LEARNING ACTIVITY WORKSHEETS #3

ENGLISH 7

Name: ________________________Grade & Section:____________Score:______

Date:_______________

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the ideas presented in a podcast
2. Determine the worth of ideas from a listening text using the CORE criteria
3. Infer ideas from the song listened to

Learning Inputs:
Why are listening skills important? Unfortunately, many of us can only listen just long
enough to form our own responses to what is being said, then we stop listening. Why is that?
Because we have all the information we need to share our own opinion. Needless to say,
this isn’t effective listening, not by a long shot. Listening skills are vital in communication.
Deep down one of our greatest pleasures is feeling understood by another person. We can’t
feel truly understood by another person unless we feel they are really listening to us. But
once we feel that they are, it allows us to open up and share what we want to. We can do
this because the sense of someone seriously listening to us makes us trust the other person.

Nowadays almost everybody owns a gadget. The digital age has indeed taken over our
lives one way or another. We use our phones every single day. From a want to a need,
mobile phones have become part of our daily hustle and bustle, and they amazingly make
our grind a lot easier. One of the apps available for use in a mobile phone is the podcast, an
episodic series of spoken word digital audio files that a mobile user can download to his or
her device for easy listening. Some netizens spend time on podcasts which they subscribed
to. With the availability of such material, subscribers and listeners alike can easily access
some audio files. However, not everything that they can get from the audio is worth listening
to. It is a must that listeners know how to determine the worth of the ideas mentioned in the
podcast that they listen to.

Below is a set of criteria that you can use to assess the worth of ideas mentioned by the
speakers from a podcast you can listen to.

“CORE” CRITERIA
Is the idea…
 credible? (research-based, with sources or references)
 objective? (unbiased, specific)
 relevant? (applicable for the context)
 emphatic? (expressive, insistent)

To best remember the criteria used to determine the worth of ideas, use the acronym
C.O.R.E. (credible, objective, relevant, and emphatic).
Learning Activity 1

Instruction: Using the Venn Diagram, write the differences and similarities of listening and
hearing.

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Learning Activity 2

Instructions: Determine whether the situation demonstrates hearing or listening. Write

'hearing' if the situation involves hearing, and 'listening' if it involves listening. Write your
answer in the blank.

___________1. When your alarm clock goes off in the morning, you hear the sound and
wake up.
___________2. In a classroom setting, you listen carefully to your teacher's instructions and
follow them accordingly.
___________3. Engaging in a conversation with a friend, you listen attentively to their
words, and responding appropriately.
___________4. While walking in the park, you hear the birds chirping in the trees.
___________5. Crossing the street, you hear a car honking its horn to alert you.
___________6. Your phone rings, and you hear the ringtone indicating an incoming call.
___________7. During a lecture, you listen attentively to the speaker and take detailed
notes to ensure you understand and remember the information.
___________8. Sitting by the window during a rainstorm, you hear the soothing sound of
raindrops hitting the ground.
___________9. When a friend opens up in you about their problems, you listen with
empathy, offering support and understanding without judgment.
___________10. While attending a cooking class, you carefully listen to the instructor's
directions on how to prepare a dish, ensuring that you follow each step correctly.
Learning Opportunity 1
Directions: Identify the personified criterion described in each number. Write your
answer on the line provided.
1. I am applicable to the context. _____________________________
2. I am unbiased. _____________________________
3. I am based on research. _____________________________
4. I am insistent and expressive. _____________________________
5. I am specific _____________________________
Learning Opportunity 2
Directions: Study the given information about the following Filipino podcasts. Then,
determine the possible ideas offered by the shows.

CREEPSILOG
Hosts Gideon and Glenn talk about horror movies and TV shows, Philippine folklore, and all
things creepy.
Ideas:

THE LINYA-LINYA SHOW

Hosted by writer Ali Sangalang, the Linya-Linya Show is a comedy podcast that's primarily
about the daily life of Filipinos. Ali brings in several guests like stand-up comedian Victor
Anastacio, doctor Gia Sison of Walwal Sesh, and musician Johnoy Danao to tackle an array
of topics: love, friendship, language, travel. It's all very casual and relatable.
Ideas:

ENDSLATE
This Globe Studios podcast is hosted by Globe Studios head
Quark
Henares, Inquirer critic Ramon de Veyra, and producer Mel Lozano-
Alcaraz. Endslate tackles local and foreign films and TV shows.
Ideas:

WALWAL SESH
"Ang podcast para sa lahat ng mga sawi!" Walwal Sesh is hosted by Gia Sison, Renz Argao,
and Vincent Orajay, who all have medical backgrounds. The new show only has three
episodes under its belt so far, covering topics related to mental health. If selfreflection during
your commute is your thing, check out this show.
Ideas:
GEEK PD
Geek PD is another new show wherein hosts Drei, Migs, and Ian dive deep into all things
geek. These, of course, include comic books, action figures, Star Wars, and H.P. Lovecraft.
Ideas:

Learning Opportunity 3
Directions: Listen to one of the podcasts from the list in the previous task. Use the CORE
Criteria in determining the worth of the ideas from your chosen podcast.

TITLE OF PODCAST:

Idea mentioned in podcast

Evaluation of idea (please check if yes)

C O R E

Worth of idea

TITLE OF PODCAST:

Idea mentioned in podcast

Evaluation of idea (please check if yes)

C O R E

Worth of idea

TITLE OF PODCAST:

Idea mentioned in podcast

Evaluation of idea (please check if yes)

C O R E

Worth of idea

Learning Opportunity 4
Directions: Look at the lyrics of the song and do what is being asked. Alternately, you may
also listen to the song in YouTube.

NEVER SAY NEVER

Justin Bieber

See I never thought that I

Could walk through fire
I never thought that I
Could take the burn
I never had the strength
To take it higher
Until I reached the point
Of no return
And there's just no turning back
When your heart's under attack
Gonna give everything I have
It's my destiny
I will never say never
I will fight
I will fight 'til forever
To make it right
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up, pick it up
Pick it up, pick it up, up, up
And never say
never I never
thought I
Could feel this power
 I never thought that I
Could feel this free
I'm strong enough to climb
The highest tower
And I'm fast enough to run
Across the sea
And there's just no turning back
When your heart's under attack
Gonna give everything I have
'Cause this is my destiny

https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/justinbieber/neversaynever.html

Get the main idea from the lyrics that you have listened to. Use at least 1 criterion to justify
your answer.