1. The passage describes a dialogue between Justin and his father about the early Filipinos.
2. Justin initially thought the early Filipinos were lazy because they lived in caves instead of houses, but his father corrected him, saying they had a simple yet hard way of life.
3. Justin's father explained that the early Filipinos hunted wild animals with bows and arrows or spears for food, and sometimes ate raw meat, showing their life was difficult compared to modern times.
2. What do you know about our
ancestors?
How would you describe the kind of
life they had in the past?
Do you think they had a better life
before compared to our life at
present? Defend your answer.
Motivation
3. What do you see in an exhibit?
Let’s listen to a dialog.
Before we begin, do you remember
the standards for listening?
4. A Text A Day/Presentation
JUSTIN:
FATHER:
JUSTIN:
FATHER:
JUSTIN:
Father, weren’t the early Filipinos
lazy?
I don’t think so. Why?
Because they didn’t build houses.
They lived in caves Look at this
picture.
Oh, our great, great grandparents
weren’t lazy, but their way of life
was very simple, yet hard.
Really? Please tell me more about
them, Father.
5. A Text A Day/Presentation
FATHER:
JUSTIN:
FATHER:
JUSTIN:
Well, they didn’t grow the food
they ate. They usually had wild
fruits, leaves and roots of wild
plants or meat of wild animals.
Wild animals are hard to catch. How
did they do it?
The men helped one another. They
hunted animals with their bows and
arrows and spears.
Did they cook their food?
6. FATHER:
JUSTIN:
FATHER:
Of course, they did. They roasted
them. Sometimes, they ate their
food raw.
Raw! I can’t imagine myself eating
raw meat. I’m glad that things have
changed since then.
You are, indeed, luckier than the
children of long ago. Now, it’s easy
to get the things you need. You also
go to school. The early boys and
girls didn’t. There were no schools
then.
7. a. What did Justin say about the early
Filipinos?
b. Why did he think so?
c. Justin learned about the kind of
houses the early Filipinos had. How
did he react? How did Justin feel
about the kind of food they ate?
Analysis and Discussion
8. Study these sentences from the dialog.
1. The early Filipinos weren’t lazy.
2. They lived a simple life.
3. Their way of life was very simple,
yet hard.
4. They usually hunted wild
animals.
5. They ate raw meat.
6. I’m glad that things have changed.
7. Now, it’s easy to get the things you
need.
Analysis and Discussion
9. The italicized words are descriptive
words or adjectives.
They are words that describe persons,
animals, things, events and even
actions.
Now, pick out the action words from
each sentence and write them on your
notebook.
Analysis and Discussion
10. How can you differentiate
verbs from adjectives?
Generalization
11. Identify the verbs in each sentence.
a. The stormy weather stopped me
from attending the victory party.
b. The dishonest employee was
terminated from work.
c. My family adopted the abandoned
baby.
d. We need some entertaining
programs after the stressful
activities.
e. My loving mother offered a hot bowl
of soup to me.
Oral Practice
12. Copy the nouns in each sentence and the
adjectives that describe the noun.
a. The stormy weather stopped me
from attending the victory party.
b. The dishonest employee was
terminated from work.
c. My family adopted the abandoned
baby.
d. We need some entertaining programs
after the stressful activities.
e. My loving mother offered a hot bowl
of soup to me.
Written Practice
13. Identify the verbs and adjectives in
the sentences. Encircle the verbs and
underline the adjectives.
1. His violent reactions frightened me.
2. Pupils need challenging activities to
facilitate learning.
3. I find loud music rather offensive.
4. We have lots of incompetent
newscasters nowadays.
5. The tragic accident at Los Baños,
Laguna will teach us a lesson.
Evaluation
14. Copy 5 sentences and identify the
verbs and adjectives.
Assignment