Grammar and Stories: Key Lessons

NAME:__________________________________
LESSON 1: HOW OTHERS SEE ME
SUMMARY TEST #1 DATE: Sept. 05, 2016
TEXT: THE CENTIPEDE BY RONY DIAZ
GRAMMAR FOCUS: ARTICLES
Exercise: Fill in the blanks with A or An.
1. Aida is .elder sister in the “ The Centipede” story.
2. Eddie is ____young boy.
3. Is Rony Diaz_____ author?
4. A centipede is ______ poisonous reptile.
5. Is that _______insect?
6. Is _______ centipede dangerous?
7. Mustang is _____American brand.
8. I use __________eraser to erase my wrong answer.
9. Bulletin Today is ______popular news company.
10. Who is_______ swimmer here?.
11. It's _________honor to meet you.
12. Nora Aunor is__________ actress.
13. Grammar Bank is______ educational website.
14. Eddie is _________ child.
15. Not doing to others what we do not want to be done to us is _____golden rule.
PERFORMANCE: 10 points
1. Write a 5-10 sentence-paragraph entitled; “My likes and dislikes”
2.Alternative output: Draw the largest living centipede in the world and describe it through a
mindmap.
E.g.
Scolopendra gigantea
Amazonian giant centipede is the largest living species of centipede in the world.
Prepared by Matsy B. Tumacdang-Alvanto,SY 2016-2017
Girls dislike it
because it’s
toxic.
Brave boys
like to play
with it.
Common
centipedes
could grow a
hundred legs
Giant
centipedes
could grow up
to 200 legs

NAME:__________________________________
LESSON 2: VALUING MY FAMILY BY FRANCISCO ARCELLANO
SUMMARY TEST #2 DATE: SEPT. O8, 2016
TEXT: THE MATS BY FRANCISCO ARCELLANO
GRAMMAR FOCUS: QUANTIFIERS
Quantifiers state precisely or suggest approximately the amount or the number of a noun. (They
quantify) They can be grouped by the noun types they quantify. These expressions are mainly “some,
any, many, much, a lot of, a little, a few …etc.
Complete the following exercise with correct quantifiers.
1-3. We are going to be late. There is too (much / many) traffic.
Yeah, the (amount / number) of people driving is incredible.
I've never seen this (much / many) cars.
4-5. Can you bring soda to the picnic? I don't have (some / any).
Yeah, I think I've got (some / any) left over from the party.
6-9. How do you feel about your new job? Do you have as (much /
many) responsibilities as you used to?
The job is great. I have about the same (amount / number) of
work to do as before, but I have (less / fewer) stress and
(less / fewer) problems.
10. How do you think you did on the test? I think I did (little / a little)
better than last time.
Identify the correct figure of speech suggested in each sentence
• 11. She is the apple of my eye
o A. Simile
o B. Metaphor
• 12. Father Anthony cried a river of
tears.
o A. Personification
o B. Hyperbole
• 13. My mother is like a star in the sky.
o A. Simile
o B. Personification
• 14. The trees are dancing together with
the wind.
o A. Personification
o B. Simile
• 15. His new shoes
were so big they
looked like boats.
• A. Assonance
• B. Simile
1 6. Before the storm, the sky got as dark as
midnight.
• A. Metaphor
• B. Simile
17. The big, brown bear bounded over the
stream.
• A. Onomatopoeia
• B. Alliteration
18. The clang of the bell woke the sleeping dog.
• A. Onomatopoeia
• B. Metaphor
19. Life is a roller coaster.
• A. Simile
• B. Metaphor
20. Don’t bang the door, please!
* Onomatopoeia
* Synecdoche
PERFORMANCE: “About My Family”

NAME:__________________________________
LESSON 3: RECONCILLING THE PAST AND THE FUTURE
SUMMARY TEST # 3 DATE: SEPT. 15, 2016
TEXT: HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE? BY MANUEL ARGUILLA
GRAMMAR FOCUS: NOUN COMPLEMENTS: PREDICATE NOUN/PREDICATE ADJECTIVE
A Predicate Noun is a noun that follows linking verb.
A Predicate Adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb.
Tell whether the underlined word is a predicate noun or a predicate adjective.
1. The story is a nice.
PN
PV
2. The father of Leon appears
difficult.
PN
PA
3. The script seems long.
PN
PA
4. The is full.
PN
PA
5. The director appears
angry.
PN
PA
6. Anthony is the hero.
PN
PA
7. He is brave.
PN
PA
8. Jennifer is the princess.
PN
PA
9. She seems calm.
PN
PA
10. I am nervous.
PN
PA
11. This costume is strange.
PN
PA
12. Sandra's costume is
funny.
PN
PA
13. She is a clown.
PN
PA
14. Mike's costume was big.
PN
PA
15. The sleeves seemed long.
PN
PA
16. The audience seemed
quiet.
PN
PA
17. The lights are bright..
PN
PA
18. The actors are students.
PN
PA
19. The curtain is blue.
PN
PA
20. Chris is the announcer.
PN
PA
PERFORMANCE: Make a character analysis by writing either noun or adjective complements
1. Maria is a ______________________ .
2. Leon loves _____________ very much.
3. Leon’s dad is _____________ at that time.
4. Baldo is the _______________of Leon.
5. The farm looks _________
LESSON 4: LOVING IS GIVING
TEXT: THE WEDDING DANCE BY AMADOR DAGUIO
GRAMMAR FOCUS: NOUN COMPLEMENTS: VERB COMPLEMENTS

NAME:__________________________________
A verb complement is the arrangement of one verb as the object of another verb. This happens three
ways in English:
A. With infinitives. Underline the infinitives in the following sentences.
1. She asked him to leave.
2. I wanted to leave.
3. I helped him to leave.
4. I stopped for the child to cross the street.
B. With gerunds. Circle the gerund in the following sentences.
5. Awiyao considered leaving his skillful wife.
6. Lumnay regretted her pleading with her husband .
7. They decided on leaving and freeing each other.
C. With noun clauses. Box the noun clauses in the following sentences.
8. Awiyao insisted that he would leave for Malidumay.
9. Lumnay wondered why he was asking to marry another woman.
10. Lumnay acknowledged that she couldn’t give Awiyao a son.
11. She didn’t know that her husband had chosen to be influenced by the tribe’s belief.
12. She decided that she would let go of Awiyao for the sake of her love for him.
A gerund is a verb in its ing (present participle) form that functions as a noun that names an activity
rather than a person or thing. Any action verb can be made into a gerund.
An infinitive is a verb form that acts as other parts of speech in a sentence. It is formed with to + base
form of the verb. Ex: to buy, to work.
Choose the correct gerund or infinitive from the parenthesis at the end of the sentence.
13. Robert can’t stand _________ on trains. (riding/ to ride)
14. Nathaniel enjoys _________ people out to dinner. (inviting / to invite)
15. In the old days, gentlemen challenged their rivals _______. (fighting / to fight)
16. As the famous saying goes, there’s no use ______ over spilt milk. (crying / to cry)
17. Joshua stopped _________ his shoelace. Wait for him. (tying / to tie)
18. My mom always volunteers ___________ cakes for PTA meetings. (baking / to bake)
19. Don’t waste my time ___________ about your worries. (complaining/ to complain)
20. Anton is having trouble _________ on the exam. (concentrating / to concentrate
PERFORMANCE: Perform a dance in the classroom. (10 points)
Alternative output: Make a big book out of the plot of the given story
LESSON 5: CREATING CHANCES
TEXT: THE BREAD OF SALT
FOCUS: FIGURES OF SPEECH
1. IDENTIFY WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS BEING DESCRIBED. CHOOSE FROM THE BOX

NAME:__________________________________
_________1. an indirect comparison of two different things using the words like /as
_________2. direct comparison of different things
_________3. human qualities are given or attributed to objects
_________4. an idea that is exaggerated
_________5. putting together contradictory words
_________6. the use of a part to represent a whole
__________7. an idea is represented in a lesser degree
__________8 use of words that suggest the opposite meaning
__________9. sound produced by the word as its meaning
__________10. sound produced by repetition of initial consonant
PERFORMACE: Write a short paragraph with a title; “FIRST IMPRESSIONS LAST”
ALTERNATIVE OUTPUT: Search a review of the given story and then comment whether you agree or not.
“
An example is given below:
The story concerns the character of a fourteen-year-old boy, a dynamic protagonist, who is filled with dreams and
fantasies driven by his admiration for a girl named Aida. Throughout the whole passage, he thinks of Aida every time,
including the time when he does his morning ritual (more like a chore) of buying fresh from the oven pan de sal which
he calls bread of salt. This infatuation ends in a dreadful instance of embarrassment when he is caught by Aida,
slipping some sweets, which “appeared like whole egg yolks that had been dipped in honey and peppermint”, under
his shirt. But what does it imply about the character’s conclusion that he is not suited for Aida when it is merely a one-
sided conjecture? What role does the bread of salt play in the dissection of the text? What is the deeper context of
the story? To answer the former queries, theme and point of view (and its interpretation using the character’s
background) of the story are explored. Through the tone of writing, the protagonist’s inner viewpoint and emotions are
also analyzed to make sense of the positioning of the thematic opposition in the story’s meaning.
Reviewed by Jeremy Ramos, @2015
LESSON 6: COPING WITH CHALLENGES
SUMMARY TEST # 6 DATE: OCTOBER 4, 2016
TEXT: THE BABY IN THE BOTTLE
FOCUS: KERNEL SENTENCE
In transformational grammar, a kernel sentence is a simple declarative construction with only one verb.
A kernel sentence is always active and affirmative ...
1. Kernel or Not Kernel? Write K before each number below if the sentence contains only
one idea or information, NK if does not.
_______1. Not all forms of bad stress can become good stress.
___>>__2. It is possible to change your perception of some of the stressors in your life, and
this shift in perception can change your experience of stress!
_______3. This is because the body's stress response reacts strongly to perceived threats.
Simile , metaphor; personification; hyperbole
oxymoron; synechdoche; understatement;
irony; onomatopoeiea; alliteration

NAME:__________________________________
_______4. If you don't perceive something as a threat, there is generally no threat-based
stress response.
_______5. If you perceive something as a challenge, the fear your would normally
experience may turn into excitement and anticipation, or at least steeled resolve.
_______6. You can often make the shift in perception by focusing on resources, seeing the
hidden potential benefits of a situation, and reminding yourself of your strengths.
_______7 Getting into the habit of thinking like an optimist can also help.
_______8. Once you are in the practice of looking at things as challenges more often, it
becomes more automatic.
_______9. Overall, it's important to have good stress in your life.
_______10. By making the effort to cut out as much chronic stress as possible, changing your
perception of stress where you can, and adding some positive activities in the mix to promote
eustress, you can create a nice balance of good stress in your life.
11. Match the given vocabulary with its corresponding meaning on the other column.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
______11. bottle up a. give up an attempt at something after losing one's nerve
______12. bottle down b. having a lot of physical pressure or force on it
______13. depression c. state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a
person's thoughts, behavior, feelings and sense of well-being.[1]
Depre
______14. bottle out d. to begin to live a quieter life by getting married or staying
permanently in a place
______15. stressed e. to contain or suppress something, especially emotions, and
not express or reveal them: If you keep bottling up what you're
thinking, we'll never be able to help you. I was angry, but I
bottled my feelings up.
PERFORMANCE: Write a 5 sentence paragraph what you do when you are bottled up?
LESSON 7: RECOGNIZING BEAUTY
SUMMARY # 7 DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2016
TEXT: BLOG FOR MANILA BAY
GRAMMAR FOCUS: EMBEDDED CLAUSES

NAME:__________________________________
LESSON 8: THOSE I LOVE
Summary # 8 DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2016
TEXT: TYPES OF LOVE/BONSAI BY EDITH TIEMPO
PERFORMANCE Make a blog about Manila bay.

NAME:__________________________________
GRAMMAR FOCUS: DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECT
There are two types of objects: direct and indirect objects:
Direct object
A direct object answers the question "what?" or "whom?"
Examples:
• Danilo painted the tomb → the tomb is the direct object of the verb painted. ( What did Danilo
paint?)
• Jose invited Maura to the party → Maura is the direct object of the verb invited. (Whom did
he invite?)
Indirect Object
An indirect object answers the question "to whom?", "for whom?", "for what?"...
An indirect object is the recipient of the direct object, or an otherwise affected participant in the
event. There must be a direct object for an indirect object to be placed in a sentence. In other
words an indirect object cannot exist without a direct object.
Examples:
• They sent him a postcard - him is the indirect object of the verb sent. (To whom did they send a
postcard?)
• He bought his son a bike - his son is the indirect object of the verb bought. (For whom did he
buy a bike?)
•
1. Decide whether the words in bold are subjects, direct objects or indirect objects
1. She sent her friend an email .
2. Sally will help you with your housework
3. . Where did you put the keys?
4. He gave them a bag full of money.
5. Alice wrote a book on the French
revolution .
6. I need your help. He offered her a
flower.
7. My father bought us a new TV set. John
sold me his car
8. . I wish you good luck
9. I owe you an apology
10.  He played soccer with his
friends yesterday.
11.  I wish you happiness
12.  I always lend him money, but he
never pays me back.
13. Show me your photo album
14. Will you give me the book
15. The teacher gave us
16.  a lot of homework.
17.  They ate chicken for dinner.
18. He bought her a nice necklace
19. I sent them an email
20. They offered me a job

NAME:__________________________________
11. PERFORMANCE: Continue the following
sentences:
1. Ilove my parents because___________
________________________________________
2. I love God because__________________
3 I love you if ________________________
4. The “if” kind of love is called __________
5. Greek literature classifies love into three
types. They are filial love, eros love and
_________________________________________.
LESSON 9: WHEN I STRUGGLE
SUMMARY # 9 DATE: NOVEMBER 07, 2016
TEXT: “IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE” BY CARLOS BULUSAN
GRAMMAR FOCUS: CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
If means on (the) condition that, provided (that), providing (that
), presuming (that), supposing (that), assuming (that), as long as...
Example:
If I am free this evening, I will watch the match.
Unless
Unless means except if.
Example:
You will feel cold unless you wear a warm jacket.
If and unless in conditional sentences
Both if and unless are used to introduce conditional sentences
1. ATTACH THE TRANSITION WORDS “IF” OR “UNLESS” WITH THE GIVEN CLAUSES IN THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCES, THEN UNDERLINE THE MAIN CLAUSE.
1. Unless you help me, I'll be unable to do it .
2. If I meet him, I'll tell him the whole truth.
3. You won't get well unless you stop smoking.
4. Unless you exercise regularly, you won't be able to lose some weight.
5. If you exercise regularly, you'll lose some weight.
6. The teacher will be furious if you don't the homework.

NAME:__________________________________
7. You can't go on vacation if you don't save some money.
8. You will feel cold unless you wear a warm jacket.
9. We'll arrive on time if we hurry.
10. Don't call me unless it's an emergency.
PART 2
. Decide which of the sentences below is conditional type 1, 2 & 3 :
1. If I were rich, I would travel around the world. Conditional 2
2. She wouldn't have missed the train if she had woken up earlier. Conditional 3
3. I’ll watch the film if I finish early. Conditional 1
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (conditional 1):
4. If I (finish) finish early, I will call you.
5 (catch) would catch/'d catch the 9:00 train if I hurry up .
6. She will know the answer, if she (try) tries to understand.

NAME:__________________________________
7. If I (be) were/was a star, I would help the needy.
8. He (buy) would buy/'d buy a house if he had a job.
9. She (be) would be/'d be happy, if she marries him .
10. If he (be) had been/'d been careful, he would not be have had that terrible accident.
11. I (pass) would have passed/'d have passed the exam if I had worked hard .
12. Her father would not have died, if he (go) had gone/'d gone to the doctor.
Choose the correct answer:
13. If I (wake up) wake up early, I’ll go jogging.
14. He (visit) will visit his uncle, if he finishes early.
15. If she had taken care of her son, he (not/become) would not have become a criminal
PERFORMANCE: CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, THEN CHOOSE ONE IDEA TO ELABORATE IN
3-5 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH. (Total points= 10 points)
.1. If I were a billionaire, I _________________________________
2. If you ask me who am I, I will say_________________________.
3. If I finish my studies, I will ______________________________.
4. If I go to the market, I will ______________________________.
5 If I were the president, I would ___________________________.

NAME:__________________________________
LESSON DATE TEXT GRAMMAR FOCUS

NAME:__________________________________
1. HOW OTHERS SEE ME? SEPTEMBER 05,
2016
THE CENTIPEDE BY
RONY V. DIAZ
ARTICLES
2 VALUING MY FAMILY SEPTEMBER 08,
2016
THE MATS BY
FRANCISCO
ARCELLANO
QUANTIFIERS
3 RECONCILLING THE PAST
AND THE FUTURE
SEPTEMBER 15,
2016
HOW MY BROTHER
LEON BROUGHT HOME
A WIFE BY MANUEL
ARGUILLA
NOUN COMPLEMENTS:
PREDICATE
NOUN/PREDICATE
ADJECTIVE
4. LOVING IS GIVING SEPTEMBER 22,
2016
THE WEDDING DANCE
BY AMADOR DAGUIO
VERB COMPLEMENTS:
INFINITIVE & GREUND
5 LESSON 5: CREATING
CHANCES
DATE: SEPT. 29,
2016
TEXT: THE BREAD OF
SALT BY NVM
GONZALES, 1958
FOCUS: FIGURES OF
SPEECH
6 LESSON 6: COPING WITH
CHALLENGES
DATE: OCTOBER 4,
2016
TEXT: THE BABY IN THE
BOTTLE BY BENJAMIN
BAUTISTA
FOCUS: KERNEL
SENTENCE
7 LESSON 7: RECOGNIZING
BEAUTY
DATE: OCTOBER
11, 2016
TEXT: MOONLIGHT ON
MANILA BAY BY
FERNANDO M.
MARAMAG, 1912
GRAMMAR FOCUS:
EMBEDDED CLAUSES
8 LESSON 8: THOSE I LOVE DATE: OCTOBER
19, 2016
TEXT: TYPES OF
LOVE/BONSAI BY EDITH
TIEMPO
GRAMMAR FOCUS:
DIRECT AND INDIRECT
OBJECT
9 LESSON 9: WHEN I
STRUGGLE
DATE: NOVEMBER
04/07, 2016
TEXT: “IF YOU WANT
TO KNOW WHAT WE
ARE” BY CARLOS
BULUSAN
GRAMMAR FOCUS:
CONDITIONAL
SENTENCE

Grammar and Stories: Key Lessons

Recommended

Recommended

More Related Content

What's hot

What's hot (14)

Similar to Grammar and Stories: Key Lessons

Similar to Grammar and Stories: Key Lessons (20)

More from Matsy Tumacdang

More from Matsy Tumacdang (16)

Recently uploaded

Recently uploaded (20)

Grammar and Stories: Key Lessons