Module 22: Body Parts (Ang Katawan) and Giving Reasons

written by Amy C. Peria & Precious Arao

Background

This module is designed for high school students. However, it can be modified to teach college/university students.

This module covers the body parts in Tagalog and giving reasons. The activities in this lesson will assist students in memorizing the body parts and enable them to answer “Kumusta ka?” beyond “Ok naman ako!” (I’m ok!).

​The cumulative activity will teach them how to say what they are feeling physically and explain why.

Motivating Activity

1. Ask students if they know the song Sampung mga Daliri and Paa Tuhod.
2. Instruct students to take notes of the body parts in Tagalog.
3. Play the video/songs for them.
      a.  Sampung mga Daliri
      b. Paa Tuhod
4. Go through the list of body parts with students.
Fingers
Hands
Feet
Ears
Eyes
Nose
Teeth
Tongue
Knee       
Shoulder  
Head        
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Processing Activity

  1.  Show the following photos to the students to introduce the body parts.
​       The labels in the photo can be removed and used later to quiz the students to determine how much they have retained.
2. Introduce health related vocabulary to the students and pronounce the words with them to help them with proper pronunciation.​
Adjectives:

masakit
matamlay
makati
namamaga


painful
sluggish/lethargic
itchy
itchy
  Verbs: 
3. Introduce the sentence order to the students for when they need to explain their health or describe how they are feeling. 
Suggested script:
Someone might ask you, “Kamusta ka?” and you actually want to tell them how you are feeling instead of the usual “Ok naman ako.”
Or if you are at the clinic/hospital/nurse’s office, what if you have a headache or have a cut and need to tell someone?
You can say it in this order: 
Adjective + ang body part + ko + kasi / dahil + reason

Students may either use kasi or dahil. Both mean “because.” “
​Kasi” is more commonly used in everyday spoken language, while “dahil” is often used in formal situations or written forms.
For example: ​
Masakit ang ulo ko kasi

​nauntog ako sa mesa.
nadulas ako sa                         .
nadapa ako sa                         .
siniko ako ni person’s name                .
nadulas ako sa                         .
nahulog ako sa                         .
nasugatan ako sa                         .
sinipa ako ni person’s name / sa             . 
may sipon ako.
may lagnat ako.
In addition, they can also add a time expression at the end of the sentence.

Examples: 
Masakit ang paa ko kasi nadapa ako sa kuwarto ko kahapon.

Masakit ang tuhod ko kasi nahulog ako sa kotse noong Lunes.
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Namamaga ang mata ko kasi sinipa ako ni Jose kaninang tanghali.


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kahapon
kagabi
noong + day
noong isang araw
noong isang linggo
kaninang umaga
kaninang tanghali
kaninang hapon
kaninang + time



​yesterday
last night
ex. noong Lunes
on the previous day
on the previous week
earlier this morning
earlier this afternoon
earlier this evening
ex. kaninang alas otso sa umaga 
(earlier at 8 am)

Culminating Activity

1. Have students pair up. They will be working on creating a role play together.
2. Explain the requirements to the students.

In pairs, do a short skit/role playing of your doctor’s visit. One will be the doctor, the other will be the patient.

Context:  You went to the doctor due to an illness/injury/pain in your body. The doctor asks you “Ano ang masakit?” (what hurts), and you must reply which body part is affected, “Ano ang nangyari?” (what happened), “Kailan ito nangyari?” (when it happened), and “Gaano kasakit?” (degree of pain: konti, medyo, sobra, masakit na masakit).

konti = a little
medyo = a little (more than konti)
sobra = hurts a lot
masakit na masakit = hurts very much
​Requirements:  
(1)  Greeting - Magandang __________ po.

(2)  Who are you? - Ako po si ________________.

(3)  State illness/injury/ pain in body - Masakit po ang _____________ ko

(4)  What happened?  (use past tense or present tense: may lagnat, nauntog) - kasi ___________

(5)  When it happened? - time expressions
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(6)  How much does it hurt? - konti, medyo, sobra, masakit na masakit



(7) Expressing gratitude - (Maraming salamat)

Enrichment Activity

Divide students into three groups. Have each group name as many body parts of our tarsier friend in Tagalog.

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