Task 1: We Filipinos are…!

Name some traits you believe all

Filipinos share by completing the
statement below. Pair up and
discuss your answers with your
partner. Explain why you think
that is a trait common to
Filipinos.
 Department of Education
Schools Division of Cavite Province

WE FILIPINOS ARE
MILD DRINKERS
By: Alejandro R. Roses
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With your groupmates,

accomplish your assigned
task:
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Group 1:Inspired
Illustrators
What impression of American
soldiers did the narrator tell
about at the beginning of the
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Group 3:Harmonic
Chorale
What was the only drink that
the narrator could offer?
What do you know about the
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Group 4:Committed
Dramatists
What effects of the drink show
that it was too strong for the
American? Dramatize the
incidents in order in which
 QUIZ ME,
QUIZ ME
IN THE
MORNING …!
♫♫♫
1. What impression of
American soldiers did
the narrator tell about at
the beginning of the
story?
A. The Americans were mild
drinkers.
B. The Americans had black
complexion.
C. Whiskey bottles seemed part
of the American uniform.
2. What was the only drink
that the narrator could
offer?
A. Whiskey
B. Jungle juice
C. Vodka
3. What is considered
humor in the story?
A. The Americans recaptured
the Philippines.
B. The coconut tree symbolizes
Philippines.
C. We Filipinos are mild
drinkers.
4. How were the Filipinos
portrayed in the story?
A. Filipinos were portrayed as
humble and hospitable.
B. Filipinos are rude and
snobbish.
C. Filipinos were portrayed as
obnoxious and drinkers.
5. What characteristics of
a true Filipino are
present in the
character of the
farmer?
A.The farmer shows how welcoming and
friendly we are.
B. The farmer shows how relentless and
irresponsible we are.
C. The farmer shows how friendly and
intelligent we are.
D.The farmer shows how festive and
excited we are.
Local color is fiction or
poetry that focuses on
the features including
dialect, customs,
topography, and
characters particular to a
specific region.
 COLOR ME LOCAL
1. I drank Chanel 5 when I was in
France.
2. My pants that were made from abaca
fibers and woven on homemade
looms were rolled to my
knees.
3. I went to the kitchen and took the
bamboo tube where I kept my
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4. Back home, we have the pine tree.
5. We arrived in my nipa house. I took
the bamboo ladder and leaned it
against the tree.
6. I poured some lambanog on two
polished coconut shells.
7. He lay on the floor flat as a starfish.
8. I got soused on William’s shaving
lotion.
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9. I noticed he was carrying a half-

pint bottle of whiskey.
10.I gave him a slice of calamansi
dipped in unrefined salt.