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ACTIVITY 1
Try to deliver the following tongue twisters to practice your articulation.
1. A big black bug bit a big black bear.
2. A flea and a fly flew up in a flue.
3. A happy hippo hopped and hiccupped.
4. The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
5. I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.
ACTIVITY 2
In groups, deliver the excerpt your chosen speech. You have 3-5 minutes to practice.
I am a Filipino. In my blood runs the immortal seed of heroes–seed that flowered down the centuries in
deeds of courage and defiance. In my veins yet pulses the same hot blood that sent Lapu-Lapu to battle
against the first invader of this land, that nerved Lakandula in the combat against the alien foe, that drove
Diego Silang and Dagohoy into rebellion against the foreign oppressor.
There are 110 indigenous groups in the country, with each community possessing its own traditional
knowledge and practices. More than expressing our appreciation for them, August 9 should serve as a
constant reminder that we should provide the needed support for our IPs to strengthen their part in nation-
building.