Module 12: Gusto/Ayaw
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written by Precious Arao, Amy Peria, and Ces Jocson

Background

​In this lesson, students will be introduced to different purposes and ways to express likes and dislikes. Afterwards, they will be shown  how to formulate questions with Gusto and Ayaw.

Motivating Activity

Recipe Book Review. This part of the module introduces the students to the concept of expressing likes and dislikes. In this section, they will be encouraged to initially use their first languages  to express themselves. Then, they will be introduced to ways of expressing this in Filipino.
  • Go over the recipe book that was created by the class from Module 11.
  • Ask the students if they have tried the food before or if it looked familiar to them. Go through the recipes one by one and ask them if it looks like something they would like to try or not. Have students respond with a thumbs up or down or a smiley face or not. Then ask what they like and don’t like about it.
  • Tell students today they will learn how to express “gusto” or “ayaw”. ​

Processing Activity

This is an introduction to the grammatical structure of a Gusto/Ayaw sentence. The following steps will also introduce the students to different ways gusto and ayaw are  used which include: liking a person, liking a general object/idea, and expressing a want. 
  • Introduce the following vocabulary
  • Gusto →  like, want
  • Ayaw →  dislike, does not want
  • Magkano →  How much (cost)  use numbers to answer
  • Ulam → dish (usually paired with rice)
  • Bayad →  payment
  • Piso →  Philippine currency (isang piso = one peso)
  • Gusto vs. Ayaw
    • Explain Gusto and Ayaw as pseudo verbs that do not need subject noun markers
  • Show the students the basic structure of using Gusto/Ayaw when expressing liking a person.
  • ​First Person
    • Gusto/Ayaw ko si . . .  Darna
      • I like/don’t like . . . Darna
    • Gusto/Ayaw kita
      • I like/don’t like you
    • Gusto/Ayaw ko siya
      • I like/don’t like him/her 
    • Gusto/Ayaw ko sila
      • I like/don’t like them
  • Second Person
    • Gusto/Ayaw mo si . . .  Darna
      • You like/don’t like . . . Darna
    • Gusto/Ayaw mo ako
      • You like/don’t like me
    • Gusto/Ayaw mo siya
      • You like/don’t like him/her
    • Gusto/Ayaw mo sila
      • You like/don’t like them
  • Third Person
    • Gusto/Ayaw niya si… Darna
      • He/She likes/doesn’t like . . . Darna
    • Gusto/Ayaw ka niya
      • He/She likes/doesn’t like you
    • Gusto/Ayaw niya siya
      • He/She likes/doesn’t like him/her​
    • Gusto/Ayaw niya sila
      • He/she likes/doesn’t like them
  • Open a “tinder powerpoint” with famous people and ask them whether they like or don’t like the picture.​
  • Show the students the basic sentence structure for using Gusto/Ayaw when expressing a want. Go over the recipe book again and asks students to reach to the recipe entries with “Gusto ko ng ______ or Ayaw ko ng _______”
  • From the Recipe Book homework, assign the students into pairs and send them to break out rooms. They can go through the recipe book together and use the template for the first person to tell each other the dishes they don’t like.
    • For example: Gusto ko ng sisig, ayaw ko ng durian 
  • After the breakout room activity,each student takes turns sharing what their partner likes and doesn’t like. This time they will use the third person.
    • For example: Gusto ni Tristan ang pagkain sa Mindanao. Gusto niya ng dinardaraan, ayaw niya ng kinilaw. ​

Culminating Activity

  • Constructing questions with Gusto/Ayaw and responses to them
  • Divide students into groups and ask them to plan a “boodle fight” or “salu-salo”
    • They will take turns asking each other what they want to include in the boodle fight. Encourage them to go to a supermarket store website like Seafood City or SM Supermarket and add items to the cart as they go. 
    • For example:
      • Gusto ko ng Tilapia at ayaw ko ng Pompano.

Supplemental/Enrichment Activity

  • Watch the following video about Plato’s the Republic. 
  • At around 6:40, it mentions that Plato believes strongly in the power of the written word to influence behavior. However, in spite of this, he still supported the ban of poets. This was only one of his many recommendations for an ideal state.
  • What do you like or not like about Plato’s concept of an ideal state? Use the gusto and ayaw models you learned in this module to express your opinions on what an ideal state or society should look like. 
    • Gusto ko ang _________
      • E.g Gusto ko ang idea ng complete equality of the sexes
    • Ayoko ng ________
      • Ayoko ng pagbabawal ng mga libro at censorship ng musika.
  • If you were to build a new republic, what things would you like to include in your society? What things would you not like to include? You can use English if you do not know the terms in Filipino, or you may look them up using a dictionary.
    • Gusto ko ng justice sa law. / Gusto ko ng katarungan sa batas.
    • Ayaw ko ng traffic.
    • Gusto ko ng pagkakapantay ng kababaihan at kalalakihan.