English IV
Southville Elementary School
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Today's Lesson:
Inferring Speaker’s Tone, Mood
and Purpose
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1. speaker 6. convey
2. purpose 7. persuade
3. tone
8. emotion
4. mood
9. informal
5. inferring 10. fearful
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Spelling
1. convey 6. persuade
2. purpose 7. mood
3. emotion 8. inferring
4. informal 9. speaker
5. tone
10. fearful
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1. Inferring 6. convey
2. Speaker 7. emotion
3. Tone
8. fearful
4. Mood 9. persuade
5. Purpose 10. informal
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Inferring the
Speaker’s Tone, Mood
and Purpose
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Infer -to derive as a conclusion from
facts
- using clues or hints that help you
“read between the lines”
- seeing meanings that the details
suggest or imply
- gives you a deeper understanding
of your reading
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Miss Garcia politely excused herself and
left the breakfast table. She was not feeling
well. She had been resting in her cabin for
some time when she smelled smoke. She
thought it was from the machine room.
Then she heard an alarm. “Maybe it’s just
the foghorn,” she said to herself.
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But when she opened her cabin door,
she saw people running and going up the
upper deck. Smoke was everywhere. She
grabbed a life jacket from under her bed
and put on her overcoat. In a few minutes,
she was outside her cabin.
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“This way!” a man said. “I must
find my brother,” she said as she followed
the man. “There is no time!” the man said
as he pushed her towards the lifeboat.
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1. Who is the person in the passage?
Answer: Miss Garcia
2. What did she smell while resting in her cabin?
Answer: smoke
Miss Garcia and smoke
Explicit Details
3. What do you think happen?
Answer: There is a fire.
4. Where did the fire happen?
Answer: in the ship
There is a fire and, in the ship
Implied Details
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Tone
- is a feeling or atmosphere that the
author/speaker has meant to set in the
story, or towards a subject.
It can also be considered as the
attitude or feeling of the writer towards
a subject.
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Tone
The tone can be formal, informal,
serious, comic, sarcastic, sad and
cheerful or it may be any other existing
attitudes.
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Example:
“I must find my brother!”
happy
worried
sad
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Example:
“I must find my brother!”
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Example:
“There is no time!” the man said as he
pushed her towards the lifeboat.
serious
relaxed
excited
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Example:
“There is no time!” the man said as he
pushed her towards the lifeboat.
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Mood
-is the feeling or atmosphere perceived by
the reader. It is the emotions you feel
while reading.
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Mood
Some examples of mood are cheerful,
romantic, calm, angry, hopeful,
fearful, tense, worried and lonely.
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Example:
She heard an alarm. When she opened
the cabin door, she saw people running
and going up the upper deck. Smoke was
everywhere.
sadness
happiness
frightened
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Example:
She grabbed a life jacket and put on her
overcoat.
angry
cheerful
calm
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speakercentered
conveys
emotions
through
words
readercentered
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-is
the
reason
an
author
Purpose
decides to write a certain
topic.
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Purpose
When a speaker’s purpose is to inform,
he/she is giving information to the
listeners.
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Example:
Fire occurs between oxygen in the
air and sort of fuel.
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Example:
Filipinos have a culture of respect
towards the elderly. It is shown in
different traditions like “pagmamano”
and saying “po” ang “opo” to older
people.
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Purpose
When a speaker’s purpose is to
entertain, he/she speaks to tell the
listeners a story that they will enjoy.
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Example:
“Once upon a time in a magical
kingdom, there lived a great hero. He
was about to set out on a dangerous
quest!”
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Example:
A story about three friends who go
on a crazy adventure.
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Purpose
When a speaker’s purpose is to persuade,
he/she speaks to convince you to do
something or to believe what they are
saying.
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Example:
Fire is undeniably something
dangerous and can take lives. That’s why
you must be careful and take
precautionary measures to prevent a fire
disaster.
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Example:
Rules are very important. They help keep
things running smoothly. Rules let you know
what you can and cannot do whether you are
playing a game or explaining how to act in
class. You should follow rules; they help
people get along.
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The Lion and the Mouse
One day a lion was sleeping in the
forest. A little mouse was looking for
something to eat. She ran over his paw.
The lion opened his eyes. He roared
at the mouse. He put his paw over her.
“I will eat you,” he cried.
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“I did not know it was you,” said the
mouse. “Please let me go. Someday I will
help you.”
“Foolish mouse!” said the lion. “What
can a little thing like you do? I am strong.
How could you ever help me?”
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The lion laughed, but let the mouse go.
He did not think the little mouse could
ever help him.
Soon after this the lion was running in
the forest. Her ran into trap.
The trap was net made of rope.
The lion tried to break the net, but the
rope was strong.
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The mouse saw the lion in the net, she
said, “I will help you.”
It was hard to chew the strong rope.
The mouse bit and chewed for a long
time. At last, she chewed the rope
enough so that the lion could break the
net.
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“You have saved my life. Thank you,”
roared the lion, as he walked away into
the forest.
“A little mouse can help after all,” said
the mouse.
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1. The lion roared at the mouse, put his
paw over her and said, “I will eat you.”
The lion was fearful
_______ .
A. playful
B. powerful
C. fearful
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2. The mouse was _______
afraid of the lion .
A. afraid of
B. angry with
C. ashamed of
.
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3. The lion laughed and said, “ I am
strong. How could you ever help me?”
The lion thought that the mouse was
foolish .
_____
A. foolish
B. selfish
C. serious
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4. The lion tried to break the net, but the
helpless
rope was strong. The lion felt _______.
A. careless
B. friendly
C. helpless
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5. “You saved my life. Thank you,” said
the lion to the mouse. The lion was
thankful
_______.
A. cheerful
B. thankful
C. thoughtful
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What is the purpose of the speaker in the
story “The Lion and the Mouse?”
to entertain
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Try and Learn
A. Read the following lines with correct
expression and give correct
tone expressed. Show your (happy, sad,
angry, worried, scared) face to show the
mood for each sentence.
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Try and Learn
1. “Who broke my new flower vase?”
said Aling Alma in high pitched voice.
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2. “I was not able to pass the test! I fail!
I’m such a failure!” said the woman.
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3. “I'm feeling pretty good right now.”
said Mrs. Ruiz.
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4. “Snake! Snake!” cried Bianca who
jumped out of the barn.
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5. “I wonder where my best friend is,
I haven’t seen her for a couple of days.”
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 What is the difference between a
tone from mood?
 What are the common purposes of a
speaker in writing?
 How do we infer the speaker’s tone,
mood and purpose in writing?
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A. Direction: Read each sentence carefully. Then
infer the tone and mood being expressed.
1. “You must be tired, Father. You have worked all
day. May I help you row the big boat?” said the
child. We can tell that the child is (respectful,
concerned, kind).
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2. Lisa was watching her favorite TV program
when her brother changed the channel. She
got up and shouted at her brother.
Lita was (happy, sad, angry)
3. Emma was the first contestant called on
stage to deliver her contest piece, but she
suddenly forgot some lines. Emma felt
(proud, nervous, angry)
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B. Direction: Read and identify the purpose of
the speaker in each paragraph. Tell whether
the purpose is to persuade, entertain or inform
1. Evaporation, condensation, precipitation and
collection are the four main stages of the
water cycle.
2. Come and join the ‘Pasayahan sa Lucena’ to
experience the fun and taste the delectable
food of Lucenahins.
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Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on
your paper.
1. Read the following sentences.
I. “Dad can you drive a little faster? I could hardly wait to get to Southville
ES,” Rose said.
II. “I will work and study hard. In those ways my parents will be proud of
me.”
III. Yipee! I won the game.
IV. “I cried and said, “I still remember those times when my Father saves
money just to buy something special for my birthday.”
Which of the following sets of tones and moods best describes the
given sentences?
A. Impatient, Determined, Emotional, Joyful
B. Determined, Emotional, Joyful, Impatient
C. Impatient, Determined, Joyful, Emotional
D. Determined, Joyful, Emotional, Impatient
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Read the following sentences.
I. “Don’t worry. I am here to help you. Through prayers, we will be able to
solve this problem soon.”
II. “If you are too lazy to do your job properly, then I don’t want you working
for me anymore!”
III. “I couldn’t wait to go to the carnival, smell the hot dogs, taste the cotton
candy, and feel the exhilaration of riding the Ferris Wheel!”
IV. “Rolling her eyes, Emma responded to the bully, ‘Okay, whatever you say
goes,' and then forcefully walked away.”
V. “You have no idea how excited I am, I have been waiting to see this singer
for my whole life, I could burst!”
Which of the following sentences above shows a positive tone?
A. I, III and V
B. II and IV
C. I and III
D. II, IV and V
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Assignment
Directions: Read the poem then infer the speaker’s tone
mood and purpose in writing the poem.
“This is Just to Say”
by William Carlos Williams
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