5-D Reading Paragraphs

Directions: Read the paragraphs below and answer questions.

Young people do not like mediocre ideals. They prefer to launch out into the deep. It is your right, or, rather, it is your duty to aim high. Your aspirations must be sublime; your ideals high. Dear young people, strive to build a character that is strong, rich and consistent, one that is free and responsible, sensitive to genuine values, a character that accepts the superiority of “being” over “having,” one that perseveres in challenges and shuns escapism and heartless self-centered calculations. --Gems of Life By Manuel de Leon, FMS

a.     What is the main idea of the paragraph? b.    What kind of character should you build as young people? c.     Explain: “a character that accepts superiority of ‘being’ over ‘having.’”

5-C Rewriting

Direction: Rewrite the instructions by using should or shouldn't on a sheet of crosswise pad paper.

When ironing your clothes take the following safety precautions: 1.       Read all instructions. 2.       Avoid immersing any part of the iron in water or other liquids to protect yourself against the risk of electric shock. 3.       Always turn the iron to MIN position before plugging to or unplugging from the outlet. 4.       Do not allow the electric cord to touch how surfaces. 5.       Let the iron cool completely before storing it away. 6.     Loop the electric cord loosely around the iron. Store the iron on its heel rest.

5-B Making My Signs

Direction: Make five of your own signs, and give meanings to them.

5-A Imperatives and Modals

Directions: Give meaning of the signs below. Add subject and should or must in the right place of the sentences you gave.