6. Directions: Listen to Tape Segment #
1, My Favorite Pet. Try to imagine
or visualize in your mind the pet
being described. Make sure that you
understand and remember the details
of the passage that you hear. Then,
answer the questions afterwards.
7.
8. 1.What is the subject or topic of the
passage?
2. What is the name of the pet?
9. 3. Encircle the true statements based on what you have
heard.
a. They have only one dog at home.
b. His family enjoys taking care of animals.
c. His favorite pet is a poodle.
d. It is brown.
e. It has a long tail
f. Cotton is 4 years old
g. Cotton loves to sleep on the couch.
10. 4. What is the main idea:
5. What is the supporting details:
11. Directions: Listen to Tape Segment #
1, My Favorite Pet. Try to imagine
or visualize in your mind the pet
being described. Make sure that you
understand and remember the details
of the passage that you hear. Then,
answer the questions afterwards.
12. Directions: Using the
worksheets given to you,
read and analyze the
questions found in the
worksheets and answer it
for 10 minutes only.
13. When listening to someone speak,
can you immediately tell what his/
her speech is about? Or do you
listen first to the whole speech in
order for you to understand the
speaker’s message?
As you listen to the speaker, you
shall constantly ask yourself, what's
the big idea here?
14. What is Main Idea?
The main idea of a text is a
summary of the entire passage.
is being supported by the other
parts of the text (specific details
supporting ideas) that provide
additional information. To get the
general idea, the whole passage
must be heard first and
15. THE MAIN IDEA
Knowing how to listen for
the main idea is key to
understanding what the other
person is trying to say. The
main idea is the most important
point of a written or spoken text.
16. It is usually found in three places: in
the title, at the beginning, or at the
concluding part of a text or speech. You
will also easily recognize the main idea
because commonly it is mentioned
repeatedly in the text.
Supporting details, on the other hand,
help clarify the main idea. They may
come in the form of examples or
additional information given by the
writer or the speaker.
17. The following are some of the effective
ways or steps in finding the main idea:
1. Look at the title.
a. Often, the title provides a good
indication of the main idea of a written
or spoken text. It helps orient the
reader or the listener on what is being
talked about in the text or speech.
18. 2. Look at the first and last sentences.
a. Usually, the main idea is introduced in
the first sentence of a written or spoken
text. Pay attention to what the first
sentence is describing. The main idea
may also be found in the concluding part
or summary of a text. Read or listen
carefully to what the last two or three
sentences are talking about.
19. 3.Look for repeated words
or phrases.
The frequency with which
a word or phrase occurs is
an indication of its relative
importance.
20. What is supporting details?
The supporting details support
the main idea. They can take the
form of facts, examples, data, and
testimonies that can help you
understand the main idea better.
They help clarify, illuminate,
describe, and illustrate the main
idea.
21. Supporting details, on
the other hand, help
clarify the main idea.
They may come in the
form of examples or
additional information
given by the writer or the
speaker.
22. To help you identify the
supporting details, look
for:
• statistical data
• further descriptions
• additional data
• expert testimonies
• examples
• clarifications, etc.
23. Let’s Try This:
Directions: Let’s read the
following paragraph.
Notice how the paragraph
is analyzed in order to
identify the main idea and
its supporting details.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28. Why it is important to know the main
idea of the text listened to?
Finding the main idea is a key to
understanding what you read. The main
idea ties all of the sentences in the paragraph
or article together. Once you identify the
main idea, everything else in the reading
should click into place. The rest of the
reading is the evidence provided to support
that main idea.
29. What is main idea?
What is supporting details?
What are steps in finding the main
idea?
What are you going to look if you
want identify the supporting details
in a text?
Why it is important to know main
idea in a text listened to?
30. Directions: Identify the main idea
and at least three of its supporting
details in the paragraphs found in
your worksheets. Answer it for 15
minutes. Let’s check your answer
afterwards.
31.
32. Directions: Listen to Tape
Segment # 20, The Giraffe.
Stop the tape after the text.
Answer the questions
afterwards.
33.
34. 1. What is the main idea of the passage?
2. Which of the following words describe a
giraffe? Encircle the letter of the
correct answers.
a. They live in the hot grasslands of Africa.
b. They have very short necks.
c. Their necks have 9 bones.
d. Giraffes are the tallest animals.
e. They can run very fast.
35. 3. Why do you think giraffes have
very long necks?
4. What do you predict giraffes
would eat during summer? Why do
you think so?
36. Read and answer the
questions found in the
worksheets given to you.
Answer the test for 30
minutes only.
