Value Focus: Faith in God/Reverence

Adverbs of Duration
I. Learning Objectives
Identify adverbs of duration from sentences
Use adverbs of duration
Appreciate Gods gift of life
II. ubject !atter
A. Topic: Adverbs Of Duration
B. eferences: !"#$ II %.&
$. 'aterials: s(ort paragrap() selection) printed materials
III. "rocedure
A. "re#arator$ Activities
%. !otivation
*or (o+ long (ave you been living in t(is +orld, As a c(ild) (o+ do you en-oy
you life,
&. 'nloc(ing of Difficulties
a. ac.no+ledge / t(an.) s(o+ appreciation of
b. occupied 0 busy
c. blessings 0 gifts) graces
d. c(oice 0 preference
). Develo#*ent of Lesson
%. "resentation
&. +o*#rehension +hec(,'#
a1 2(at is t(e selection all about,
b1 2(at does t(e +riter tells us about life,
-. .licitation
a. ead t(e p(rases3sentences from t(e selection.
4. T(oug( +e live temporarily in t(is +orld
&. 2e may be briefly occupied.
5. 6ome die s(ortly after birt( +(ile ot(ers live long enoug(.
%. 2e +ont stay (ere permanently.
7. 6tay +it( 8im forever.
/. Anal$sis
a. 2(at does eac( underlined +ord tell, 9duration1
ead t(e selection:
:#ife is a gift to be en-oyed and not a problem to be solved.; T(oug( +e live
temporarily in t(is +orld) +e (ave to ma.e t(e most out of it. 2e may be briefly
occupied but lets find time to ac.no+ledge t(e #ord for all (is blessings. <o one
.no+s (o+ long +e +ould e=ist. 6ome die s(ortly after birt() +(ile ot(ers live long
enoug( to be +it( t(eir loved ones.
2e +ont stay (ere permanently. 2e +ill all leave t(is +orld) 6ooner or #ater.
<obody .no+s> But one t(ing is sure) let t(e #ord come into our life t(at +e may stay
+it( 8im forever>
T(e c(oice is yours>
b. 2(at +ord is modified by eac( +ord, 9lengt( of time1
c. 2(at part of speec( do t(ese +ords s(o+, 9verb1
0. Generali1ation
Adverbs of duration tell how long something happened.
Examples are briefly, shortly, long, forever, permanently, temporarily.
Adverbs of duration describe how long an action is done.
+. "ost Activit$
%. A##lication
A. "ncircle t(e adverb of duration in t(e follo+ing sentences.
a. *at(er arrived s(ortly after 'ot(er.
b. T(e manager presented (is report briefly.
c. T(e s(o+ +as temporarily cancelled due to po+er failure.
d. T(e family decided to migrate to t(e United 6tates permanently.
e. Do animals e=ist forever,
B. *ill in t(e blan.s +it( t(e appropriate adverb of duration.
4. T(e secretary read (er report ?????????. 9briefly1
&. T(e tourists stayed ?????? in Boracay. 9long1
5. $lasses +ere suspended ????? due to flas( floods. 9temporarily1
%. T(e family decided to live ??????? abroad. 9permanently1
7. T(e policemen arrived ????? after t(e incident. 9s(ortly1
@Ans+ers may vary.
&. .nrich*ent Activities
Dyad Activity:
$all on pupils to as. and ans+er Auestions using adverbs of duration. "ncourage t(em to
ma.e t(eir o+n Auestions.
e.g.
4. 8o+ long does a butterfly live, 9s(ortly1
&. 8o+ long s(ould you ans+er a teac(ers Auestion, 9briefly1
5. 8o+ long do you plan to stay in grade sc(ool, 9temporarily1
-. Values Integration
8o+ can +e be +it( our #ord forever,
2e can be +it( our #ord forever by ma.ing 8im as our 6avior.
IV. .valuation
ead t(e paragrap( belo+. *ill in t(e blan.s +it( t(e appropriate adverbs of duration. $(oose
your ans+ers from t(e +ords inside t(e bo=.
s(ortly forever temporarily
permanently overnig(t long
A bomb blast roc.ed one of t(e commercial centers in t(e city.
<e+s about t(e incident spread ?????????? after t(e bombing.
T(e area +as closed ?????????? to t(e public to avoid furt(er accidents t(at mig(t
follo+. elatives of t(e victim stayed
?????????? in searc( for t(eir loved ones. Ot(ers +aited
?????????? in nearby (ospitals caring for t(e in-ured. 6ome
business establis(ments +ere closed ?????????? due to severe
damages and losses.
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V. Assign*ent
Use eac( of t(e follo+ing adverbs of duration in t(e sentence.
4. s(ortly 5. forever 7. briefly
&. permanently %. temporarily