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English
Quarter 1– Module 4.1:
Text Me
English – Grade 4
Quarter 1 – Module 4.1: Text Me

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Regional Director: Gilbert T. Sadsad

Assistant Regional Director:Jessie L. Amin

Development Team of the Module

Writer: Sonia B. Callos

Editors: Mary Jane V. Abaňo, Maria Janina C. Andalis

Reviewers: Claudia Marilou S. Marpuri, Sahlee B. Cerillo,

Ellen B. Tabarangao, Ricky B. Sergio

Illustrator: Emma N. Malapo

Layout Artist: Joy Anne S. Dapito

Management Team: Claudia Marilou S. Marpuri (EPS-English)

Jerson V. Toralde (Chief ES- CID)

Maria-Magnolia F. Brioso (ASDS)

Cecille Bernadette P. Rivera (SDS)

 Introductory Message
The so-called “New Normal” set-up in our country brings so many changes in
our life. Indeed, we are trying to cope with a lot of these changes brought about by
the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes include our educational system which was
not spared by the harsh effect of the corona virus. But life has to go on despite the
COVID-19 threat in order to live and survive economically. Education has to
continuously grow, too; hence, this alternative delivery mode using the modular
approach.

For the Facilitators:

My dear parents, this is the time that the teacher-parent tandem will be tapped
for the effective use of this learning material. The utilization of this module is one of
the most appropriate and effective tools for distant learning such as this. You or
anyone else in the family is on the call of duty of monitoring your child’s learning at
home amidst this pandemic time. You are needed to motivate your child to engage in
the activities of this module. You should be there to assist him/her at times he/she
finds difficulty coping with the exercises. We anticipate with appreciation your
support and guidance after all, the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC)
that your child must acquire are taken into consideration in conceptualizing this
learning kit.

For the Learner:

Meantime that we will not be adopting the normal classroom instructions, we
are providing you with this module in English 4. This will serve as the learning
material in which your language skills will be continuously developed.

This module contains the following parts:

The knowledge or skill that must be

Learning Target
developed in you

The part where unfamiliar words found in the

Vocabulary Builder module are given meanings for you to use
them appropriately in context

The pre-test to assess your stock knowledge

Warming Up
about the topic or competency

The discussion of the lesson or concept

Learning About It
presented, with examples given for easy
understanding

The three stages of exercises provided from

Keeping You in
Practice easy to difficult to ensure mastery

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 The post-test part to measure your
Cooling Down knowledge and skills after finishing the
module

The assignment part or additional activities

Learning Challenge
as follow-up to strengthen what you already
know
The generalization of the concepts or skills
Points to Ponder
presented in the learning activities

The part that contains the correct answers to

Answer Key
the tests given where you will instill the value
of honesty to yourself, too.

Smile. Don’t worry. As ever, your parents and elder siblings are always there
to assist and guide you in times of difficulty.

You will also find in the last portion this one:

The sources of concepts in making or

References developing this module

The following are reminders in using this module:

1. Use this module carefully. Do not write anything or put marks on any part of this
learning material. Write your answers in your English notebook.
2. Do not forget to answer the Warming Up activity before going to the next.
3. Read first carefully the instructions before doing the given activity.
4. Observe honesty in making the activities and in checking the answers.
5. Finish the activities part by part. Do not jump into the next without completing the
preceding part.
6. Return this module to your teacher on a designated day or date.
7. Just in case you find difficulty in understanding a certain idea or in answering the
exercises, do not hesitate to seek the assistance of your teacher (using your gadget
if you have). You can also ask the guidance of your parents, elder siblings, or anyone
elsein the family who can help you. Always remember that there is always somebody
to help you.
We are hoping that this module will give you a productive and fruitful
experience. An experience of acquiring the knowledge and skills towards
lifelong learning.

Yes, of course, you can do it!

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 Module in English 4
Text Me
(Various Text Types According to
Structure)

Have a wonderful day!

I am pretty sure you are happy when you learned how to
make a good paragraph. That it should contain one topic and the other
sentences are the supporting details of it. Today another exciting and
interesting lesson you will learn that will help you more to be a good
writer and speaker.
Let ‘s get started!
Through this booklet, you would gain knowledge about various
text types. It is important to learn this because this is another significant
thing we need to consider when writing a paragraph and any other form
articles.

Learning Target

Specifically, after working with this module, you should be able to

identify various text types according to structure, purpose and
language features, problem and solution, description, procedural/
sequence. Are you now ready to learn it? Let’s start!

Vocabulary Builder

Now, learn these new words.

Summer - is the warmer half of the year.

Stranger - a person whom one does not know or is not known in a
particular place or community.

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Escape - break free from confinement or control.
Crowded - full of people; leaving little or no room for movement.
Excursion – a short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a
leisure activity.

Warming-Up

Do your family do some trips? Where did you spend it?

Why?Are you willing to learn some important things to do when doing
some trips?
On The Trip
Itwas during my summer vacation. I had taken
my family for a trip to the hills. We were excited to
escape the hot summer of the city.

The first day, everything seemed new to me. This place

was nothing like the city –life we had been exposed to all our life.
There was a certain calm and simplicity about the town, which we
were thoroughly enjoying.

It was the third day of our excursion. We were enjoying the

walking and eating in places that we had been visiting. There was a
huge crowd all over the place, but it seemed bigger than ever that
night.
My brother and I were told to hold each other’s hands and stay
close to our parents. But before we knew it, my brother and I had
managed to lose ourselves in the crowd. We looked around for our
parents but could not see them anymore. I started crying loudly. Just
then, a stranger saw us crying and managed to trace our parents.

Identify the sentence below taken from the selection to the kind
of text structure it belongs.
1. This place was nothing like the city-life we had been exposed to all
our life.
A. Descriptive B. Cause and effect C.Compare and contrast

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2. There was a certain calm and simplicity about the town, which we
were thoroughly enjoying.
A. Sequence B. Descriptive C. Problem and solution

3. I started crying loudly, just then a stranger managed to trace our

parents
A. Sequence B. Compare and contrast C. Cause and effect

4. It was the third day of our excursion. We were enjoying the walking
and eating in the places that we had been visiting. There was a
huge crowd all over the place.
A. Cause and effect B. Sequence C. Problem and solution

5. My brother and I were told to hold each other’s hand and stay
close to our parents.But before we knew it, my brother and I lose
ourselves in the crowd.
A. Cause and effect B. Descriptive C. Problem and Solution

Star
time

Star
time

Star
time
How many stars you collect?

5 correct bluestar- (Excellent)

4 correct yellow star – (very good)
3 correct Red star – (Good)
2 correct –( Study more)
1 correct – (Try again )

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 Learning About It

You have learned to arrange sentences into paragraphs.

Now you will learn to blend paragraphs into larger units of text.

There 5 various structure in organizing a paragraph.

 One way to organize paragraphs is chronologically or Sequence

,in order of time the events of each paragraph happened.
Paragraphs are arranged in an order that goes from earliest time
to most recent time to future time. Each paragraph describes a
different period of time.
 In a Cause and Effect sentence, one part tells why something
happened and another part tells what happened.
The Cause is an action or an event that makes something happen.
An Effect is something that happens as a result of the action.
Certain signal words such as since, so, because, therefore, as a
result of, for this reason, and consequently join a cause and
effect sentence.
 A Descriptive Sentence the text which says what a person or
thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular
person, place or thing. It also tells its shape, properties, and other
number. present observations about the characteristics of
someone or something.
 Problem and Solution tells aproposedsolution to a problem
 Compare and contrast this involves a comparison involving
multiple things, revealing how they are similar and how they are
different.

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 Read this paragraph then try to examine how it is organized.

Holiday
Look at the calendar. Some days are holidays. On holidays, we do
not work or go to school. Some holidays celebrate famous people. Others
celebrate important dates.
In the Philippines, we celebrate Independence Day in June. On the
twelfth of June, we celebrate with flags, parades and program. We
celebrate because we are happy we live in a free country. It is an important
holiday in our country

Let’s analyze the sentences used in the paragraph.

How is the first paragraph organized?
1. Look at the calendar. Some days are holidays. On holidays, we
do not work or go to school. Some holidays celebrate famous
people. Others celebrate important dates.
A. Sequence B. Cause and effect C. Descriptive
It is descriptive. The sentences gives information if what is a holiday?
How about the first and second sentences of the second paragraph?
2. In the Philippines, we celebrate Independence Day in June. On
the twelfth of June, we celebrate with flags, parades and
program.

A. Problem and solution B. Cause and effect C. Descriptive

It is still descriptive. It tells the events on that holiday.
How about the last sentence?
3. We celebrate because we are happy we live in a free country.

A. Problem and solution B. Cause and effect C. Sequence

You are right if you choose B. It is a cause and effect text structure.

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Keeping You in Practice

Task 1
Directions: Tell whether the underlined group of words is a
cause or an effect. Color the box. Number 1 is done for you.

1. Eat plenty of fresh fruits so you will be healthy.

Cause Effect

2. Sister was scared of the mouse so she shouted for help.

Cause Effect

3. Lina went to bed early because she was not feeling well.
Cause Effect

4. The weather was very hot, so Lina used her umbrella.

Cause Effect

5. He was late for school, so he came running.

Cause Effect

6. Andre’s ice cream melts and drips so he gets stain on his shirt.
Cause Effect

Star
Star
time
time

How many stars you collect?

Star
time 5 correct bluestar- (Excellent)
4 correct yellow star – (very good)
3 correct Red star – (Good)
2 correct –( Study more)
1 correct – (Try again )

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 Task 2
Direction: Read the paragraph. Fill in the flow chart in the
order in which digestion happens.

The digestive system changes food so it can be used by the

body. First, food is broken apart and is made soft in the mouth. Then,
the swallowed food moves down to a food tube into the stomach. When
the stomach muscles contract, the food is mixed with stomach juices.

Next, food moves from the stomach to the small intestine.

Nutrients and digested food pass into the blood from the small
intestine. Water and food that the body cannot digest is pushed into the
large intestine.

There are four major events in the passage of food from mouth to anus.
Put the events in order. Use clue words to identify sequences.

Food is broken apart and made soft

First in the mouth

Then

Next

Finally

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 Task 3
Direction: For each passage below, write the problem and
solution in the correct column.

Passage Problem Solution

1.The blind students cannot The blind students they listen to the
read ordinary books, so they cannot read lessons on tapes.
listen to the lessons on tapes. ordinary books

2. There are a lot of termites in

this area, so people build
concrete houses rather than
wooden ones.

3.My father wanted to repair

the wiring of the fluorescent
light in the sala, so He turns off
the current.

4.Maica forgot his lunch box at

home so she bought a lunch.

5.You lent your math lecture

notebook to your classmate,
but she hasn’t given it back so
you reminded her to return it.

6.You fell in the playground

and scratched your knee so
you go to the school clinic.

Star
time How many stars you collect?

5 correct bluestar- (Excellent)

Star
4 correct yellow star – (very good)
time
3 correct Red star – (Good)
Star 2 correct –( Study more)
tim 1 correct – (Try again )
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 Here’s the last exercise that you will answer. Let me see how you much
you have gotten the discussion.

Directions: Read the paragraph and do the activities.

Old White Dog

Once there was a old dog that lived near a brown cat. This old white
dog was alone all the time. He did not laugh at all. He never had any friend.
He had no one to play with.

Describe the old dog by filling in the web.

Lived near a
brown cat

How many stars did you collect?

5 correct bluestar- (Excellent)

4 correct yellow star – (very good)
3 correct Red star – (Good)
2 correct –( Study more)
1 correct – (Try again ) Think, Analyze and Apply.

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 Cooling Down

New Words
Cause- a person, thing or event that gives rise to an action.
Illness- a disease or period of sickness affecting the body and mind.
Suffer – experience or be subjected to something bad
Fight - to take part in a violent struggle
Stress – is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. It can come
from any event or thought that makes you feel frustrated,
angry,or nervous.

Your Body and Stress

How do you usually feel each day? Are you happy? Mad?
Sad? Many people have problems with stress. Stress can cause
many illnesses and even death for some. Living today’s busy
world, it is easy to suffer from stress.

What can you do to not to feel stressed?

Doctors say that exercise is one of the best to fight stress.
Lack of exercise can cause stress. Jogging, swimming, and
biking are all excellent form of exercise.

Then, eat lots of healthy foods and drink lots of water.

Food and water help your body fight stress and stay healthy.
Eating unhealthy foods can make stress worse.

Next, get lots of sleep. Most people don’t sleep enough.

Your body needs to be well-rested to fight stress and illnesses.

Finally, relax and be happy. Science tells us that happy

people suffer less stress than people who are sad. Try to be a
person who has happy feelings, not sad ones.

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 Directions: Match the sentences from the selection in the column
A with its type of text structure in column B by drawing a

Sentence Structure

1.Many people have problems with  Cause and Effect

stress. Stress can cause many
illnesses and even death for some.

2.Your body needs to be well-rested  Sequence

to fight stress and illnesses.

3.Exercise is one of the best to fight

stress. Then, eat lots of healthy foods
and drink lots of water. Next, get lots  Problem and Solution
of sleep. Most people don’t sleep
enough. Finally, relax and be happy.

4.Food and water help your body

fight stress and stay healthy. Eating  Descriptive
unhealthy foods can make stress
worse.

5.Living today’s busy world, it is easy  Compare and contrast

to suffer from stress so have enough
sleep, healthy foods, exercise and
relax.

How many stars you collect?

5 correct bluestar- (Excellent)

4 correct yellow star – (very good)
3 correct Red star – (Good)
2 correct –( Study more)
1 correct – (Try again)

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 Learning Challenge

Fill in the box with an example of sentence in the given text

structure.

Text Structure Sentence

Descriptive

Compare Contrast
andcont andcont

Points to Ponder

There are several different types of text structure when

making a paragraph, including: Chronological or
sequence: discussing things in order. Cause and effect:
explaining a cause and its results. Problem and solution:
presenting a problem and offering a solution.
Descriptive:says what a person or thing is like. Lastly
compare and contrastrevealing how they are similar and
how they are different.
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A Answer Key

Now, check your work. Refer to theis answer key.

Exercise 2
2.Then, the swallowed food
Warming Up moves down to a food tube into the
stomach. When the stomach
1. A. Compare and Exercise 1 muscles contract, the food is mixed
with stomach juices.
contrast
2. B. Descriptive 2. Cause 3.Next, food moves from the
3. C. Cause and Effect 3. Cause stomach to the small intestine.
Nutrients and digested food pass
4. B. Sequence 4. Effect
into the blood from the small
5. C. Problem and 5. Effect intestine.
Solution 6. Effect
3. Finally, Water and food that
the body cannot digest is pushed
into the large intestine.

Exercise 3-A
Exercise 3-B
Problem Solution

people build 1. Old

2.There are a lot of concrete
termites in this area, houses rather 2. White
so than wooden 3. Do not laugh at all
ones
3.My father wanted to He turns off 4. Never had any friend
repair the wiring of the current 5. Had no one to play with
the fluorescent light in
the sala, so
4.Maica forgot his she bought a
lunch box at home so
lunch.

5.You lent your math youreminded

lecture notebook to her to return it. Cooling Down
your classmate, but
she hasn’t given it
back so
you go to the 1. Descriptive Text
6.You fell in the
playground and
school clinic. 2. Cause and Effect
scratched your knee 3. Sequence
so
4. Compare and contrast
5. Problem and solution

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 Do not worry, kid. As ever, your parents and elder siblings are always there to
assist and guide you in times of difficulty.

You will also find in the last portion.

References
1. Building Basic Composition 4
C.V Indira (2011)
2. Reading for Meaning 4
Perla H. Guanzon (2010)
3. Visions (Basic Language and Literacy )
Caroline Linse, Jane Yedlin
4. http;//www.prestwickhouse.com

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