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Quarter 3 – Module 9:
Clarifying Meanings
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Quarter 3 – Module 9: Clarifying Meanings
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Quarter 3 – Module 9:
Clarifying Meanings
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our
dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home.
Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are
carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall
guide you step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson
prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on
lessons in each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on
completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator or
your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson.
At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to
self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each
activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher
are also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and
reminders on how they can best help you on your home-based
learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary
marks on any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in
answering the exercises and tests. And read the instructions
carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in
answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your
teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.
What I Need to Know
Hello! How are you doing? Are you fond of listening to
stories? Do you find it enjoyable? What do you do if you
don’t get the right message or the intended meaning of
the person speaking or the selection you are listening to?
This module will help you improve your listening skill as
you note important details to texts listened to and respond
to these to clarify meanings heard while drawing on your
personal experiences.
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
1. note specific details in the texts listened to;
2. respond to the texts to clarify meanings while drawing
on personal experiences; and
3. use polite expressions to clarify meanings.
Notes to the Teacher
The stories, examples, activities and
illustrations used in this module are all originally
developed and designed for a Grade 2 Filipino
learner.
Give him/her the needed support as
he/she answers all the activities to gradually
master the desired learning competency.
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What I Know
Directions: Read the story. Then, answer the questions that
follow. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
“Could you please keep all your toys in
the box?” Mother told Jose. “Sorry Ma, I
forgot to keep them last night,” Jose
apologized.
Then, he looked by the window and
asked,” Why can’t I go outside and
play?” “You can’t play outside yet.
COVID-19 is very harmful,” Mother
warned him . “I don’t understand
why it is not safe to play outside. Could you
please explain it to me?” Jose asked.
“Jose, just pray that this COVID-19 will end so that you
can go and play outside again,” Mother advised Jose.
“Okay, Mama. Will you please tell me what COVID-19 is?”
Jose asked again.
“COVID-19 means Corona Virus Disease 2019, which
can cause difficulty in breathing. We need to stay at
home as much as possible to be safe from this disease,”
Mother explained.
“Thanks Ma. Now, I understand it. I’ll just stay at home
so I won’t get infected with the disease,” Jose said.
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1. What polite expression did Jose ask to let her mother
explain why he could not play outside?
a. Could you say that again?
b. Will you please clarify it?
c. Could you please explain it to me?
d. Could you tell?
2. What did Mother say why Jose could not play outside
with his friends?
a. Corona Virus Disease is very harmful.
b. Corona Virus causes a problem.
c. Corona Virus kills.
d. Corona Virus causes fear.
3. Jose heard of COVID-19 for the first time. What did he
say to ask her mother about the meaning of this
disease?
a. What is COVID-19?
b. Will you please tell me what COVID-19 is?
c. Explain COVID-19.
d. Say it.
4. What did his mother say about Corona Virus?
a. It can cause mild sickness.
b. It can cause slight sickness.
c. It can cause difficulty in breathing.
d. It can cause sadness.
5. Which of the following is NOT a polite expression to be
used when you want to make the meaning clear?
a. Kindly say it again.
b. Did I hear you right? Please repeat what you said.
c. Stop saying it. I don’t understand you.
d. Please explain it further.
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Lesson
1 Clarifying Meanings
This module provides you with activities that will
enhance your skills in clarifying the meanings of the texts
listened to while drawing on your personal experiences.
What’s In
Directions: Tell whether each situation expresses a reality
or a fantasy. Write your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. My mother is a teacher. She wakes up early in the
morning to prepare our breakfast before we go to
school.
2. Fairy Godmother pointed out her magic wand to the
COVID-19 patient. Instantly, the patient rose from the
bed and thanked the Fairy Godmother for healing
him.
3. Captain Barbel, the Pinoy Superhero, took from the
evil scientist the bottle with virus and dug it into the
ground. From then on, Bario Mapayapa never
suffered again from the threat of the disease.
4. Wearing face masks and maintaining social
distancing are health protocols against COVID-19.
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5. Doctors and nurses offered their services day and
night to cure the COVID-19 patients.
Congratulations! It seems that you can easily
diffentiate reality from fantasy details in the given situations.
What’s New
Directions: Read the story. Then, answer the questions that
follow. Write only the letter of the correct answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
I Want to Be a Frontliner
“Papa, are you picking all of those?” Jose asked his
father as he pointed out the eggplants he was harvesting
in the backyard.
“Yes, I am. I will give these to the frontliners in our
barrio. Will you please help me pick
the eggplants?” Father requested.
“Of course, I will Papa.”
Jose replied.
“Papa, did I hear the word
right? Is it ahhh… I can’t pronounce
it. Could you please say it again,
Papa?” Jose, seemingly puzzled.
“Frontliners, my son! They serve people during the
community quarantine. They are doctors, nurses,
policemen, soldiers, garbage collectors, sales clerks,
drivers, vendors, and others,” Papa explained.
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“Thank you, Papa. Now it is clear to me that frontliners
are heroes like you. I want to be a policeman and a
frontliner, too, when I grow up,” said Jose.
1. Who were picking the eggplants?
a. Jose and Grandfather
b. Jose and Father
c. Jose and Mother
d. Jose and sister
2. What did Jose say when he couldn’t understand what a
frontliner was?
a. Could you please say it again?
b. Explain it.
c. I can’t understand you.
d. I don’t know what you are talking about.
3. Which of the following is not included as frontliners
according to Jose’s father?
a. nurses, doctors, and teachers
b. policemen, soldiers, and vendors
c. pupils, students, and kids
d. garbage collectors, sales clerks, and drivers
What is It
Listening to note details is a very important skill that
you should develop as a learner. Through attentive
listening, you will be able to identify the needed
information to answer the Wh- questions which your
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teacher or facilitator will ask you to test how well you
understood what you listened to. These Wh- questions are
What, Who, Where, When, Why and How.
As an active listener, you
should also be able to respond to
something you heard, especially if
you don’t get the message
clearly. But always remember that
if you want to clarify meanings
from someone speaking, you have
to use polite expressions.
Here are some polite ways to clarify meanings:
1. You may use request sentences such as:
Please, repeat it. Kindly say it again.
Explain it well, please. Come again, please.
2. You may ask a question.
Could you please repeat it?
Will you please explain it?
Can you say it again? Would you please tell me?
Excuse me, can you say it again? What do you mean
by that?
3. Another way of clarifying meanings is through
repetition.
Repeating the idea of what the speaker has said
indicates that you
want to make the meaning clear.
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For example:
“I brought you a washable face mask, my son. Use it
every day when you go out,” Father said.
“Really, you brought me a washable face mask?”
Bryan clarified.
What’s More
A. Directions: Read the story. Then, answer the questions
that follow. Write only the letter of the correct answer on
your paper.
A Sound for Food
“Piiiit! PiiiT” This is the
sound that signaled the
coming of a truck loaded with
food packs to be distributed to
our barrio. As the delivery
personnel arrived, Mama
excitedly pulled out our chair
from the house and placed it
by the door. “Mama, why are they always giving us food
packs?” I asked my mother. “Jose, my son, these food
packs are called relief goods.”
“Relief goods?” I asked again. “Yes, my son. Relief
goods are given by our local government to help the
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families who are greatly affected by the COVID-19,” my
mother explained.
“Mother, do you mean we don’t pay for these? Are
these for free? Could you please tell me more about it?” I
asked and requested my mother.
“You are right, my son! Mostly, these relief goods are
rice, noodles, sardines, and corned beef so that the
affected will have some food served on their table,” my
mother clarified. “Thank you, Mother for telling me this. It is
a new learning for me,” I said.
1. How did Jose express that he did not clearly hear the
word relief goods his mother was trying to say?
a. by saying a request sentence
b. asking his mother using polite expression
c. by repeating the word
d. asking his mother twice
2. For whom are the relief goods given?
a. for everybody
b. for families who are greatly affected by the COVID-19
c. for the rich people
d. for wealthy people
3. Which of the following questions did Jose ask politely to
make the meaning of the word relief good clearer?
a. Could you please tell me more about it?
b. What do you mean?
c. Is that for free?
d. What is it?
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4. Which of the following expressions did the mother say
which shows that Jose clearly got the message?
a. Thank you.
b. You are right, my son!
c. Jose, my son, these food packs are what you call
relief goods.
d. Welcome Jose.
5. What did Jose express when he understood what his
mother has said about relief goods?
a. Thank you.
b. Welcome.
c. You are right, my son!
d. That’s right!
B. Directions: Read the story. Then, answer the questions
that follow. Choose your answers in the box below.
Write only the letter of the correct answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
A. Could you please explain…?
B. You’re welcome!
C. Wash your hands properly.
D. sister
E. Just sing a Happy Birthday song twice for twenty
seconds while handwashing with a soap.
F. It makes our hands clean and safe.
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Clean Little Hands
“Oops! Wash your hands first!” Vica said
to his brother Jose who was about to get a
piece of bread on the table.
“Okay, I will.” Jose replied to his sister
and went to the sink. “Wash your hands
properly,” Vica told him.
“Could you please explain why I have
to wash my hands every time we eat?” he asked.
“We should wash our hands before eating so that
germs which make us sick will not attack us, especially
now that we are prone to disease,” Vica said.
“Don’t you know that there is a secret to proper
hand washing?” Vica continued. “Really! How is that?”
Jose curiously asked.
“It is very easy. Just sing a Happy Birthday song twice
for twenty seconds while handwashing with a soap. Then,
your hands will already be clean and germ-free,” shared
Vica.
“Wow! Thank you, ate for a worthy reminder,” Jose
said. “You’re welcome, bro! So, let’s eat our snack now,”
Vica said happily.
1. How is Vica related to Jose?
2. What did Vica tell Jose before eating?
3. What polite expression did Jose use to clarify what his
sister said?
4. How did Vica explain proper handwashing?
5. What did Vica say when Jose thanked her?
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C. Directions: Read the story. Then, answer the questions
that follow. Choose your answer from the list in the box.
Write the letter of the correct answer on your paper.
A. Jose is right.
B. Jose repeated the word physical distancing.
C. Am I right?
D. Jose said, “I get your point.”
E. “Will you please tell me what physical
distancing is, Mama?”
Stay Apart From Each Other
One afternoon, Jose was reading
under the tree near his house. Then, he
saw people on the road walking
apart from each other.
“Mama, why are the
people staying apart from each
other?” he asked his mother
seated beside him. “They strictly follow
physical distancing,” his mother
answered.
“Physical distancing? Will you
please tell me what physical
distancing is, Mama? I don’t
understand anything about it,” Jose asked again.
“Physical distancing means staying at least one
meter apart from each other so there will be less chance
of getting the virus from the people whom you come in
contact with,” mother replied.
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“I get your point, Mama. Meaning to say, I also have
to obey that policy so I won’t get sick of COVID-19. Am I
right, Mama? Jose clarified.
“You are such a smart kid, Jose!” mother answered.
1. What did Jose do to clarify if he really heard the word
physical distancing right?
2. What did Jose ask to clarify the meaning of physical
distancing?
3. How did Jose show that he really understood what her
mother said about physical distancing?
4. What did he ask to clarify that he should also need to
obey the physical distancing policy to avoid getting
sick of COVID-19?
5. What does the mother mean when she said that Jose is
really a smart kid?
D. Directions: Read the expressions used to clarify
meanings with correct pronunciation and intonation.
1. Will you please tell me more about it?
2. Come again, please?
3. Could you please say that again?
4. What do you mean by that?
5. Excuse me, I don’t get your point clearly. Could you
repeat it, please?
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E. Directions: Read the story. Then, pick out from the story
the expressions used to clarify meanings. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper and read them
aloud.
You and Me Together
“I knew that Jose
can’t go out without
me,” FM said. “I don’t
get your point. Please
tell me, what do you
mean?” Al asked. “He
needed me to cover his
mouth and nose. I am
his protection against
somebody who is coughing or sneezing,” FM replied.
Soapy joined them and said, “He needed me as
well.” “We are partners, Soapy. He needed both of us,”
Wat added. “I don’t understand. Could you explain it,
please?” FM asked. Soapy answered, “Jose uses me and
Wat to wash his hands.”
“I am also important just like Al,” Hansa interrupted.
“Did I hear you right? Please, tell me more about it,”
asked Wat.
“Just like Al, Jose needs me to sanitize his hands
when you and Soapy are not available,” Hansa
answered.
Suddenly, Jose arrived. He washed his hands with
soap and water. Then, he used alcohol and hand sanitizer
to clean his hands.
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Expressions used to Clarify Meanings:
1_____________________ 2._____________________
3. ____________________
F. Directions: Use polite expressions to clarify the meanings
of the given sentences. An example is provided for you
below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Example:
Health protocols are health rules that should be followed
to prevent us from getting sick.
Could you please explain what a health protocol is?
1. Face-to-face class happens when a teacher teaches
the lesson in person to a group of learners.
___________________________________________________
2. The Philippines recorded 477,807 COVID-19 cases as
of January 03, 2021.
_____________________________________________________
3. Self-Learning Module contains lessons aligned with the
learning skill of the pupils.
_____________________________________________________
4. Online learning is learning through connecting to the
internet with the use of laptops, cellphones, or tablets.
_____________________________________________________
5. Radios and televisions are effective tools for learning.
_____________________________________________________
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G. Directions: Read the selection. Then, answer the
questions that follow. Choose your answers in the box.
A. Defense means protection.
B. Will you please explain it?
C. Could you please tell us more about it?
D. Thank you.
E. Please tell us, Papa.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
My Best Defense
“Eat a lot of vegetables, so you will have the best
body defense,” the father said as the family was having
their lunch.
“Papa, what do you mean by
body defense? Please, tell us,” Vica
asked.
Father replied, “Body defense
means body protection.”
“Defense means protection?”
Vica repeated.
“Pa, you said best body defense. How is it? Could
you please tell us more about it? Jose asked.
“Best body defense means your body has a strong
immune system to fight the virus,” Father answered.
Jose asked again, “Immune system? Will you please
explain it?” Jose asked again.
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“Immune system refers to the antibodies that fight
infections and other diseases so we will stay healthy,”
Father explained. I learned a lot, Pa. Thank you very
much,” Vica said. “Thanks Pa. You are my idol,” Jose
happily quipped.
“Let’s finish eating now,” Mother said.
1. What polite expression did Vica use to clarify meaning
of defense?
2. What did Jose ask to clarify the meaning of best
body defense?
3. What polite expression did Jose use to clarify the
meaning of immune system?
4. What did Father say about body defense?
5. What did Jose and Vica say after listening to their
father’s explanation?
H. Based on the text “My Best Defense” could you give
your own way of clarifying things about what you heard?
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper and say
them aloud.
1._________________________________________________
2._____________________________ ____________________
3. ________________________________________________
4._________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________
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What I Have Learned
Directions: Complete each blank in column A with the
right word in column B. Write the answers on a separate
sheet of paper.
A B
1. In listening to text, you must take A. clarifying
note of the ___________________ like
who, what, where, when, and why. C. questions
B. Wh-questions
2. In responding to text to clarify D. polite
meanings,_____________expressions are E. kindly
used.
F. repetition
3. When you clarify, you can use polite
expressions like please and
______________ to make the meaning
clear.
4. When you clarify, you can ask
_______________________ like could you,
would you, will you, and can you.
5. Another way of clarifying meanings is
through _______________.
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What I Can Do
Directions: Read the story. Then, fill out the table below.
Choose your answers in the box. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.
A. Minor, did I hear you right, Lolo?
B. A protocol is a policy that needs to be followed while
we are in the total lockdown.
C. Kindly tell me what a protocol is, Grandpa.
D. Minors are those 17-year old children and below who
are dependent on their parents.
E. Can you please tell me what this means?
Safe and Happy Home
“Why can’t you go to town, Lolo?” Jose asked. I
must follow the ECQ protocol,” Lolo said.
“Kindly tell me what a protocol is, Lolo,” Jose
requested. “A protocol is a policy that needs to be
followed while we are in the total lockdown. Even minors
can’t go out,” Lolo said.
“Minor, did I hear you right, Lolo? Can you please tell
me what this means?” he asked again.
“Minors are those 17-year old children and below
who are dependent on their parents. They have not
reached full age to vote and decide for themselves,” Lolo
explained.
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“That means I am still a minor, am I right, Lolo? Jose
asked again.
“Yes, you are, apo! You have to stay home and ask
permission first before you go out,” Lolo reminded Jose.
“Thanks, Lolo. There is no place like home. We are
safe and happy here,” Jose replied.
Expressions Asked to Statements Made to Clarify
Clarify Meanings Meanings
1. 1.
2. 2.
3.
Assessment
Directions: Read the text. Then, respond to the text to
clarify meanings based on your personal experiences by
using polite expressions. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper and read them aloud.
New Normal for You and Me
Papa said we are now living in a new normal brought
about by COVID-19
pandemic. This means that
we need to adapt to a
transition that we are not
used to.
For example, we
cannot yet come to school
face-to-face but we can
learn through online or
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printed modules our teachers will give us. We cannot talk
with our friends and play with them without wearing face
masks.
Oh, I really miss my school. I pray that this health
problem we are facing will soon end.
Additional Activities
Directions: With the help of your mother and/or father, read
the polite expressions below. Say them aloud.
Kindly say it again.
Explain it well, please.
Come again, please.
Could you please repeat it?
Will you please explain it?
Can you say it again?
Would you please tell me?
Excuse me, can you say it again?
What do you mean by that?
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What I Know What ‘s In What’s New
1. Reality 1. b
1. C
2. Fantasy 2. a
2. A 3. Fantasy 3. c
3. B 4. Reality
4. C 5. Reality
5. C
What’s More E.
A. B. C.
-Please tell me, what do you
1. c 1. d 1. b
mean?
2. b 2. c 2. e
-Could you explain it, please?
3. a 3. a 3. d
4. c -Did I hear you right?
4. b 4. e
-Please, tell me more about it.
5. a 5. b 5. a
F. Practice Makes Perfect Note: Any three of the answers
1. Could you please explain what a face to stated above are correct.
face learning is? G. H.
2. Will you please tell me the number of 1. Please tell us, 1. Kindly, tell me what defense is.
COVID cases? Papa. 2. Could you please explain body
3. Would you please explain what a self- 2. Could you defense?
learning module is? please tell us 3. Please, say again what defense is.
more about it? 4.Will you please discuss what an
4. Could you please tell me what an online
3. Will you please immune system is?
learning is?
explain it? 5. Could you please tell us about
5. Will you please tell me what the effective immune system?
4. Defense means
tools for learning are? Note: Answers are still correct even its
protection.
Note: Answers are still correct even its not not as the same as stated above, as
the same as stated above. The questions 5. Thank you. long as the questions used polite
should have polite expressions in clarifying expressions in clarifying meaning.
meaning .
Assessment
What I Have Learned What I Can Do 1. Please, tell me about the new
normal.
Expressions Used to
Clarify Meanings 2. Could you please tell me what
1. B
COVID -19 is?
2. D 1. A
3. Will you please tell me what a printed
2. C module is?
3. E
3. E 4. Could you explain why I need to wear
4. C face masks?
Statements Made to 5. Please, stay at home.
5. F Clarify Meanings Note: Answers are still correct even its
not as the same as stated above, as long
1. B
as it used polite expressions to clarify
2. D
meaning based on the text given and
related to personal experiences.
Answer Key
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