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English – Grade 1
Quarter 3 – Module 18: Listening to Short Stories/Poems Retelling the Story
Listened to First Edition, 2020

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 English 1
Quarter 3
Self-Learning Module 18
Listening to Short Stories/Poems
Retelling the Story Listened to

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Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the English Grade 1 Self Learning Module on Listening to Short

Stories/Poems and Retelling the Story Listened to!
This Self Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by
educators from Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its Officer-In-Charge
Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A. Agustin in partnership
with the Local Government of Pasig through its mayor, Honorable Victor Ma. Regis
N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum using the
Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) while overcoming their personal,
social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the English 1 Self-Learning Module on Listening to Short Stories/Poems

and Retelling the Story Listened to!
The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often used to
depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create and
accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a learner
is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies and
skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning material while being an active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectation - These are what you will be able to know after

completing the lessons in the module

Pretest - This will measure your prior knowledge and the

concepts to be mastered throughout the lesson.

Recap - This section will measure what learnings and skills that
you understand from the previous lesson.

Lesson - This section will discuss the topic for this module.

Activities - This is a set of activities you will perform.

Wrap Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

applications of the lessons.

Valuing - This part will check the integration of values in the

learning competency.

Posttest - This will measure how much you have learned from
the entire module.

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 EXPECTATION

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 1.

All the activities provided in this lesson will help you learn
and understand: Listening to Short Stories/Poems and
Retelling the Story Listened to

PRETEST

Directions: Listen to the short story and answer the

questions. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

Basketball
Tom likes ball. He likes to play basketball. He
plays with his friends. They play basketball every
afternoon. They always play in the court nearby.

1. Who likes the ball?

A. Tom B. basketball C. court
2. What does Tom like to play?
A. baseball B. basketball C. soccer
3. Where do they play basketball?
A. in the yard B. in the house C. in the court

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4. When do they play basketball?
A. every afternoon
B. every night
C. every morning
5. Why does Tom like to play basketball?
A. He plays basketball with his friends.
B. He plays basketball in the court.
C. He plays basketball every day.

RECAP

We have learned in our previous lesson how to identify

the problem and solution to the short stories/poems
listened to. Problem is the concerning issue or situation.
Solution is an action that must be done to solve the
problem.

LESSON

Today let us talk about how to Listen and Retell Short

Stories and Poems Listened to.
Listening and retelling stories are fun and engaging
activities. Listening is hearing what others say and
understanding it. Retelling is telling again what you have

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heard or listened to. Here are some things you need to do
when you listen.

1. Open your ears. Ears are used for listening.

When someone is reading a story, we
should listen very we

2. Close your mouth. When someone is

reading a story, keep quiet.

3. Look at who is reading. Look at the person

who is reading. Don’t look around. Stay
focus.

4. Understand what you are listening to.

There are important things you need to remember

when retelling a story. First, listen attentively to the story.
Next, remember the beginning, middle and last event.
Last, retell the story using your own words. Retelling is a
good way to check whether you understood what you’ve
listened to.

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Guided Practice
Listen as I recite a poem. (Teacher recites the poem alone)

The Stars
I see the stars
They twinkle at night.
I feel like crying
When I do not see their
light.

It’s a beautiful poem. I will recite it again and listen

very well. Keep quiet and focus on the poem that I am to
recite.
(Teachers recites the poem again).
What is the poem about?
>It is about the stars.
When do we see the stars?
>We see the stars at night.
What stars do at night?
>Stars twinkle at night.

Have you seen a seed? What do you do with the

seed? For example, a pechay seed. Yes, you have to plant
the seed. Planting makes the environment green.

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 Listen to the poem entitled “A Little Seed”. Remember
to follow the tips in listening.

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(Teacher recites the poem. Pupils listen.)

I have to recite the poem again. So listen carefully.
(Teacher recites the poem again.
Answer the questions correctly.
 What is the title of the poem?
The answer is A Little Seed.
 What makes the seed grow?
The seed needs a sunlight and water.
 What happened to the seed?
It became a flower.

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Here is another story. Listen very well. Later on, you will retell
it. The title of the story is Healthy Lina.

Healthy Lina
Lina is a grade 1 pupil. She is a healthy girl. She
loves fruits and vegetables. She loves fish and eggs,
too. She drinks milk everyday.

Let’s try to retell the story by encircling the pictures of

the correct answer.
Healthy Lina

Lina is a healthy girl.

She loves ______________ and ____________.

She loves ________________

Lina drinks _____________ everyday.

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 ACTIVITIES

Activity 1
Directions: Listen to the short story. Then retell it by filling the
blanks with the missing words.

Ben sees candy wrappers in the playground.

He picks them up. He throws them in the trash bin.
Ben is a good boy.

Ben sees _________ wrappers in the

playground. He _________ them up. He throws them
in the __________ . Ben is a ________ boy.

Activity 2
Directions: Listen to the poem. Retell it by drawing a line
under the word that completes the sentence.

Fat Cat
I have a cat
Its name is Pat.
Pat is fat
And it sleeps on a mat.

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 1. I have a (bat, cat, rat).
2. My cat’s name is (Pal, Pat, Paz).
3. My pet cat is (bad, tan, fat).
4. Pat (sits, sleeps, stands) on a mat.
5. Pat sleeps on a (bat, hat, mat).

Activity 3
Directions: Listen to the poem. In front of your mother or
father recite the poem twice.

Sampaguita Flower
Sampaguita flower
Is white and small,
It smells so sweet,
That is why it is liked by all.

WRAP UP

To sum uo today’s lesson, fill in the blanks with the

correct letters to complete the word.
1. L _ _ _ ening is hearing what others say.
2. In listening, we use our e _ _ s.
3. K _ _ p Q u i _ _ while listening to a story or poem.

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4. R e _ _ _ ling is telling again a story or poem listened to.
5. Retelling is a good way to check if you un_ _ _ stood what
you have listened to.

VALUING

The Earth is the place we live in. Caring for the

environment means caring the Earth as well. A Grade 1
pupil like you must care the environment.
Write Yes if the picture shows Care for the Environment.
Write No if it’s not.
1. 2.

_____ _____

3. 4.

______ ______

5.

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 POSTTEST

Directions: Listen well to the short story. Answer the

questions that follow.

The Dentist
The dentist came to visit the Grade 1-
Masayahin class of Miss Solomon. “You should take
good care of your teeth,” she told the pupils. “Do not
eat too much sweets like candy, cake, and ice
cream. Brush your teeth after eating.” The pupils
learned to take good care of their teeth.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Who came to visit the Grade-1 Masayahin class?
A. the doctor B. the dentist C. the principal
2. Who is the teacher of Grade-1 Masayahin?
A. Miss Solomon B. Miss Santos C. Miss Salve
3. What did the dentist tell the pupils to take good care of?
A. eyes B. teeth C. ears
4. What things are not good for the teeth?
A. milk and eggs B. fruits C. candies
5. How can we take care of our teeth?
A. by drinking water
B. by brushing
C. by eating sweets and candies
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 KEY TO CORRECTION

5. understood No 5. A 5.
4. Retelling Yes 4. A 4.
5. B 5. mat
3. Keep Quiet Yes 3. 4. C 4. sleeps good C 3.
2. Ears No 2. 3. B 3. fat trash bin B 2.
1. Listening Yes 1. 2. A 2. Pat picks A 1.
1. B 1. cat candy
Wrap Up Valuing Posttest Activity 2 Activity 1 Pretest

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