ENGLISH 10

Module 2

Second Quarter Week 3-4

Name:__________________________________ Grade & Section:___________

Teacher:________________________________ Date: ____________________

Brief Introduction:

Listening is very important in the communication process. It is key

to all effective communication. Without the ability to listen effectively, messages are

easily misunderstood. Before you start answering this module, try answering this

question, “why do you think it is important to listen attentively to other people when

they are giving a small talk, sharing their life experiences or giving a simple

advice?”

Learning Competency

EmploEmploy analytical listening in problem solving. (EN10LC-IIe-13.2)

Objectives

At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

● Extract information from the text listened to;

● Use varied listening strategies while listening to a short talk.

 Let’s Recall

As you embark on this module, can you ask yourself these questions: Was there

a point in your life that you thought you were not an effective listener? Or have you ever

encountered talking to someone and realized that you weren’t listened but just heard? What do

you feel? How do you listen effectively?

This lesson will help you develop some strategies on how to become an effective

listener. Are you excited to learn new things? Then let us begin.

Task 1: Puzzle, Puzzle, Describe My Realities!

Some said that the first three words you see best describe you. Do you agree with that?

Circle the first three words you see and discuss it with your partner.

Three words you

see:

1._______________
2._______________
3._______________
Task 2: Listen to me!

This time, you are tasked to listen to a song entitled “Roar” by Katy Perry, then answer

the questions that follow.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevxZvSJLk8.

After listening to the song, try to ponder on the following questions:

1. What is the song all about?

2. How did you feel while listening to the song?

3. Pick out your favorite lines from the song and explain why you picked those lines.

4. Explain what is being emphasized in the song.

Let’s Understand

The song you listened earlier is about overcoming personal challenges and getting

back on your feet when something or someone tried to bring or drag you down. Listening is

important in dealing with the different challenges in different aspects. So, how does listening

work?
 In the next activity, you are tasked to listen to a short talk but first you must try to

unlock some words that you might encounter as you go on with the lesson.

Task 3: Unlocking of Difficulty

A. Directions: Fill in the missing letters to complete the meaning of the word

being defined in each number.

__r___ o___ 1. existing before.

i__f__ __ __ __c e 2. a conclusion you get from sufficient evidence or facts

__n__ __ __t__ 3. too much worry or nervousness over something

C__ __ t__ __ t 4. the surrounding words or conditions that could help

Good job!You already unlocked some essential words that you might encounter in

your next activity, you can now confidently proceed.

B. Discussion

Listening is the ability to identify and

understand what others are saying. This involves

understanding a speaker's accent or pronunciation, his

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 Analytical listening is the ability and the capacity to properly analyze what is being

said. This not only means understanding what the other person is saying and what they mean

to say, but also being able to divide difficult questions into separate parts in order to get to the

core. Moreover, analytical listening helps bring balance to a conversation and process

information objectively. In conversation with others, feeling plays an important role. When the

atmosphere of the conversation is good, chances are objectivity will disappear into the

background. An analytical listener is able to critically look at elements of a problem and apply

models to them. By distinguishing main problems from partial problems, the analytic listener

can collect a lot of information, then research it. Source: https://www.toolshero.com/communication-

skills/analytical-listening/

In the next activity, you will listen to a short talk. Have you experienced become an

audience in a small talk or short talk? What have you observed with the one delivering the

speech? How about the audience, were they actively listening?

What is a short talk?

As defined by Quipper, it is an oral presentation that lasts from 5 to 30 minutes, which is often

more informal than speeches and may make use of visual aids such as slide presentations.

People get information from a short talk through listening.

a. Listening - the production of meaning through the sense of hearing, which requires

much effort

b. Hearing - the perception of sounds

Strategies for Getting and Processing Information from a Small Talk through Listening

a. Inferencing - This is the act of using clues and relating new information to one’s prior

knowledge to understand its meaning. This may be done by thinking of the denotation
 and the connotation of a word. The denotation of a word is its literal or dictionary

meaning, while its connotation is the meaning that the word suggests depending on

how it is used in the sentence.

Example

The speaker in the short talk says, “Marjorie has been the light of my life ever

since she came into this world. I feed her, I bathe her, and I also provide

all her needs. She’s a baby I want to protect all the time.”

Based on the above lines, we could infer that Marjorie is the speaker’s daughter. The word

light suggests that the speaker has been happy since Marjorie was born. We could infer that

she is really fond of her child even if she did not explicitly say it in her talk.

b. Identifying clues - This may be done by recognizing signposts in the talk. Signposts

are words or phrases that signal key aspects of the work or establish the connection

between ideas or sentences. Some examples of signposts are in conclusion, next, and

furthermore, among others.

c. Prediction - This is the act of anticipating information. This involves thinking about

what the speaker is going to say next or what information he or she is going to convey.

This involves critical thinking and can help in improving one’s listening and thinking

skills. However, it is important for listeners not to make conclusions before the speaker

finishes the talk.

Example:

A speaker started the talk by sharing a situation that caused him to be anxious.
 Next, he proceeded to talk about what he did to deal with the situation. With this, one may

predict that his talk would be about anxiety, its different kinds, and how to deal with anxiety.

d. Contextualization - This involves relating the information heard to a larger body of

information or to another part of the talk. This is important because a word may have

different meanings depending on the context of the talk.

Example:

The word value may have a different meaning depending on the kind of talk you are

listening to.

e. Visualization - This involves forming a mental picture of the information

being heard. Using this strategy helps listeners process the information, as well as, help

them understand abstract concepts.

Example

If a speaker talks about the tourist spots in the Philippines and describes each one, you

could visualize the things, scenes, or people he/she is describing.

f. Reconstruction - This involves using the words heard to create

a new meaning.

Example

A speaker keeps on talking about sadness as destructive, but in your mind,

sadness is necessary, as it allows one to fully appreciate happiness.

There are also other ways for getting information through listening, such as listening for gist

and listening for details. Choosing which of these types one should observe in listening

depends on the listener’s purpose. When one listens for the gist, he or she does so to identify

the main point of the speaker. This is also done to get an overview of a listening text.
 Examples of questions to ask when listening for gist:

o What is the main point of the speaker?

o What is the subject of the talk?

o What are the topics that are included in the talk?

o What is the purpose for the talk?

Listening for details, on the other hand, involves listening in order to obtain

specific information.

Examples of questions to ask when listening for details:

● According to the speaker, what should you do in order to achieve success?

● Based on the short talk, what are the three things that could help you deal with your

anxiety?
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Let’s Apply (Practice/s)

Task 4: I AM A FIGHTER!!

This time, listen to a very inspiring short talk about a woman who strongly faced the

greatest challenge of her life, Stacey Kramer titled, “The Best Gift I Ever Survived.” Make

use of the strategies you learned about listening effectively and facilitate a discussion about

the talk.
 Source:https://www.ted.com/talks/stacey_kramer_the_best_gift_i_ever_survived?language=en#t-178436

Guide Questions:

1. How did the speaker begin her talk?

2. Based on the talk, do you think the speaker is credible? Explain.

3. How did the speaker feel upon knowing her unexpected gift?

4. According to the speaker, what made her consider her experience as the best gift?

5. Was there a point of time in your life when you experienced a situation that made you

feel an emotion similar to the speaker's reaction when she knew she had an unexpected

gift? What was this event? Explain.

6.

Let’s Analyze

TASK 6: CONNECTED, BUT ALONE

Watch and listen to the short talk of Sherry Turkle titled, “Connected, but Alone”. Use

the different strategies in listening effectively and answer the questions that follow. Responses

should be supported with textual evidences and opinions are clearly stated.

Source:https://www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_connected_but_alone?referrer=playlist-our_digital_lives&language=en#t10272

Evidence-Needs-Response Questions:

1. How did the speaker begin her talk?

 2. What made the speaker credible to talk about the topic?

3. How did the speaker define the devices that we use to communicate?

4. According to Sherry Turkle, how did small devices and online persona redefine human

connection?

5. Was the talk relevant to your life? Explain.

Let’s Evaluate

Listen to three short talks about the topics given below, then write your opinion

in the second column and in the third column, provide evidences that will support your

response.

1. Developing effective study habits

2. Winning over personal challenges

3. Taking care of one’s emotional well-being in time of crisis

Title Opinion Evidences

 At this point you have finished your enabling task, you have enough knowledge on the

different listening strategies. Now go back to the essential question found at the beginning of

this module “Why do you think it is important to listen attentively to other people when they

are giving a small talk, sharing their life experiences or giving a simple advice?” Answer it

in your journal notebook and share your thoughts with your teacher.

Let’s Create

Your final task is to create a blog entry that will feature individuals who win

over individual challenges and became inspiration to many. A blog is a website that

contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and

photographs provided by the writer.

Goal: To create an informative blog

Role: Blogger

Audience: Classmates, family, friends, and teachers

Situation: You read in an announcement through a social media app that the

PH Bloggers Club, which most of the influential and famous

bloggers are part of it, is accepting new members. As a requirement,

you need to impress them with a blog featuring Filipino individuals

who win over individual challenges and have great impact in the
 society. Once accepted in the club, you will enjoy all the privileges

and benefits of the members.

Product: Blog entry

Standard: The judges will assess your output using the rubric.

4-5 2-3 1 Point

The blog content is The blog content is The blog content is

Content clearly focused on its focused on the not focused on the

purpose and purpose and purpose and

supported by many supported by few supported by only

detailed events. events. one event.

Creativit Language and blog Language and blog Language and blog

y features to features to features are not

communicate the communicate the presented in an

message are message are presented interesting way.

presented in the most in an interesting way.

interesting way.

Style Writing style is Writing style is Writing style is not

interesting and understandable with understandable, error

appropriate for the minimal error in in conventions is

audience. No errors in grammar, spelling, observed.

grammar, spelling,
 punctuation, punctuations and

capitalization, or capitalizations.

sentences.

Extra It includes features It includes some It includes features

Features such as graphics, features such as such as photos and

photos, link to graphics and photos. graphics that are not

enhance the bloggers relevant to the blog.

purpose in

convincing the

audience

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