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Selecting Appropriate Meaning for Several Meanings Given
Learning Content
Objective:
Select appropriate meaning for several meaning given
References:
PELC III 2.2 Harnessing English Arts Today 4 pp.20-21 by Emilia C. Mesa et al
Materials:
dictionary, chart, flash cards
Value Focus:
III.
Proper care of dictionary
Learning Experiences
A. Preparatory Activities
1. Spelling
Drill
2. Review
Listen as your teacher says a word. Tell how many syllables each word has.
1. begin
2. welcome
3. introduce
4. information
5. parenthesis
3. Motivation
fly
Write the word on the board:
When you read that word, what comes to your mind?
B. Developmental Activities
1. Presentation
Show the class a dictionary entry with a list of several meanings.
round (round) adj. 1. shaped like a ball; 2. Shaped like a circle; 3. having a curved surface n. 1. one part
of a game or sport; 2. a series of events; 3. a short song in which two or more voices enter at different
times vt. 1. make a thing curved; 2. to go around
2.
C.
Analysis and Discussion
Ask:
a. How many meanings are given for round? (eight)
b. What parts of speech are listed? (adjective, noun, verb)
c. What does the word round mean in the following sentences?
Read the sentences:
a. The Barangay Tanod makes a round in the barangay to catch the robber. (to go around)
b. Manny Pacquiao won the game after only five rounds. (one part of a game)
c. Row, Row Your Boat is an example of a round song. (a song sang by parts)
d. Her face is round. (shaped like a circle)
Ask:
a. How is the word round in the first sentence used? (as a verb)
b. How about in the second sentence? (as a noun)
c. How about in the third sentence? (as a noun)
d. How about in the fourth sentence? (as an adjective)
e. What can you say about a dictionary? (it gives many meanings)
f. What did you notice about the meaning of a word? (it has multiple meanings)
g. How will you select an appropriate meaning of a word from several meanings given? (by
knowing how the word is used in a sentence)
3. Value Integration
In your group activity, how did you use the dictionary in looking for the meaning of words? (We
handled the dictionary with care. We turned the pages gently to avoid tearing the pages.)
4. Generalization
What did you learn about the dictionary? It gives different meanings of words.
When do we use the dictionary? We use the dictionary to select the appropriate meaning from
several meanings given.
What meaning should we select from these several meanings? We select the appropriate
meaning of the word depending on how it is used in the sentence.
Post Activities
1. Application
Read the sentences and draw a line from the italicized word in each sentence to the meaning
which explains that word. The first two numbers are done for you.
1–2
The boy puts a stamp
on his letter.
Stamp your foot twice.
3–4
The athlete hurt his
foot.
This ruler is one foot
long.
5–6
The leaves are
falling.
Mother leaves for
work every morning.
7–8
A diploma carries the
seal of the school.
The seal can do
many tricks.
9 – 10
The dog laps the
water.
My brother likes to
sit on Mother’s lap.
IV. Evaluation
Choose the meaning of the first word as used in the given sentence. Write the letter on the
blank. (Please use dictionary entry.)
1. feel: (a) touch; (b) have a feeling
_____ Michael could feel his vocal cords move when he talks.
_____ Gina and Michael would sometimes feel ashamed.
2.
place: (a) location of something; (b) to put in a spot
_____ Deaf children learn to place their fingers on a speaker’s throat.
_____ Michael’s family had moved to a new place.
3.
sound: (a) something that can be heard; (b) healthy or free from problems; (c) a channel of
water
_____ Michael’s parent had never heard a sound.
_____ The new house Michael moved into was sound.
_____ That summer Michael’s family went to swim in the sound.
4.
look: (a) try to see; (b) expression on a face.
_____ Michael was afraid his parents might look funny.
_____ People used to look at them when they signed.
_____ Michael gave a stern look at the mean boys.
5.
plane: (a) a kind of tool to smoothen wood; (b) made of air transport
_____ The tourists go to Batanes by plane.
_____ A carpenter uses a plane.
V. Assignment
Use the dictionary to get the correct meaning of the underlined words.
Look for several meanings of the word listed below in your dictionary at home. Use each word in a
sentence.