign towards a solution
to the “haze” problem. “The haze is nearing Palawan!” the president
exclaimed. According to him, smoke from forest fires in the islands of
Motorola has reached Davao, although the effect isn’t that alarming yet.
“Kindly work with the disaster committee, he pleaded. Although the
rain somewhat washed away the “haze”, the president said the problem is
not yet completely solved.
Analysis and Discussion
1. What did former Pres. Ramos talk about during the Kalakbay
Awarding Rites at Malacañang?
2. What did he urge the people to do?
3. According to the former president, what seems to be the
main problem of the government at this point?
4. What is the “haze” problem about? (The smoke from the
forest fires affecting nearby provinces.)
5. What other ideas are found in the news item?
(People are asked to work hand in hand with the disaster
committee.)
Values Integration
1. Ask:
Do you think working hand in hand with the government would
help solve problems? Why/Why not?
1. What is the main idea of the news item above? What are the other
ideas that support the main thought?
Generalization
What do you call the main thought of a news item? How about the ideas
that support or are related to the main thought?
C.
Post Activities
Application (Group Work)
1. Say: Listen to a pre-recorded story, I will play.
Clouds
Clouds are important to us in many ways. Clouds are sources
of rain. Without clouds, the earth will be very hot. Clouds protect
us from the heat of the sun. They also tell us the kind of weather
we will have.
The color of the clouds depends on the time of the day and the
kind of weather we have. Early in the morning, during fine
weather, clouds are golden yellow. At noon, on a sunny day they
are white. At sunset, they turn red. But when the weather is bad,
clouds are gray throughout the day.
Classify the following ideas under the proper headings.
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Importance of Clouds
B.
Colors of Clouds
Clouds are sources of rain.
Clouds protect us from the heat of the sun.
Clouds tell what kind of weather we will have.
Clouds are golden yellow early in the morning during fine
weather.
Clouds are white at noon during a sunny day.
Clouds turn red at sunset.
Clouds are gray during bad weather.
2. Listen to this paragraph carefully. Then answer the questions or do
what is asked after it.
Mrs. Cruz wanted her pupils to know the things that a
magnet can pull. They went to their mini-museum and
using their magnet, tried pulling things like balls, pins, stones,
pieces of paper, needles, nails, pair of scissors, bottles, and coins.
They found that not all things were pulled by a magnet.
What materials were pulled by the magnet? What materials were
not pulled? Group them in the column below.
A. Materials pulled by the magnet
B. Materials not pulled by the magnet
1. Enrichment
Listen to the news and be able to classify the related ideas mentioned
in the news.
More Donation Pour in for Quezon Calamity Areas
Donations solicited by ABS-CBN Sagip kapamilya
come pouring in for the victims of the typhoons that
devastated Quezon province.
As of the present, donations in cash and kind
received from over 10,000 donors were distributed to
over 100,000 families affected by the super typhoon n
20 provinces.
Source: The Philippine Star
1. What is the big or main idea of the news?
Expected answer: DONATIONS POUR IN QUEZON CALAMITY
AREAS
2. Write some related ideas under the main idea.
Donations in cash and in kind solicited by ABS-CBN were
given to typhoon victims.
IV.
Evaluation
Listen to the story of the whale. Classify the related ideas below under the
proper headings. The headings are given for you.
The Whale
A whale is a big sea animal well-built for living in
water. A thick layer of fat called blubber helps keep it
warm even in very cold water. It has few bristles of hair
on its head. Its front limbs are shaped as flippers. Like
most other mammals, it gives birth to live babies.
A whale breathes air through its lungs. Unlike the
fish, it must swim to the surface of the water to breathe.
Before breathing in, it blows out the stale air through a
blowhole, which are two slits on top of the head. If it is
unable to come out to the surface, it will drown.
Main Idea 1. : A sea animal well built for living in water
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Main Idea 2. : How do whales get air?
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Breathes air through its lungs.
Has blubber or fat to keep it warm.
Swims to the surface of the water to breathe air.
Gives birth to live babies
(More ideas may be listed here)
Assignment
Cut out a news item from any newspaper and share it with the class. Be
sure to answer the following in your sharing.
1. What is the main idea of the news item?
2. What are the related ideas?