What I know

1. B
2. D
3. D
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. D
11. D
12. B
13. D
14. C
15. B

What’s In

Activity 1

1. Intimate
2. Casual
3. Formal
4. Consultative
5. Frozen
6. Frozen
7. Casual
8. Frozen
9. Consultative
10. Consultative

Activity 2

I observed that the following conversation is consultative because the tone is casual when using this
style of speech making it informal but more engaging.

Activity 3

1. Maria’s mother will probably give her a fan to use and a towel to wipe her sweat in order to
alleviate the heat that she feels.
2. Yes, I think her tone reeks a little bit of jealousy because her best friend has a more lavish lifestyle
than hers.
3. My realization in the first situation is that speech context is important because it helps people to
process the information faster and to make decisions quicker. Anticipate what the inevitable
 questions are going to be; Answering the question before it is even asked. When you provide
context and provide holistic information by anticipating questions, you’re helping the receiver reach
conclusions easily. In the second situation, my realization is that speech styles really help a lot in
determining the tone of the sender; whether it is positive or negative. In the case of the ‘two best
friends’, hypothetically it was me who wishes that I had the same car as my friend. At first it seems
harmless but underneath the surface, there’s a certain envy that seems a little unsettling.

Activity 4

A.

1. True

2. True

3. Illocutionary

4. Locutionary

5. True

6. True

7.Commissive

8. True

9. True

10. True

B.

11. D

12. C

13.B

14. A

15. D

Activity 5

1. Speech acts are speaker’s utterances which convey meaning and make listeners do specific
things
2. There are three types of Speech acts; namely Locutionary act, Illocutionary act , and
Perlocutionary act.
 3. The five distinct categories of illocutionary acts are Assertive, Directive, Commissive, Expressive,
Declaration.
4.
o Locutionary Act-
 Example: “I warn you to stop smoking”, it constitutes an expressed locutionary
act because its prepositional content predicates a future act (to stop smoking)
of the hearer (you).
o Illocutionary Act-
 Example: ”I’ll see you later.” We could find three different assumptions of its
meaning.
i. (I predict that) I’ll see you later => a prediction
ii. (I promise you that) I’ll see you later => a promise
iii. (I warn you that) I’ll see you later => a warning
o Perlocutionary Act-
 Example: “By the way, I have a CD of BTS’ new album, would you like to borrow
it?”, it’s intended perlocutionary effect is to impress the listener, to show a
friendly attitude, or to encourage an interest in a particular type of music.

5. I think it is very important to know the speaker’s intention and attitude being expressed
because it can help avoid misunderstandings or miscommunication that results to
unresolvable conflict. It is the listener’s perception of the speaker’s intention that
determines if the communication will be successful, Aristotle called it ‘ethos’. For example,
“Does the speaker seem sincere?”. “Do they appreciate the problem we are experience?”
“Are they one of us” “Should we accept what is being said?”

Activity 6

1. Your classmate got the highest score in MSU Entrance Examination

After a busy day in school, the announcement of the results of the MSU Entrance
Examination commenced. I saw that my classmate had the highest score, so I went and
talked to him.

Me: Congratulations, John, you got the highest score.

(John glances in my direction and instantly smiled)

John: Why, thank you, Jake, you got in as well. Congratulations to you too.

Me: Thank you, but it’s not as impressive as yours. You got the top spot!
 (Both laughed awkwardly, and their conversation was cut short due to the ringing of the
school bell)

2. You were confronted by your mother for staying at your friend’s house every night

It was a typical Saturday morning, except it wasn't because my mother's loud voice
confronted me.

Mom: Jake! Why are you always staying at your friend's house? Don't you have your
own? Do you want to live there permanently?

Me: Mom, calm down, please, it's just this week please hear me out

(It was evident on my mom's face that she was pretty angry, but she gave me a slight
nod as an indication for me to continue)

Me: We have this research paper that we need to pass on Friday next week. We don't
want to cram it because it'll kill us. I'm sorry I didn't properly ask for permission. It won't
happen again, I promised.

(My mom's face transitioned into a sympathetic expression and then placed her right
hand on my shoulder)

Mom: Son, I understand that. I was once a student as well. But next time, inform me
properly so we won't have misunderstandings, okay?

Me: Okay, mom

3. You showed the action research that you made and asked for your groupmates’
approval, but you think it needs revision and do not like it

I showed the laptop which contains the action research paper)

Kristin: I think it’s fine
Mason: I agree with Kristin. The paper looks good. We’ll get a high mark from professor
Diaz.
(My mouth curved into a frown)
Jake: I don’t know, I’m not satisfied with it. I’m still skeptical about the other parts.
John: I agree with Jake. Th still needs a bit of revision. No need to worry; I’ll handle it.
(I let out a sigh of relief)
Jake: Thanks, John, don’t worry, I don’t think there’s a lot to revise. I’m sorry.
Mason: Don’t worry, Jake, Kristin, and I will help John thanks for doing the part
Kristin: Yes, you were a tremendous help
 Assessment
A.
1. LOCUTIONARY
2. PERLOCUTIONARY
3. ILLOCUTIONARY

B.

4. ASSERTIVE

5. DIRECTIVE

6. COMMISSIVE

7. EXPRESSSIVE

8. DECLARATION

9. ASSERTIVE

10. ASSERTIVE

11. ASSERTIVE

12. DECLARATION

13. EXPRESSIVE

14. DIRECTIVE

15. COMMISSIVE

C.

1. Locutionary Act - a locutionary act is the act of making a meaningful utterance, a stretch of spoken
language that is preceded by silence and followed by silence or a change of speaker

2. Illocutionary Act - an illocutionary act refers to the use of a sentence to express an attitude with a
certain function or "force," called an illocutionary force, which differs from locutionary acts in that they
carry a certain urgency and appeal to the meaning and direction of the speaker.

3. Perlocutionary Act - a perlocutionary act is an action or state of mind brought about by, or as a
consequence of, saying something.

Additional Activities:

Record this monologue and pass it to sir Tado’s messenger

2. “The big city is not a safe place for young people like.” (Said by your parents when you told them you
want to study in a prestigious university at the heart of the city.

Jake: Mom, Dad. Would you please give me a chance to prove to you that I can be independent? Yes,
the big city is not for young people, but I’m not young anymore, I’m almost 18. For 17 years, you have
raised me to become the person that I am today. When I was a small child, around four years old, I
developed a kind of idea of who I wanted to be when I grew up. I had this vision of a faceless personality
who sort of just ran around doing stuff. As I got older, this transparent black and white picture of a
person came together. I didn’t think a lot about specifics: what I would do for money, where I would
live, I just had this image of an older, more relaxed, friendlier version of myself. Being in UP Diliman is
part of the process to achieve my dream, please. I’m ready to leave the nest and fly high. I want to repay
all of the things you have done for me. Just give me a chance.