LESSON 2

E N G L I S H 9

J U N I O R H I G H D E PA R T M E N T

M C A M A N I L A
LESSON OBJECTIVE

At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:

understand an example of Anglo-American poetry
 learn new words to widen one’s vocabulary
appreciate poem using modals
 puking
mewling

satchel pantaloons sans

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1. People are described as sportsmen and sportswomen.

FALSE
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women are merely players;
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2. Life is compared to a play.

TRUE
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women are merely players;
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3. Babies vomit on their nurses' arms.

TRUE
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms;
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4. School-boys complain.

TRUE
And then the whining school boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
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5. School-boys go to school quickly.

FALSE
And then the whining school boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
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6. Lovers create great poems for their mistresses.

TRUE
And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow.
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7. Soldiers are temperamental.

TRUE
Then a soldier
Full of strange oaths, and bearded
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8. Those at the age of justice are fat.

FALSE
Then the justice,
In fair round belly with good caper lined,
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9. In the sixth age, men have big manly voices.

FALSE
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound.
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10. In the last age we begin to resemble babies in some

ways.

TRUE
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
LIFE
 2-MINUTE CHALLENGE
• Within 2 minutes, you have to look around your house
and find something that could represent LIFE.
• Be ready to explain the analogy briefly.
(Girls vs Boys)
mewling
 mewling
Definition To cry weakly (like that of a baby)
Example The baby might be hungry that’s why he is
mewling.
Part of Speech: verb
Synonym: whimper
Antonym: wail
 puking
Definition vomit
Example He is already from puking all day long.
Part of Speech: verb
Synonym: throw up, vomit
Antonym: swallow
 satchel
Definition a bag carried on the shoulder by a long strap and
typically closed by a flap.
Example Lilo placed his book inside his satchel.
Part of Speech: noun
Synonym: not applicable
Antonym: not applicable
 pantaloons
Definition a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and
legs, worn especially in the 19th century,

Example I have seen pantaloons on display inside the

museum.
Part of Speech: noun
Synonym: not applicable
Antonym: not applicable
sans
 sans
Definition without

Example My sister plans to travel with her husband but

sans the children in order to enjoy the vacation.
Part of Speech: preposition
Synonym: free from, lacking, absent
Antonym: full of
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MODALS

• Reflect on your current stage right now inspired from the “Seven
Ages of Man”.
• Compose a power statement that makes use of modals of
prohibition. Post it in your social media account (FB, Twitter or
Instagram). Have a screen shot and upload it in the class’ FB
group.