Date: _____________________

Lesson 48

I. Objectives
Use direct discourse in commands and requests
Follow directions
Copy sentences in the direct discourse using correct punctuation marks.
Values; Obedience, helpfulness
II. using Direct Discourse in Commands and Requests
Ref. PELC 6.1 (Speaking/Writing) p.22
Growing in English 6 Language pp. 128-131
Mat. dialogue and exercises written on charts, box of folded pieces of paper where
commands/requests are written
III. A.1. Change the following questions from direct to indirect discourse.
a. Lorraine asked, Mr. Santos, how many irrigitaion pumps does our barrio have?
b. Father, will you also register for the use of a pump? Dan required.
2. Have the pupils sing Row your Boat as they pass along a flaglet.
B. 1. Assign two good readers to read the dialogue for the class.
Meg: Mother left some reminders while she and father are away.
Hanz: Read them, please.
Meg: Clean your rooms.
Do your homeworks.
Please wash the dishes after eating.
Hanz: Oh, father left a list, too!
Meg. What did he say?
Hanz: Pleasde, dont play with matches.
Check the lights and the faucets before going to bed.
Please do not quarrel.
Meg: Oh, how I missed them.
Hanz: Dont worry, theyll be back soon.
2. What does mother asked the children to do?Father?
What does mother request the children to do? Father?
3. Study the sentences:
Mother said, Do your homeworks.
Father requested, Please, dont play with matches.
4. Have the pupils say and write these sentences using the direct discourse.
Lyn: Please, help me clean my room.
5. What must you remember in using direct discourse for commands and requests?
6. Write the following using the direct discourse.
a. Ruby: Please, put back your books in the shelf.
IV. Rewrite the following commands and requests using the direct discourse.
1. Carol: Kindly run to the store and buy some onions.
2. Angie: Please answer the phone.
V. List down 5 things your mother, father, sister or brother tekls you to do using direct
discourse.
Be able to use commas and quotation marks correctly.
Date:___________________

Lesson 49

I. Objectives
Use indirect discourse (commands and requests)
 Follow direction from a dictation
Give and follow direction
Write reported commands and requests
Values: Obedience
II. Using Indirect Discourse (Commands and Requests)
Ref. ELC VI. C. 3.3.1 p.69
English for Filipino Children p. 297
Mat. charts, books, strips
III. A. 1. Do what I tell
a. stand up
b. shake your hands
2. Punctuate the following sentences
1. Report on time for the rehearsal Carlos.
2. Observe silence says the librarian.
3. When you are reminded of things to do, do you obey?
B. 1. Here are some commands that a scoutmaster gave the boy scouts in his troop.
a. put down your bags
b. unpack your things
2. Here are some requests that a scout master made:
a. Please pass the rice.
b. Please wash the utensils.
3.How do you change commands to indirect discopurse? To indirest request?
4. Use the indirect command/request to the following sentences:
a. Mother said, Dont throw your garbage into the river.
b. The Mayor said, Please avoid dumping chemical wastes anywhere.
IV. Mother gave the following commands/requests to her children. Report them.
1. Fetch some water.
2. Please apply fertilizer to the plants.
3. Turn off the lights before leaving the room.
V. Write 5 commands/requests that you heard at home using indirect discourse.

ENGLISH VI
Date: ____________

I. Objective:

Change statement, questions, requests and command to reported sentences

Use direct and indirect discourse

Value: Obedience, Energy Conservation

II. Subject Matter:

Changing Statements, Questions, Request and Commands to Reported Sentences

Using Direct and Indirect Discourse

References: PELC 6.1, p. 24

Growing in English VI (L) pp. 135-136, (R) pp. 11-14
Building English Skills 6 (L) pp. 40,87
Materials: chart, book, manila paper, pentel pen, show me cards, picture of a family helping one another

III. Learning Activities:

A. Preparatory Activities:
1. Drill (Use your show me card)
a. Listen to the following
Write S if the sentence is a statement, Q if it is a question, C if it is a command and R if it is a
request
Pollution can destroy the balance in nature
Help fight pollution
Is pollution caused by people
2. Review
Clap your hands if the sentence is a direct discourse and stomp your feet if the sentence is an indirect
discourse.
1. Noli asked, Is pollution a problem in San Jose?
2. Noli asked if pollution was a problem in San Jose.
3. Motivation
Look at the picture. What can you say about the family? What does each member do? O you also
obey your parents? How?

B. Presentation:
1. Present the dialogue on p. 87. Assign each character to a pupil. Make them portray the role and read
with expressions the character assigned to them. (Others are reading silently)
It was Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Alba was going out to attend her
dressmaking class. Before she left,she gave her children some reminders.

Mrs. Alba: Im going to my dressmaking class in a short while. Be good

children while Im away.

Nora, Daniel, Edmund: Yes, Mother.

Mrs. Alba: Nora, wake your father up at three-thirty. He is attending the

Barangay council meeting at four.
 Edmund: May we watch the next TV program, Mother?

Mrs. Alba: Im afraid not. The TV has been on since nine this morning, so
turn it off. And turn off the electric fan, too. Be careful while
Im away. Goodbye (Hurries to leave)

Nora, Daniel, Edmund:Goodbye

Edmund: (Turns to Nora0 Why does Mother always tell us what to do

with the TV, the stove and the electric fan? I am tired of
hearing the same things.

Daniel; Me, too. We know what to do about them, dont we?

Nora: (Speak to her brother) Why do you feel that way? Mother is
2. Comprehension Check-up
a. Where was Mrs. Alba going?
b. What did she do before she left the house?
c. Did Edmund like being told what to do over and over again?
3. Analysis and Discussion
a. Study the following sentences from the dialogue
1. Mrs. Alba: Im going to my dressmaking class in short while.
2. Mrs. Alba: Nora, wake your father up at three-thirty
3. Nora: But please, set the alarm before you leave.
4. Edmund: May we watch the next TV program, Mother?
What kind of sentence is 1? Sentence 2? Sentence 3? Sentence 4? Discuss again the changes
made on reporting statements, questions, commands and requests.
b. Fixing Skills
Ask the pupils to change these sentences from dialogue to reported speech.
Do the necessary changes, including punctuation and capitalization.
4. Generalization
How do we change statements, questions, command and requests to reported sentences?
5. Valuing
Should we obey our parents? Why? What must we do to save energy?
6. Practice Exercise
Change the following quotations to reported sentences, punctuate and capitalize them correctly.
1. The broadcaster said, Five barangays will receive irrigation pump this week.
2. Mrs. Sison asked the pupils, Take down the important facts.
3. The health officer said The water is not safe for drinking.
IV. Evaluation:
Work in triads. Read and transform the following dialogue into reported or indirect paragraph. Do it on a
piece of manila paper. Then, ask a member to read aloud the triads work.

The San Juan Barangay Officials are having a meeting.

Barangay Captain: What do you think about having a solar dryer for our rice and
corn?

Councilman 1: The idea is good.

Councilman
Councilman 5:
2: Why dont we just
We will widen the
be storing our barangay plaza?
products fully dry.It will serve a
double purpose recreation and solar dryer.

Barangay Captain: In the next meeting, we will talk about the constructions

V. Assignment:
 Read Lam-ang, a Legendary Hero, Growing in English VI (R) pp. 11-14. Pick out a statement, a
question, a request and a command and transform them to reported speeches and sentences.
 ENGLISH VI

Date: ____________

I. Objective:

Read orally a poem cast for verse choir

Value: Love for country

II. Subject Matter:

Reading a Poem: Where are the Youth

References: PELC Reading, p. 23

Growing in English VI (R)
TM pp. 213-215; TXT pp. 237-245
Materials: costume for each character/props for each character

III. Procedure:
A. Preparatory Activities:
1. Motivation
Arouse pupils interest in the title, Where are you, Youth?
Ask: Who do you think is speaking? God gave us our country, the Philippines. It is expected that each
one of us will do our part in loving her and in taking care of her. But what have we done? Todays
 selection will challenge us to return to our senses and heed Mother Philippines call Where are you,
my Youth? Save And free me!
2. Unlocking of Difficulties

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DOWN ACROSS
1. Over flowing 1. Supplies that can be drawn on
2. Old testament name for God 2. A Moslem priests
3. Inexperienced 3. Unhappy
4. The supreme being in the Moslem religion

B. Presentation
1. Motive Question
What should youth do to save Mother Philippines?
2. Dramatic Reading of the Selection
Ask the pupils to listen to the first reading of the teacher.
Then, assign them to participate in the dramatic reading. Where are the Youth

3. Comprehension check
a. Answering motive question
b. Answering comprehension questions
Describe our country as pictured by Mother Philippines
What was Mother Philippines suffering? Why was she unhappy?
What can the following contribute to help Mother Philippines in her dilemma?
*Teacher *Social Worker
*Soldier *Police
*Businessman *Student
*Priest/Imam/Minister *Nurse
*Farmer
Which of the character do you like best?
What will the Philippines become if all the characters will do their job?
If you were to contribute to help Mother Philippines, what could you give or do?
4. Literary Appreciation
Reciting a Poem for a Verse Choir
Group with your classmate. Assign the different speaking parts to each group and individuals. The
solo parts are Mother Philippines and the different professions. Then, recite the poem as choir in your
class. It is better if you can memorize the parts. Ask some teachers to act as judge. Let them choose
the best speaker. If the presentation is performed in stage, it is suggested that the participants wear the
appropriate costume or attire.

IV. Evaluation:
Reading a poem, Where are the Youth?
Encourage the participants to memorize their parts to make the presentation more realistic.

V. Assignment:
Memorize your part in the poem Where are the Youth? and be ready to recite this tomorrow.
 ENGLISH VI

Date: ____________

I. Objective:

Recite a poem cast for verse choir

Value: Cooperation
II. Subject Matter:

Reciting a Poem cast for a Verse Choir

References: PELC 4, p. 23

Materials: pictures of frogs in different stages of development, flashcards

III. Procedure:
A. Preparatory Activities:
1. Pronunciation Drill
/f/
frog flock fist flood
fry front field fan
friend fast film float
fresh fact find fudge
2. Motivation
Show the pictures of the different stages of development of a frog in random order. Then have the
pupils sequence them according to the life cycle of a frog.
Have you heard the frog singing?
3. Unlocking of Difficulties
rushes
strain

Choose a word from the box to complete the statement below.

1. The conductor used his _________ to cue the violin section to slow down.
2. The _______ of that song is familiar to me.
3. There are frogs hiding behind the __________.

B. Presentation:
1. First Reading by the teacher
Have the children listen carefully to your phrasing, pronunciation and intonation as you read the
poem.
The Frogs Singing School
Until their leader so angry grew,
Down in the rushes, beside the pool
He snapped his baton quite in two
The frogs were having a singing school;
And croaked, Oh wrong! Oh wrong! Oh
Doing their best at their leaders call wrong!

He waved a grass blade high in the air Which his class mistook for another song.
2. Comprehension Questions
Askcried
And the pupils these which
Kokak questions:
means prepare At that, their leader hopped away-
1. Who were having a singing school? What prompted them to have one?
2. What do you think made the youngest singerKokak!
sing with Oh
might and main.
wrong! I heard him say.
3. Why did the leader get angry? What lines tell you how he felt?
3. Second Reading by the pupils
Read the selection and have the pupils repeat after you in unison. This is to establish unity through
phrasing, pronunciation, and intonation.
4. Group Work
Have them answered and do the following:
1. What sounds do frogs make? Imitate.
2. How do frogs go from one place to another? Show how.
 3. If you were to represent the frogs in the poem, how would you show the differences among
tadpoles, young frogs and old frogs?

IV. Evaluation:
Dramatic Presentation
Weather

All: Weather is something we must all share,

Weather is something we must all bear.

Solo 1: Whether its cloudy.

Solo 2: Or whether its bright,

Solo 3: In the warmth of noon,

Solo 4: Or the cool of night;

Solo5: Whether its misty,

Solo 6: Or whether its dry

All: We simply must take it, you and I!

Choir 1: Some like seasons that bring a change

Choir 2: Some like a much less varied range.

Solo 7: Some like it cool,

V. Assignment:
Recite the poem cast for verse choir:
BES 6 Reading