The document discusses common traditions and superstitions of Filipinos. Some examples provided include beliefs around the kitchen like not singing in front of pots to avoid bad luck, and not playing with fire to prevent eye problems. Wedding traditions involve the bride exiting the church first to avoid being disrespected, and rain on the wedding day symbolizing good fortune. Funeral customs involve dressing young children in red to prevent disturbing the deceased. Overall the passage outlines many of the cultural practices and beliefs passed down from ancestors in the Philippines.

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2. Week 6

3. Recap
● Simile - In a simile, two things which are completely unlocked
are compared with each other. A simile is introduced by
words such as like, so, as etc.
● Examples -
● The flower is as pretty as a picture.
● He is as sober as a judge.
● The floor was as slippery as an eel.
● They looked like peas in a pod.
● He eats like a pig.

4. Recap
Metaphor - When you compare two unlike or different things or
ideas, it is known as a metaphor. It is an informal or implied simile
in which the words ‘like’ ‘as’ are avoided. For example, He is like a
Giant - Simile and He is a Giant - Metaphor.
Examples -
• You are the apple of my eye.
• Ocean’s sound is music to my ear.
• Heart of gold.
• He is a night owl.
• Time is money.

5. Recap
● Personification - In Personification, non-living
things, abstract ideas or qualities are mentioned as humans or
living things.
● Example -
● Angry clouds surrounded the island.
● Earth was thirsty for water.
● The flowers talked to them in the garden.
● The wind howled that night.
● The snowflakes danced at night.

6. Recap
Oxymoron - An Oxymoron is when two words are used together in a
sentence but they seem to be in contrast with each other. An oxymoron is
a figure of speech that willingly uses two differing ideas. This
contradiction creates a paradoxical image in the reader or listener's mind
that creates a new concept or meaning for the whole.
Example -
• Life is bittersweet.
• They knew they could feel the joyful sadness on his arrival.
• Sweet sorrow.
• Peace force.
• Free market.
• Jumbo ant.

7. Recap
Hyperbole - Hyperbole is when you use words to exaggerate
what you mean or emphasize a point. It is used to make
something seem bigger or more important than it actually is.
Example -
● It has been ages since I have had a proper meal.
● Usain Bolt runs faster than the wind.
● I could do this forever.
● She’s older than this world.
● Everybody knows me.

8. Recap
Alliteration - It is a series of words, which commence with the
same letter. Alliteration consists of the repetition of a sound or of a
letter at the beginning of two or more words.
For Example -
• Dirty dolphins dove across the ocean.
• Purple pandas painted portraits.
• She sells seashells.
• Nick needed new notebooks.
• Fred fried frogs’ legs on Friday.

9. Recap
Onomatopoeia - It is the figure of speech where the word is used
to describe a sound. When we explain any action by putting the
sounds into language, it is known as onomatopoeia. It is
generally used in fiction or in nursery rhymes, for eg- Old
Macdonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O. Words like whoosh, splat, buzz,
oink, click, etc., are used to create this effect.
Example -
● I could hear the leaves rustling and the wind howling.
● Bam! He hit the truck at the speed of 80 kmph.

10. Recap
Idioms- A saying that means something different than
what it says.
Examples –
● Pigs might fly
● Not enough room to swing a cat
● Cry wolf
● Once in a blue moon

11. Recap
Palindrome - Words that are the same spelled front
wards and backwards
Examples –
• Anna
• civic
• kayak
• Level
• Don't nod.
• I did, did I?
• Step on no pets.

12. Quiz
Time!

13. 1. I’ve heard that joke a billion times, but
it still cracks me up!
(A) Simile
(B) Metaphor
(C) Hyperbole

14. 2. The glass vase is as fragile as a child’s
sandcastle.
(A)Metaphor
(B) Alliteration
(C) Simile

15. 3. The buzzing bee startled me!
(A)Hyperbole
(B)Onomatopoeia
(C)Metaphor

16. 4. She looked at him with fire in her eyes.
(A)Alliteration
(B) Simile
(C) Metaphor

17. 5. The sun draped its arms around
my shoulders
A) Personification
B) Oxymoron
C) Palindrome

18. 6. You look like a million dollars.
A) Personification
B) Idiom
C) Oxymoron

19. 7. You looked pretty ugly in that
dress.
A) Onomatopoeia
B) Oxymoron
C) Alliteration

20. 8. The boy shouted, “Madam, I’m
Adam!”
A) Personification
B) Oxymoron
C) Palindrome

21. 1. He was as brave as a lion.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. None of the above
2. "All the world's a stage And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and
their entrances;" William Shakespeare: As you like it
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Oxymoron
3. "My love is like a red rose..."
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Anaphora
4. My alarm yelled at me this morning.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole

22. Week 6

24. LET US SUMMARIZE
To add whole numbers and fractions,
add the fractions first, then the whole
numbers.
To add a whole number and a mixed
number, add the whole numbers first.
Then bring down the fraction. Reduce
the final answer to lowest terms, if
possible.

25. Week 6

26. Mga Tradisyon o
Kaugalian ng mga
Pilipino

27. MGA TRADISYON O KAUGALIAN NG MGA PILIPINO
Ano nga ba ang “tradisyon o kaugalian”?
Ito ang mga paniniwala o opinyon na naisalin mula sa mga magulang
papunta sa mga anak nila.
Ang mga Pilipino ay sadyang mahilig sumunod sa mga nakagawian na at
samga tradisyon. Sila din ay mahilig maniwala sa mga pamahiin.
Bawat bansa ay may kani-kanilang pinaniniwalaan o nakagawiang
gawain na ipinamana ng kani-kanilang mga ninuno. Ang Pilipinas ay
tinaguriang mayaman sa iba’t ibang larangan sa kultura at isa sa mga
bansang kinikilala ang kulturang nagmula sa ating mga ninuno .
Naimpluwensyahan tayo ng ating mga ninuno kaya ito’y ating ginagamit
sa pang-araw-araw na pamumuhay.

28. MADALAS NA PANINIWALA
Sa Kusina:
• Bawal kumanta sa harap ng kalan - may masamang mangyayari.
• Bawal kumanta sa hapag-kainan – simbolo ng hindi pagrespeto.
• Bawal paglaruan ang apoy – maaaring lumabo ang mata.
• Hindi dapat makabasag ng pinggan sa araw ng okasyon – ito ay
simbolo ng kamalasan.
Sa Kasal:
• Bawal isukat ang damit pangkasal – Maaaring hindi matuloy ang kasal
• Bawal magkita ang magkapareha bago ang araw ng kasal – maaaring
mamatay ang isa sa kanila.
• Dapat unahan ng babae ang lalake na lumabas ng simbahan – upang
hindi siya maliitin.
• Kapag umulan sa araw ng kasal – simbolo ng kaswertehan.

29. MADALAS NA PANINIWALA
Kapag may sumakabilang-buhay:
• Bawal matulog sa tabi ng kabaong – maaaring hindi mo
mapipigilan ang paggalaw ng ulo mo.
• Bawal magkamot ng ulo – maaaring magkaroon ng kuto.
• Pagsuutin ng pulang damit ang mga bata/ Pagtawid ng mga
bata sa kabaong
• – upang hindi sila guluhin ng namayapa.
• Dapat putulin ang kwintas na nakakabit sa namayapa – upang
hindi na siya masundan.
• Bawal magwalis sa araw ng burol – bilang respeto
• Bawal matuluan ng luha ang kabaong – upang hindi siya
mahirapan sa pag-akyat sa langit.

30. MADALAS NA PANINIWALA
Iba pang pamahiin:
• Bawal maggupit ng kuko sa gabi – upang hindi
malasin .
• “Friday the 13th” – mag-ingat sa araw na iyon
sapagkat may maaaring mangyari sa iyong masama.
• Paggsing ng alas tres ng madaling araw – maaaring
may dumalaw sa inyo. Paggising ng mga ispiritu.
• Kapag may nakita kang taong pugot ang ulo –
maaari siyang mamatay (pwede itong mapigilan
basta ibaon lang ang kanyang damit sa lupa)