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Chapter Title: Types of Pattern Drills

Book Title: Cebuano for Beginners


Book Author(s): Maria Victoria R. Bunye and Elsa Paula Yap
Published by: University of Hawai'i Press

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Part III: Types of Pattern Drills

A. Repetition Drill. This drill consists of merely repeating sen-


tences after the model.

1. Simple:
Teacher Student
Model: Ako ang abogado. Repeat: Ako ang abogado.
Siya ang maestra. Siya ang maestra.
Sila ang Amerikano. Sila ang Amerikano.

2. With Question and Answer:


Model: Q: Kinsa siya? Repeat: Kinsa siya?
A: Siya si Rosa. Siya si Rosa.
Q: Kinsa sila? Kinsa sila?
A: Sila ang Sila ang Amerikano.
Amerikano.

3. With Conversion:
Model: Siya si Pedro. Neg: Dili siya si Pedro.
Neg Int: Dili ba siya si Pedro?
Tag Q: Si Pedro siya, dili ba?
Muadto ako sa Factual: Niadto ako sa
Manila. Manila.
Nilangoy siya. Non-Fact: Mulangoy siya.

4. With Cue and Response:


Cue: Maayong buntag. Response: Maayong buntag sab.
Maayong hapon. Maayong hapon sab.
Maayo! Dayon lang.

B. Substitution Drill. This drill involves the substitution of one


or more items for other similar items in a given slot.

1. Fixed: Substitution occurs in just one slot.


Cue Sentence: Abogado ako.
Cues: ________ siya.
________ sila.
or: Amerikano ____.
_________ kami.
_________ kita.

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2. Movable: Substitution occurs in just one slot at one time,


but the slot ‘moves’.
Cue Sentence: Kini si Rosa.
Cues: ________ Ana.
Kadto _____.
____ ang Amerikana.
Kana ____________.

3. Multiple: Substitution occurs in at least two slots.


Cue Sentence: Si Pedro ang abogado.
Cues: ____ Ana ___ maestra.
____ Juan ___ gwapo.
____Terry ___ taas.

4. With Cue and Response:


Cue: Maayong gabii. Response: Maayong gabii sab.
_______ hapon. _______ hapon ___.
_______ udto. _______ udto ____.
or:
Dayon lang. Salamat.
Sulod ____. Salamat.
Lingkod ____. Salamat.

5. With Question and Answer:


Cue: Diin ka sa Pilipinas? Response: Sa Manila.
__ Cebu.
__ Bohol.
__ Rizal.
or:
Diin ako sa California? __ Los Angeles.
___________ Texas? __ Austin.
___________ Cebu? __ Lahug.

6. With Conversion:
Cue: Response:
Muadto sila sa dagat. Muadto ba sila sa dagat?
___________ syudad. _____________ syudad?
or:
Dili sila muadto sa dagat.
______________ syudad.

7. With Expansion:
C.S: Muadto sila sa dagat.

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________________ karong gabii.


____ syudad ____________ kay manan-aw sila ug sine.
______________________________ mu-palit sila ug sapatos.
___________ Karbun__________________________.

C. Cue and Response Drill. This is made up of a set of responses


in answer to given cues.

1. Simple:
Cue: Maayong hapon. Response: Maayong hapon sab.
Dayon lang. Salamat.
Maayo! Dayon lang.

2. With Question and Answer: The cues are stated


in the form of questions.

Cue: Kumusta ka? Response: Maayo man.


Taga-diin ka? Taga-Texas ako.
Diin sa Texas? Sa Austin.

D. Expansion Drill. Words or phrases are added to the cue sen-


tence.

1. Simple:
C.S: Mupalit si Ana ug pan.
__________________ sa tindahan.
____________________________ karon.
__________________________________ para ni Maria.

2. With Question and Answer:


C.S: Mupalit si Ana ug pan.
Q: Asa? A: Sa tindahan.
Q: Kanus-a? A: Karon.
Q: Para ni A: Para ni Maria.
kinsa?

Mupalit si Ana ug pan sa tindahan karon para ni Maria.

3. With Transformation:
C.S: Mubalik ang maestra.

Kanus-a? Unya.
Diin? Sa eskwelahan.
Ngano man? Magkuha siya ug libro.

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Kinsay iyang Si Juan.


kauban?
Transformation: Mubalik ang maestra sa eskwelahan unya
uban ni Juan kay magkuha siya ug libro.

E. Deletion Drill. This is the reverse of the expansion drill.


Words or phrases are deleted from the expanded form of the
cue sentence.

1. Simple:
C.S: Mupalit si Ana ug pan sa tindahan karon para
ni Maria.
Cues:
para ni Maria Mupalit si Ana ug pan sa tindahan karon.
karon Mupalit si Ana ug pan sa tindahan.
sa tindahan Mupalit si Ana ug pan.
ug pan Mupalit si Ana.

2. With Question and Answer:


C.S: Mupalit si Ana ug pan sa tindahan karon para ni
Maria.
Q: Para ni A: Para ni Maria.
kinsa?
Mupalit si Ana ug pan sa tindahan karon.
Q: Kanus-a? A: Karon.
Mupalit si Ana ug pan sa tindahan.
Q: Asa? A: Sa tindahan.
Mupalit si Ana ug pan.
Q: Unsa? A: Ug pan.
Mupalit si Ana.

F. Cumulative Dialogue Drill. This drill constitutes a cumulation


of several related dialogues that have been previously
learned.

Dialogue 1 A: Ah Pedro, kumusta ka?


B: Maayo man, ug ikaw?
A: Maayo sab.

Dialogue 2 A: Maayo!
B: Kinsa na?
A: Ako, si Pedro.

Dialogue 3 A: Dayon lang. Lingkod usa.

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B: Salamat.

Cumulative Dialogue: A: Maayo!


B: Kinsa na?
A: Ako, si Pedro.
B: Ah Pedro, dayon lang.
A: Salamat.
B: Kumusta ka?
A: Maayo man, ug ikaw?
B: Maayo sab. Lingkod usa.
A: Salamat.

G. Comprehension Drill.

1. Grid: This drill is made up of a cue sentence which serves


as the basis of a context followed by a series of questions.
The students supply the answers. The result is an expanded
sentence.

C.S.: Gusto akong mulakaw.


Q: Asa? A: Sa baybayon.
Q: Kanus-a?A: Ugma.
Q: Unsang A: Sa alas tres sa hapon.
orasa?
Q: Ngano A: Aron mutan-aw sa asul nga dagat.
man?

Gusto akong mulakaw sa baybayon ugma sa alas tres


sa hapon aron mutan-aw sa asul nga dagat.

When using the grid, questions are used to add information to


the given context. Example:

Cues Unsa? Kinsa? Hain/Diin/ Kanus-a? Ngano?


Asa?
Context
1
Context
2
Context
3

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2. Completion: The cue sentence is given. The students


formulate questions for the answers that are already given.

C.S: Gusto si Lino nga mubayle ug pormal nga sayaw.


Questions Answers
a. _________________? a. Si Lino.
b. _________________? b. Mubayle.
c. _________________? c. pormal nga sayaw.

3. Paragraph: A paragraph is given, followed by a set of


questions. Students supply the answers based on the
paragraph.

H. Chain Drill. Questions and answers are formulated by stu-


dents based on a given cue.

1. Simple:
S1 Kinsa ka?
S2 Ako si Pedro. Kinsa ka?
S3 Ako si Juan. Kinsa ka?
S4 Ako si Ana. Kinsa ka? etc.

2. Progressive:
S1 Asa ka karon?
S2 Sa balay.
S3 Ngano man?
S2 Kay magkuha ako sa libro nako.
S4 Ingon niya nga magkuha siya sa libro niya sa balay.

I. Conversion Drill. A cue sentence is converted into another


type of sentence.

C.S: Dalhon ni Pedro ang iyang libro.

Conversions:
Negative: A. Dili dalhon ni Pedro ang iyang
libro.
B. Wala dad-a ni Pedro ang iyang
libro.

Interrogative: Dalhon ba ni Pedro ang iyang


libro?

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Negative-Interrogative: A. Dili ba dalhon ni Pedro ang iyang


libro?
B. Wala ba dad-a ni Pedro ang iyang
libro?

Tag Question: Dalhon ni Pedro ang iyang libro,


dili ba?
Factual Mood: Gidala ni Pedro ang iyang libro.

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