1. English
4Module 1
Distinguishing Rising and Falling Intonation
(The mobile teacher should facilitate this module. Listening skill)
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2. 1
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3. 1
Assess students’ previous knowledge on the correct
intonation in reading questions.
Ask them to read the given sets of questions.
A.
1. Is your father a farmer?
2. Are there fruits in your farm?
3. Does your brother help in the farm?
4. Do you have vegetable garden?
5. Did your friends visit your farm?
B.
1. What did you plant in your farm?
2. Where do you sell your products?
3. When is your harvesting time?
4. Who help your father in the farm?
5. How does it feel to have a farm?
Ask: How did you read set A questions? Set B questions?
Why did you read set A questions with a rising intonation?
Set B with a falling intonation?
Questions in group A are just answerable by yes or no. They follow
the rising intonation.
Questions in group B need information for their answers. They are
introduced with words like who, what, when, why and how. They
follow the falling intonation.
Let’s Review
Let’s Remember This

4. 2
How are you today?
In your previous grade, you had already known how to say
questions using the rising and falling of intonation.
This time, you will have a great time learning this module.
You will be guided by your teacher to work on this module. You
will have a great time learning how to say a statement when you are
not sure about it or when you are sure about what you are saying.
You will discover that there is a difference.
Ask the students to examine the pictures and answer the
questions that follow.
A. B.
If you were the mother in the picture A, how would you say the
statement? Why?
If you were the boy in picture B, how would you say the statement
Why?
Let’s Try This
You are
hungry.
Photo taken by R. Bobier
Let’s Learn This
To the Learner
You are
hungry.

5. 3
This is an activity for oral exercise. Ask each student to read the
given sets of sentences using the correct intonation patterns.
Introduce the use of the guiding arrow for correct pronunciation.
Ask: How did you read the sentences in the “DOUBTFUL” box?
• The sentences are read with a rising intonation.
What kind of guiding arrow suggests a rising intonation?
• Arrow pointing upwards suggests a rising intonation.
How did you read the sentences in the “CERTAIN” box?
• The sentences are read with a falling intonation.
What kind of guiding arrow suggests a falling intonation?
• Arrow pointing downwards suggests a falling intonation.
Let’s Study This
DOUBTFUL or NOT SURE
You are planting rice.
She is cooking banana.
He is harvesting vegetables.
They are eating fruits.
We are flying kites.
CERTAIN or SURE
You are planting rice.
She is cooking banana.
He is harvesting vegetables.
They are eating fruits.
We are flying kites.
Thus:
In picture A, the mother is not sure of her statement. She is
doubtful if the baby is hungry. The statement should be said with
a rising intonation.
In picture B, the boy is sure of his statement. The statement
should be said with a falling intonation.

6. 4
Move on to the next exercise.
Let the students read the sentences correctly following the rising
and falling intonation. Let the arrow be their guiding signal.
1. Pedro is jumping.
2. Maria is studying.
3. Mother is cleaning.
4. The animals are drinking.
5. Ninoy and Alberto are swimming.
6. The children are climbing.
7. He is hiding.
8. My grandparents are singing.
9. The birds are flying.
10. The children are playing.
Emphasize the correct way of using the rising and falling
intonation.
Let’s Do This
Thus:
Evaluate students’ performance and emphasize again that
doubtful statements are said with a rising intonation and certain
statements are said with a falling intonation.

7. 5
Ask each student to read the sentences orally following the correct
intonations. Rate the students by asking them to check the facial expression
that tells his/her reading performance.
1. The teacher is kind.
2. The books are new.
3. The room is clean.
4. The chairs are arranged well.
5. The pupils are courteous.
Process their ratings and give encouragement to do better in the
succeeding exercises.
Rate the performance of the students using the given rubric in
the answer key page.
How do you read a doubtful sentence?
How do you read a certain sentence?
When the sentence shows an action that is not sure or in doubt, the
intonation goes up a rising intonation is used.
If a sentence shows an action that is sure or certain, the intonation
goes down a falling intonation is used.
Let’s Do More
Let’s Remember This

8. 6
Look at the pictures closely. Read each sentence. If you see, a
smiling face the speaker is sure about what he/she is saying, and if
you see a doubtful face, the speaker is not sure.
1. The mango is sweet.
2. The dog is angry.
3. The carabao is tired.
4. The frog croaks.
Let’s Test Ourselves

9. 7
5.
The woman is resting.
Rate the performance of the students using the given rubric in
the answer key page.
Congratulations!

10. 8
Ask the students to work with a pair. Let them take turns in
reading the sentences using the correct intonation
Ask: How did you find the exercise?
Walk around and listen as they do the activity.
Give comments and do the necessary corrections / follow up.
Rate the performance of the students using the given rubric in
the answer key page.
Hills are beautiful.
The river is clean.
Trees are tall.
Flowers are colorful?
The air is fresh.
Barrio people are friendly?
Let’s Enrich
Ourselves

11. 9
Let’s Do More
CRITERIA SCORE
5 - Very Good. The child read the
statements using the correct
intonations.
4-3 – Good. The child reads the
statements with hesitation.
2 - Average. The child read the
statements with self correction.
0-1 – Fair. The child reads the statements
in a wrong way.
Total:_____________
Let’s Test Ourselves
CRITERIA SCORE
5 - Very Good. The child reads the
statements using the correct
intonations.
4-3 – Good. The child reads the
statements with hesitation.
2 - Average. The child reads the
statements with self correction.
0-1 – Fair. The child reads the statements
in a wrong way.
Total: __________
Let’s Enrich Ourselves
CRITERIA SCORE
5 - Very Good. The child reads the
statements using the correct
intonations.
4-3 – Good. The child reads the statements
with hesitation.
2 - Average. The child reads the
statements with self correction.
0-1 – Fair. The child reads the statements
in a wrong way.
Total:_____________
Answer Key