Listening to Different Intonation Patterns to Construct Meaning I.

Objectives Listen to discriminate precisely between intonation patterns used inspeeches; Listen to point out implications in speeches; and, Respond to speeches according to manner of its delivery. II. Subject Matter A.Input/ Content Recognizing intonation patterns Decoding meaning through listening to intonation patterns B.References Philippine Secondary Schools Learning Competencies Flashcards Activity sheets Hard board III.Procedure

Teachers Activity Greeting A pleasant day to you class! Hows your weekend? B. Prayer Whos in charge to lead todays prayer? C. Routine Attendance May I ask the class secretary to report todays attendance.

Students Activity Good morning, maam It was good.

A student raises his/her hand and leads the prayer.

Class secretary: Todays class attendance consists of 20 girls and 20 boys.

Review Last meeting we discussed the pitch and itsdifferent levels, isnt it? Rina, would you please give us asummary of what youve learned about pitch? Very good,Rina. You had a good recall of the past lesson. D. Motivation Now what I want you to do is to read aloud the words with their corresponding pitch levels correctly. (The teacher posts the visual aid) As you can see there is a pattern in everyword, can anyone name what that pattern is? Alright, Ill give you a clue. The pattern Im referring to starts with the letter I. Yes, Tricia Youre right, Tricia! For that Ill giveyou a price. PRE-LISTENING So now were going to put the intonation patterns into a larger picture. That is, weregoing to put it into sentences. Im going to show you flashcards and readthe sentences on it twice. Now what I wantyou to do is to listen carefully. Youre goingto raise a finger if you hear the risingintonation on the first reading and twofingers if it is on the second. Youre going toanswer after I give you the signal. Is thatclear? In that case, let us start.The teacher spontaneously show flashcardsand read the sentences on it using twodifferent intonation patterns.

that will further give you information aboutYes, sir/maam.Student: As far as I can remember, pitch isalso known as the tune of the voice of thehighness or lowness of the voice. There arealso pitch levels, namely: 1-low; 2- normal;3- high; and, 4- extra high.The students read the words correctly withtheir corresponding pitch levels.SilenceStudents raise their hand to be the one whowill be called to answer the question.Student: Sir/ Maam, is it intonation pattern?Student: Thank you, sir/maam.Yes, sir/maamThe students will prepare themselves tolisten.The students respond through raising a finger if they hear the rising intonation on the firstreading and two fingers if it is on the second.The students pass on the activity sheets given by the teacher..

Assignment Class for your assignment, I want you to bring your pictures when you were babies.(The teacher posts the assignment on the board)Any questions regarding the assignment?Then let us call it a day! Goodbye class!The teacher dismissed the class

The students copy the assignment. None, sir/maam.Goodbye and thank you, sir/maam