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SELF-LEARNING MODULE IN ENGLISH 9

QUARTER 3- Module 1
Connecting to the World
 What I Need to Know
Distance is being defied by information technology. With the fast growing social media,
everyone can now travel, reach other places and connect to people around the world virtually.
Through various social media brought by technological advancement, we are being
exposed to many information that are helpful with our research, studies and daily lives although
it may sometimes be misleading resulting to many victims of fake news, prejudices or even
biases. Thus, we have to be more observant and critical in our judgment with what we gather
from the internet by evaluating the source of our information. It is imperative that we learn to
assess facts from opinions and know how to differentiate biases from prejudices.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this module you should be able to:
1. identify different social media used in connecting to the world;
2. distinguish bias statement from prejudice; and
3. produce the vowel sounds correctly.

Most Essential Learning Competency: Differentiate biases from prejudices

 What I Know
Pre-Test
Directions: Match the social media applications represented by the following logo in column
A with their names in column B. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
A. B.

1. a. google chrome

b. Mozilla Firefox
2.
c. twitter
3.

4. d. messenger

5. e .viber

6. f. facebook

7. g. instagram

8.
h. google meet.
9. i. gmail

10. j. youtube
 Lesson 1 Through Technology

What’s In
As students, you are able to read, watch, and listen to a lot of information
through technology. These information may influence you to believe certain ideas and push
you to take some form of action. Some information may also dissuade you from believing or
doing other things.
Your ability to distinguish biases from prejudices will greatly help you in
extracting information. Thus, it enables you to judge a certain material and develop logical
opinion.

What’s New
The dictionary defines bias as a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc
are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly.
Example: You are old fashioned and with no taste to the current style of clothing.
The statement is based from personal interest or opinion that may vary from other’s
opinion.
Prejudice is having or showing an unfair dislike of a person or group because of some
characteristics (as race or religion)
Example: You are not welcome here because you are black.
The statement is a form of discrimination against a person’s color. It may also include a
person’s background, religion, race, belief, etc.
Directions: Recognize the statements that suggest biased opinion from prejudiced statement.
Write B if the statement is bias and P if it is prejudice.
1. All women belong to kitchen.
2. The girl’s outfit does not look good on her.
3. White people are all racist.
4. These desserts taste horrible.
5. All older adults are slow and incompetent.
 What is It

Read the poem

The Telephone
by Edward Field

My happiness depends on an electric appliance

And I do not mind giving it so much credit
With life in this city being what it is
Each person separated from friends
By a tangle of subways and buses
Yes my telephone is my joy
It tells me that I am in the world and wanted
It rings and I am alerted to love or gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to sparkle
Without it I was like a bear in a cave
Drowsing through a shadowy winter
It rings and spring has come
I stretch and amble out into the sunshine
Hungry again as I pick up the receiver
For the human voice and the good news of friends

*Source: "The Telephone" by Edward Field, from Counting Myself Lucky. © Black Sparrow
Press, 1992.

A. Directions: Pair up the words with almost the same meaning. Write them on your paper.

running drowsing appreciation

Slow walk

amble credit sleeping

1.____________ _____________
2.____________ _____________
3.____________ _____________
B. Directions: List down two advantages and disadvantages of each commonly used social
networking sites or applications.
Social networking Advantages Disadvantages
site/Applications
1.messenger
2.youtube
3.facebook

What’s More.

Radio Play- also known as radio drama is purely audio performance and usually
broadcast on radio.
These are just some examples of radio plays in Ilocano that were played in Bombo Radyo
Philippines. You may ask your parents what they know about them.
1. Doming, Doming, Mabalin Amin
2. Sonata Ti Ayat
3. Super Pepita
4. Siksika Laeng Biag Ko

Directions: Use your knowledge in extracting information by arranging the events of a radio
play, “Sorry, Wrong Number by Lucille Fletche according to their occurrence. Use numbers
from 1 to 5.
___a. She accidentally overheard a conversation between two men planning a murder.
___b. Desperate to prevent the crime, she began a series of calls—to the operator, to the
police, and others.
___c. Mrs Stevenson is an invalid confined to her bed and her only life line was the
telephone.
___d. One night, while she was waiting for her husband to return home, she picked up the
phone and called his office.
___e. Her conversation with Sgt. Duffy made her realize the description of the crime scene
and victim.
 What I Have Learned

Directions: Answer the following questions.

1. What is the difference between bias and prejudice?
2. List down all the social media sites and apps that you are using or interested in.

What I Can Do

Read an article that depicts a form of social injustice and write statements that suggest biases
and prejudices.

Bias:
1.
2.
Prejudice:
1.
2.

Assessment
A. Give the meaning of the underlined words in these sentences. Choose your answers
from the synonyms in the box. (LM, p.252)

bossy complaining soft tolerant demoralize overbearing

1. Mrs. Stevenson is identified as a querulous and self-centered neurotic.

2. She became imperious when she could not connect to the number she dialed.
3. When she dialed again, she only got a bland buzzing signal and heard the conversation on
the cross line.
4. The telephone operator‘s failed attempts to connect to her husband‘s office number
unnerved her.
5. She gave a high-handed reply when she answered Sgt. Duffy did not take action on her
complaint.
 B. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of social media. Write A if the
statement suggests an Advantage and write D if it suggests a Disadvantage of
social media.

_____1.Personal data and privacy can easily be hacked and shared in the Internet.
_____2. It enhances personal lives by discovering new and innovative stuffs.
_____3.It can be used for noble causes.
_____4. People can follow the stunts and other crazy stuffs that are shared on the internet.
_____5. It can improve business sales and reputation.
_____6. It can create awareness and innovate the way people live.
_____7. It helps Governments and Security Agencies to catch criminals.
_____8. Threats, intimidation messages and rumors can be sent to the masses to create
discomfort and chaos in the society.
_____9. Couples can cheat on each other by showing fake feelings and incorrect information.
_____10. People start to follow others and share their views and videos on the web
_____11. People from anywhere can connect with anyone regardless of their location and
religion.
_____12. It can also waste individual time that could have been utilized by productive tasks
and activities.
_____13. A person can follow anyone to learn from him/her and enhance knowledge about
any field.
_____14. Teenagers get involved very extensively and are eventually cut off from the society.
_____15. People of different communities can connect to discuss and share related stuffs.

Additional Activities
In performing a radio play in English, the voice carries the tone and emotion of
the characters. Hence, it is important that words are pronounced correctly in order to convey
their meanings appropriately.

/ä/ / æ/ /e / /ɛ /

olive lobby calm cat sat cabin Age alias jade Elbow ebb pepper
bond locket hard Ash badge lass Fame matrix maze Heavy steady says
arc art barter Attic accent patch Lazy aim male Weapon bread send
Directions: Pronounce the words correctly and identify what critical vowel sound is present
in each of them then write the symbols of their sounds. Ex. game- /e/
1. baby 4. sad 7. hard 10. saddle
2. set 5. bake 8. rent
3. marker 6. shape 9. camel
 Answer Key
What I know What’s New What Is It
Pre –Test A.(In any order)
1.d 1. P 1.drowsing- sleeping
2. I 2. B 2. credit-appreciation
3. e 3. P 3. amble- slow walk
4. j 4. B
5.c 5. P
6. b
7. h
8. g
9. f
10. a
What’s More Assessment
a.3 A.1.complaining B.1.D 6.A 11.A
b.4 2.bossy 2.A 7.A 12.D
c.1 3.soft 3.A 8.D 13.A
d.2 4.demoralize 4.D 9.D 14.D
e.5 5.overbearing 5.A 10.D 15.A
Additional Activities
1./e/ 6./e/
2. /ɛ/ 7./a/
3. /a/ 8. /ɛ/
4. /æ/ 9./ æ/
5./e/ 10./ æ/
References:
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-examples-of-a-biased-statement
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prejudiced/biased
https://buffer.com/library/social-media-sites/
https://www.techmaish.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-social-media-for-society/
 WORKSHEET IN ENGLISH – 9
QUARTER 3 – MODULE 1 – WEEK 1
Name: ______________________________________ Date: _____________
Grade/Section: _______________________________ Score:____________

Title of the Activity: Connecting Using Technology

Most Essential Learning Competency: Differentiate biases from prejudices.

A. Directions: Match the italicized words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
A B
1. Evidently, the untethered electronic voice a. hindrance
is preferable to human contact.
2. The driver shushed us because he could not b. one who opposes technological
hear the person on the other end of his cellphone. change
3. Every advance in communications technology is c. unlimited resources or
a setback to the intimacy of human interaction. endurance
4. I am no Luddite. I own a cellphone, an ATM card, d. ordered to be silent
and an email account.
5. The communications revolution makes us stop e. shrink in fear
talking to one another. This makes me cringe.
6. I’ve put myself on technology restriction: no instant f. limit
messaging to people near me. g. to wish or long for

B. Directions: Identify the use of the different social media that are commonly used
nowadays. Choose from the box what social media is described in each of the items below.
Instagram Messenger Viber Google meet Mozilla firefox
Facebook Tiktok Youtube Google chrome Twitter
_________1.It is a video-sharing platform where you can watch different videos every day.
You can create a channel for your brand and can upload videos for your
subscribers to view, like, comment, and share.
_________2.It is used to be a messaging feature within Facebook
_________3. It is a photo and video sharing social media app. It allows you to share a wide
range of content such as photos, videos, stories, and live videos. It has also
recently launched IGTV for longer-form videos.
_________4. It is a rising music video social network. It was the world’s most downloaded
app in the first quarter of 2018, beating Facebook, Instagram, and other social
media apps.
_________5. It allows users to send messages and multimedia, call, share stickers and GIFs,
and more. It is quite similar to major social messaging apps such as Whats App
and Messenger and presents many more opportunities for businesses.
_________6. It is a fast and secure web browser, available on both mobile devices and
desktop computers, that's known for its ease-of-use and customizability. It is easy
to set it as your default web browser on a PC or Mac.
_________7.It is the biggest social media site which prioritizes content that sparks
conversations and meaningful interactions between people, especially those from
family and friends. images, videos, live videos, and stories.
_________8.It is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation
and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. It uses the Gecko layout engine to
 render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards.
_________9.It is built to let dozens of people join the same virtual meeting, and speak or
share video with each other from anywhere with internet access. It is a video-
chatting service designed primarily for business and office use, which lets
colleagues chat over video and text.
_________10. It is a social media site for news, entertainment, sports, politics, and more. It is
different from most other social media sites because it has a strong emphasis on
real-time information —like things that are happening right now.

C. Directions: Read the selection below and answer the questions that follow.

For Conversation, Press #1

by Michael Alvear

A funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolution: we stopped

talking to one another.
I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting
our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and–poof!–I
became invisible, absent from the conversation because of a gadget designed to make
communication easier.
The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing other
people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pet their
puppies. Evidently, the untethered electronic voice is preferable to human contact.
The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to
you feel absent.

Choose the correct answer to each item. Write the letter of the correct answer
before each number.
1. The author’s purpose in writing the article is to make us realize that _______.
a. communications technology is interfering with human contact.
b. people are communicating less
c. the advances in communications technology are unnecessary.
d. people are forgetting how to communicate with others.
2. The question “Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I
feel?”
a. reveals the author’s confusion about technology
b. invites the reader to disagree with the author
c. highlights the author’s examples and arguments
d. challenges the reader to find answers to problems
3. The author’s tone throughout the selection is ___________
a. amusement b. criticism c. hostility d. indifference
4. The third and fourth paragraphs give emphasis on how a cell phone _________.
a. provides convenience c. isolates people
b. threatens safety d. efficiently works
5. The idea that bothers the author the most about the effect of communications
technology on his life is ___________.
a. limited communications with strangers b. lack of social formula
c. extreme preference for cellphones d. deviation from meaningful interaction
Answer Key

A.

1. c
2. d
3. a
4. b
5. e
6. f

B.

1. Youtube
2. Messenger
3. Instagram
4. Tiktok
5. Viber
6. Google Chrome
7. Facebook
8. Mozilla Firefox
9. Google Meet
10. Twitter

C.

1. a
2. a
3. d
4. c
5. d