ENGLISH 9

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Competency:
Relate text content to particular issues, concerns, and dispositions in life

INTRODUCTION

TASK 1: Read the following headlines from the different newspapers.

1. What are the challenges that we are facing right now?

2. Are these problems happening only in our country?
3. What other problems does our country encounter right now?

TASK 2: What is a social issue?

Read the following social issue then answer the questions that follow:

Video game addiction is a mental health disorder, World Health Organization says
LOS ANGELES - Top global gaming organizations are asking the World Health Organization to reverse
its inclusion of "gaming disorder" as a disease, according to a press release sent by the Entertainment
Software Association on Saturday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) officially recognized gaming disorder over the weekend as a part
of its 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). This was a decision the
industry was awaiting since the WHO detailed its intentions last summer.

Now, in an effort which includes the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), several organizations
have released a statement which states that "gaming disorder" needs more evidence before it can be
included in such a classification. The organizations behind the effort include the ESA as well as the
Entertainment Software Association of Canada, the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association, the
Interactive Software Federation of Europe, and the Korea Association of Game Industry (K-GAMES).

The global video game industry--including representatives from across Europe, the United States,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, South Africa, and Brazil--today called on World Health
Organization (WHO) Member States to re-examine at an early date its decision to include 'Gaming
Disorder' in the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11)," the organizations
stated in a collective quote in a press release.

"The WHO is an esteemed organization and its guidance needs to be based on regular, inclusive, and
transparent reviews backed by independent experts. 'Gaming disorder' is not based on sufficiently robust
evidence to justify its inclusion in one of the WHO's most important norm-setting tools."

1. What was the article all about?

2. Can this be considered a social issue? Why?

DEVELOPMENT precedence over other life interests".

TASK 3: Read the following article from Philippine Star. Answer the questions that follow.

87-Year-Old Man Who Walks Daily from Pasay to Makati Longing for a Bike Finally Gets One for
Free

A bike shop owner decided to make an old man’s dream come true when she gave him a brand new
bicycle for free.

In a post on Facebook, the Carbs Motor and Bicycle Parts Shop in Pasay City said the old man, later
identified as 87-year-old Carlo Samonte, frequently stopped by the shop checking out the bicycles. Often
he would visit the shop twice a day, once in the morning before going to work, and another time in the
afternoon before going home.

Samonte told the bike shop owner that he is a candy seller in Makati City. He used to ride a tricycle, but
now walks there from his house in Pasay City every day. Which explains his interest in the bicycle.

Last week, a mountain bike the old man really liked became available, but it cost P4,500. Samonte said he
only had P2,000 and asked if he could buy it for that price. Every day he would come back for the bike
and ask if he could buy it for less than its actual price.
On Wednesday (June 3), Samonte asked again, only this time, the shop owner, Fe Carandang finally said
yes. And he didn’t even have to pay the P2,000.
“Regalo na namin yan sa ‘yo (Consider that a gift from us),” Carandang told Samonte, which was
captured on video.
 1. Who are the people involved in the article?
2. What is the problem of Mr. Samonte?
3. What social issue is faced by Mr. Samonte in his life?
4. What Filipino values are shown by Mr. Samonte and Mrs. Carandang?
5. What feelings were evoked when you were reading the article?
6. If you were in the situation of the shop owner would you do the same? Why?

ENGAGEMENT
TASK 4: THINKING STEM
Using the Thinking Stem, find the connection of the article to yourself and to the world by
completing the set of sentences.
TO THE SELF
The text says ______________. This reminds me of ______________. If this happens to me, I
would _________________. I am like (Mr. Samonte or Mrs. Carandang) __________ because we
both ________________.

TO THE WORLD
This reminds of the real world we live in because __________________.

Reading opens our mind to the issues of the world through reading news articles, literary texts,
and visual images. We learn and relate to the social issues around us.

ASSESMENT
TASK 5: Choose the most appropriate action one should do in the
following social concerns.

1. Some 100, 000 Chinese based in the Philippines were inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine in
December 2020, according to prominent Chinese-Filipino civic leader Teresita Ang-See.
We should __________________.
a. unfollow our Chinese friends in social media.
b. ask for vaccines from Philippines-based Chinese
c. wait for the vaccine approved by FDA

2. Climate change has caused declining water supplies, reduced agricultural yields, increased heat,
drought, flooding, and erosion in coastal areas.
We should __________________.
 a. take part in activities to save Mother Earth like recycling waste, planting trees and using
renewable energy
b. post some tips to save Mother Earth on social media
c. discuss climate change in Science class and prepare slide presentation

3. Three out of 5, or 62% of adult Filipinos said that the quality of life got worse this year,
according to a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
Students should ________________.
a. believe that life will be better soon so keep dreaming
b. study hard to develop competencies and skills
c. wait for the government or philanthropist/s to provide financial help

4. “……only 29 percent of Filipino Grade 5 students are able to read a range of everyday texts, such
as simple narratives ad personal opinions, and begin to engage with their meanings.” Ranked
versus other Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines is the second-worst performer, only ahead
of Laos. Our peers such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar fared better.
We should _________________.
a. go to Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia or Myanmar and visit their libraries
b. motivate the young ones to read and help them develop the love for reading
c. ask for some reading materials from DepEd and other NGOs

5. “Press Freedom” has become a contentious point of conflict between those who are protesting the
Congress refusal to grant broadcast network ABS-CBN Corp. a franchise and those who accept
the decision.
a. share sympathy in social media and encourage others to do the same
b. not mind the issue and watch over tv channels
c. gather information and engage in constructive discussion about it