Quarter 3: English: Week 5

Quarter 3: English: Week 5

Important Details in Expository Texts

​Objective:

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Identify important details in expository texts listened to.​

Expository texts 

Expository texts are informative texts that explain something to the readers. They give facts and information about a specific topic. The author’s purpose is to inform, describe, or explain his or her topic. 

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• Examples of expository texts are found in textbooks, newspapers, magazines, journals, biographies, encyclopedias, atlases, and other informative materials. 

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The next slide is an example of an expository text.​

It will tell us how clouds are formed. The details and process on how they are formed are presented. This kind of paragraph that gives information is known as an expository text. 

Let us watch the Video to further explain how clouds are form.

Learning Task 1:

Choose TRUE if the statement about an expository text is correct, and FALSE if it is not. Do this in your notebook. 

Multiple Choice

____1. It presents information and facts.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

____2. It aims to amuse or entertain the readers.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

____3. It may present a process or steps in doing something.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

____4. It is fictional in nature.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

___5. It may compare and contrast two or more items or subjects.

• TRUE

• FALSE

📌EXPOSITORY TEXTS

Expository texts are fact-based texts. These are non-fiction texts that provide information or details about a particular topic or subject matter.

1. Description - presents characteristics, features, and examples to describe a subject or topic.

Example:

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1. Baguio is best known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines",​ with its cool climate making this a spot for vacation.

2. Sequence - presents items or events in numerical or chronological order.

​Example:

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In washing hands, first you have to wet your hands. Second, apply soap and rub your hands thoroughly. Finally, rinse and dry your hands with clean towel.

​3. Comparison and Contrast – explains how two or more things are alike or different.

​Example:

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Japan and Philippines are known for being hospitable. However, Japanese tend almost to be workaholics, while Filipinos value their leisure very highly.

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​4. Cause and Effect – explains the causes and the results.

​Example:

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​ Typhoon ravaged the Phiippines last November of 2021. Many Filipinos lost their houses and source of living.

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5. Problem and Solution – states a problem and lists solution/s for it.

​Example:

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​ Lockdown and Quarantine affected the livelihood of the Filipinos. The Local Leaders allocated financial help and launched the Vaccination Program.

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Learning Task 2:

Direction: Identify what element of expository text is used in each item. Select your answers from the choices below. Write your answers in your notebook. 

Multiple Choice

______1. In planting, you have to place first some soil in a pot. Then, put the flower seeds in it.

• Description

• Sequence

• Comparison and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Multiple Choice

_____2. Desiree is smaller than Emma.

• Description

• Sequence

• Comparison and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Multiple Choice

______3. COVID-19 hit the country. All schools were closed.

• Description

• Sequence

• Comparison and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Multiple Choice

______4. Many Filipinos were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government provided support funds to them.

• Description

• Sequence

• Comparison and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Multiple Choice

______5. The Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia. It is divided into three major island groups---Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

• Description

• Sequence

• Comparison and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Learning Task 3:

Direction: Arrange the sentences (see the picture) in sequence or in order. Choose 1 for the first, 2 for the second, and 3 for the last. 

Multiple Select

__ Water it everyday and put it in a place where there is sunlight.

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Select

__ In a pot, put some soil.

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Select

__ Put some flower seeds.

• 1

• 2

• 3

Learning Task 4:

Write A if the statements are alike or have the same ideas, and D if they are different. 

​Learning Task 5:

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Choose the possible cause and effect of the given situations. Choose the correct answers.

Multiple Choice

_____2. Which word tells about our school?

• A. small

• B. dirty

• C. beautiful

Multiple Choice

1. If we cut trees, what will happen?

• A. flooding

• B. burning

• C. soil erosion

Multiple Choice

2. Rolly got passing grade on his test because __________.

• A. he studied well

• B. he played all day

• C. he slept all night

Multiple Choice

3. Lightning struck the tree, therefore__________.

• A. there was a storm

• B. the tree fell

• C. the tree cut into two piece

Good job!

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