HOOK AND TOOK 1 ACTIVITIES

A homework presented to
DR. ROHAIDA DEROGONGAN
Faculty of Department of English
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Mindanao State University

In partial fulfillment of the

Requirements in
GEC102
Purposive Communication
Second Semester, A.Y 2021-2022

SITTIE ANNIA C. CAIRODING

24 February 2022
HOOK

1. Who was the sender? What was his message/s?

The sender of the message is Ms. Condoleezza Rice. The content and purpose of
her message were to inform and give a report regarding the new leader of China. The
specific message that she wants to convey is that "Hu is the new leader of China," which
can sometimes be misinterpreted as "Who is the new leader of China?" if delivered in an
interrogative way. Another message, more likely a response that she wanted to convey,
was "Yes, Sir." but misinterpreted as "Yassir," and "Kofi," which was a person’s name
but misinterpreted as "Coffee."

2. Who was the receiver? Did the receiver interpret the message/s of the sender?

The receiver of the message conveyed is Mr. President. Due to some unprocessed
words involved in the message, he was unable to properly interpret the message that
came from the sender. Instead of "Hu," his interpretation turned into "who." Same with
"Yes, Sir." He interpreted it as "Yassir" and "Kofi" as "Coffee." The message was not
received properly by the receiver based on his response. It was not effectively
communicated, resulting in misunderstandings by both participants in the conversation.

3. What was the medium used? Was it effective in conveying the message/s?

The message was delivered in a verbal manner. It was said face-to-face. The use
of a face-to-face setting has the highest possibility of conveying messages effectively.
However, based on the video, in the situation, the medium was not very effectively used
to convey the message due to some errors and circumstances, mainly in the receiver’s
interpretation.

TOOK 1
Positive Effects:

1) It makes it possible for everyone to develop a peaceful community which can be safer
for everyone whilst the differences in language and culture.
2) Awareness of other cultures and the sensitivity of using words when communicating
with other people.
3) Easiness in understanding others' opinions.
4) New alliances are being formed, and it is becoming easier to interact with others.
5) Creation of new opportunities for everyone.

Negative Effects:

1) Due to an inability to understand the complexity of another’s culture, not everyone

can participate and operate in national or local business.
2) It can cause bullying against each other’s language and culture.
3) It can lead to too much leaking of information.
4) Creation of complexity and confusion in the formation of new speeches and words.
5) Forgetting one’s own culture and language due to overindulging in others’ culture and
language.