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MODULE IN ENGLISH 8
Third Quarter
Week 3

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY (EN8LC-IIIh-7.4)

• Determine various social, moral, and economic issues discussed in the text listened to
OBJECTIVES
1. Describe various social, moral, and economic issues discussed in the given text
2. Determine various social, moral, and economic issues discussed in the news report
listened to
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Study the following key words.
1. Issue- is asignificant topic or problem for discussion or debate.
2. Social-refers to human society, the interconnection of one person and the group,
or the safety of human beings as members of society.
3. Moral-according to Cambridge Dictionary, it refers to the standards of good or
bad behavior, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than to
laws.
4. Economic- it is concerned to the organization of the money, industry, and trade
nationally or globally.

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Task 1. Describe various social, moral, and economic issues discussed in the given text by
answering the questions that follow.
The Khmer Rouge is French for “Red Khmers.”
- This was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea in Cambodia.
- It was formed as a branch of the Vietnam People’s Army from North Vietnam.
- It was the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 by Pol Pot, NuonChea, LengSary, Son Sen, and
Khieu Samphan.
- It was renamed as “Democratic Kampuchea.”
- It joined and allied with North Vietnam, the Viet Cong, and Pathet Lao during the Vietnam War against the
anti-Communist forces.
Source: www.camboidiatribunal.org/history/khmer-rouge-history

Pol Plot was a Cambodian communist revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge from 1963 until 1997.

- He served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (1963 to 1981).
- He became the leader of Cambodia on April 17, 1975, when his forces captured Phnom Penh.
- He served as the prime minister of Democratic Kampuchea (1976 to 1979).
- He forced urban dwellers to relocate to the countryside to work in collective farms and forced labor projects
during his rule.
- He is considered a brutal dictator who forced Cambodians to the Killing Fields.
- He died at the age of 73.
Source: Biography of Pol Plot
http://www.biographies.net/people//en/pol_pot

1. The given text in an example of a ___________.

A. personal narrative B. personal recount C. factual recount D. factual account
2. The biography describes__________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
3. The narrator tells that her life before was _____________________________________
because_______________________________________________________________
and her life changed when_________________________________________________
4. Describe the issues discussed in the given text:
Social:_______________________________________________________________
Moral:________________________________________________________________
Economic: ____________________________________________________________

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 5. Among the tacked issues, I think ___________________________________________.
Task 2. Watch or listen to a local news report. Determine the various social, moral, and
economic issues discussed using the table below.
News Report Title:
Social Moral Economic

Task 3. Listen to the song entitled “Where is the Love?” by Black Eyed Peas and then,
answer the questions inside the box.
above mamma
Where Is the Love? 'Cause people got me, got (Where's the love)
People killin' people dyin' me I think they don't understand
Children hurtin', I hear them Questioning the concept or
cryin' (Where's the love) The meaning of karma
Can you practice what you Yo what's going on with the (Where's the love)
preachin'? world, momma Overseas, yeah they trying to
Would you turn the other (Where's the love) stop terrorism
cheek again? Yo people living like they ain't (Where's the love)
Mama, mama, mama, tell us got no mommas Over here on the streets the
what the hell is goin' on (Where's the love) police shoot
Can't we all just get along? I think they all distracted by The people put the…
Father, father, father help us the drama and
Send some guidance from Attracted to the trauma,

What does the song What is the

mean? purpose of the
song?

Where is
Pick words or lines
the Love? How does the
from the song that music fit the lyrics
show social, economic to the song?
and moral issues.

Task 4. Study the excerpt fromthe article entitledImpact of COVID-19 on People’s Lives by
Raymund De Silva. After reading the text, record the problems and solutions.

As the Philippines enters its 6th week of a social lockdown and shuttered economy
manifestations of political fatigue and cultural toxicity have unfolded among PRRD’s
administration and the people. The idea that a second extension of a lockdown has created
different tendencies within the government officials. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the
Emerging Infectious Disease (IATFEID or IATF) has shown varied but serious concerns on the
economic implication with another extension. The agency is composed of 8 departments which
are principally tasked to confront and manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Task 5. Watch and listen to a Filipino vlogger who is addressing some issues that our country is
facing in the present time. See to it that it has been recommended to you by your teacher or your
guardian

1. What is the title of the vlog? __________________________________________________

2. What issues are addressed in the video? ________________________________________
3. Does the vlog make you aware of something you did not know before? What is it?
_________________________________________________________________________
4. Did the vlogger use appropriate and relevant words in raising the issues? Why?
_________________________________________________________________________
5. Does the video purposeful enough to publicize? Why or Why not? _____________________