This document discusses different library resources and how they can be used to find information. It explains that an encyclopedia provides detailed information on various topics arranged alphabetically. An almanac contains facts about sports, awards, oceans and other annual topics. A dictionary defines words and provides pronunciation, origin, parts of speech, synonyms and other details. A card catalog contains small drawers with cards listing each book in the library. An atlas contains maps, locations of places, and geographical information. Students are assigned tasks to look up topics using different resources like the dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, almanac, and card catalog.

1. Using Library
Resources in
Getting Information
ENGLISH V

2. Answer in the activity on page
14 of the Reading Textbook
Checking of Assignment

3. What happens to the voice at
the end of a confirmatory
question answerable by yes
or no?
Give an example
Review

4. Are you familiar with the library
in our school?
Do you often go there?
Do you often go to the library
during your free time?
What do you do there?
How should you behave in the
library? Why?
Motivation

5. Presentation
Who Am I?
I am a book of facts
giving information
about sports, awards,
oceans, products and
other topics.

6. Almanac

7. Who Am I?
I tell the meaning of a word,
how the word is pronounced,
its origin, parts of speech,
synonyms and antonyms and
other important information
about the word.

8. Dictionary

9. Who Am I?
I give a great deal of
information on different
subjects which are arranged
alphabetically.

10. Encyclopedia

11. Who Am I
I am a cabinet of small
drawers filled with cards for
each book in the library.

12. Card Catalog

13. I am a book of maps, facts and
figures about places. I contain
charts, maps and tables.
Who Am I?

14. Atlas

15. The Atlas is a book of
maps, facts and figures
about places. It contains
charts, maps and tables.
It shows cities, towns,
highways, roads, rivers,
mountains and names
geographical features.

16. Let’s find out more about
these library resources and
the information we can get
from them.

17. An Encyclopedia
gives a great deal of
information on
different subjects
which are arranged
alphabetically.

18. The Almanac is a book of facts
giving information about sports,
awards, oceans, products and
other topics. It is a one volume
book published each year. Topics
are arranged by subject matter.

19. The Dictionary tells the meaning of
a word, how the word is
pronounced, its origin, parts of
speech, synonyms and antonyms
and other important information
about the word. The entry words
are listed in alphabetical order.

20. A Card Catalog is a cabinet of small drawers
filled with cards for each book in the library.
The cards are arranged alphabetically
according to their top lines. Each card has a
call number in the upper left-hand corner of
the card. There are usually three cards for the
same card catalog: the author card, the title
card, and the subject card.
Each card has the same information
presented in a different order.

21. Reference materials
like card catalog,
Atlas, Almanacs,
Encyclopedia,
Dictionary are found in
the library.
Remember

22. Form a group and go to the
library to use the reference
materials corresponding to
each group’s assigned task.

23. Look up the meaning
of the following words
using the dictionary.
awesome
supplement
epitome
impurity
mitigate
Group 1

24. Find some information
about the following
topics using the
encyclopedia.
solar system
education
Group 2

25. Look for the exact
location of the
following using the
Atlas
Phillippines
China
Group 3

26. Look for the exact
number of population
of the following using
the Almanac.
Philippines Manila
Bicol
Group 4

27. Locate the following topics using
the card catalog.
Literature
Exploring Life Through Literature
Pooley, Robert
Group 5

28. Read the questions. Choose your
answer from the box.
Evaluation
atlas globe maps
magazine dictionary card catalog
encyclopedia almanac

29. 1. Which reference material will help
you find the meaning of awesome?
Evaluation
atlas globe maps
magazine dictionary card catalog
encyclopedia almanac

30. 2. Which reference material is used
as an exact replica of the earth?
Evaluation
atlas globe maps
magazine dictionary card catalog
encyclopedia almanac

31. 3. Which reference material will you
use to find more information about
the galaxy?
Evaluation
atlas globe maps
magazine dictionary card catalog
encyclopedia almanac

32. 4. Which reference material tells you
the exact location of the Philippines?
Evaluation
atlas globe maps
magazine dictionary card catalog
encyclopedia almanac

33. 5. Which reference material will give
information about current population
of our country?
Evaluation
atlas globe maps
magazine dictionary card catalog
encyclopedia almanac

34. Answer
1. dictionary
2. globe
3. encyclopedia
4. map/atlas
5. almanac

35. 1. Answer Activity 10-B
and C on page 115 of
your Reading
Textbook.
2. Bring an English
dictionary to class.
Assignment