ENGLISH 4

Third Quarter
SY 2021-2022

NAME: _____________________________________________ SECTION: _____________________________

MODULE 1: UNDERSTANDING ADVERBS (Lessons 1 – 3)

MELC OBJECTIVE: Identify and use adverbs of manner, time, and place in sentences

ADVERBS Examples of adverbs of time are: in the morning, at noon, ,

An adverb is a word or phrase that describes or modifies a yesterday, now, next year, on the next day, today. early,
verb, an adjective, or even another adverb. It gives a clearer last week
picture of the statement in the sentence.
LEARN SOME MORE (see p. 8 Lesson 2)
DISCUSS AND LEARN (see pp. 3 – 4 Lesson 1) Encircle the adverb of time in each sentence below.
A. Adverbs of Manner 1. The audition started last week.
An adverb of manner answers the question “how”? It tells 2. Can we do this later?
how an action is done or how a state of being happens. 3. Was the tour rescheduled today?
4. Did you come here yesterday.
Example: Jude apologizes sincerely to Carina.
5. Those men went outside early.
Most adverbs of manner are derived from adjectives. Adding
-ly at the end of most adjectives will form adverbs of manner. DISCUSS AND LEARN (see p. 12 Lesson 3)
Examples: C. Adverbs of Place
1. Jerlan and Matt shake the bottle carefully. An adverb of place tells the place or the direction where
(from careful) an event or action happens.
2. The dancers moved quickly. (from quick)
Example: My friends are waiting outside
If the adjective ends in-y preceded by a consonant,
change y to -ily Examples of adverbs of place are: inside the bottle, around
Examples: the neighborhood, on the table, behind the door, in front of
1. Ate Lucy eats the cake happily. (from happy) on the floor, here, outside
2. Juan walks lazily. (from lazy)
LEARN SOME MORE (see p. 13 Lesson 3)
If the adjective ends in -ic, add ally. Encircle the adverb of place in each sentence below.
Examples: 1. Rody ran briskly to the train.
1. Kuya Nestor saves his work periodically. (from periodic) 2. Helen sang gracefully on the stage.
2. Don paints artistically. (from artistic) 3. The farmer led the cow forcefully to his farm.
4. Our cat caught a big mouse in the kitchen last night.
If the adjective ends in -ble, -tle, or -ple, the final -e is 5. Jane displayed her painting at the plaza.
changed into -y
Examples:
1. The filmmaker showed the character’s emotes subtly. PERFORMANCE TASK 1
(from subtle) Write 5 (five) sentences using adverbs of manner, place, and
2. Simply attach this tool to that machine. time. Encircle the adverbs used in each sentence. Observe
(from simple) correct punctuation and capitalization.

Remember that while most adverbs of manner end in -ly, 1. ________________________________________________________

there are few words that retain the adjective form. ________________________________________________________

Examples:
1. The dog walks fast. 2. ________________________________________________________
2. Coach Roberts shoots the ball far.
________________________________________________________

Here are other words that look like adjectives but can
function as adverbs of manner: hard, high, long, short, 3. ________________________________________________________
straight, and well.
________________________________________________________
EVALUATE (see p. 6 Lesson 1)
Copy the adverb of manner on the line before each number.
Put a cross mark (x) if the sentence does not contain an 4. ________________________________________________________
adverb of manner. ________________________________________________________
______________1. The plane landed smoothly on the runway.
______________2. Can you read these lines fluently? 5. ________________________________________________________
______________3. The high ceiling is blue.
______________4. Where will we celebrate the reunion this ________________________________________________________
year?
______________5. Everybody saw Emily waved her arms to
the guards gleefully.

DISCUSS AND LEARN (see p. 8 Lesson 2)

B. Adverbs of Time
An adverb of time tells the time when an action or event
happens or happened.

Example: I can see them now.

MODULE 2: GIVING ACCURATE DIRECTIONS (Lesson 4) MODULE 3: GENERAL VS SPECIFIC STATEMENTS (Lesson 5)
MELC OBJECTIVE: Write directions using signal words MELC OBJECTIVE: Distinguish between general
statements and specific statements
GIVING DIRECTIONS statements D
Directions are given with the intention to help others. So, it is GENERAL STATEMENT AND SPECIFIC STATEMENT
important that directions are exact, easy to understand, and A general statement expresses a broad topic that needs to
given in the correct order. be explained further.

Signal words such as first, next, then, afterwards, and lastly A specific statement expresses distinct characteristics that
help show the order of directions. define a topic.

DISCUSS AND LEARN (see p. 2 Lesson 4) DISCUSS AND LEARN (see p. 3 Lesson 5)
Using signal words such as first, next, then, afterwards, and General statements cover broad categories or groups of
lastly help show the order of your directions. people or ideas. They usually express the overall aspects,
characteristics, or elements of these categories or groups.
Study how Mrs. Locsin tells her daughter the instruction on General idea tends to communicate topics that need to be
how to prepare a macaroni soup. explained further if readers are to understand them more.

First, sauté the garlic until golden brown. Set aside. Specific statements usually clarify, explain, and illustrate
Next, boil water and add the chicken meat. Let it boil for general ideas and statements by referring to particular
three minutes. Then, add the macaroni, spring onions, individuals, numbers, or ideas. They tend to express distinct
evaporated milk, and a pinch of salt. Afterwards, remove the characteristics that define those individuals, numbers, or
boiled soup from the fire. Lastly, add the sauteed garlic and ideas.
its oil to the soup.
Study the difference between the sentences below:
Here are some more signal words that you can use to help A. General Statement
tell the order of instructions: second, third, after that, finally, A dog makes a good pet.
at first, in the end, later, lastly A. Specific Statement
A dog can help reduce its owner’s loneliness, decrease
LEARN SOME MORE (see p. 3 Lesson 4) stress and encourage exercise.
A. Copy the signal words from the following paragraph. Write
down your answers on the space provided. B. General Statement
The Philippines is an archipelago.
Here are the steps on how to use this unique washing B. Specific Statement
machine. First, make sure that the machine is connected The Philippines is made up of 7, 641 islands, making it one of
properly to the water supply and to the electrical outlet. Next the largest archipelagos in the world.
ush this red button to turn the machine on. Then, load the
clothes inside the machine. Do you know that this machine C. General Statement
can handle up to 10 kilos of clothes? That is amazing! There are many reasons why you need indoor plants.
Anyway, after that, add detergent soap. Finally, just press the C. Specific Statement
start button. This washing machine will automatically wash, Indoor plants boost mood and productivity and reduce
rinse, and dry your clothes. your stress and fatigue.
1. ________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. __________ 5. _________
In the first sentence (A), the dog being a good pet is a
B. Write numbers 1-5 to rearrange the following sentences general statement it does not offer any explanations or
based on the signal words at the beginning of each one. supporting details why a dog would be a good pet. In the
________1. Lastly, color the space around the eye red and second sentence (A), the statement itself is an explanation
each circle green. as to what a dog can do, or how a dog makes a good pet.
________2. First, draw a triangle in the middle of the space.
________3. Then, color the eyes blue. LEARN SOME MORE (see p. 4 Lesson 5)
________4. Next, draw a small circle in each corner of the A. Write GS if the sentence is a general statement.
triangle. Write SS if it is a specific statement.
________5. After that, draw an eye in the middle of the _______1. Each of our electric kettles consumes just 800
triangle.
watts of power.
PERFORMANCE TASK 2 _______2. All the electric kettles from this store are energy
Write four-step directions using signal words on how to fry an saving and easy to use.
egg. _______3. Heating water using our kettles takes exactly 2
minutes.
1. ________________________________________________________ _______4. Our kettles come with a 2 - year warranty.
________________________________________________________ _______5. The electric kettles we offer are amazing!

B. Write GS if the sentence is a general statement.

2. ________________________________________________________ Write SS if it is a specific statement.
________________________________________________________ _______1. Orange is a source of vitamin C.
_______2. Babies bring joy to a family.
_______3. Computers created by PineApple Inc. are actually
3. ________________________________________________________
economical.
________________________________________________________ _______4. There is no specific evidence that a simple
cabbage compress can help with anything swollen in a
person’s body.
4. ________________________________________________________
_____5. El Nido is a first-class municipality in Palawan which is
________________________________________________________ known for its white-sand beaches.
 PERFORMANCE TASK 3 2. Jane went straight to her room looking for the locket. She
Using any resource material, such as books or the internet, searched her drawers and her boxes of books and toys. She
find a short paragraph, and be able to distinguish the turned her bed over and removed the sheets. She has yet to
general and specific statements in it. Note that two or more accept that she lost the one gift that her late father ever
specific statements can exist in a paragraph since they gave her.
provide supporting details to the general statement. Fill out
the format below: 3. The number of calories that your body needs depend on
how much energy you use up. Strenuous activities like
Title of the Paragraph: swimming and bicycling require more calories. Sedentary
__________________________________________________________ activities, on the other hand, like reading and typing,
Source: demand less calories.
__________________________________________________________
General Statement: 4. Blue whales are the largest animals in the world. Adult blue
__________________________________________________________ whales may grow up to a hundred feet long and weigh
about a hundred tons. They feed on tiny shrimp-like animals.
__________________________________________________________ Baby blue whales gain about 200 pounds a day.
Specific Statements:
5. At five o’ clock before dawn, the buses in Manila rush
1. ________________________________________________________
along the highway, packed with people all wide awake.
________________________________________________________ Cars whir along, impatient over red stoplights. People wave
2. ________________________________________________________ jeepneys to stop for them or run across the street regardless
of the streaming traffic around them. Manila is a really busy
________________________________________________________ city.
3. ________________________________________________________
EVALUATE (see pp. 8-9 Lesson 6)
________________________________________________________ Listen as your facilitator read the paragraph. Answer each
question that follows. Write the letter of the correct answer.

MODULE 4: HIGHLIGHTING DETAILS (Lesson 6) Community helpers are people who work to make the
MELC OBJECTIVE: Identify the main idea, key sentences, neighborhood better. The gardener takes care of plants in
our surroundings. The carpenter builds people’s houses. The
and supporting details
metro aide keeps our streets clean. Even your teacher is a
community helper. He or she teaches you lessons that you
TOPIC SENTENCE AND SUPPORTING DETAILS
need to learn so that when you grow up, you will become a
Identifying the main idea means spotting the most important good helper to the community helpers around, such as
information among many sentences. You can do it when
police officers, doctors, janitors, nurses, and drivers.
listening to others or when reading texts.
_______1. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A paragraph usually talks about a single topic and it usually
A. Only carpenters can build people’s houses.
has one sentence that clearly states the main idea: the topic
B. Community helpers make the neighborhood better.
sentence. The other sentences in the paragraph are the
C. There are many community helpers.
supporting details.
_______2. Where can you find the main idea?
DISCUSS AND LEARN (see p. 4 Lesson 6)
A. The main idea can be found at the beginning of the
A paragraph is made up of sentences that talk about a
paragraph.
topic. It usually has one sentence that clearly states the main
B. The main idea can be found in the middle of the
idea: the topic sentence, which is the central focus of the paragraph.
paragraph and provides unity for the paragraph. The other
C. The main idea can be found at the end of the paragraph.
sentences in the paragraph are the supporting details. They
help explain the main idea or topic sentence. In reading, the
_______3. Which sentences serve as supporting details?
topic sentence can usually be found at the beginning of the
A. Sentences 1,2,3,4,6,7
paragraph. But there are some instances when it is in the B. Sentences 1,2,3,4,5,6
middle or at the end of paragraph. In listening, the topic
C. Sentences 2,3,4,5,6,7
sentence can usually be recognized when the speaker gives
more emphasis to a statement.
_______4. Which statement is true?
A. The paragraph talks about community helpers.
Listen as your facilitator reads the paragraph below:
B. The last sentence is the topic sentence.
C. The topic sentence can be found in the middle of the
I have a dog named Sheeva. She follows my commands and paragraph.
knows many tricks. She would run and catch her favorite ball
when I throw it in any direction. When I tell her to greet
_______5. Which is false?
people, she would wave her paw. When I tell her to shake
A. There are six sentences which serve as supporting details.
hands, she would lift her front leg and out it on my hand. She
B. The paragraph has two main ideas.
sits and stands when I tell her to. C. The paragraph has seven sentences.
The highlighted sentence carries the important message of
PERFORMANCE TASK 4
the paragraph.
Complete the paragraph by writing down at least 3
supporting details to the given topic sentence.
LEARN SOME MORE (see p. 5 Lesson 6)
Read the following paragraphs Underline the topic sentence
Studying using modules can be difficult. __________________
that carries the main idea of the entire paragraph. __________________________________________________________
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1. It was a pleasant summer day. The green trees and grass
__________________________________________________________
were brilliant. Hardly a sound could be heard except from
__________________________________________________________
the birds which were happily singing in the trees. Moments
__________________________________________________________
such as this are rare. __________________________________________________________
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