Republic of the Philippines 10

Department of Education
Region v
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SORSOGON
PILAR CLUSTER
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ENGLISH 10- QUARTER 2
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 6 “Ready or Not I can Speak!”

Name of the Student_____________________ _________ Date:_______________

Grade/Section____________________

I. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT

“The will to win is nothing, unless you have the will to prepare.” –Anonymous

There are occasions when you may be called upon to speak at a gathering or social event, and
being prepared will require you to plan and organize the text for your speech. Preparation ensures
that your audience will never be in doubt about what you are trying to say. Careful preparations
sharpens your perceptions and gives you great confidence.
This lesson allows you to enhance and develop your speaking skills by grasping important
details or techniques that most effective speakers practice in delivering successful speech.
Furthermore, in this lesson you will be equipped with necessary speaking and writing skills
that will allow you to produce academic text like speeches that will aid you to better gauge in the 21 st
century communicative skills.

II. LEARNING SKILLS FROM MELCS

Learning Competency:
Deliver a prepared or impromptu talk on an issue employing the techniques in public
speaking

Specific Objectives:
a. define impromptu and extemporaneous speech
b. determine the tips in presenting effective speech
b. present/deliver extemporaneous speech of a given topic

III. ACTIVITIES
A. Let Us Warm Up
Activity 1.a: Word/Idea Association
Directions: Associate words or ideas to the editorial cartoon about COVID-19. Write the words
inside the blue boxes. After analyzing the image, give your ideas/insights by writing it inside the box.

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 My insights…

Activity 1.b Connecting Dots

Directions: Review the words or phrases you’ve written about COVID-19 in the first task. You
will link these words and phrases by using them to construct a concise five-sentence paragraph.

Activity 1.c: Q & A with a Sibling/Friend

Directions: 1. In this activity, you will need to seek help from your siblings and other
family members.
2. Choose a topic which is related to the pandemic that you are
knowledgeable about (e.g. impacts of COVID-19 to education, missing
your friends during this pandemic, fear of getting sick).
3. Make the necessary preparations: read about your topic, write your
cues on a note pad, and rehearse.
4. Ask your family member to interview you about it and answer his or
her questions pretending that you are a well-informed speaker or
authority.
5. After the interview, narrate your experiences in the column below.
Write about what went well in the activity and what you need to improve as a speaker.

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 I was good at… I need to improve on…

Activity 1.d: Box of Surprises

Directions: You will surely enjoy this with your family.
 Prepare a big box and request your parents to put objects that can be found in at home.
 Do not look at them while they are putting them in the box. You can invite here your
siblings to participate.
 Instruct that all participants will speak about the object that they will pick from the box of
surprises. Spontaneously, or without any preparation, share whatever you know about the
object.
 When everybody had their turn, ask your parents or siblings about your performance. Ask
them the things that they liked about your performance and the areas that need to be
improved.
 Fill in the table below with the feedback given to you.

Good Things about the performance Areas to improve

STOP, PAUSE AND THINK

Directions: Pause for a moment and reflect on your performances in the exercises. How are your
performances in associating words, connecting ideas within a given period of time, and delivering
instant messages? Check the appropriate level of your confidence.

Unsure…I still need a lot of work in public speaking.

Comfortable… a little more practice in speaking and I’d get a lot better. ☺

Confident…I was born to become a professional public speaker!

B. Let Us Study

An impromptu Speech is given with little or no preparation, yet almost always with some
advance knowledge on the topic. When called to speak “off the cuff” on “the spur of the
moment”, is usually because the speaker is quite knowledgeable about the subject.

On the other hand, extemporaneous speaking is one of the most natural methods for delivering
a prepared speech. It is the presentation of a carefully planned and rehearsed speech, spoken in a
conversational manner using brief notes.

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Before the Delivery • Relax, and show a confident smile and posture in front of your
audience.
• Identify the purpose of your speech (Will you entertain, inform, or
persuade?).
• Think of a striking statement which could get the attention of your
listeners (an anecdote, a quotation, or a joke)
During the Delivery • When it is your turn to talk, keep yourself composed and calm. Walk
unhurriedly at the appropriate area where you will deliver your speech.
• As you deliver your speech, establish an eye contact with your
audience and start right away with your powerful introductory
statements. Never forget to use transition words when moving from the
initial idea to the next one. (Remember our lesson on transitional devices
and use them to create organization in your speech!)
• Observe appropriate verbal and nonverbal cues and be mindful of the
time
After the Delivery Express your gratitude.
• Go back to your seat comfortably.

C. Let Us Remember

As you begin to prepare for any speech, it’s important to pin down exactly about what you
plan to talk. Preparation is the key to a good speech or presentation. Speech should be prepared
as much as possible in order to achieve an effective and organized speaking session. Through
sufficient preparation, a positive outcome can be reached.
On the other hand, advance knowledge of a topic and relaxed atmosphere can reduce your
anxiety and boost your confidence in presenting an impromptu speech.

D. Let Us Practice
Activity 2.a: What If?
Directions: Write down your answers for the question: “If you are going to be given a
superpower to conquer COVID-19, what power will you ask for and what are you going to do
about it?” Write whatever you have in mind inside the box.

E. Let Us Practice More

Activity 3: Outlining

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 Directions: Think of the impacts of COVID-19 in the country and around the world. Identify a
societal or medical problem it brought to the human race. Using that problem as your topic,
prepare an outline. Use the format below. Fill in the necessary information. Then, try to deliver a
speech using the content of your outline. Ask help from a friend or from one of the members of
your family. After delivering your speech, ask the comments and suggestions of your friend or
siblings. This is in preparation for your last and final task.

Topic / Title: ________________________

I. Introduction (Opening Statement):

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________.
II. Body (Main Points)
A. Main Point 1: ________________________________________________.
B. Main Point 2: ________________________________________________.
C. Main Point 3: ________________________________________________.
III. Conclusion (Closing Statement)

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________.

STOP PAUSE AND THINK

Directions: Pause for a moment and reflect on your performances in the exercises. How are your
performances in associating words, connecting ideas within a given period of time, and delivering
instant messages? Check the appropriate level of your confidence.

Unsure…I still need a lot of work in public speaking.

Comfortable… a little more practice in speaking and I’d get a lot better. ☺

Confident…I was born to become a professional public speaker!

F. Evaluation
FINAL TASK: Two Minutes Off-The-Cuff
Directions: You are now ready to deliver a speech. Set your timer for 2 minutes and record a
video of yourself giving an extemporaneous speech on our current COVID-19 pandemic. Choose
a topic which is related to our current situation. Make sure that your speech is not read or
memorized. Be guided by the rubric below.

Extemporaneous Evaluation Rubric

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 Fair (1 point) Good (2 Very Good (3 Excellent (4 Points
points) points) points) earned

Subject Not enough Adequate In-depth Full subject

Knowledge information is knowledge of knowledge of knowledge
and Coverage presented to subject is subject is (more than
judge demonstrated demonstrated required)
speaker’s
knowledge
Organization Speech is Speech Speech shows Speech
unorganized follows a skill and shows a
logical creativity in strong
progression organization structure and
structure
enhances
effect of
speech
Voice Volume, Voice and Voice and Volume,
pronunciation language are language are tone, timing,
or vocal adequate for skillful and inflection,
variation needs the delivery of effective and language
improvement the speech are used to
enhance
speech
Manner and Appearance, Appearance Appearance Appearance
Appearance body and and and
language, or mannerisms mannerisms mannerism
gestures need are appropriate are presented are presented
improvement with business with a
like conduct professional
and style demeanor
and personal
style
Closing Closing is Closing is Closing is well Closing is
missing or clear and organized and creative and
unclear organized effective contributes to
a unified and
cohesive
presentation
Effectiveness More practice Audience Effort is Multiple
is needed to interest is shown to techniques
maintain maintained enhance are used to
audience interest and artfully and
interest involvement successfully
create
audience
interest

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V. Answer Key

Activity I. a Possible Answers

Pandemic Disease Disaster China

For all other Activities and Tasks: Answers may vary

VI. References:

https://westsidetoastmasters.com/resources/powerspeak/ch03.html

Celebrating Diversity through World Literature: Grade 10 English Learner’s Material. Pasig City: Rex
Book Store

Philstar.com. (2020, February 26). Retrieved October 26, 2020, from

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Prepared by:

Marie Fe B. Martus
Teacher III, Salvacion NHS