DIRECTION: Read the excerpt from Carmen Guerrero—Nakpil's "Jeepney"— A Product of Filipinos Ingenuity." Then, pick out facts and opinions you can find about the Jeepney stated in the article, Write them in their proper column.
FACT OPINION
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ARTICLE:
"JEEPNEY— A PRODUCT OF FILIPINO INGENUITY (EXCERPT) CARMEN GUERRERO-NAKPIL"
If one were looking for a symbol of post-war philippines, one could do no better than the jeepney, which is an abundant and past persistent as post-war mosquitoes, and as much as a creature of improvisation¹ as the post-war Filipino.
the jeepney, unique in the world, is a tiny bus built by superimposing a shop- made body on an army jeep. it holds, in addition to it's driver's, from six to ten passengers and the most esoteric² decorating job on wheels, it's body just out way behind the original chassis and when fully loaded its rear list dangerously close to the asphalt. it looks just a crowded when its carrying four as when it is carryings twelve people — as often does when business is good.
A jeepney is hardly without its painted signs. Beneath the windshield, the lettering may read DIVISORIA-MAHAL KO-PASIG I or MANILA and SUBURBS-HEART and SOUL. At the side is inscribed the name of the operator and an imaginative estimate of the passenger capacity. On the steps are more letters: a flirtatious kiss me not or a severe KEEP DISTANCE. Jeepney signs are extremely responsive to fad and fashion, they are allusive³, inspirational or romantic, being taken from movie titles, the name of show girls and actresses or slogans. they undoubtedly add piquancy⁴ to the traffic problem.
the jeepney's prompted interior has undergone an even more complete transformation. above the cracked and dusty windshields, there is usually a strip of mirror, ornamented in the VENETIAN STYLE, which enable it's driver- conductor to keep an eye on the passengers who have not paid their fares. a central place on its reserved for an ikon or print of " OUR LADY OF PERLETUAL HELP" or " ST. ANTHONY," with a bunch of dusty paper flowers or a off sampaguitas paying tribute to the operator's favorite devotion. anyone who has taken a ride in a jeepney will realize how necessary is to explore the intercession of the saints, the jeepney's ikon is a traditional as the chapel where bullfighters kneel before the courting death. Having made his obeisance to the Divinity, the jeepney driver proceeds to be as bravo as a matador.
Improvisation: made up or created without preparation.
Esoteric: difficult to understand; secret
Allusive: root word allusion, which meant to refer to.
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WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
Activity 4: Beep for Jeep!
DIRECTION: Read the excerpt from Carmen Guerrero—Nakpil's "Jeepney"— A Product of Filipinos Ingenuity." Then, pick out facts and opinions you can find about the Jeepney stated in the article, Write them in their proper column.
FACT OPINION
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
ARTICLE:
"JEEPNEY— A PRODUCT OF FILIPINO INGENUITY (EXCERPT) CARMEN GUERRERO-NAKPIL"
If one were looking for a symbol of post-war philippines, one could do no better than the jeepney, which is an abundant and past persistent as post-war mosquitoes, and as much as a creature of improvisation¹ as the post-war Filipino.
the jeepney, unique in the world, is a tiny bus built by superimposing a shop- made body on an army jeep. it holds, in addition to it's driver's, from six to ten passengers and the most esoteric² decorating job on wheels, it's body just out way behind the original chassis and when fully loaded its rear list dangerously close to the asphalt. it looks just a crowded when its carrying four as when it is carryings twelve people — as often does when business is good.
A jeepney is hardly without its painted signs. Beneath the windshield, the lettering may read DIVISORIA-MAHAL KO-PASIG I or MANILA and SUBURBS-HEART and SOUL. At the side is inscribed the name of the operator and an imaginative estimate of the passenger capacity. On the steps are more letters: a flirtatious kiss me not or a severe KEEP DISTANCE. Jeepney signs are extremely responsive to fad and fashion, they are allusive³, inspirational or romantic, being taken from movie titles, the name of show girls and actresses or slogans. they undoubtedly add piquancy⁴ to the traffic problem.
the jeepney's prompted interior has undergone an even more complete transformation. above the cracked and dusty windshields, there is usually a strip of mirror, ornamented in the VENETIAN STYLE, which enable it's driver- conductor to keep an eye on the passengers who have not paid their fares. a central place on its reserved for an ikon or print of " OUR LADY OF PERLETUAL HELP" or " ST. ANTHONY," with a bunch of dusty paper flowers or a off sampaguitas paying tribute to the operator's favorite devotion. anyone who has taken a ride in a jeepney will realize how necessary is to explore the intercession of the saints, the jeepney's ikon is a traditional as the chapel where bullfighters kneel before the courting death. Having made his obeisance to the Divinity, the jeepney driver proceeds to be as bravo as a matador.
Improvisation: made up or created without preparation.
Esoteric: difficult to understand; secret
Allusive: root word allusion, which meant to refer to.
Piquancy: stimulation; spiciness.
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