The document discusses different types of short sayings that convey advice or fundamental truths. It defines words to live by, proverbs, aphorisms, axioms, maxims, and quotations. For each term, it provides the definition and examples. It encourages coming up with your own words to live by and preparing to explain what they mean. It also includes exercises for improving voice projection and filling in blanks for famous English proverbs.

1. Start up...
Think of “words to live by” that 21st
century learners are familiar with. You
may even come up with your own.
Then prepare to explain what they
mean.

2. Voice Projection
-is the strength of speaking in which the speaker
uses his/her voice loudly and clearly

3. Try doing the following exercises for better voice
projection.
1. Do some facial warm-up exercises: massage
your facial muscles; scrunch and stretch them by
opening your mouth wide.

4. 2. Take a deep breath. Make sure that you involve your
diaphragm in breathing-it means that your chest or
stomach must fill up with air and your shoulder must
remain relaxed. Hold your breath for as long as you can;
then exhale.

5. 3. Take a deep breath again. Use your diaphragm. Then
say “Ha!” loudly while exhaling.
4. Finally, take a deep breath using your diaphragm.
Then steadily count aloud for as long as you can. Make
sure that your voice is loud and clear.

6. Make sure you vary your voice projection
depending on the kind of speaking activity you are
doing or on what you want to emphasize.

7. P R O V E R B
- a short saying that expresses a
piece of advice or a fundamental
truth and is often repeated in a
particular culture

9. 1. Ang puthaw madunot sa
iyang kaugalingon nga ta-ay.
“Iron is destroyed by its own
rust.”

10. 2. Ang pag sulti, sapi; ang pag
hilum, bulawan.
“Speech is silver; silence is gold.”

11. 3. Ang hindi lumingon sa
pinanggalingan ay di
makararating sa paroroonan.
“A person who does not
remember where he or she came
from will never reach his or her
destination.”

12. 4. Ang sakit ng kalingkingan ay
sakit ng buong katawan.
“The pain of the little finger is felt
by the whole body.”

13. 5. Awan kas iti sursuro a
sanikua, ta dayta awan
makatakaw kenka.
“Knowledge is wealth that
cannot be stolen.”

14. 6. No trabaho, gulpien, no
kanen, in-inuten.
“If it's work, do it fast. If it's food,
eat it little by little.”

15. 7. Ti tao a manakem, dina
makita ti panagdisso ti sakana
iti daga.
“A wise man doesn't see his foot
on the ground; he watches his
next step.”

16. 8. Ti agkutak, isu't nagitlog.
“He who cackles laid the egg.”

17. 9. Uray kukua a tawiden, no
adda la ket naimbag a nakem.
“One need not inherit wealth if
he inherits good manners.”

18. 10. No adda sabsabong,
agaarak dagiti kulibangbang.
“Where there are flowers, there
are butterflies.”

19. 11. Dili magpulos kanimo ang
bahandi sa adlaw nga ikaw
mamatay.
“Your wealth will be of no use to
you on your dying day.”

20. Fill in the blanks to complete the
famous English proverbs.

21. ____________
makes the heart
grow fonder.

22. ____________ can't
be choosers.

23. ____________ is in
the eyes of the
beholder.

24. Two wrongs don't
make a
____________ .

25. When in
____________ , do
as the ____________
do .

26. No man is an
____________ .

27. A ____________ is
worth a thousand
words.

28. The early bird
catches the
____________ .

29. Don't judge a
____________ by its
cover.

30. Birds of the same
____________ flock
together.

31. Group Activity
Talk about proverbs that you
have learned as a child. Do
you still believe in it? Why or
why not?

32. Aphorism
- a terse saying embodying a
general truth, or astute
observation

33. Examples of Aphorism
1. All for one, one for all.
2. Easier said than done.
3. Eat to live, don't live to eat.

34. Axiom
- a rule or principle that many
people accept as true

35. Examples of Axiom
1. All right angles are congruent.
2. Things which are equal to the same
thing are also equal to one another.
3. The whole is greater than the part.

36. Maxim
- a well-known phrase that
expresses a general truth
about life or rule about
behavior

37. Examples of Maxim
1. It’s better to be safe than sorry.
2. You're either part of the solution
or part of the problem.

38. Proverb
- a short popular saying, usually of
unknown and ancient origin, that
expresses effectively some
commonplace truth or useful
thought

39. Quotation
- any group of words taken froma
text or speech and repeated by
someone other than the originator
of the utterance
- usually has a known source

40. Examples of Quotation
1. “Develop a passion for learning. If
you do, you will never cease to grow.”
- Anthony J. D'Angelo
2. “Nothing preaches better than the
act.”
- Benjamin Franklin