Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III-Central Luzon
Schools Division Office of Bulacan
Carlos F. Gonzales High School
Maguinao, San Rafael, Bulacan

ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

Employs various communicative

strategies in different situations
(Second Quarter)

ACTIVITY SHEET 1
NAME: _______________________________________________________

TRACK/STRAND and SECTION: _____________________________

DATE OF SUBMISSION: _____________________________________

General Directions: Carefully read the lesson in this booklet. Supply what
is asked in every task. Write your answers in your answer sheet.

CFGHS-OC- __________
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I. OBJECTIVES

A. Content Standards: The learner recognizes that communicative

competence requires understanding of speech context, speech style,
speech act and communicative strategy.

B. Performance Standards: The learner demonstrates effective use of

communicative strategy in a variety of speech situations.

C. MELCs: Employs various communicative strategies in different

situations.

D. Specific Objectives: at the end of this activity sheet discussion, you

are expected to:

1. Give common expressions for each type of communicative

strategy; and

2. Explain the different types of communicative strategy.

II. CONTENT

 Types of Communicative Strategy

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 III. PROCEDURES:
Reflection: A. Preliminary Activities
Pre-Test
1. What is communicative strategy?
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the following items carefully. Encircle the letter of the
correct answer
2. Name the seven communicative strategies?
_____1. This refers to a speaker’s way of bringing a conversation to an end.

a. Repair b. Topic Shifting c. Termination

3. Why communicative strategy is important to know by every individual?
_____2. This strategy refers to a speaker’s way of addressing the problems or
miscommunication in speaking, listening and comprehending that they may
encounter in a conversation.

a. Turn-taking b. Repair c. Topic control

References
_____3. It refers to a speaker’s way of swinging from one topic to another.
Oral Communication Senior High School: Vibal Group Inc. Talayan, Quezon City 2020
a. Topic shifting b. Restriction c. Turn-taking
Luijim S. Jose, Ronaldo R. Larioque: Oral Communication in Context Books Atbp.
Publishing Corp. Mandaluyong City 2017 _____4. This strategy is a speaker’s way of controlling the flow of a conversation
about a certain topic by covering the procedural formality and informality of the
Slideshare.com topic or conversation.

a. Nomination b. Restriction c. Topic control

_____5. This strategy pertains to the process by which people decide who takes
the conversational floor, and timing is very important in this aspect.

a. Topic shifting b. Turn taking c. Nomination

____6. It refers to a speaker’s way of limiting or controlling the flow of a

conversation.

a. Termination b. Repair c. Restriction

____7. It refers to a speaker’s way of choosing something as a topic for

conversation.

a. Repair b. Restriction c. Nomination

____8. There are ____ types of communicative strategy that oral communication
takes.

a. 9 b. 8 c. 7

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(pretest) POST TEST: Read each statement/question carefully. Choose the letter of the
answer and write it on the line before each number.
____9. These are attempts by participants in a communication activity, but
mainly by the speaker to express his or ideas in a way that minimizes a _____1. A speaker carriers out ______ to collaboratively and productively
breakdown in communication. establish a topic.
a. Topic Control b. Nomination c. Repair
a. Communication Functions b. Communicative Strategy c. Speech Acts

___10. Which of these is not a communicative strategy? ____2. It refers to any limitation you may have as a speaker.
a. Restriction b. Termination c. Turn taking
a. Nomination b. Restriction c. Repetition
____3. The primary idea of this communicative strategy is to give all
Reviewing Previous Lesson: communicators a chance to speak.
Last time around the teacher discussed the speech act and these a. Topic Control b. Repair c. Turn taking
are:
Locutionary Act – this is simply the speaking part of the speech act ____4. It covers how procedural formality or informality affects the
development of topic in conversations.
Illocutionary Act – this is the acting part of the speech act- the very done
a. Topic shifting b. Topic Control c. Nomination
action done by saying something

Perlocutionary Act – this is the response to an illocutionary act _____5. It involves moving from one topic to another.
a. Turn taking b. Topic Shifting c. Topic Control
John Seale’s Categories of Illocutionary Acts
____6. It refers to how speakers address the problems in speaking, listening
Assertives- commit to the speaker to the truthfulness of a condition or and comprehending that they may encounter in a conversation.
situation such as when he or she concludes, deduces, or swears that a. Nomination b. Termination c. Repair
something is true.

Directives- are attempts by the speaker to make the listener do something. ____7. It refers to the conversation participants’ close-initiating expressions
This includes when a speaker commands, request and insists that the that end a topic in a conversation.
a. Termination b. Restriction c. Topic Control
listener should do something.

Commissives- commit to the speaker to a future action such as when the
speaker guarantees, swears or promises to do something.
Expressives- show a speaker’s attitude toward a situation. This includes
thanking someone for something or apologizing for a wrong that was
committed.
Declaratives- make something true by saying it (constantive) or make the
speaker do something by saying it (performative)
____8. “Speaking of summer, do you even feel how hot it is outside?” .This
statement is a best example of ____________.
a. Topic Shifting b. Topic Control c. Repair
____9. Which of these statements is not a best example of termination?
a. “That’s it for today’s topic, I’ll see you next week”.
b. “Yup, got it. I’ll meet you there, bye!”
c. “Please hear me out, I need to tell you something.”

(page 4) ____10. Which of these statements is a best example of restriction?

a. “What did you like about today’s activity?”
b. “Is it raining outside?”
c. “How you were able to bring the cat out?”

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Independent Assessment II
Presenting a new lesson
Using the Venn diagram, make and list down phrases showing the similarities
and differences between Nomination and Termination Please find time to watch a short video from YouTube and answer the
following questions:
Independent Activity III
Matching Type: Match the statements in A with the choices in B. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5hMN_XkPQA
A.
___1. “Hey, how are you? I missed you!” a. What are the three ways to improve your communication skills?
b. Among the three ways, which is the most important? Why?
___2. “Best regards to your parents! See you around!” c. Give at least three situations where you can apply these three ways.

___3. “Good to see you. Anyway, I came to visit you because I want to ABSTRACTION (Discussion of the Topic)
personally apologies for what I did yesterday.” NOTE: Use available DepEd Textbooks, READERS, Govt sites, LR Portal …)

___4. “Sorry, I can’t decide right now. I ‘am still focused on my writing Communicative Strategies are attempts by participants in a
assignment. Let’s talk next time, okay?” communication activity, but mainly by the speaker to express his or her
ideas in a way that minimizes a breakdown in communication. There are
___5. “Now it’s your turn to ask questions”. many communication strategies employed by different speakers and even by
listeners. However, only nomination, restriction, turn-taking, topic-
B. control, topic shifting, repair, and termination will be discussed here.
a. Nomination b. Restriction c. Turn-taking d. Topic control These strategies, which can be collectively described as topic management,
e. Topic Shifting f. Repair g. Termination are considered to be very important in ensuring smooth interaction between
speakers and listeners.

Nomination- at the start of s discussion or speech, the topic must be

Independent Assessment III
Write a speech composed of three paragraphs about any topic. You must use
topic nomination, restriction and termination and may include other
communication strategies as well.
Performance Rubric
10- Writer communicated very well by clearly expressing all ideas using all
communicative strategies very effectively.
7 – Writer communicated properly by good expression of most ideas using five
communicative strategies well
5 – Writer poorly communicated; his or her ideas are hard to understand;
checker experienced confusion in trying to employ communicative strategies.
identified or nominated. Nominating a topic allows the listeners or audience
to tune in to topic, recall background information they have about it, and
prepare them to listen to what is to be said about the topic. Good topic
nomination helps prevent communication breakdown. Several forms or
expressions can be used for topic nomination:
Examples
Let’s talk about… / I would like to talk about… / Today I’m going to discuss
about…
Restriction- a speaker must restrict the topic of discussion to make it
specific enough to be manageable. This restriction is determined and limited
by the amount of time given to a speaker. Since the time is limited, the
speaker must make it clear to the audience where he or she restricts the
discussion. A topic must be restricted so that it can be properly discussed
fully, resulting in better communication.

(page 8) Example: In your class, you might be asked by your teacher to brainstorm
about early teenage pregnancy.

Turn-taking- during a discussion involves changing from one speaker to
another in a way that does not disrupt the communication process. In
proper turn taking, speakers must know when to take their turn or allow
others to speak. This means one speaker should not take too much time in
speaking. To do this, participants need to be sensitive to signals that show
when they can speak.
Example: “Go on with your ideas. I’ll let you finish first before I say
something.”
Topic control- means the speaker should focus on the topic without
straying into other discussions. The speaker must not allow any incidental
mention of other topics from taking attention away from what he or she is
talking about. In addition, the speaker must not give extended illustrations
that are too long such that the audience forgets its connection to the topic.
Example: “I believe that all of us have personal struggles to face and I know
that each of us has a race to run.”
Topic shifting- it refers to a speaker’s way of shifting from one topic to
another. The speaker can shift to another topic if he or she is
uncomfortable with the present topic. This should be done without
offending the other participants of the conversation.
In other words, it is where one part of a conversation ends and where
begins.
Example: “What about considering the ideas of our new classmates in
resolving the issues regarding our class project.”
Repair- as a shift in communicative strategy can affect the delivery of a
message and the duration of the interaction. It may bog down
communication, limiting the interaction to just the speaker and the person
who misunderstood the speaker. It may also cause the discussion or speech
to deviate from the flow of speech as intended by the speaker, getting other
listeners to get bored and impatient. However, a good speaker or discussant
can repair the communication in a way that minimizes distraction and
refocuses the discussion on the topic and on proper flow of communication.
Example: “Let me clarify what you have said: you are trying to request for
the
transfer of your accounts from your current peso savings to dollar savings.”
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Termination- any speech or discussion must be terminated properly. Without
doing so, the listeners or participants would be left wondering what happened
to the discussion and will not understand whether the topic was fully
discussed or not. One way to terminate a speech or a discussion is to restate
the main idea of speech in a way that is memorable to the listeners. Another is
to give a summary of the discussion. Sometimes, the speaker uses familiar
forms that signal termination of a speech or discussion.
Example: “That is all for today class, goodbye!”
Independent Activity I
Give at least one common expression for each type of communicative strategy.
Write your answer in a clean sheet of paper.
1. Turn-Taking 3. Restriction 5. Repair
2. Topic control 4. Restriction
Independent Assessment I
Identify the communicative strategy based on the given expressions.
1. “Best regards to your parents” See you around!
2. “I’m sorry, the word should be pronounced as pretty not preti.”
3. “By the way, there’s a new shop opening at the mall.”
4. “Can we all listen to the one who is listening in front of us?”
5. “Does that make sense to you?”
Independent Activity II
Arrange the following jumbled words using the clues
1. NOITANIMRET – they may use positive comments, present valid excuses and
give compliments.
2. NOITCIRTSER- the participants of a communication process should know
the limitation of their conversation.
3. NOITANIMON- this strategy starts up a conversation or open a topic with
people you are talking to.
4. GNIKAT-NRUT- when a speaker is talking in a conversation, the others
should listen carefully to what he/she is saying.
5. RIAPER- the participants may ask the speaker to repeat what he/she has
said if they did not understand his/her message.
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