Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SORSOGON
BULAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 1-2nd Semestral-Q1

Name of the Student: _______________________________________

Grade & Stand: _____________________________ Date: ___________________

I. LEARNING SKILLS FROM MELCs

✔Identify the language registers used in the academic text
✔Differentiate language used in academic texts from various discipline

II. VOCABULARY BUILDER

Directions: Fill in the blank with the word/s being defined in each sentence. Choose
the correct answer in the pool of words.
Literary Autopsy Legal Legal Indictment
Academic Jargon Journalistic Medical
Linguistic Registers

1. ______________________ is a language used to describe components and processes

of the human body, medical procedures, diseases, disorders, and pharmacology.
Simply put, it is the vocabulary that medical professionals use to describe the
body, what it does, and the treatments they prescribe.
2. ________________________is a language used by the persons connected to the legal
profession. The language used by the lawyer, jurist, and the legislative drafts man
in their professional capacities. Law being a technical subject speaks through its
own register.
3. ___________________________language helps understand how journalists create
their stories or reports, shape points of view, deliver expected news and how
media language is different from other languages we encounter.
4. ___________________________is used in literary writing.
5. ___________________________ special words or expressions that are used by a
particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
6. ____________________________ is a formal accusation of a felony, issued by a grand
jury based upon a proposed charge, witnesses' testimony and other evidence
presented by the public prosecutor (District Attorney).
7. ___________________________ is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough
examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner
of death or to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or
educational purposes.
8. ____________________________ language includes language used in textbooks, in
classrooms, on tests, and in each discipline.
9. ___________________________ are certain registers of language (types of language
use) peculiar to specific professions such as medical science, engineering, and
business.
 III. LEARNING ABOUT IT
Academic text is typically used for textbooks, tests, in classrooms, and any
other discipline related to the field of academics. It is very different from the
structure of vocabulary and structure from everyday conversations through
social interactions. Academic text is a formal way to present words and terms
typical for the field.

Content and Style of Academic Texts

⮚ Include concepts and theories related to the specific discipline
⮚ Have clearly structured introduction, body, and conclusion.
⮚ Include information from credible sources that are properly cited.
⮚ Include concepts and theories that are related to the specific discipline they
explore.
⮚ Usually exhibit all properties of a well-written text --- organization, unity,
coherence, and strict adherence to the rules of language and mechanics.

The specific ideas in various academic texts are dependent on the field of
academic text one is reading in. For example, Humanities texts discuss more
about the various human expressions, such as art and languages, while the
sciences contain the scientific method that discusses the objective result of an
experiment or the specific research methodology. The specific ideas in various
academic text can be understood after skimming and closely reading the text.

What is Linguistic Register?

✔ The concept of the linguistic register has been described by Trudgill
(1983:101) as follows:
● Linguistic varieties that are linked to occupations, professions, or topics have
been termed registers. The register of law, for example, is different from the
register of medicine, which in turn is different from the language of engineering-
--and so on. Registers are usually characterized solely by vocabulary differences.
● Registers are simply a rather special case of a kind of language being produced
by the social situation.
✔ According to Harold Schiffman (1997) it is a set of specialized vocabulary and
preferred (or dispreferred) syntactic and rhetorical devices/structures, used by
specific socioprofessional groups for special purposes. A register is a property or
characteristic of a language, and not of an individual or a class of speakers.

Stylistic Variation: Degrees of Formality in Language Usage

1. Registers are marked by a variety of specialized vocabulary and turns of
phrases, colloquialisms, and the use of jargon.
2. A register can be considered a unique way a speaker uses language in different
circumstances.
3. Registers encompass all the ways in which humans communicate to one
Another in specific parameters. Some of the Language Registers are as follows:
● Language of medicine/medical science (medical terminologies)
● Law (legal language
● Journalism (journalistic language)
● Literature (literary language)

A. Let Us Practice
Instructions: The following text in these series of activities illustrates the use of the
English language in different disciplines. Read carefully and evaluate its content by
answering the questions that follow. Write the answers in your activity notebook.

PRACTICE TASK 1
Reading Text
 From the Autopsy Surgeon’s Report

Death occurred from the effects of asphyxia, cerebral anemia, and shock. The
victim’s hair was used for the constriction ligature. Local marks of the ligature were
readily discernible: there were some abrasion and a slight ecchymosis in the skin. But
I found no obvious lesion in the blood vessels of the neck.

Cyanosis of the head was very slight and there were no pronounced hemorrhages
in the galea of the scalp. I should judge that very great compression was affected almost
immediately, with compression of the arteries as well as of the vein, and that the
superior laryngeal nerve was traumatized in the effect of throwing the victim into
profound shock… The lungs revealed cyanosis, congestion, over aeration, and sub
pleural petechial hemorrhages.

Questions
1. Did you encounter difficulties in understanding the text? Why?
2. List down words that you found difficult to understand and look for its definition in
the dictionary.
3. How was the report structured?
4. What did you learn from each sentence in the report? Begin with a simple grid like
the one below:

Sentence Number Topic

1 Cause of Death
2 Manner
3 Evidence
4 Evidence
5 Evidence
6 Manner
7 Evidence

5. State briefly the content of the autopsy surgeon’s report.

The ideas that relate with one another can now be grouped together for better
appreciation of the text In order to determine the structure of a text, the readers should
look for markers such as “first..., “ “ next...,” “ as a result...,” “finally...,” “in
conclusion...,” “to sum up...”These markers help situate the succeeding statement or
sentence in the entire text. The last three expressions in the list given above (i.e.,
“finally...,” “in conclusion...,” and “to sum up...,”) clearly end a discourse.

B. Let Us Remember

The language registers are the varieties of English in the different fields of learning.
Some of these are the following:
● Language of medicine/medical science (medical terminologies)
● Law (legal language
● Journalism (journalistic language)
● Literature (literary language)

C. Let Us Practice More

Legal Indictment

State of ---
- --- Country
TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIA
L DISTRICT COURT

THE GRAND JURORS of the State of --- duly impanelled and sworn, in and for ---
County in the name and by the authority of the said State upon their oath, find and
present:
That one John Doe late of --- County, on the 223rd day of January in the year of our
Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Four, with force and arms, in -- -
County, aforesaid and within jurisdiction of the Twenty First Judicial District Court of
---, for the --- County, did unlawfully, feloniously, with malice aforethought kill and slay
one Porphyria Blank by strangulation.

Contrary to the form and the Statutes of the State of ---, in such cases made and
provided and against the peace and dignity of the same.
…………………………………………………..
District Attorney for the 21st

Judicial District of ---

Questions
1. Did you encounter difficulties in understanding the text? Why?
2. List down words that you found difficult to understand and look for its definition in
the dictionary.
3. Discuss the text focusing on the type of language that is used in the selection. Is this
language commonly used in ordinary communication?
4. In plain language that can be understood by an ordinary reader, share the findings
of the Great Jurors.
5. What does the last paragraph of the District Attorney’s statement mean?

D. Evaluation
Instructions: Read carefully, analyze, and determine the register of language used
in the following text. Choose from the options inside the box. Write the answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

Language of Medicine Language of Law Language of literature

Language of Business Language of Journalism

1. (From the Philippine Constitution)

LANGUAGE

Section 6. The national language of the Philippines is Filipino. As it evolves, it

shall be further developed and enriched on the basis of existing Philippine and
other languages. Subject to provisions of law and as the Congress may deem
appropriate, the Government shall take steps to initiate and sustain the use of
Filipino as a medium of official communication and as language of instruction in
the educational system.

Section 7. For purposes of communication and instruction, the official languages

of the Philippines are Filipino and, until otherwise provided by law, English. The
regional languages are the auxiliary official languages in the regions and shall
serve as auxiliary media of instruction therein. Spanish and Arabic shall be
promoted on a voluntary and optional basis.

Section 8. This Constitution shall be promulgated in Filipino and English and

shall be translated into major regional languages, Arabic, and Spanish.

2. Duterte’s SONA: A mix of attack, warning, plea, wish list, promises

MANILA, Philippines—As the country continued to grapple with the COVID-19
pandemic, President Rodrigo Duterte delivered on Monday afternoon (July 27) his
penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA).

Language of Medicine Language of Law Language of literature Language of

Business Language of Journalism15
 Unlike his late arrival for last year’s SONA, Duterte’s helicopter landed on time
at the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City with some members of
Congress and the Cabinet waiting inside the plenary hall.

READ: On time: Duterte arrives at Batasan for penultimate Sona

Duterte stood at the rostrum—at his back were Senate President Vicente Sotto
III and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano—as he delivered his speech that
lasted for more than an hour and 30 minutes.

In the second to the last of his SONA, Duterte touched on the pandemic the
country is facing, endorsed the passage of several priority bills, laid out
government achievements, while from time-to-time slamming his critics—most
notably Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon.

Duterte likewise addressed various controversial issues such as the revival of the
death penalty and the West Philippine Sea.

3. SARS virus

SARS virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Coronaviridae, which
causes severe respiratory illnesses in humans and animals. SARS (severe acute
respiratory syndrome) coronavirus (CoV) is a novel member of this family that causes
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is associated with high mortality
rates.

4. In a criminal trial, the prosecuting attorney presents evidence and witness testimony
to try to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the crime. The
defendant’s attorney may present evidence and witnesses to show that the defendant
did not commit the crime or to create a reasonable doubt as to the defendant’s guilt.
The defendant is considered innocent of the crime charged until proven guilty. When
the prosecution has finished questioning a witness, the defense is allowed to cross-
examine the witness on any relevant matter. After cross-examination, the attorney who
first called the witness may ask the witness more questions to clarify something touched
on in the cross-examination. This is redirect examination. The judge may allow an
opportunity for the opposing attorney to re-cross examine. When the prosecution has
called all the witnesses for its side of the case and presented all its evidence, it rests its
case.

5. Simplified curriculum, guidelines for distance learning now available online - DepEd
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday said it has made the adjusted version
of K to 12 curriculum and guidelines for distance learning available online. In a
statement, the DepEd said the K to 12 Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs)
and its guidelines can now be downloaded for free on DepEd Commons.16 “We have
made the MELCs available for free download at DepEd
Commons to help our teachers focus on what is most essential given the challenge in
learning delivery this school year,” DepEd Undersecretary Alain Pascua said. “We are
trying to make everything as accessible as we can, through DepEd Commons and our
other available channels. It is upon us to make sure our teachers and learners have
everything they need in order to continue learning.” These were prepared by the Bureau
of Curriculum Development (BCD) under Director Jocelyn Andaya and approved by
Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction Diosdado San Antonio.

REFERENCE

Gabion, I.S. (2021). “Differentiate Language Used in Academic Texts from Various
Discipline”. English for Academic and Professional Purposes Module, Quarter 1-Module
1. DepEd Region V.
Prepared by English for Academic and Professional Purposes Teachers:

MYCA G. DE GUZMAN

RUSHELLE C. FUNDANO

ARLYN R. GOJIT

Checked and Reviewed by:

AILEEN E. PAREDES
Subject Group Head

Noted:

MARIVIC A. AŇONUEVO
ASP II – SHS Academics

Approved:

SALVE E. FERRERAS
Principal III
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region V
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SORSOGON
BULAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

2ns Sem-Quarter 1- Summative 1

Name: _____________________________________ Date: ____________
Grade and Section: __________________________ Score: ___________

I. Read the paragraph below and answer the following questions. Write the letter of the
correct answer.

TEA BREAK
A small studү found that drinking three tea cups a daү-without milk or sugar- reduced the risk of
heart disease. Triglүcerides – a tүpe of blood fat that can clog the arteries – fell bү 39% in men and 29%
in women. More good news? Blood glucose levels also dropped and HDL Levels increased.
1. What tүpe of academic text is the paragpraph above?
a. Journalistic b. scientific c. informative d. legalistic
2. What is the passage all about?
a. Having a tea break is good for the heart. C. Blood glucose dropped because of tea.
b. We should drink tea everүdaү. D. HDL increased as we drink tea.
3. HDL means
a. Good cholesterol level b. bad cholesterol level c. fattү acids d.
blood fat

II. Read carefully, analyze, and determine the register of language used in the following
text. Choose from the options inside the box. Write the letter of the correct answer
on the space provided.

a. Language of Medicine c. Language of Law e. Language of literature

b. Language of Business d. Language of Journalism
____4. Text A
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT ________ Judicial Region Branch ______,
_______City EX-PARTE MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO SUBMIT COMPROMISE AGREEMENT
Defendants, by the undersigned counsel and unto the Honorable Court., respectfully state that:
(1) On the 5 January 2015, the Honorable Court, in open court, directed the parties to submit
their Compromise Agreement within ten (10) days therefrom, or on 15 January 2015. Said day
being a Sunday, the parties have until the next working day, 16 January 2015, to submit said
Compromise Agreement. (2) Defendant Hanna Dy is presently abroad and needs to execute a
Special Power Attorney authorizing her brother and Co-defendant Roland Dy to sign the
Compromise Agreement. (3) Thus, the defendant respectfully prays that the parties be given
additional fifteen (15) days from today, or until 30 January 2015, within, which to submit their
Compromise Agreement. (4) This motion is not intended to delay the instant proceedings but
filed solely by reason of the foregoing. Moreover, the filing of the same will not result in any
_____5. Text B
Bicol’s COVID-19 cases double in just 12 days The number of COVID-19 cases in Bicol region has
doubled in only 12 days, as it crossed the 200 mark on Thursday (July 9).The Department of Health
(DOH) in the region reported 10 new cases of COVID-19, raising the number of cases in the region
to 208. The last time Bicol had less than 100 cases was on June 27. Seven of the new cases on
Thursday were reported in Naga City in Camarines Sur province. The history of exposure and
travel of all of the Naga City patients were “for verification” as Thursday afternoon, according to
DOH. Also, on the list of new cases were two returning residents of Mandaon town in Masbate
province. The two—a 29-year-old woman and a 4-year-old boy—arrived from Zambales province
on June 27 and were found to be positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.Both
were not showing symptoms yet but were the first cases in Mandaon town. In Virac town in
Catanduanes province, a two-year-old boy who arrived from Rizal province on June 29 showed
symptoms of the disease five days later. Albay province still has the most virus infections in Bicol
with 82. Camarines Sur recorded 76 cases. The island province of Masbate has recorded 18 cases.
Sorsogon has 11 cases. Catanduanes, another island province, has eight cases. Camarines Norte
has six cases.

______6. Text C
Our Mother Tongue
(A poem originally in Tagalog written by Rizal when he was only eight years old)
IF truly a people dearly love
The tongue to them by Heaven sent,
They'll surely yearn for liberty
Like a bird above in the firmament.
BECAUSE by its language one can judge
A town, a barrio, and kingdom;
And like any other created thing
Every human being loves his freedom.
ONE who doesn't love his native tongue,
Is worse than putrid fish and beast;
AND like a truly precious thing
It therefore deserves to be cherished.
THE Tagalog language's akin to Latin,
To English, Spanish, angelical tongue;
For God who knows how to look after us
This language He bestowed us upon.
AS others, our language is the same
With alphabet and letters of its own,
It was lost because a storm did destroy
On the lake the bangka 1 in years bygone.

_____ 7. Text D

Once upon a time, there lived a shepherd boy who was bored watching his flock of sheep on the
hill. To amuse himself, he shouted, “Wolf! Wolf! The sheep are being chased by the wolf!” The
villagers came running to help the boy and save the sheep. They found nothing and the boy just
laughed looking at their angry faces. “Don’t cry ‘wolf’ when there’s no wolf boy!”, they said
angrily and left. The boy just laughed at them. After a while, he got bored and cried ‘wolf!’ again,
fooling the villagers a second time. The angry villagers warned the boy a second time and left.
The boy continued watching the flock. After a while, he saw a real wolf and cried loudly, “Wolf!
Please help! The wolf is chasing the sheep. Help!” But this time, no one turned up to help. By
evening, when the boy didn’t return home, the villagers wondered what happened to him and
went up to the hill. The boy sat on the hill weeping. “Why didn’t you come when I called out that
there was a wolf?” he asked angrily. “The flock is scattered now”, he said. An old villager
approached him and said, “People won’t believe liars even when they tell the truth. We’ll look
for your sheep tomorrow morning. Let’s go home now”.

______8. Text E

President Duterte approves limited face-to-face classes in low-risk areas starting 2021 As several
local government units and private schools are requesting to hold limited face-to-face classes in
low-risk areas, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday approved its conduct starting next
year. This development came after the Department of Education (DepEd) received queries from
local chief executives, legislators, private and international schools, and other education
stakeholders on the possibility of conducting limited face-toface classes in areas where it is
deemed safe to do so by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the Department of Health (DOH).
Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones noted that limited face-to-face classes will ONLY be allowed
upon the request of the LGU and school concerned and can only happen January 2021 under
conditions set by the DOH, DepEd and IATF. Moreover, it can only be considered in low-risk areas
or in areas at least under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) or in the transition
phase between GCQ and the New Normal. The Education chief emphasized that decisions to
allow limited, localized face-to-face classes will be made with due coordination between DepEd,
the LGUs concerned, and the local health authorities.

9 &10. Are the languages used in text C and D the same? Explain the
difference/similarity of the two.