DAY Prosodic Features

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Colloquialism and Slang Expressions

At the end of the lesson, the learner

will be able to:
 Develop effective study habits.
 Recognize Prosodic Features
 Distinguish the difference
between colloquialism and
Slang expressions.

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Pre-Activity:
What benefits you from reading? Write your idea in the box

Reading is a method of communication that enables

a person to turn writing into meaning. It allows the
reader to convert a written text into a meaningful
language with independence, comprehension, and
fluency, and to interact with the message
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 The value of hard work and determination will most
likely help you succeed in your endeavour in the
future. Answer Exercise 1 and 2 on page 3 to help
you develop an effective study habits. You also need
a learning strategy to easily understand the lesson,
read page 4 .

Pronouncing sounds correctly are

important because mispronunciation may
cause your listeners to misunderstand
your message.

Pitch – Highness or lowness of the voice.

Knowing Pitch, Volume, Tone and Speech Rate

Colloquialisms are informal expressions that are

used in everyday conversations.

Slang refers to words or expressions that have

only been invented or derivedfrom more formal
words.

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 Great communication skills are your ticket to
success in the academic and business world. But
have you ever been overcome by fear or anxiety
prior to speaking in front of an audience?
As we utter words through the sounds we produce,
we strive to pronounce the words correctly in order to
avoid being misunderstood. However, learning to
enunciate words clearly takes practice.

Do you have trouble saying words with /p/, /f/, /t/, /th/, /b/,
and /v/ sound? If so, produce and practice the words in
page 7.

Knowing Pitch, Volume, Tone and Speech Rate (Refer

to your book pages 7-8)
Pitch Volume Tone Speech Rate
Highness Loudness or Vocal sound The speed
or lowness softness of with with which
of the the voice. reference to you speak.
voice. its pitch,
quality and
strength.

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In casual conversations, we also use colloquialisms
and slang. (Refer to page 9)
Colloquialism – a word or phrase that is
not formal or literary, typically used in
ordinary or familiar conversation. Idioms
and contractions can also be considered as
colloquialism.
Examples:
 She is very prim and proper about
everything. Make sure you don’t use any
swear words around her. (Having very
traditional, morally conservative beliefs and
behavior).
 Their parents were relieved when they
arrived safe and sound from their hiking trip.
(Safe from danger and free from injury or
harm).
 I wanna go out (want + to )
 I wasn’t born yesterday. (used for telling
someone that you are not stupid enough to
believe what they are saying)

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 Slang – refers to words or expressions that
have only invented or derived from more
fromal words recently.
Examples:
 DIY – Do It Yourself
 Make my mouth water- make me drool
 Rock-bottom – extremely inexpensive
 BAE: A term of endearment
 Lit: If something is "lit," it means it's super
cool or "on fire." (Last night's party was lit.)
 Salty: Angry or bitter about something.
 (Why are you so salty? I said I would share
if I win the lottery.)
 Savage: Someone who "roasts" people
nonstop and doesn't care what others will
say.
 (Jimmy Kimmel's monologue on Donald
Trump last night was savage.)
 Ship: Short for "romantic relationship,"
sometimes used as a verb.
 (Everyone wants to ship Edward and bella,
but they say they're just good friends.)

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 Exercise 1
Write the complete expression of
these colloquial terms on the lines.
1. Lemme - ________________________
2. Hafta - ________________________
3. Outta - ________________________
4. Nah - ________________________
5. Yeah - ________________________

Exercise 2
Look up the meaning of each slang
expression. Then use it in a sentence.
1. Telly - ____________________________________
2. To feel blue - ______________________________
3. Stan -____________________________________
4. Ace - _____________________________________
5. See ya - __________________________________

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 Evaluation (Recorded)

Match these colloquial or slang terms with their

meanings by drawing a line between them.
A B
1. stinky a. goodbye
2. pal b. policeman
3. shove c. smelly
4. puny d. push
5. typo e. friend
6. cop f. dollar
7. see ya g. very small
8. buck h. spelling
mistake
9. YOLO i. gossip
10. the tea j. You Only Live
Once

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DAY Different Learning Techniques and
3-4
Genres of Viewing

At the end of the lesson, the

learner will be able to:
 Use the appropriate reading
style (scanning, skimming,
speed reading, intensive
reading etc) for one’s
purpose.
 Identify the different genre.

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 As a student, you will be given kinds of
literature. There are different styles of
reading for different situations that you can
use to better grasp the meanings.
Reading Techniques: Scanning, Skimming, and Close Reading

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You might use You might use
scanning to: skimming to:

Look up a word in a See what’s in the

dictionary news,in a newspaper
Find an address or or on a website (read
phone number in a the news and conclude
directory. what it is about)
Reading a recipe. Browse throgh a book
to see if you want to
read it
Look at the pictures
and illustrations

HOW TO CLOSE READ:

 Reread up to three times
 Find the main idea
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 Look at text closely to answer questions.
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 READ
You can get a lot in reading, the techniques above will
help you comprehend the following. There are also
genres of viewing – refer to your book page 21.

Online programs have various genres.

Animated

Children

Comedy

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Drama

Educational

Fantasy

News

Variety
Show

Horror

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 Exercise 1
Identify the genre being shown below. Write your
answers on the line.

Animated children comedy drama educational

News Variety ShowHorror fantasy

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Exercise 2
Define the following in your own words.
Drama

Comedy

Educational

Variety
Show
Horror

Assignment:
Answer the following in your book.
Exercise 11 on page 16
Exercise 12 on page 20
Exercise 14 on page 22

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Answer Keys
Day 1 and 2
Pre- Activity
- Answers may vary

Exercise 1
1. Let me

2. Have to

3. Out of

4. No

5. Yes

Exercise 2
1. Short for television

2. To feel sad

3. Someone who is overly obsessed with a celebrity or a fan

4. Good at something

5. Alternative to “bye” or literally “see you”

Day 3 and 4
Exercise 1
1. Variety Show

2. News

3. Fantasy

4. Horror

5. Educational

6. Drama

7. Comedy

8. Children

9. Animated

Exercise 2
- Answers may vary

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