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Japanese and Chinese
Traditions
IDENTIFICATION
1. It is an informal or summer leisure clothing in
Japan. Yukata
2. It was considered medicine that promoted
physical and spiritual health and was
consumed for enjoyment purposes primarily. Tea
3. It is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan's
national sport. Sumo
IDENTIFICATION
4.It is a poem often consisting of 17
syllables in three phrases of 5, 7, and 5
respectively. Haiku
5.It is a leisure clothing worn at formal or
traditional occasions such as funerals,
weddings or tea ceremonies in Japan.
Kimono
TRUE OR FALSE
6. Children serve tea to their elders as a
token of respect.TRUE
7. In a Chinese wedding and as a form of
expressing gratitude, the bride and groom
kneel in front of their parents and offer
them tea.TRUE
8. Chopsticks are believed to symbolize
rudeness and war to the Chinese people. FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
9.Wearing black-colored clothe is
believed to abolish bad luck in
China.FALSE
10.When you give your gift make
sure to wrap it in red and gold
never with white, black or gray as
they symbolize death. TRUE
Tables and Graphs
 Speed Reading Test in English 8
(165 words)
No Name Section Time Adviser
.
1 Cassie Mondragon Molave 1 minute and 30 seconds Mr. Carlo Hernandez
2 Marga Mondragon Yakal 1 minute and 38 seconds Mr. Jorick Arellano
3 Kristoff Tejada Mahogany 1 minute and 43 seconds Ms. Lea Jane Sanggalang
4 Mikoy Sarmiento Narra 3 minutes and 7 seconds Mrs. Nherie Salazar
5 Nadya Ricaforte Acacia 2 minutes and 15 Ms. Maritoni Catapang
seconds
11. Who is the student under the
supervision of Mr. Arellano?
Marga Mondragon

12. Write the slowest time record.

3 minutes and 7 seconds

13. Who is the fastest reader among

those 5 students? Cassie Mondragon
14. What is the name of the section
of the rank 3 (based on time) in the
speed reading test? Mahogany
15. If you are going to arrange the
order of the students’ last name,
who will be fourth in the line?
Mikoy Sarmiento
The Tale of the
Woodcutter and
the Tiger
TRUE OR FALSE
16. The woodcutter lied to the tiger in order to be free
from danger.
TRUE
17. The story is about a woodcutter who encounters a
tiger in the woods/forest.
TRUE
18. Every year, the woodcutter is confused about who is
visiting his mother and leaving the offerings on the
grave of his mother. TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
19. The woodcutter caught the three
baby lions leaving the offerings on the
grave of his mother. FALSE
20. The woodcutter cried out because of
what happened during the encounter of
the tiger and the things he found out on
the grave of his mother. TRUE
Cause and
Effect
21-22. Joe broke his arm, so he couldn’t play in the big
game.
Joe broke his arm
Cause: ____________________________________
so he couldn’t play in the big game.
Effect: __________________________________________
23-24. Ellie is hungry because she always skips breakfast.
because she always skips breakfast.
Cause: _______________________________________
Ellie is hungry
Effect: __________________________________________
25-26. Ian took a finance class, so he is good with money.
Ian took a finance class
Cause: ____________________________________
so he is good with money.
Effect: __________________________________________
27-28. Tina ran over a nail, and she got a flat tire.
Cause: Tina ran over a nail
____________________________________
and she got a flat tire.
Effect: _____________________________________
29-30. Kim was out of chocolate chips, so she made
oatmeal cookies.
Cause: Kim was out of chocolate chips
____________________________________
so she made oatmeal cookies.
Effect: _____________________________________
 Editorial
Cartooning
31.It is an illustration expressing opinion and
interpretation.
Editorial Cartoon
32. These are drawings of people in which
certain physical features are exaggerated.
Caricature
33. It is also called a “wordless editorial”.
Editorial Cartoon
34.It is a subtle attack presented
humorously.
Lampoon
35.It is an article in a newspaper that
expresses the editor's opinion on
a subject of particular interest at
the present time. Editorial
Give the meaning of the following symbols.

Wealth
36.Bag of Money: _____________________
37.Skull or Cross bone: _________________
Death/Poison
Hope
38.Rising sun: _________________________
Freedom/Democracy
39.Dove: _____________________________
No Freedom/Slavery/Maltreatment
40.Chain: _____________________________
Literal and
Figurative
Language
41. I wanted to taste a piece of cake. L
42. Skateboarding is just a piece of cake. F
43. I didn’t know that he is eating a hot potato.L
44. The news about African swine flu is a hot
potato right now. F
45. The classroom was a zoo. F
46.The children went to the Manila
zoo. L
47.I have a new four wheels. F
48.It's so hot you could fry an egg on
the sidewalk. F
49.Koala is my favorite animal. L
50.The leaves waved in the wind. F
 PASS YOUR
PAPER FORWARD
Butt what is
it? Activity
Mechanics:
•Some volunteer students will pick a
paper from the teacher.
•Each volunteer will use his/her butt
to illustrate or write the letters or
the word picked.
REVIEW
•What is a Literal
language?
LITERAL LANGUAGE
•has an exact meaning.
•is also called as “dictionary
definition”
•is simply stating the facts as they
are.
REVIEW
•Give an example of
a sentence which is
in Literal language.
REVIEW
•How about
Figurative
language?
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
•has a hidden or deeper meaning.
•Examples are:
•Idioms or Idiomatic expressions
•Figures of Speech
REVIEW
•Give an example of
a sentence which is
figurative?
REVIEW
•What are those
figures of speech
that we discussed?
FIGURES OF SPEECH
1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Hyperbole
4. Personification
5. Synecdoche
6. Metonymy
7. Idiom
 •Get your
notebook and
copy these:
ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH
• The primary purpose of a
speech to entertain is to have
the audience relax, smile and
enjoy the occasion.
• The speech should have a
central theme or a focus.
• Good speeches to entertain typically mix
humor with more serious morals, lessons
learned, or experiences.
• You can tell a lighthearted, personal story
that reveals a life lesson you’ve learned or
examine a familiar subject from a different
and unexpected viewpoint or take a
lighthearted look at a particular issue
PREPARING ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH
1. Know your audience
2. Learn from veteran speakers
3. Understand the available
techniques of producing
entertainment and humor
STRUCTURE OF AN ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH

1. Introduction

2. Body
3. Conclusion
Example:
Entertainment
speech
Example:
ENTERTAINMENT
SPEECH in
English 8