Interactive English

Grade 10
 Unit 1

Education for Life

Lesson 1: Searching for Identity
FIFTH CHINESE DAUGHTER
Excerpt from the book by Jade Snow Wong
Think It Through

• Compared with Stella Green’s, what points about

her upbringing did Jade Snow Wong possess?
• Why do you think she chose to focus in these
particular aspects of her life?
• How could you use a comparison to understand
something better or to help you make a choice?
 REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
Understanding Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are those pronouns formed by adding
‘ –self’ to singular and ‘–selves’ to plural possessives to
produce the following: myself, yourself, herself, himself,
itself, oneself; and ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
They are used after action words or prepositions to
indicate the same persons or things as the subjects.
Note: A reflexive pronoun is used
when the subject and object of the
sentence are the same.
 EXERCISE: CHOOSE THE CORRECT REFLEXIVE
PRONOUN.
himself
1. Alan made this dish ________________.
herself
2. Laura sent the email______________.
ourselves ,
3. We shall not quarrel easily among ___________
and forget our common objective.
yourself
4. Sara, did you write this poem____________?
myself
5. I called her______________.

herself ourselves himself

myself yourself
 INTENSIVE PRONOUNS
What is an intensive pronoun?
An intensive pronoun is almost identical to a reflexive
pronoun. It is defined as a pronoun that ends in ‘–self’ or ‘–
selves’ and places emphasis on its antecedent. You can tell
the difference between a reflexive pronoun and an intensive
pronoun easily. Intensive pronouns aren’t essential to a
sentence’s basic meaning. Understanding this basic
difference will help to prevent you from confusing the two.
Himself Yourself Ourselves
Herself Themselves
 MALL OF ASIA
posted in the internet by Grace
 Think It Through

• What does the article imply about Mall of Asia’s

best feature?
• What do you think is the author’s intension in
writing the article?
• How does the author describe the Mall of Asia?
• Have you been to Mall of Asia? How will you
describe it to your friends or families to persuade
them to go there?
 REMEMBER
• The text you have read is an example of a
persuasive text. A persuasive text is a written
argument that tries to convince you to believe
or do something.
• Examples: newspapers, letters, tv ads, lawyers,
magazines, billboards, product, business
 PUBLIC SPEAKING

• (sometimes oratory or oration) is the process or

act of performing a presentation (a speech)
focused around an individual directly speaking
to a live audience in a structured and a
deliberate manner in order to inform, influence,
or entertain them.
• Most of the time, the main purpose of public
speaking is to persuade the audience.
 FEATURES
• Speaker
• Purpose
Three basic forms of purpose:
a. Informative speeches - to share knowledge
b. Persuasive speeches - to influence attitudes and actions.
c. Ceremonial speeches - to stress the sharing of identities
and values that unite people into communities.
• Message - fabric of words, presentation aids, gestures, and vocal
cues meant to achieve the purpose.
• Medium - the channel through which the message is transmitted.
• Setting
• Listener - (audience)
• Response - (during and as a result of the speech)
• Interferences - factors that can disrupt the communication
process and defeat its purpose
• Consequences - the impact of communication both in terms
of immediate effect and of long range ethical influence on
speaker’s and listener’s identity.

COMPONENTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

Voice volume Speed of delivery Facial expression
Voice pitch Gestures Body movement
Voice tone Eye contact Verbal pauses & crutch words
PROUD TO BE A FILIPINO
by Vien Dela Cruz
Lesson 2: Prevailing Justice
GOD SEES THE TRUTH BUT WAITS
by Count Leo Tolstoy
 RELATIVE PRONOUNS
• A relative pronoun comes at the beginning of a
relative clause. A relative clause is a subordinate
clause that tells us more about the noun in the main
clause. The relative clause comes immediately after
the noun. Relative pronouns are that, which, who,
whom, whose, whatever, whichever, whoever,
whomever, what, when, and where. That and which
refer to animals and things. That may also refer to
people. We use the relative pronouns who and
whom for people, and whose for people and things.
Exercise: Fill in the blanks with one of the following
relative pronoun (who, which or whose). 
ETHICS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING
by Stephen D. Boyd (summary)
PUBLIC SPEAKING TECHNIQUES
from Canadian Associations of Fire Chiefs (summary)
LESSON 3: DEALING WITH
CHALLENGES
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
by Edgar Allan Poe
 Think It Through
• How
Why did
did Montressor
Montressor feel
hateabout
Fortunato?
what he had done?
• Consider why he might
How did Montressor be telling
persuade the storytoafter
Fortunato so
follow
many
him toyears.
the catacomb?
•• Might the story be
What character better
traits or Fortunato
make worse if you knew
such what
an easy
Fortunato did or said to make Montressor take such
prey for Montressor?
terrible revenge? Explain your opinion.
• Which of Montressor’s words and actions reveal his
• If you were Montressor, would you do the same thing
plan to Fortunato?
to the one who had hurt you so much? Explain your
• Why did Montressor keep urging Fortunato to turn
answer.
back?
• Montressor acted as judge and executioner in this
story. Explain whether you think individuals are ever
justified in taking things into their own hands.
 TONE AND MOOD
Tone and mood both deal with the
emotions centered around a piece of
writing. Though they seem similar and can
in fact be related casually, they are in fact
quite different.
One good way to see mood (and, to a degree,
tone) in action is through genre-crossing movie
trailers. In film editing classes throughout the
States, a common assignment is to take an
existing film (say, a comedy) and create a film
preview that presents the film as a different
genre (for example, a horror film). This is
accomplished through editing and splicing
scenes, adding new, anxiety-producing music and
sound effects, and adding a new voice-over
introduction.
 CASES OF PRONOUN
A pronoun can be effective if we use an
appropriate form (or case). Otherwise, it may
distract or puzzle the reader. There are three
common pronoun forms: subject pronouns,
object pronouns, and possessive pronouns. We
should try to be careful not to confuse one
pronoun form with another.
PRONOUN CASE PRACTICE EXERCISE
Encircle the correct word in parenthesis.

1. This is (our, ours) book.

2. You and Don should do your work by (yourself,
yourselves).
3. I told Barry and Mike to solve the problem
(theirselves, themselves).
4. This car is similar to (your, yours).
5. The argument is between Maria and (he, him).
6. She sent the gift to Anne and (me, I).
LESSON 4: In Search for
the Truth
 Are you familiar with the 2013 Korean movie film
entitled, “Miracle in Cell No. 7”? If not, watch it and
write your thoughts about the movie film using the
graphic organizer below.
THE FALSE ACCUSATION
 Think It Through

• Who is the main character in the story?

• What kind of boy is Jimmy?
• Why did Jimmy accuse Max of taking his object?
• What did Jimmy do to resolve his problem?
• If you were in Jimmy’s shoes, what would you do?
• Relate the selection to the movie you watched
before.
FACTS, OPINION, AND ASSERTION
• A fact is a statement that can be proven true
(or false) with some objective standard.
• An opinion is a statement that a person
believes to be true but it cannot be measured
against an objective standard.
• An assertion is a positive statement or
declaration usually made without an attempt
at furnishing evidence.
Stating your Opinion
It seems to me that... I cannot deny that...
In my opinion... I can imagine that...
I am of the opinion that... I think / believe / suppose...
My personal view is that... That is why I think...
In my experience... I am sure / certain / convinced that...
As far as I understand / can see... I am not sure / certain but
As I see it... / From my point of view...
As far as I know... / From what I know... I am not sure, because I don’t
know the situation exactly.
The following are some introductory phrases
used in outlining a fact:
The fact is that It is certain that...
The (main) point is that... One can say that...
This proves that... It is clear that...
What it comes down to is that... There is no doubt that
It is obvious that...
 EXERCISE: Write down whether each
sentence is fact or opinion.
1.1The Family Guy is not appropriate to watch during
school. Answers
2.There 1.
areOpinion
fewer panda bears in the world than grizzly
bears. 2. Fact
3. Opinion
3.Drinking orange juice right after brushing your teeth
4. Opinion
tastes bad.
4.Justin 5. Fact deserved to win the Grammy for best
Bieber
new artist.
5.Chicken that has not been properly prepared and
cooked may cause salmonella.
Why Critical Thinking?
(Anonymous)
HOW TO WRITE AN OPINION ESSAY
An opinion essay exists to prove your main point
.This should be clearly stated in your
introductory paragraph. Make a clear stand at
the very beginning. Remember that your
introduction would be the basis of your position
on the issue. Don’t let them guess your position,
just go straight to the point to make your
opinion essay interesting and clear to read.
Next, develop your argument in the body of
your essay. Each paragraph should contain a
single and clear idea that supports your point of
view. You can use examples and illustration,
cause-and-effect reasoning,
comparison/contrast or other methods of
development to support your argument.
Research, if necessary, to prove your point. You
may change your reader’s point of view if you
prove your stand with reasonable and valid
supporting ideas. Note that there is no wrong or
right when it comes to one’s opinion. You are
writing your opinion essay to express your stand
in a certain issue.
 A paragraph should consist of three to five sentences with a
single and clear idea. A good paragraph often begins with a topic
sentence that sums up your main idea.
Lesson 5 - Communicating with
Others
HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANT
by Ernest Hemingway
 Think It Through
• What can you say about the two characters?
• What do you think is the ‘operation’ all about?
• Do you think Jig is in favor of the operation? What made you
say so?
• Do you think the man really cares/loves Jig? Prove your
answer by stating some lines from the story.
• What happened in the last part of the story? Did Jig do the
operation?
• Read the short passage below. Do you agree with the idea set
by the title, “Hills like White Elephants”?
• What is the central idea expressed in the story?
• What do you think is the author’s purpose in writing the
story?
 PURPOSE OF THE AUTHOR
• Author’s Purpose
• The concept of author’s purpose is a notion
that is often discussed in classrooms.
Identifying the author’s purpose is a skill that
is frequently evaluated on state reading tests.
• Author’s Purpose: Three Reasons for Writing
• There are three main reasons or purposes for
writing. Any text that you encounter (whether
the menu for your favorite restaurant or
Shakespeare’s Hamlet) will serve one of the
three following purposes:
 MODALS
Modals is an auxiliary verb that expresses necessity or
possibility.
There is a good number of modal auxiliary verbs: can,
could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must, ought
to, used to, had better, need, dare.
Modal verbs do not change their forms when used with
other verbs such as to show number. They have no –s
form for the third person singular, no –ing form or past
participle form.
Example: I can go. She can go. They can go.
Modal verbs always come before the other verbs. We use
them to express possibility, ability, necessity, permission,
intention, obligation, wishes.
Modal Auxiliaries
We can make negative statements by placing the
negative word ‘not’ after the modal auxiliary
verbs.
You cannot simply do what you like around here.
There are rules to follow.
You may not see her. Her father doesn’t allow it.
EXERCISE: Circle the letter of the correct modals for each sentence.
 Life vs. Religion
by Anonymous, DPO, United States
Lesson 6 - Life Abroad
FILIPINOS IN AMERICA
by Kerima Polotan Tuvera
 Think It Through
• How does the writer feel about the Filipinos in
America?
• How do you see Dan and Paz as images of Filipinos
in America? Kindly explain.
• Is the writer very sarcastic? Is her judgement fair?
Explain/Justify your answer.
• Explain the statement below by relating its thought
to the idea expressed in the selection you read.
“It wasn’t so much that a country needed her
people as a man needed his country”.
 DISCOURSE MARKERS
• Discourse Markers are words or phrases like
anyway, right, okay, as I say, to begin with. They
connect, organize, and manage what we say or
write or to express attitude.
• There are many “discourse markers”, and it is
impossible to give a complete list. Here are a few
of the most common. Some of these words and
expressions have more than one use; for more
information, look them up in a good dictionary.
 Some discourse markers are used
mostly in informal speech or writing;
others are more common in a formal
style.
End of Unit 1