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English
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Using Information in My
Everyday Life
English – Grade 10
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Using Information in My Everyday Life

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 CONTENT GUIDE
These are the different parts of the module and what you need to know about
them.

Rationale
It provides you with a brief introduction regarding what you will learn and discover in the module.

Try-Out
This is a short quiz that will test if you already have an idea about the skills you will learn in the
module.

Look Back
This provides you with an activity that will strengthen the skill you learned from the previous
module.

Building Your Vocabulary

This part unlocks the meaning of difficult words you will encounter in the texts or discussions that
follow.

Study These
It provides you with mini lessons or inputs about a concept or content.
This provides you with questions, activities, and exercises that will help you discover and
understand the lessons presented.

Enrichment Activities
It contains additional activities and exercises for the different lessons discussed in the module.

Generalization
This can be a question, fill in the blank sentence/paragraph to process what you learned from the
lessons.

Application
This is an activity that will transfer your skills/knowledge gained or learned into real-life
concerns/situations.

Assessment
A ten-item test will evaluate if you were able to master all the skills discussed in the module.

Enrichment / Additional Task

An activity in any form that can increase/strengthen your response and tends to let you repeat
actions/learning.

Key to Correction
This lists all the correct answers and helps you check your answers. Remember to only look on this
page if the module tells you to do so.
 English 10 Module

USING INFORMATION IN MY EVERYDAY LIFE

MELC 1 Q1. Use information from news reports, speeches,

informative talks, panel discussions, etc. in everyday life.

First Quarter, Module 1

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 I. Introduction

Rationale

You, as a twenty- first-century learner, live in an era where information can

be accessed easily from books, newspapers, radio, and television. It can also be
said that your student life is quite comfortable because information is within your
reach in just one click due to the advancement of technology.

Students like you can get relevant information from different sources of
information such as news reports, speeches, informative talks, and panel
discussions. The information you’ve got from different sources of information can be
used in your everyday life.

With many sources of information that surround you, your problem now is
how to get the most important details which you can apply in your everyday life.
That’s the reason why this module is specifically made for you so that you will learn
some tips on how to get information from these sources.

This module provides various activities and discussions for you to:
 Determine how the connected events contribute to the totality of the
material viewed; and
 Get information than can be used in everyday life from news reports,
speeches, informative talks, panel discussions, etc.

II. Pre-Test

Try-out

Before you start your learning adventure, please try to answer first the task
below. This task will give you an overview of what you will learn as you go along the
way to this module. Make sure to finish this task. Good Luck!

Activity 1. Agree or Disagree

Read the statements in the table and check the column that corresponds to
your response.

AGREE DISAGREE STATEMENT

1) It is a must to get important information which can
be used in our everyday life.
2) Taking down notes while reading, viewing, and
listening will help us remember important details.
3) Scanning is reading rapidly in order to find specific
facts.
4) Skimming is reading rapidly in order to get a
general overview of the material.

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 5) Taking down notes by hand is very effective in
getting information.

Score: 3-5-Amazing! You studied very well!

2-below- Oh no! You need to revisit your previous lesson.

Awesome!! You are now done with the Pre-Test! Are you now ready for an
exciting learning adventure? Let us now discover our lesson.

III. Lesson Proper

Look Back

Can you still recall the different sources of information you had learned when
you were in Grade 9? Let’s find out how well you remember them by answering the
task below.

Activity 2. Who’s My Match?

Match the meaning found in Column A to the words found in Column B. Write
only the letter of your answer on the space provided.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
_____ 1) It tends to educate the audience on a particular _____ a) Panel Discussion
topic. It helps the audience understand a subject better
and to remember what they learned later. _____ b) Speech
_____ 2) It is a live or virtual discussion about a specific
topic amongst a selected group of panelists who share _____ c) Essay
differing perspectives in front of a large audience.
_____ d) News reports
_____ 3) A formal address or discourse delivered to an
audience
_____ e) Informative Talk
_____ 4) Found in newspapers, televisions or radios
which aim to inform the readers of what is happening in _____ f) Magazine
the world around them.
_____ 5) It is an analytic or interpretative literary
composition usually dealing with its subject from a
limited or personal point of view.
Did you answer the task correctly? Why do you need to be familiar with these
different sources of information?

How can you use the relevant facts you get from these sources of information
in your everyday life?

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Building Your Vocabulary

Hi. Welcome to the world of vocabulary. Your next task is to read an example
of a news report. But before that, let us first define some of the difficult words that
you will encounter in the text.

Activity 3. Find the Clue!

Underline the clues to the meaning of the italicized word or words in each
sentence and guess their meaning. Write your answer on the space provided.
MEANING
1) The message given by the Pontiff from the 1) _____________________
Vatican City inspired millions of Roman Catholics all
over the world who looked up to him as their leader.
2) Filipinos are known for their resiliency. They 2) _____________________
can find ways to build their life again after suffering
from calamities.
3) Every artist dreams of creating an 3) _____________________
extraordinary artwork that can be considered as his
masterpiece. 4) _____________________
4) The man cried after he was diagnosed with
having a terminal illness.
5) Despite having a cerebral palsy that caused 5) _____________________
him to spend his life in a wheelchair, Angelo becomes
an inspiration to every Filipino.

Did you find the clue in every sentence? Can you guess now the meaning of
each italicized word?

Score: 3-5-Amazing! You were able to find the clues!

2-below- It’s okay! Just have more practice to enhance your vocabulary.

Now, I think you are ready to read and understand the news report. You can
also check your dictionary if you encountered some words which are still unfamiliar
to you as you read the selection.

Study These

Who is the famous person with a disability you admire the most? Why?
The news report you are going to read is about an Albayano who suffered
from cerebral palsy and spends his entire life in a wheelchair. Let’s find out in the
news report how he faced his personal challenges and turned them into strengths,
thus, inspiring millions of peoples all over the world.

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Activity 4. Time to Read a Report!

Read the excerpt of a news report published in The Manila Times and answer
the questions that follow.
Cross-stitched image a PWD’s gift to Pope
By THE MANILA TIMES

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay: John Angelo “Angel” Ortiz, 27, a man with cerebral
palsy from Riosa village, Tabaco City, Albay, fulfilled his dream to see and
personally hand over his gift to Pope Francis.
His gift to the pontiff was a cross-stitched image of Madonna Dolorosa that
he made with his feet for more than two months.
Angelo handed over his gift to Francis during the “Encounter with Families”
at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on January 16, where he and his family personally met
the Pope, who was on a five-day state and apostolic visit to the Philippines.
The diocese included Angelo, his parents, and siblings in the delegation after
the CBCP decided that every diocese can bring at least 100 people to have an
audience with the Pope.
He was born premature on Ferbuary 27, 1987 and was diagnosed with
cerebral palsy. He graduated from the Special Education Center of San Lorenzo
High School in Tabaco City.
Angelo is able to move around with the help of a wheelchair.
He loves to cross-stitch, mostly religious images that he sells.
His interest in cross-stitch began in his younger years but developed it at the
age of 12 on the encouragement of his cousin Maria Theresa de Dios Laco.

Source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2015/01/21/news/national/cross-stitched-image-pwds-gift-
pope/157213/amp/

Are you done? Good.

If you still need to read the news report again, feel free to do so. If you are
confident now that you have understood the news report, please proceed to the next
task.

Activity 5. Comprehension Check

Please answer the questions below to test how much you understood the
news report. You can go back to the important details or information you have
highlighted while reading the report.

1) Who is John Angelo Ortiz?

__________________________________________________________________
2) What was his dream?
__________________________________________________________________
3) What was his gift to the pope? How did he do it despite his disability?

4) What are the personal challenges encountered by John Angelo Ortiz?

__________________________________________________________________
5) How did he face his personal challenges?
__________________________________________________________________
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 6) How did the story of John Angelo Ortiz inspire other people to overcome
their personal challenges?
__________________________________________________________________
7) What have you learned from the life story of John Angelo Ortiz?
__________________________________________________________________

8) If you were John Angelo Ortiz, how would you take his personal challenges?
__________________________________________________________________

Score: 5-8- Well done! You have read it very well!

4-below-It’s fine. You may need some time to read the text once more.

Which question is difficult for you to answer? Why?

If you found it hard to answer at least four of the given questions, you have a
problem in getting information or details from a news report. Below are some
discussions which will help you familiarize the different sources of information and
some tips on how you can get important details from a news report, speeches, panel
discussions, and informative talks.

Kinds of Sources of Information

1) News Reports. They are found in newspapers, televisions, or radios which aim
to inform the readers of what is happening in the world around them.
2) Panel Discussions. It is a live or virtual discussion about a specific topic amongst
a selected group of panelists who share differing perspectives in front of a large
audience.
3) Speeches. It refers to the formal address or discourse delivered to an audience.
4) Informative Talks. It tends to educate the audience on a particular topic. It helps
the audience understand a subject better and to remember what they learned later.

Sources:
 How to News Report.
https://www.wettropics.gov.au/rainforest_explorer/Resources/Documents/8to9/How
To/NewsReport.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjL76y_9bDpAhXNDaYKHQ3PBRgQFjABegQI
DBAG&usg=AOvVaw0WQQ_2V3Kye6y54ZKIsk3d
 Panel Discussion. https://powerfulpanels.com/definition-panel-discussion/
 Speech. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/speech
 Introduction to Informative Speaking. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-
communications/chapter/introduction-to-informative-speaking/

Getting information from these different sources of information is very

important for a student like you. For you to be able to identify the most important
details from the articles you have read, you must learn to use different reading
techniques.
The following discussions dealt with four reading techniques, which you must
be aware of so that you can decide which technique is most suited for the reading
task assigned to you by your teacher.
As a twenty first learner, you must train yourself in using these four reading
techniques since it will help you get reliable and important information from different
sources that you can use in your everyday life.

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 Different Reading Techniques and When to Use Them
by Karl McDonald

1) Skimming. Skimming is sometimes referred to as gist reading. Skimming may

help in order to know what the text is about at its most basic level. Skimming is useful
when your goal is to preview the text to get a better idea of what it’s about. It will
help prepare you for deeper learning.
2) Scanning. Scanning involves getting your eyes to quickly scuttle across
sentences and is used to get just a simple piece of information.
3) Intensive Reading. You need to have your aims clear in mind when undertaking
intensive reading. Remember, this is going to be far more time consuming than
scanning or skimming. This type of reading has indeed beneficial to language
learners as it helps them understand vocabulary by deducing the meaning of words
in context. It moreover helps with retention of information for long periods of time,
and knowledge resulting from intensive reading persists in your long term memory.
4) Extensive reading. Extensive reading involves reading for pleasure. Because
there is an element of enjoyment in extensive reading, it is unlikely that students will
undertake extensive reading of a text they do not like. It also requires a fluid
decoding and assimilation of the text and content in front of you.

Source: McDoanld, Karl. (2012). Different Reading Techniques and When To Use Them.
Accessed at https://www.howtolearn.com/2012/08/different-reading-techniques-and-when-to-use-
them/. Accessed on 25 May 2020.

What kind of reading technique did you use in Activity 4 for you to be able to
answer the given questions?
To help you remember the important details in what you’ve read or heard, the
following are the tips you can use:

Tips to Remember What You Read

1) Read with a purpose.
2) Skim first.
3) Get the reading mechanics right.
4) Be judicious in highlighting and note-taking. Jot down important information
you’ve read from a news report. It will help you remember these details.
5) Think in pictures.
6) Rehearse as you go along. Try to remember the important details.
7) Stay within your attention span and work to increase that span.
8) Rehearse again soon by making it your habit to read.

Source: Klemm, Bill. (2009). 8 Tips To Remember What You Read.

https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/05/14/8-tips-to-remember-what-you-read

In case you need to listen to a speech, informative talk, inspirational message, or

panel discussion, the following tips will help you remember the important
information or details:
1) Face the speaker and maintain eye contact.
2) Be attentive but relaxed.
3) Keep an open mind.

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4) Listen to the words and try to picture what the speaker is saying. Take down
notes, if necessary.
5) Don’t interrupt, and don’t impose your solutions.
6) What for the speaker to pause to ask clarifying questions.
7) Ask questions only to ensure understanding.
8) Try to feel what the speaker is feeling.
9) Give the speaker regular feedback.
10) Pay attention to what isn’t said- to nonverbal cues.

Source: Schilling, Dianne. (2012). 10 Steps to Effective Listening.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2012/11/09/10-steps-to-effective-
listening/amp

Both tips cited above have mentioned that for you to enable to get relevant
information from different sources, you need to learn how to take down notes
either you are reading or listening.

Below are some tips for you on how to take better notes:
 Be prepared. Gather your note- taking materials such as pens and paper. Your
notebook must have sufficient blank pages.
 Come prepared. If you listen to a lecture, discussion, or speech, make sure
that you understand any themes, concepts, or the ideas that the speaker presents
in front. You can make an outline on your paper beforehand.
 Be an active listener. Make an effort to understand the topic while listening or
reading. Focus on what’s really is being said.
 Take notes by hand. It is very convenient if you will take notes using your hand
than typing on your laptop. Research shows that note-takers actually retain
information better when they take notes by hand.
 Don’t afraid to ask questions. If you come across something you don’t
understand, just jot it down and ask the speaker later for clarification.
 Focus on the key words and concepts. In note-taking, you must learn to
identify and jot down the most relevant information. Focus on the new information
that you’ve never learned before.
 Use the “question, answer, evidence method.” In this method, you will be
paraphrasing information which will help you understand and retain details much
more effectively.
 Use shorthand. Developing your own system of shorthand writing can help you
write more efficiently and avoid falling behind. Of course, it’s essential that you are
able to decipher your shorthand later on.
 Make your notes visually appealing. You should use a clean sheet of paper
for your note-taking. Your writing must also be legible.
 Color-code your notes. Try using a different colored pen for different parts of
your notes. It makes your notes more interesting and easier to retain.
 Review your notes. Review your notes after the lecture. Making a summary of
it will also help you remember important information.

Source: Taylor, Christopher. (2014). How to Take Better Notes.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wikihow.com/Take-Better-Notes53famp=1

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 Do you understand now the importance of familiarizing yourself with the
different reading techniques? Can you now apply these techniques in getting
relevant information from different sources of information?
If your answer is No, go back to the discussion and read it again.
If your answer is Yes, please proceed to the next task.
Good luck!

Enrichment Activities

Wow! You are now in the middle part of your learning adventure. You have
learned how to get important information from a news report and understood the tips
on how to get this information if you are told to listen to a speech, inspirational
message, panel discussion, or informative talks.
Now, I think you are now ready for a series of tasks which will surely help
develop your new skill , and, that is to get information from different sources which
you can use in your daily life.

Activity 6. My Scanning Technique

Study the questions below. Then scan the excerpt of the speech of former
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo entitled “PWDs: Partners in Nation Building” to
answer each question. You will be given 90 seconds only to do this task.
Record how much time you consume looking for the answer to each question.
Write the time you spent scanning the text to get the right answer on the rectangle
found under each question. The lesser the time you spent looking for the answer,
the better you are in scanning technique.
Your goal in this task is to scan the text as fast as you can to get the correct
answer. Remember also that in scanning, you get your eyes to quickly scuttle across
sentences to get just a simple piece of information.
So good luck, and enjoy your task.

1) Who organized the conference for PWD in which former President Arroyo
delivered the speech?
Time: _____
___________________________________________________

2) Who are the instruments of human dignity and self- sufficiency in a caring
environment?
Time: _____
___________________________________________________

3) Who should help address the problems and concerns of our PWDs?
Time: _____
___________________________________________________

4) What makes 2003-2012 significant?

Time: _____
___________________________________________________

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5) Who are the vulnerable sectors of our society?
Time: _____
___________________________________________________

6) What are the opportunities that must be given to our PWDs?

Time: _____
___________________________________________________

PWDs: PARTNERS IN NATION BUILDING

Persons with disabilities in the Philippines are our partners in nation-building,

and I have issued all those things I issued because I believe that you have… You
should have full access both to educational opportunities and economic
empowerment. And I would like to use this opportunity to congratulate the Philippine
Council of Cheshire Homes for the Disabled for organizing this conference.
For our physically and mentally challenged men, women, and children, you
are an instrument of human dignity and self-sufficiency in a caring environment. And
I would like to take this opportunity also to thank and commend the many
organizations and institutions caring for persons with disabilities that I came across
when I was secretary of social welfare and development.
The concerns of persons with disabilities have to be addressed not only by
their own families but by the whole community as well. Disabled people are
disproportionately found among the poorest of the poor in all parts of the world, and
the disabled tend to be chronically poor. That’s a very sad vicious cycle. Which is
one reason why I declared the period 2003 to 2012 to be the Philippine Decade for
Persons with Disabilities, so that we can use that time, a whole decade, not only to
work on immediate relief for persons with disabilities but also for their longer-term
empowerment. The Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan for 2004 to 2010
calls for expanded capacity-building programs for persons with disabilities.
But I also told her that if we’re going to care about the more vulnerable sectors
of our society, we work on strengthening the five fingers: the children, the most
disadvantaged among children including street children, orphans, and so on. And
then the youth, the most disadvantaged among the youth, out-of-school youth and
also the youths that are vulnerable to drugs and so on. And then the disadvantaged
among women, meaning the battered women or those women who’ve ended up in
socially undesirable occupations and so on. And then the persons with disabilities
and the older persons. The more disadvantage of the older persons.
So we have those two things: the call centers scholarships and the job fairs
that we would like to dedicate, especially to our persons with disabilities. And this is
one of the things that Espie Cabral in the DSWD can work out together with other
opportunities before she gets very busy with the calamities once the rainy season
comes over. So the month of May is the month for labor, but it should also be the
month of greater economic power for our persons with disabilities.

Source: Macapagal-Arroyo, G. (2006). Presidential Museum and Library.

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2006/05/04/speech-of-president-arroyo-on-pwds-as-partners-in-nation-
building/

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Activity 7. The Gist of the Panel Discussion

On this task, we will try to assess how good you are in skimming information
from an excerpt from a panel discussion. Just like what you’ve done in the previous
activity, you will skim the text to get the correct answer for every question. You are
given 60 seconds only to finish this task.
Record how much time you consume looking for the answer to each question.
Write the time you spent skimming the text to get the right answer on the rectangle
found under each question. The lesser the time you spent looking for the answer,
the better you are in the skimming technique.
Remember that you will be doing is a gist reading when you skim. Skimming
helps you to know what the text is about at its most basic level. So good luck, and
enjoy your task.

1) According to the text, what does Professor Wang say about infectious materials?
Time: _____
___________________________________________________

2) In Singapore, what are some behavioral patterns which can be learned and
improved on?
Time: _____
___________________________________________________

3) Why is it very important that we wash our hands either with soap or sanitizer or
70 percent ethanol?
Time: _____
___________________________________________________

4) In the response given by Mr. Masagos, why shouldn’t we be celebrating even if

Covid- 19 has a positive impact on climate change?
Time: _____
___________________________________________________

5) What are some examples of personal hygiene mentioned in the panel discussion?
Time: _____
___________________________________________________

IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Q: What does tray return have to do with my health?

Professor Wang: Infectious materials are living organisms that thrive on food. The
longer you leave contaminants on the table, the higher the chances of someone
coming into contact with them.

Q: What is one of the worst hygiene habits people here have?

Mr. Masagos: Until recently, even myself, after I eat in a hawker center, I will put
my tissue paper inside (my bowl), and I think that is not littering, it is just keeping it
away from the floor and so forth. But I am beginning to recognize that these are also
what I call little biohazards that you leave on the table sometimes or even in your
bowl. Eat on a tray so that if the food falls out of your bowl, it falls on the tray, and

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then when you return the tray, the table is clean for the next person. At the same
time, cleaners do not have to clean up after you.

Q: Is 'I cannot find a bin' a valid excuse for littering?

Mr. Tai: Well, just counting the public bins that are owned by NEA, we already have
over 11,000 bins - and these don't include town council bins. Shopping malls have
their own bins. MRT stations have their own bins. So, actually, Singapore has no
shortage of bins. And the bins are actually within very easy reach. So, there is really
no reason for a person to say: "I cannot find a bin, so I just drop (my litter)."

Q: What changes are being made to Singapore's hawker centers to encourage

cleaner practices?
Mr. D'Silva: We realise that when customers finish their food, if you want them to
clear their trays, the tray-return facility should be as close as possible to them so
that they don't have to walk a long way. These are just behavioural patterns. So, I
think this is something which we can learn, and we can improve on. Cleaning
operators will have to also upskill themselves, and we need to see how we can help
them mechanise to some extent, and at the same time educate and promote
awareness among their own cleaners... (Cleaners) can do a much better, efficient
job if they are doing things other than just clearing your trays. So, I think these are
little things that we can tweak in the months ahead.

Q: How do cleaning agents and disinfectants help fight the virus?

Prof Wang: The virus has a lipid membrane outside, and for the virus to remain
intact, it needs to maintain the lipid. Many cleaning agents can dissolve this lipid, so
that is why it is very important that we wash our hands either with soap or a sanitizer
or 70 percent ethanol. All of these will not only clean the environment in the general
sort of sense, but more specifically for Covid-19, you can actually disrupt the virus
and then prevent its transmission.

Q: Can Covid-19 help lower global emissions and fight climate change?
Mr. Masagos: Even if there is a positive impact on climate change, the cost to lives
is huge, and I don't think we should be celebrating this. We have set the world on
this journey of reducing emissions and then getting ready to adapt. We must do
everything we can now in our personal habits to use as little energy as possible,
reduce our waste, recycle our waste, put it into the circular economy. At the same
time, we look to new opportunities and new solutions. Fossil fuel versus, say,
hydrogen. All these are very great ideas that we should not dismiss and stop talking
about.

Sources: Importance of Personal, Environmental Hygiene. (2020).

SPH Digital News, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co..
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/good-personal-hygiene-first-line-of-defence-
against-covid-19

Activity 8. The Most Important Talk

Below is an excerpt from the talk given by the World Health Organization
Director- General at the media briefing on Covid- 19 on March 20, 2020. Read and
understand the message and do the task that follows.

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 World Health Organization (WHO) has published guidelines for health
ministers, health system administrators, and other decision-makers, to help them
provide life-saving treatment as health systems are challenged, without
compromising the safety of health workers.
During this difficult time, it’s important to continue looking after your physical
and mental health. This will not only help you in the long-term, it will also help you
fight COVID-19 if you get it.
First, eat a health and nutritious diet, which helps your immune system to
function properly. Second, limit your alcohol consumption, and avoid sugary drinks.
Third, don’t smoke. Smoking can increase your risk of developing severe disease if
you become infected with COVID-19. Fourth, exercise. WHO recommends 30
minutes of physical activity a say for adults, and one hour a day for children. If your
local or national guidelines allow it, go outside for a walk, a run or a ride, and keep
a safe distance from others. If you can’t leave the house, find an exercise video
online, dance to music, do some yoga, or walk up and down the stairs. If you’re
working at home, make sure you don’t sit in the same position for long periods. Get
up and take a 3-minute break every 30 minutes.
We will be providing more advice on how to stay healthy at home in the
coming days and weeks. Fifth, look after your mental health. It’s normal to feel
stressed, confused and scared during a crisis. Talking to people you know and trust
can help. Supporting other people in your community can help you as much as it
does them. Check in on neighbours, family and friends. Compassion is a medicine.
Listen to music, read a book or play a game. And try not to read or watch too much
news if it makes you anxious. Get your information from reliable sources once or
twice a day.
COVID-19 is taking so much from us. But it’s also giving us something special
– the opportunity to come together as one humanity – to work together, to learn
together, to grow together.

Source: https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-
on-covid-19---20-march-2020

A) Give at least ten important information given by the WHO Director-

General in his talk about Covid-19 pandemic
1) 6)
2) 7)
3) 8)
4) 9)
5) 10)

B) After reading the excerpt of the talk of the WHO Director- General, write a brief
letter for our front liners that shows your desire to help and support them in fighting
Covid- 19 in your simple way.

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 To our Frontliners,
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
__________________
From,

Are you done with your tasks? Which task is easy for you? Which one is
difficult for you to answer?
Do you find the information taken from news reports, speeches, panel
discussions, and informative talks relevant in your everyday life? Why? Why not?
What reading technique did you use to answer each of the tasks in the Enrichment
Activities? Did they help you get the important information you need in answering
the questions?
If your answers to all these questions is a big YES, congratulations! You’ve
learned a lot of things using this module and acquired another skills which will help
you become a twenty-first-century learner.

Generalization

You are almost done with your first learning journey, and I think you enjoy
your tasks. Answer the questions below for us to know if you could still remember
what you have learned in the first part of this learning adventure!

Activity 9. What I Remember

1) What are the four reading techniques you can use to get relevant information from
different sources of information?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

2) Why do you need to learn how to get information from news report, speeches,
panel discussions and informative talks?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

Application

Congratulations! You have come this far in your learning adventure. And I
think you are now ready for the real world! To prove this, can you please do the task
below.

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Activity 10. What I Learned from their Talks

Listen to the talks and discussion that your parents, siblings, cousins, aunts
and uncles have at home about COVID- 19 pandemic. Jot down the important details
you’ve heard from them and tell how this information can be of used to you as you
live now in the “new normal”. Present your answer using the graphic organizer
below.

Information I’ve heard How can I use these

about Covid- 19 from the information in my “new
talks of my family normal” life

Excellent! And now I can say that you really know the importance of getting
information from different sources so that you can use them in your everyday life. I
am looking forward to your next learning adventure!

IV. Assessment

Test Yourself

Activity 11. Understanding a News Feature Article

Read and understand the excerpt of a news feature article written by April M.
Bravo. You can highlight some important details on the news report. Then answer
the questions that follow.

PWD thanks gov’t workers for act of kindness amid COVID-19 crisis
By April M. Bravo

Here’s a story from a person with disability (PWD) in Bugallon, Pangasinan

who shared how the government extended an act of kindness to her in this time of
pandemic.
“I am a PWD for being chronically ill (rheumatoid arthritis) for five years
already, and I am literally dependent on medicines. Prior to the issuance of
guidelines for PWDs during the enhanced community quarantine, my husband and
I were having a hard time and really desperate on how to purchase my medicine.
One of my maintenance is under strict prohibition, and today is my refill. Without this

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med, I will fall ill, and I will experience difficulty in breathing,” she told the Philippine
Information Agency.
Her husband is not allowed to go to Dagupan City, where the medicine is
available, as he was still on quarantine and she, being on an immunocompromised
state is indeed a dilemma.
Then, she chatted with Municipal Registrar, Mrs. Karen Grace Ilano, to ask
about her situation.
“Yet, Ma’am Karen is indeed a Good Samaritan and an excellent government
employee, for she did not stop there. She personally called our Municipal Disaster
Risk Reduction Management Officer, Mr. Amado John Jefferson Espino, and she
told me to wait for him because his office is willing to buy my medicine for me,” she
gladly narrated.
“At this moment, I was informed by Ma’am Karen that they already bought my
medicine, and therefore I won’t skip taking it tonight,” she said as a way of
expressing her gratitude to this act of kindness which she described as a “lifesaver.”
“I want to spread the word that there are indeed good people and public
servants here in Bugallon who are genuinely compassionate and willing to serve,”
she cited. (AMB/PIA Ilocos Sur)

Source: https://pia.gov.ph/features/articles/1038164.amp

1) What is the news feature article all about?

__________________________________________________________________

2) What are the challenges the PWD in the article experienced during the lockdown?
__________________________________________________________________

3) Why did she call those people who helped her “good Samaritans”?
__________________________________________________________________

4) Base on the article, how vulnerable our PWDs in times of pandemic?

__________________________________________________________________

5) What message did you get from their story?

__________________________________________________________________

6) What important responsibility do humans have in times of pandemic?

__________________________________________________________________

7) As a student, how can you help the vulnerable sectors in our community
especially now that we are facing Covid- 19 pandemic?
_________________________________________________________________

You’re done? Excellent!

Score: 5-7- You are amazing!
4-below- It’s okay. You may read the text and understand it better.

Now you are done with your first module. I hope you’ve learned how to get
information from different sources of information such as news report, speeches,
panel discussions and informative talks.

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 May this information you’ve acquired will be of big help in your everyday life.

V. Enrichment/ Additional Tasks

Enrich Yourself

Let’s enrich now the skill that you acquired!

Get a news report from TV, radio or newspaper and jot down important
information you’ve got from the news. Then on a short paragraph, write how you can
use the information you’ve gathered in your everyday life.

TV News Report Information How Can I Use It In My Everyday

Life

Congratulations! You completed your learning adventure! Good luck with

your next learning journey!

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