Where's the Patis?

1. WHERE’S THE PATIS?
ENGLISH 7
ROBBIE JEAN B. ALVARADO
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2. I. SETTING THE TABLEList down the food on the first column. Write the country from where it came from in the second column. In the last
column, write a Filipino counterpart of the food that you listed.
FOOD IN THE
SELECTION
COUNTRY FILIPINO FOOD
COUNTERPART
ENGLISH HERRING UK, ENGLAND TINAPA
BOUILABAISSE FRANCE SINIGANG
STEAK US TAPA

3. FOOD IN THE
SELECTION
COUNTRY FILIPINO FOOD
COUNTERPART
POULET FRANCE CHICKEN
FILLET DE SOLE FRANCE APAHAP OR LAPU-L
APU
VENISON TAPANG USA

4. II. LET’S DO EAT
“PINOY’S FAVORITE FOOD REASONS WHY HE LIKE IT
White Rice It is more fragrant than an English
rose garden, more exciting than a
castle on the Rhine and more
delicious than pink champagne.
Sinigang na Bangus Filipinos invented it.

5. III. IN THE MOOD FOR FOOD
MOOD: DISAPPOINTED/ SEEKING
SUPPORTING WORDS OR
EVENTS
 His heart sinks
 Overcome with yearning
 With a sigh, he applies himself
to the foreign delicacies
 And where, for heaven’s sake
 is the patis?
 But this is a crux of the
problem- where is the rice?

6. IV. CONDIMENTS FOR EVERYONE
THEME Supporting Events
THE FILIPINO LOVES HIS
COUNTRY WITH HIS STOMACH.
 The Filipino may denationalize
himself but not his stomach.
 He may travel over the seven s
eas and the five continents and
the two hemispheres and lose t
he savor of home and forget his
identity and believe himself a cit
izen of the world. But he remain
s-gastronomically, at least- alwa
ys a Filipino.

7. V. IN-LINE FOR FOOD
Pick out 10 Important events from the selection. Arrange them in order.
IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE SELECTION
1 Travel has become the great Filipino dream.
2 Yet having left Manila International Airport, the dream turns
into a nightmare quickly.
3 In all the palaces and fleshpots and skycrapers, there is no
patis to have.
4 There he is in the most expensive restaurant in Europe.
5 At that precise moment, the Pinoy is overcome with a
yearning for a mound of rice, a bowl of sinigang and a little
saucer of patis.

8. V. IN-LINE FOR FOOD
Pick out 10 Important events from the selection. Arrange them in order.
IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE SELECTION
6 With a sigh, he applies himself to the foreign delicacies.
7 But this is the crux of the problem- where is the rice?
8 After a few days of these debacles, the Pinoy decides to
comb the strange city for a Chinese restaurant.
9 When in a foreign city, a Pinoy searches every busy
sidewalks, theater, restaurant for the well-remembered
golden features of a fellow Pinoy.
10 When the Pinoy finally finds such a treasure house, he will
have every meal with his kababayan.

9. Narrative Text
The writer TELLS a story.

10. Two Kinds of Narrative Text
Fictional Narrative- It is a narrative taken from the
author’s imagination.1
Nonfiction Narrative- It is about events that actually
happened like history or a person’s life.2
3
4

11. ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE TEXT
SETTING – writers show the time, place and culture used in
writing the article.1
CHARACTER- These are the people or any animated objects in
the narrative which add life to it.
THEME- writers tell us insights about life through their
narrative
2
3
4
MOOD- writers used words to develop the atmosphe
re of the narrative.

12. ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE TEXT
TIME ORDER – writers organize their narratives according to time
to make it understandable for the readers.5
2
3
4

13. CHECK UP QUIZ

14. CHECK UP QUIZ 4.3
I. SPELLING 1-15
II. READING COMPREHENSION: Answer the questions from the selecti
on. (NR x 2)
1. Who is the main character in the selection?
2. Which countries did the person in the selection visit?
3. What are some international food mentioned in the story? Where did th
ey originate?
4. Why do you think the person in the selection will choose to eat with his
kababayan rather than in an expensive restaurant?
5. Explain this statement: “The Filipino may denationalize himself but not
his stomach.”

15. LET’S CHECK!

16. I. SPELLING
1. SUMPTUOUS
2. IMPECCABLY
3. ARRAY
4. HORS D’OEUVRES
5. SMOTHERED
6. PIQUANT
7. HAUTEUR
8. CONCORDANT
9. RECOMMENDED
10. CONSOMME
11. CONVALESCING
12. RESTAURANT
13. MILLIONAIRE
14. TOURIST
15. GLIMPSE

17. II. READING COMPREHENSION
1. Who is the main character in the selection?
ANS: a Pinoy tourist/ Filipino who went abroad
2. Which countries did the person in the selection visit?
ANS: Asian countries: Hong Kong and Tokyo/ European Countries: Rome, Paris, London
3. What are some international food mentioned in the story? Where did they originate?
ANS: bouillabaisse- France/ poulet – France/ fillet de dole – France/ tournedos – France/ steak-
US/ Pink salmon- Scotland/ English herring- UK/ caviar – Russia/ pasta – Italy/ green salad – Bel
gium/
4. Why do you think the person in the selection will choose to eat with his kababayan rather than
in an expensive restaurant?
ANS: because Filipinos everywhere share the same love for cooking and eating Philippine cuisin
e.
5. Explain this statement: “The Filipino may denationalize himself but not his stomach.”
ANS: Though Pinoys may live abroad, change their identity or lifestyle, they remain Filipinos whe
never they crave for Philippine cuisine/ dishes.

18. SOMETHING TO PONDER!
If you got a chance to become
a tourist abroad, where would
you like to dine: in an expensi
ve international restaurant or i
n a Filipino restaurant? Why?

19. LOGICAL CONNECTORS

20. GASTRONOMICAL LANGUAGE
DIRECTIONS: Read the following recipe. There is something wrong with it. Find out these mistak
es and correct them. CLUE: You need to change the location of the italicized words for you to corr
ect the paragraph.
A RECIPE FOR BETTER LIVING
Then, know yourself better. Lastly, develop a deeper
relationship with your family. First, reach out to your friends and be
happy with them. After that, try to help other people whom you do
not know without expecting something in return. Next, live a happy
and contented life with the people who matter to you the most.

21. GASTRONOMICAL LANGUAGE
DIRECTIONS: Read the following recipe. There is something wrong with it. Find out these mistak
es and correct them. CLUE: You need to change the location of the italicized words for you to corr
ect the paragraph.
A RECIPE FOR BETTER LIVING
First, know yourself better.
Then, develop a deeper relationship with your family.
After that, reach out to your friends and be happy with them.
Next, try to help other people whom you do not know without expect
ing something in return.
Lastly, live a happy and contented life with the people who matter t
o you the most.

22. LOGICAL CONNECTORS
- Are used to LINK two or more ideas related with one another.
Some examples of these connectors are:
1. CHRONOLOGICAL – first, then, after that, next, lastly
2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION – in addition to, as well as, the
same with
3. BEGINNING – first of all, primarily, in the beginning, to start
with
4. SUMMATION/ CLOSURE – finally, eventually, to top it all, in
conclusion, in the end

23. SEATWORK:
ANSWER TASK 8-B (p. 329)

26. ANSWER TASK 8-C (p. 330)
Write a letter to you friend who transferred to a differ
ent place and is having difficulty living there. Give hi
m/her advice about what he/she should do in that sit
uation. Do not forget to use LOGICAL CONNECTOR
S. Use short/long bond paper. Refer to the rubric
s on p. 333 for your guide.

27. OUTPUT 4.3: LETTER OF ADVICE

28. QUIZ 4.4

29. QUIZ 4.4DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks with the suitable logical connectors.
1. Susie refused to take part in the concert. _________, she changed her mind the ne
xt day.
2. The car beat the red traffic light. ___________, the driver was issued a summons
by the traffic policeman.
3. “Fira won the gold medal after three months of intensive training. _________, you t
oo could win if you practice hard enough.” Liza’s mother told her.
4. “I don’t think she can handle this task. __________, she already has a lot of other
responsibilities,” said the head prefect to his assistant.
5. The cadets were given new uniforms to wear. _______, they received free passes to
the match.

30. QUIZ 4.4
6. The people strongly opposed the move to build a golf course near their hous
e. ________, the proposed plan was cancelled.
7. “The final examinations are coming soon. _________, it would be advisable
for you to begin revising more systematically,” the teacher told her class.
8. The neighbors often helped each other, ___________ creating a feeling of
harmony in the neighborhood.
9. The teenager was caught shoplifting. __________ he was let off with a wa
rning.
10. Shaun is directing the movie. __________, he is playing the lead role in it
.

31. Thank you