Activity 2

Translate the given words from global language to your local and national language.
Complete the table below with necessary information. Note: Use only one mother tongue
where you are proficient.

Local Language National Language

Global Language
(Cebuano, Tausug, etc.) (Filipino)

On Color

Green Gaddung Berde

Yellow Biyaning Dilaw

Black Itum Itim

On Wind Directions

North Utarah Hilaga

South Satan Timog

East Subangan Silangan

West Sadlupan Kanluran

On Topography

Peninsula Lawd sikutra Peninsula

Gulf Golpo

Isthmus Tangway

On Kinship Terms

Niece Anakun Pamangkin

Nephew Anakun Pamangkin

Cousin Pangtungud Pinsan

On Weights and Measures

Inches Pulgada Pulgada

Yards Yarda

Pounds Libra

Think ahead!

Analysis on Language Biodata Form

Which languages you identified in your answers are considered dominant: local or
national languages?
*National languages
Do you have troubles classifying which are languages and which are dialects or
vernaculars?
*Yes
What is the difference between language learning from that of language acquisition?
*Language learning, we can confident to communicate because we are very expert
while language acquisition we can produce and use words and sentences to
communicate.
Are the skills that you can perform using your first language more complex than
those skills that you can perform using the second language?
*No
What are your difficulties in using/learning the second language?
*Difficulties in pronounciation
What are the common language strengths and weaknesses have you identified? Do
they fall under: vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, organization of ideas, content,
pronunciation, etc.?
* Trengths It gives essence to the things and ideas
* weakness Pronunciation and vocabulary

Analysis on Translation or Equivalent Words

Do all the words in English have local and national counter parts in your own
language?
*Yes some of the words
Which category of word/s are you dominantly not familiar? Why?
*On weights and measurements
Were there similar or loaned words from local to national language that you
encounter?
 * the word Pulgada
What do you think are the reasons for their similarities?
maybe because of the culture
Are the missing answers in your activity due to your lapses of not knowing the words
in your local language or the system of your local language do not have it? Where do
you attribute this?
*because of not knowing the words in our local language.
Do you feel/realize that you need to know more of your local/national language?
Why?
*Yes we should, to improve the way we communicate.and socialize with other
people

See if you can do this!

On Language Focus

Answer the exercises pertaining the use of the English language as your second
language or lingua franca. Encircle the letter/s in each of the word listed below that is/are
unvoiced or silent. The letter/s you encircle will reflect how you pronounce the word in
each item.

Example: listen= t is silent/unvoiced

indict = c is silent
corpse=p is silent
knack=k is silent
rendezvous=z is silent
shepherd=h is silent
benign=g is silent
debris=s is silent
subtle =b is silent
gnome=g is unvoiced
receipt=p is silent
On Language Use

Using the words from the list, categorize the words according to the proper terminal sounds
these words should be pronounced.

Walked Flashed dreamt troubled said

Decided Noticed looked asked replied

Had Would needed could carried

/d/ /ed/ /id/ /t/

Decided Walked Said Dreamt

Noticed Flashed Replied

Could Looked Carried

Would Needed

Paragraph Writing

Write a coherent paragraph with 10-15 sentences describing: (1) how you acquired your
mother tongue, or (2) how you learned your second language. Choose only one task.

* I learned my mother tonque with the help of my parents and families. Because it is the main language
we use on a daily basis. My grandmother also taught me some of the vocabulary because she knows
more about the language we use which is yakan. My mother tongue is the language that I used most
freely and actively in all cases of my daily life. Like communicating to the people and the place where I
lived. Also It helps me to understand and communicate with my grandparents. In my childhood days I
spend my time to listen to my parents the way they talk and the proper pronounciation of the
words.furthermore I usually curious where did our yakan language came from. Withthe help of my
mother tonque I could socially engage with my parents and my other relatives. I learned my mother
tonque with the help of my parents they freely speaking our language at home.