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TARLAC CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION

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Email address: tarlac.city@deped.gov.ph/ Tel. No. (045) 470 - 8180

English
Quarter 3: Week 7
Learning Activity Sheets
Name of Learner: Grade 9-Quarter 3 WEEK 7
Section: Date:

Judging the Validity of the Evidence Listened to: Critical Listening

Background Information:

As a student, you are exposed to many kinds of messages. You receive messages
conveying academic information, institutional rules, instructions, and warnings; you also
receive messages through political discourse, advertisements, gossip, jokes, song lyrics,
text messages, invitations, web links, and all other manner of communication. You know
it is not all the same, but it is not always clear how to separate the truth from the messages
that are misleading or even blatantly false. Nor is it always clear which messages are
intended to help the listener and which ones are merely self-serving for the speaker. Part
of being a good listener is to learn when to use caution in evaluating the messages we
hear.
Critical listening in this context means using careful, systematic thinking and
reasoning to see whether a message makes sense in light of factual evidence.
Critical listening can be learned with practice but is not necessarily easy to do.
Some people never learn this skill; instead, they take every message at face value even
when those messages are in conflict with their knowledge. Problems occur when
messages are repeated to others who have not yet developed the skills to discern the
difference between a valid message and a mistaken one.
Critical listening can be particularly difficult when the message is complex.
Unfortunately, some speakers may make their messages intentionally complex to avoid
critical scrutiny. For example, a city treasurer giving a budget presentation might use very
large words and technical jargon, which make it difficult for listeners to understand the
proposed budget and ask probing questions.
Source: Critical Reading. Accessed on January 87, 2021.
https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/public-speaking-practice-and-ethics/s07-05-listening-critically.html

Six Ways to Improve Your Critical Listening

Critical listening is first and foremost a skill that can be learned and improved. In this section,
we are going to explore six different techniques you can use to become a more critical listener.

1. Recognize the Difference between Facts and Opinions:

Part of critical listening is learning to separate opinions from facts, and this works in two ways: critical
listeners are aware of whether a speaker is delivering a factual message or a message based on
opinion, and they are also aware of the interplay between their own opinions and facts as they listen
to messages.

2. Uncover Assumptions:

When you listen critically to a speech, you might hear information that appears unsupported by
evidence. You shouldn’t accept that information unconditionally. You would accept it under the
condition that the speaker offers credible evidence that directly supports it.

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 Facts Assumptions

Facts are verified by clear, Assumptions are not supported by evidence.

unambiguous evidence.
Most facts can be tested. Assumptions about the future cannot be
tested in the present.

3. Be Open to New Ideas:

In the world of public speaking, we must be open to new ideas. Let’s face it, people have a tendency
to filter out information they disagree with and to filter in information that supports what they already
believe.

4. Rely on Reason and Common Sense:

If the message is inconsistent with things you already know, if the argument is illogical, or if the
language is exaggerated, you should investigate the issues before accepting or rejecting the
message. Often, you will not be able to take this step during the presentation of the message; it may
take longer to collect enough knowledge to make that decision for yourself.

It is important not to assume that your audience shares the beliefs that are, for you, common sense.
Likewise, if the message of your speech is complex or controversial, you should consider the needs
of your audience and do your best to explain its complexities factually and logically, not intuitively.

5. Relate New Ideas to Old Ones:

As both a speaker and a listener, one of the most important things you can do to understand a
message is to relate new ideas to previously held ideas.

If you can make effective comparisons while you are listening, it can deepen your understanding of
the message. If you can provide those comparisons for your listeners, you make it easier for them to
give consideration to your ideas.

6. Take Notes:

Note-taking is a skill that improves with practice. You already know that it’s nearly impossible to
write down everything a speaker says. In fact, in your attempt to record everything, you might fall
behind and wish you had divided your attention differently between writing and listening.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Critical listening is the process a listener goes through using careful, systematic
thinking and reasoning to see whether a speaker’s message makes sense in light of factual
evidence. When listeners are not critical of the messages they are attending to, they are
more likely to be persuaded by illogical arguments based on opinions and not facts.
Critical listening can be improved by employing one or more strategies to help the
listener analyse the message: recognize the difference between facts and opinions, uncover
assumptions given by the speaker, be open to new ideas, use both reason and common
sense when analysing messages, relate new ideas to old ones, and take useful notes.
Source: Critical Reading. Accessed on January 7, 2021.
https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/public-speaking-practice-and-ethics/s07-05-listening-critically.html

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Learning Competency:
Judge the Validity of the Evidence Listened to (EN9LC-IVh-2.15)

Directions/ Instructions
Read and understand carefully and comprehensively each directions below. Make sure you
follow them strictly. Provide what is asked or needed.

Exercises/Activities
A. Listen to your favorite songs or favorite English television shows. Accomplish the
tasks that follow.

1-5 Jot down 5 words you heard which are new to you. Take note also of the sentences where the
words were used. Use the vocabulary table below in answering.
Title of Song/English show: Date listened/watched:
New Words Sentences

6-10, Why do you think vocabulary skill is also important in order to improve critical listening? Explain.

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 B. Open the link given below and watch it carefully. Complete the Fact-Opinion Table
below by filling in the facts you heard from the clip you have watched. For every fact you have
written, write your own opinion about it.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_DcO25obYo

FACTS FROM THE NEWS REPORT YOUR OPINIONS

6-10 In your opinion, can these vaccines that are being talked about pave the way to going back to
the normal life we once had in the past? Explain.

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 C. Open this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SbiPoxxyx8, and watch it
carefully. Take note of the Environmental tips given from the clip then give your reaction on it.
Tell whether you agree or disagree then explain your stand.

ENVIRONMENTAL TIPS MY REACTION (Agree or Disagree)

For 6-10, assess yourself when it comes to taking good care of the environment. Are you doing well
or not? Explain.

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Final Activity: DEVELOP YOUR IMAGINATION AS YOU LISTEN!
It has been a difficult time for all of us. We were tested by the calamities and tragedies
that we experienced in the past 10 months.
Many lives were taken away by the deadly virus. Many houses were obliterated by the
strong typhoons and earthquakes that struck our country. Despite all of these hardships, I
know, we can still be happy in the future. Let us not lose hope. Everything will be better soon.
Task:
1. Open this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4BZshNWJMc.
2. Before you play it, get a pen or pencil and get ready to draw inside the box below. If the box is not
enough, you can use another sheet of paper, but don’t forget to insert it in your LAS.
3. Blindfold yourself or close your eyes as you play the music from the link you opened.
4. While the music is playing, take some time to relax. Empty your mind. Recall all the things that
had happened in the past 10 months.
5. Feel the music as you move your hand and draw. Draw whatever that comes out in your mind as
you listen to the music. This will help you release all the stress that you are hiding deep within your
heart.

For 15 points, explain your drawing. Your essay will be graded according to: sentence
structure (5 points), correctness in grammar (5 points), and coherence and unity of ideas (5
points). USE ANOTHER SHEET OF PAPER IN ANSWERING.

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Reflection
This is my best learning and realization from this lesson:
I have learned that…

References

Listening Critically. Accessed on January 7, 2021, https://2012bookslardbucket.

org/books/public-speaking-practice-and-ethics/s07-05-listening-critically.html.

Answer Key
A. 1-5 Answers may vary.
1-5 Answers may vary. 6-10 Answers may vary.
6-10 Answers may vary. D
B 1-5 Answers may vary.
1-5 Answers may vary. 6-10 Answers may vary.
6-10 Answers may vary. Final Activity
C. Answers may vary.

Prepared by:

STEPHEN TRACY E. TABAMO

Teacher II

PAUL MARION VALLENTOS

Illustrator

Evaluators:

KAREN LOU A. CEPE

EUGENE S. YANGO
MARIECHRIS M. DAVID
JOEANN M. CASTRO
MARIA KRISTINA C. SALUDEZ