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English
Quarter 2, Week 3
Give the Appropriate Communicative Styles for
Various Situations

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

 CALAMBA NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
DBAN, Calamba Misamis Occidental
Learning Activity Sheet 3

English – Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Second Quarter – Week 3: Give the appropriate communicative styles for various
situations
First Edition, 2020

QUARTER 2 Name:______________________________Section:_________Score: _______

Week 3 Teacher: ___________________________
Type of Activity:
Concept Notes Individual Formative Others
Laboratory Pair/Group Summative

General Instructions:
1. Read the directions carefully before doing each task.
2. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks.
3. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
4. Please keep your outputs neat and clean at all times.
5. If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks, do not hesitate to
consult your teacher or facilitator in your group chat or you may contact him/her
through mobile phone.

After working on these worksheets, you will be able to give the appropriate
communicative styles for various situations specifically, you will be able to:
1) familiarize types of language registers;
2) differentiate between formal and informal conversation; and
3) provide the appropriate communicative styles in different situations through
script writing.
Five Speech Style
Language register is the degree of formality in a language. It differs with whom
you are talking to and the situation you are in. Martin Joos (1967), an American linguist
and a German professor, identified five speech styles. These are intimate, casual,
consultative, formal, and frozen.

1. Intimate ‒ This communication style is used mostly

by close family members or individuals, such as
husband and wife, parent and child, lovers, and
siblings. So, it is private in nature with the high
occurrence of non-verbal communication. The
language used in this style is not appropriate in
public and professional gathering.

As portrayed by the picture, the couple does not

need a lot of words to express their intention for
one another. Their conversation usually involves the
use of intimate words or vocabularies. Honey,
sweetie, darling, sweetheart, and babe are most
commonly used. Same words can also be used to
address a special person. For example, a child wakes
up early in the morning and is greeted by his mother.
The greeting would most likely be good morning my
dear, sweetie or darling.
2. Casual ‒ This is the register that is commonly
used by friends, peers, close acquaintances, co-
workers or colleagues. It is very informal that
vocabularies used in conversation must not be
adapted in formal situations. Colloquial terms,
contractions, slang, jargon, and even vernacular
language are mostly observed. To name a few,
words like bestie, bff, chill, cheesy, cool, and
acronyms like FYI (For Your Information), LOL
(Laugh Out Loud), OMG (Oh My God), and
expressions such as: Are you kidding me? What’s
up? I’m kinda… See ya! are normally used.
 3. Consultative ‒ The language used in
this style is standard. It means that words
and expressions are mutually acceptable by
persons involved. This is also the speech
style one uses when consulting an expert.
So, basically, it is a two-way communication.
Examples of this situation are the
conversation between doctor and patient,
lawyer and client, manager and
subordinate, coach and player, and teacher
and student, and so forth.
If you were the patient in this picture, how would you speak with your doctor?
Would you say this, “I need you to check on my chest; I can hardly breathe.” Doesn’t it
sound demanding, uncourteous or impolite? You must always remember that the tone
of such conversation is respectful. Thus, you must not forget to use courtesy titles like
“doctor or Dr. Marquez”, “Mr., or Mr. Tan” or “Mrs. or Mrs. Reyes”. Madam, ma’am and
sir may be used to address when speaking to strangers.

4. Formal ‒ If the consultative register is

a two-way communication, this style is one-
way in nature. The speaker must not be
interrupted. It also follows a commonly
accepted format where complete
sentences are required, and the use of
slang and contraction are prohibited. This
style is used in school, workplace, court
hearing, and business setting. Examples
of this include speeches, homilies,
announcements, business presentations,
legal pronouncements, teacher’s
discussion on a certain topic, and the like.
For instance, in a business meeting as shown by the picture above, the female
presenter speaks uninterruptedly while her colleagues listen attentively and wait for
her speech to end before asking questions. That is how formal the situation is, and
that is why everyone involved in gathering must act professionally.
 5. Frozen ‒ This is the most formal style
of communication. It is also known as static
because the language used is intended to
be frozen o r u n c h a n g e d . This
c o m m u n i c a t i v e style does not require
feedback from the audience. It is usually
observed in a very formal and respectful
setting like a couple’s exchange of vows in
a wedding ceremony or reciting a pledge to
the Alma Mater during graduation exercises.
Other examples are constitution, laws,
prayers, anthems, biblical verses, and so
forth.
As shown in the picture above, a
woman performs the pledge of allegiance to
the Philippine flag. This further shows that the
language is often learned by repetition.

ACTIVITY 1: TALK TO ME

A. Instructions: Study carefully the dialogues below. Then, tell whether they are
formal or informal. If it is formal, then write F in the box corresponding each
number and informal INF if informal.

1. “I am wondering if I may use your bike.”

2. “Hey buddy, want a ride?

3. “Give me your wallet, will you?

4. “May I speak with the principal, please?

5. “I’m kinda bored and sleepy right now dud.”

6. “Goodbye everyone and have a good day!”

7. “Cool, see ya later!

8. “Excuse me, could you tell me where the guidance office is?”

9. “Nope, that isn’t the right way!”

10. “I appreciate your help. Thank you very much!

B. Instructions: Determine the appropriate communicative style of each dialogue
below. Write Frozen, Formal, Consultative, Casual or Intimate in the box.
1. “Good morning Sir Cabural, how are you doing today?”

2. “Lord, I thank you for this wonderful day You have given us.”

3. “That was great honey! I’m so proud of you!”

4. “Have you seen my wallet, buddy? I dunno!”

5. “Thank you so much for coming. Your presence is highly appreciated

ACTIVITY 2:
Instructions: Write a short conversation depicting different language registers in
various situations. Follow the guide in each number. Write it in the box.

1. Intimate ‒ can be a dialogue between a mother and a youngest child, or

between girlfriend and boyfriend

2. Casual ‒ a conversation between close friends

 2. Consultative – can be a conversation between a guidance counselor and a
student.

3. Formal – think of an emcee introducing the valedictorian for his

graduation speech. Keep the speech short and simple.

ACTIVITY 3: SCRIPTWRITING
Instructions: Think of your best friend and the funniest experience you both
shared. Create a script of that story. Remember to be casual. Write this on a
separate paper.

WRITING RUBRIC

Criteria 1 2 3 4
There are more
The final draft has There are three There are no
than five
more than ten to five grammar, grammar,
grammar,
grammar, capitalization, capitalization,
capitalization,
Conventions capitalization,
spelling, or
spelling, or spelling, or
spelling, and punctuation punctuation
punctuation
punctuation errors. errors in the final errors in the final
errors in the final
kl1draft. draft.
draft.
The story is very
The plot is pretty
well organized.
The plot is a little well organized.
Ideas and scenes One idea or
hard to follow. One idea or
seem to be scene follows
Clarity randomly
The transitions are scene may seem
another in a
sometimes not out of place.
arranged. logical sequence
clear. Clear transitions
with clear
are used.
transitions.
One or two lines
No line is evident Some lines are The lines are
are evident of
of the evident of the evident of the
the
Dialogue characteristics of
characteristics of
characteristics of characteristics of
the language the language the language
the language
register assigned. register assigned. register assigned.
register assigned.
 Congratulations! You have successfully completed Quarter 2 - Week 3.

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