Expressing

Viewpoints on Local
and Global Issues
Local Issues -are concerns that are either
uniquely local or have a disparate effect on our
community.
Global Issues -are issues that adversely affect
the global community and environment, such as
environmental issues, political crisis, social crisis,
and economic crisis.
 TASK 1: LOCAL OR GLOBAL?
differentiating local from global issues. Write LOCAL OR
GLOBAL
ISSUES
1. Global warming
2. COVID – 19 crisis
3. Pres. Rodrigo Duterte signs Republic Act No.
11467
4. DOJ has cleared VP Leni Robredo
5. Climate change
6. NTC has issued Memorandum Order 01-03-2020

7. UN is working to reduce the number of hungry people to zero

by 2030

8. 2019 Global Humanitarian Overview reveals an astonishing

severity in humanitarian crises

9. Luzon is under enhanced community quarantine

10. UN approaches its 75 th

its anniversary
11. WHO oversees the objectives of Good Health and Well-
Being projects
12. Former CPP chairman and NPA commander, Rodolfo
Salas was arrested
13. The NBI has launched a probe into OWWA deputy
administrator Mocha Uson
14.Sandiganbayan has acquitted former PNP chief Alan
Purisima

15. The Bicol International Airport in Daraga, Albay will open

 AFFIRMING AND NEGATING

When you want to affirm, you may use

adverbs that show a logical proposition.
They are called adverbs of affirmation.
 ADVERBS OF
AFFIRMATION EXAMPLES

1. certainly She is certainly going through hard times.

Eager to know his son’s progress, he will definitely
2. definitely
attend the parent-teacher's meeting.
With the kind of dedication he has, he will surely be
3. surely
rewarded at work.
4. exactly Things turned out to be exactly the same as expected.

The moon is very clearly visible from the terrace of my

5. very
house.
ADVERBS OF
NEGATION
EXAMPLES

1. nothing There was nothing visible because of the fog.

Teachers should never agree to the illogical demands of

2. never
the students.

3. rarely On all my visits to the forest, I rarely spotted a snake.

4. scarcely The generator I have is scarcely ever used.

I had hardly gone for few miles, when the car broke
5. hardly
down.
PRACTICE!
TASK 3: COMPLETING SENTENCES
1.I am _____________ making the payment on
time
A. correctly B. greatly
C. slowly D. surely
2. He is ______ dull.
A. never B. no
C. nothing D. very
3. She is _____ coming.
A. clearly B. invalidly
C. not D. rarely
4. He does his work _____.
A. carefully B. invalidly
C. rarely D. scarcely
5. You must drive ______ along this road.
A. rarely B. really
C. scarcely D. slowly
ASSESSMENT
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer.
Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
1.A negative statement says, “I have ____ gone
A. never B. no longer
C. no D. surely
 
2. The adverb of negation is used in a sentence to
confirm it as wrong.
A. definitely not B. maybe
C. no D. yes
 
3. It was ___________ an act of being careless.
A. definitely B. never
C. not D. not at all
 
4. The company’s administration can _______ control the oppositions.
A. clearly B. extremely
C. hardly D. uniquely
5. “He is a fool indeed.” This statement is an example of?
A. a complement B. a positive statement
C. affirmation D. negation
6. The issue on “Hacienda Luisita land distribution” is a _______.
A. local issue B. global issue
C. international issue D. universal issue
7. Generally, an adverb of affirmation and negation are used to
declare logical proposition.
A. almost B. maybe
C. no D. yes
8. The following are adverbs that negate, except one:
A. never B. almost
C. invalidly D. undeniably
 
9. ________ is an issue that give adverse effect to the
world
A. community issue B. global issue
C. local issue D. nation-wide issue
10. How can you make this negative statement into
positive statement? “He is certainly wrong.”
A.He cannot do it.
B.He scarcely do wrong.
C.He is surely doing the right thing.
D.He can’t surely do the right thing.