Grade Four English Lesson one week 1 MELC based

MELC based lesson in English 4 Quarter 1 Week 1

1. English 4- Week 1 Recognize the parts of a simple paragraph.

2. Look at the picture. Have you seen this before? Can you name what is in the picture?

3. Read and Learn Read the short paragraph below. The bamboo has many uses. Whole bamboo is used for posts roofs, walls and floors of houses. Different kinds of fish traps used in fishing are made of bamboo. The farmer uses the bamboo as a fence for his garden and farm. Bamboo is a very important plant that useful to humans.

4. Answer the following questions.

5. Let’s Study! Let’s us discuss thoroughly the meaning of paragraph and its parts. What is paragraph? A paragraph is made up of sentences that focus on single idea. Read again the first line of the paragraph The bamboo has many uses. This is the topic sentence in a paragraph that gives the reader insight or idea into what is all about.

6. Most of the sentences in a paragraph are considered supporting sentences. What are supporting sentences? -Whole bamboo is used for posts roofs, walls and floors of houses. -Different kinds of fish traps used in fishing are made of bamboo. -The farmer uses the bamboo as a fence for his garden and farm Supporting sentences make up the body of a paragraph. It expands the topic sentences in detail to develop the idea presented on it. The number of sentences vary.

7. What is the connection of the last sentence to the topic sentence? Bamboo is a very important plant that useful to humans. This the concluding sentence marks the end of the paragraph and it summarizes or raises the key point of the paragraph. To recognize a paragraph you have to consider all of its parts.

8. Let”s Try! Identify the topic sentence of the given details. Choose your answer in the box. Plants grow everywhere. Some grow in the pond. Some grow in the ground. Others grow in rocky soil. Plants have many uses. Plants grown in different places.

9. 2. Maria plants different kinds of seeds. She plants guava, mango and papaya. After a few days, a bay plant grows. It has a stem and small leaves Plants grow from seeds. Maria has plenty of seeds

10. 3. Birds fly with their wings. Fish swim with their fins. Dogs and cats walk with their feet. Animals move in different ways. They have different body parts.

11. 4. Dog help blind people find their way. Dog help the policeman solve a crime. Dog alarm the house owners when there are strangers around Dogs help people in lot ways. Dog is a small animal.

12. 5. Jerry had picnic in the farm. He helped his farther harvesting fruits. Jerry’s family enjoyed feeding animals in the farm. Jerry vacation in the farm is perfect. Jerry enjoyed his first day in school.

13. Let’s Read

14. Give the correct answer on the parts of the paragraph.

15. Let’s Apply! Read and answer the questions carefully. 1. What are the parts of the paragraph? 2. What part of the paragraph introduces the main idea? 3. What part of paragraph includes sentences that support the topic sentence? 3. What part of summarize or key point of the paragraph?

16. Let’s Answer ! Read the following paragraph. Answer the following questions. Deforestation is cutting down trees in a large number. We leave breathe because of oxygen and that comes to trees. Lacking trees could make the air polluted and people will suffer a lot because of it. Deforestation causes lots of natural calamities. We need to stop deforestation and need to plant more and more trees. What is the topic sentence? What are the supporting sentence? What is the concluding sentence?

17. Firefighters have a serious duty to do. They are always preparing with their suit and tools. Whenever they get a call from the affected place, they reach them as quickly as possible. Depending on the situation they try to help people as much as possible. I love firefighters a lot and their job deserves lots of respect.   What is the topic sentence? What are the supporting sentence? What is the concluding sentence?