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Quarter 4 – Module 1:
Title: Listening to Determine Worth
Of Ideas

Department of Education MIMAROPA REGION

English – Grade 7
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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

This Self-Learning Module (SLM) focuses on the (competency)

Determining the worth of ideas mentioned in the text listened to as one of
the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) in Grade 7 English. This
learning material was patterned on Bloom’s Taxonomy Instructional Design
wherein learning activities were aligned with the identified objectives and
were sequenced according to their level of difficulty considering the learner’s
needs, interest and abilities.

You need to ensure that the learner clearly understand the lesson or
concepts discussed in the module. You are also expected to guide him/her
in answering the activities or accomplishing the different learning tasks
thereby enabling him/her to master the competency.

For the learner:

This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is especially made to enhance your
attitude, knowledge and skills vis-à-vis the identified learning competency.
Through this module, you will engage in fun and interesting learning
activities and answer varied exercises and tasks to help you gain mastery of
the target competency which will enable you to effectively use the English
language in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Those learning
activities are appropriately selected and carefully crafted according to your
needs, interests, and abilities.

To successfully achieve the objectives of this module, kindly do the

following:

 Read and follow the instructions in all the learning activities

and exercises very carefully,
 Be honest in answering all the learning activities and exercises,
 Write your answers neatly and legibly in your subject notebook
or on a separate sheet of paper, and
 Seek guidance from your parents, guardians or subject teacher
if you encounter difficulty in accomplishing the learning
activities.

Working on each learning activity in this module will surely enable

you to learn certain aspects of the target language in an enjoyable and
meaningful way. So take good care of this module and have fun while
learning!
 What I Need to Know

This module highlights the importance of listening. It also

focuses on determining the worth or values of ideas mentioned in the
text listened to.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Define what critical listening is.

2. Use critical listening to assess the worth of ideas in the text.
3. Determine the worth of ideas mentioned in the text listened to.
 What I Know

PRE - TEST
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. When would you use critical listening?
a. When your friend is having a hard time at work.
b. When you need to know what time a meeting is being held.
c. When you are the object of a sales pitch.
d. All of these would be appropriate times for critical listening.
2. A critical listener usually_____.
a. Gives attention to one familiar information
b. Ignores information that doesn’t seem important
c. Comprehends and tests the strength of ideas
d. Is passive, not active.
3. The following are examples of critical listening EXCEPT.
a. If there’s an upcoming election and you need to decide who to
vote.
b. Watching or listening to an advertisement before buying an
expensive item.
c. When listening to an argumentative speech.
d. Listening to a poem
4. Why can listening be considered a critical thinking activity?
a. We listen to try to absorb as much of what is being said as
possible.
b. We listen in the hopes of being able to retell what is being said
to someone.
c. We listen because the message has specific meaning to us.
d. We listen to analyze the speaker’s message and motives to
assess his or her message for authenticity and truth.
Directions: Study the following statements. Write T if the statement is true
and F is it is false.
5. Listening ca be considered a critical thinking activity. TRUE
6. Determining the worth of ideas in a spoken text or a written
material read aloud requires appreciative listening.
7. Critical listening usually involves some sort of problem solving
or decision making. TRUE
8. An evaluation must be based on fact not on opinion. TRUE
9. Facts are reliable basis just like opinion.
10. Personal observations and experiences are important in
evaluating the relevance and validity of an idea.

Lesson
Topic: Listening to Determine Worth of Ideas

Listening is the ability to accurately receive and interpret the

messages in the communication process. It is the key to all effective
communication. Without the ability to listen effectively, messages are easily
misunderstood. When you engage in listening you are doing so for many
different reasons depending upon the goals in which you are trying to
achieve. When you bought expensive items, such as a new cell phone, or an
iPad, you probably did some research beforehand and listen closely to the
salesperson when you went to compare brands. That scenario is an example
of critical listening.

This module will help you understand what critical listening is and its
importance in determining the worth/value of an idea from the text listened
to.

What’s In
Activity 1:
The following pictures show some of the famous and expensive items.
When buying some of these items, what do you usually consider? Do you do
some research before buying or you just rely on what the commercial
models said about these products?

What’s New

Listening to Determine Worth of Ideas

Determining the worth of ideas in a spoken text or a written material
read aloud requires critical or evaluative listening. Critical listening means
making judgement about how good or bad the idea is. It means assessing
and evaluating the truth of what is being spoken or read aloud. It means
being able to discern the strong and weak points of an idea or an argument.
Critical listening is listening to evaluate a message for purposes of
accepting or rejecting. When engaging in critical listening, you are also
critically thinking. You are making judgements based on what you see, hear
and read. Your goal is to evaluate the message that is being sent and decide
for yourself if the information is valid, and based on facts not on opinions.
To listen critically, you must listen closely to what is being said or
read, while weighing its worth and logic with what you know to be true or
correct.
You have learned from the previous lessons that to evaluate the
relevance and validity of an idea, the following are used as basis.
1. Your personal observation or experience
2. Personal interview with knowledgeable persons or authoritative
sources
3. Current publications and other reference materials
Your evaluation must be based on fact not on opinion. The following
pointers may help you give a logical evaluation.
1. A fact is a statement known to be true or which can be proven to be
true.
2. An opinion is a statement that tells what someone believes to be true.
An opinion may or may not be correct.
3. The opinion of an authority on a subject may be believed.
4. Facts are more reliable as basis because they can be defended.

Source: Language in Literature

Why is critical listening important?

Being a critical listener comes down to using your critical thinking

skills. These skills help us in analyzing the speaker’s message for
authenticity and truth. We should also analyze the speaker’s ideas to
determine the authenticity of the message.
Source: https://study.com>academy>lesson
What makes a good critical listener?
Being a critical listener can be improved by employing one or more
strategies to help the listener analyze 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 analyzing
messages, relate new ideas to old ones, and take useful notes.
Source: https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/public-speaking-practice-
and-ethics/s07-05-listeningcritically.html

What Is It

Activity 1:

Listen to the selection, Let’s Build a Better World Together, then

evaluate the ideas expressed in it. Answer the following questions to help
you understand and evaluate the selection

1. According to the 2. Do you agree 3. How worthy are the

selection, what does it with the ideas ideas conveyed in the
take to build a better mentioned in the text? text? Explain your
world? Why or why not? assessment.

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What’s More

Activity 2: Let’s Listen

Are you aware of what is happening now to the world? Have you done
something in order to help those who are in need? As a young Filipino, what
are you going to do to help your fellow Filipinos to overcome this present
situation of the world? How can you help to make this world a better place?

Directions: Listen to the song “Heal The World” by Michael Jackson. After
listening to the song, answer the following questions.

Heal the World

Michael Jackson

There's a place in your heart

And I know that it is love
And this place could be much
Brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try
You'll find there's no need to cry
In this place you'll feel
There's no hurt or sorrow

There are ways to get there

If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
Make a better place

Heal the world

Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make it a better place
For you and for me

If you want to know why

 There's love that cannot lie
Love is strong
It only cares of joyful giving
If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel
Fear of dread
We stop existing and start living

The it feels that always

Love's enough for us growing
So make a better world
Make a better place

Heal the world

Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me

And the dream we were conceived in

Will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in
Will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify its soul
Though it's plain to see
This world is heavenly
Be god's glow

We could fly so high

Let our spirits never die
In my heart I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
Together we cry happy tears
See the nations turn their swords into plowshares

We could really get there

If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place

Heal the world

Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
 Make a better place for you and for me

There are people dying

If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me

You and for me

Source: LyricFind

Comprehension Questions:
1. What is the song all about?
2. According to the song, how can we heal this world?
3. Do you agree with ideas mentioned in the song about the things that
we can to heal this world?
4. What should we do in order to make this world a better place?

What I Have
Learned

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.
Critical listening can be improved by employing one or more strategies to
help the listener analyze 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 analyzing messages,
relate new ideas to old ones, and take useful notes.

What
Determining the worthI Can Doin a spoken text or a written material read
of ideas
aloud requires critical or evaluative listening

Now that you know what critical listening is and its importance in
order to determine the worth of ideas, it’s time for you to apply the skills
that you have learned.

Activity 3
Directions: Watch the advertisement of the famous brands iPhone and Nike.
Then answer the following questions.
 1. What are the best features of
these products?
2. If you have the means to buy
these products, would you buy
them? Why or Why not?
3. What did you consider in
making your decision?

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 What I Can Do On My Own

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. When would you use critical listening?
a. When your friend is having a hard time at work.
b. When you need to know what time a meeting is being held.
c. When you are the object of a sales pitch.
d. All of these would be appropriate times for critical listening.
2. A critical listener usually_____.
a. Gives attention to one familiar information
b. Ignores information that doesn’t seem important
c. Comprehends and tests the strength of ideas
d. Is passive, not active.
3. The following are examples of critical listening EXCEPT.
a. If there’s an upcoming election and you need to decide who to
vote.
b. Watching or listening to an advertisement before buying an
expensive item.
c. When listening to an argumentative speech.
d. Listening to a poem

4. Why can listening be considered a critical thinking activity?

a. We listen to try to absorb as much of what is being said as
possible.
b. We listen in the hopes of being able to retell what is being said
to someone.
c. We listen because the message has specific meaning to us.
d. We listen to analyze the speaker’s message and motives to
assess his or her message for authenticity and truth.

Directions: Study the following statements. Write T if the statement is true

and F is it is false.
5. Listening ca be considered a critical thinking activity.
6. Determining the worth of ideas in a spoken text or a written material
read aloud requires appreciative listening.
7. Critical listening usually involves some sort of problem solving or
decision making. TRUE
8. An evaluation must be based on fact not on opinion. 9. Facts are
reliable basis just like opinion.
10. Personal observations and experiences are important in evaluating
the relevance and validity of an idea.
 What I Can Do More

Activity 4
Directions: Listen to an argumentative speech about Bullying, the complete
the table below by answering the following questions.

1. Write down the

essential/important points
mentioned in the listening text

2. What messages are being

communicated in the text
listened to.

3. Do you agree with what the

speaker said about bullying?

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Answer Key
References
https://study.com>academy>lesson

https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/public-speaking-practice-and-ethics/
s07-05-listeningcritically.html

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