Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V-Bicol
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF ALBAY

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH-9

Worksheet No. 8 Quarter 1

Learner’s Name : ____________________________________________________

Grade level/ Section: ___________________________________________________
Date :____________________________________________________

Frozen and Intimate Communicative Style

I. LEARNING SKILLS
A. Most Essentials Learning Competency
Q1. Employ the appropriate communicative styles for various situations.
(Intimate, Frozen)

B. Objectives:
1. Define Communication
2. Identify and Differentiate Frozen and Intimate Communicative Style
3. Apply the significance of Frozen and Intimate styles by understanding
its use and outstanding characteristics.

II. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT

Communication is part of our daily activities. To achieve our goals, we need
to employ appropriate communication style . In the previous lesson, you have
learned some type of communicative styles for various situations. After
learning much about the formal communicative style, in particular, the formal
essay and its specific qualities / characteristics, you will now go to another
formal style which is the frozen communicative style. Moreover, you will be
 oriented on another form of communicative style which is intimate
communications style.

VOCABULARY LIST
1. Communication (n) – a process by which information is exchanged between
individuals through a common system and symbols, sign or behaviour
2. Frozen Style - the most formal style of communication wherein the audience is
not allowed to raise questions to the speaker; it is a style of communication that
almost never changes. It has a fixed static language and uses long sentences
with good command of grammar.
3. Intimate – a casual type of speech that happens between close family
members, friends and couples.

Let us now study more closely the Frozen /intimate speech communication style.

Frozen Style

This is a style for declamation and for print. The listener or reader is not allowed to
question the speaker (or writer).
✓ Its extreme, impersonal style is clearly planned and marked by social
distance, which may probably cause sociocultural differences between
speaker (or writer) and listener (or reader).
✓ This style is more characteristic of writing than speech, reserved for the
most formal occasion when spoken, and then read.
✓ The writing reflects the efforts of revision. It is here that some items like
careful development of thought, logical planning, attention to stylistic
features, word appropriateness, rules of usage, and so come into full play.
✓ The style invites the reader to enter into a personal experience of creative
discovery, such as literary texts, like poetry, which he may memorize,
replay, and re-feel, and to find more profound values and meanings with
each repetition, transforming the texts into a frozen one (Broderick, 1976).
✓ As the most highly formal style, it uses the most complex grammatical
sentence structure and vocabulary known only to experts in a particular
field.
Source: https://www.slideshare.net/clairerequinaaraniego/types-of-speech-style

Joos (1967) in Chaer (2004:70) explains frozen style as a speech style that is
usually used in very formal situation. The characteristic of pronunciation is monotone.
It is called “frozen” because it already has a pattern and cannot be changed. In
written language, frozen style can be found in historical documents.

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 Frozen style has a long sentence than the others. The utterance of this style must
be accepted seriously by the hearer. Examples of this kind can be found in declamation
of King to the people, in the church or ceremony.
Frozen style is more elaborated than the other style. It is structured and planned.
Example of this style:
“In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every
household of my peoples, both at home and overseas this message spoken with
the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if I were able to cross your
threshold and speak to you myself.”
Source: http://repo.iain-tulungagung.ac.id/643/2/Main%20Part.pdf

Frozen style includes statutes, briefs, and appellate opinions, documents as

insurance policies, contracts, leases, and wills. So rigidly constrained is the style that it
can be considered reflective, it means that documents written in this style admit virtually
no leeway in the range of their expression, no deviation from preset norms.
Frozen speech style is usually used in formal settings. It is the most formal style of
communication wherein the audience is not allowed to raise questions to the speaker. It
is a style of communication that almost never changes. It has a fixed and static language
and uses long sentences with good command of grammar.

Example of Frozen Speech Styles

The Preamble of the Constitution
School Creeds
Marriage Ceremonies
National Pledge
National Anthem
Speech for a State Ceremony
Motto
Judicial Sentencing
Contracts
Wills

Intimate
✓ This speech style is for very close relationships like couples, family, and
best friends. It is also used for self-addressed questions or self-talk, etc.

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 Intimate speech is used in conversation between people who are very close
and know each other quite well because they have the maximum of shared
background information.
✓ It is a style among intimate members of the family or friends that do not
need a complete language with clear articulation. It is enough to use short
utterances. Another characteristic of this style is grammar unnecessarily
used here, because it can bring disorder to this intimate style.
Source: https://www.elcomblus.com/speech-styles-definition-types-and-examples/

III. ACTIVITIES

A. PRACTICE TASKS
Practice Task 1: Yes Or No
Read the following statements. Write YES if the statement aptly describes Frozen
Speech Style / Intimate Speech Style. Write NO if it does not.

1.Frozen Speech Style is usually used in formal setting. ___________

2. It is called “frozen” because it already has a pattern that can be changed. ________
3. Intimate speech, it is a style among intimate member of family or friends that do not
need complete language with clear articulation. ______________
4. In frozen speech style, the audience is not allowed to raise questions to the
speaker. ____________.
5. It is enough to use short utterances in intimate speech style utterances. __________.
6. The frozen style of speech is generally used in print media, rules or
declamation. _____________.
7. Reciting Panatang Makabayan is an example of Frozen Speech Style. ___________
8. An intimate speech style is characterized by complete absence of social
inhibition._________
9. One of the characteristics of the intimate speech style is that the grammar is
unnecessarily used because it can bring disorder to their intimate style.____________
10. In intimate speech style, the communication understand each other even with just a
single non-verbal gesture or behavior.___________

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Practice Task II: Identification
A. Read each statement below and tell whether it is frozen speech style or intimate
communicative style speech. Write frozen or intimate on the space provided after the
sentences.

1.“Bless me Father for I have sinned”. The seminarian made his monthly
confession to his spiritual director. ____________

2 The mother reminded her son before going to school and advised him
“Be good, and study your lesson.” ____________

3. The mother cried bitterly of the bad news received and whisper to her husband, “ I can’t
understand why this tragedy happen in our family?”______________

4. The officiating official said “ And now by the power vested in me by ________, It is
my honor and delight to declare you married.” Congratulations!________________

5.The boy whisper to her female friend and said “Can you be my lady?”.__________

B. Read each situation and identify whether the speaker/s will use frozen speech style
or intimate communicative speech style. Write your answer on the space provided.

6. The athletes in the Palarong Pambansa recite the Athlete’s Oath of Amateurism
enthusiastically. _______________

7. Archbishops Socrates Villegas delivered his homily during the requiem funeral mass
of the late President Benigno Simeon Aquino IIII._______________

8. The newlywed couple were emotional as they exchange their I do’s. ____________

9. During the camp fire, the boy scouts recite the Scout’s Oath and Law
cheerfully. ____________

10. In thanksgiving for the blessing received by the family, they recited altogether the
Lord’s Prayer, the “Our Father”. ____________

Practice Task 3. Writing Hub

Choose from the given option. Prepare an audio video clip of your answer and send it to
our official group chat .
1. For frozen speech, write and deliver a Declamation Piece on any the following
topics which you are interested.(family,class, pandemic, classmate and others).
2. In intimate speech style, prepare a 2-minute intimate dialogue with your mother
asking a favor for a new cellphone then practice delivering your prepared piece
to the members of your family as audience.

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B. ASSESSMENT

Write, Speak, Act out

For final task in this lesson, you will apply the manner of frozen speech style
you learn in this lesson. Recall, refresh, and recite your SCHOOL RULES AND
REGULATION using the available gadgets, you may prepare a video clip of your
speech with the support of your family. Be guided of the rubric in preparing your
output.
Upload or send your final copy in our official group chat and I will evaluate
your work using the rubric below.

C. RUBRICS
CRITERIA PERCENTAGE
1. Delivery (body language, facial 40%
expression, eye contact, voice
modulation and enunciation)
2. Language Use/Verbal 30%
Effectiveness
3. Message and Organization 30%

IV.REFLECTION /GENERALIZATION

Answer the question below

✓ What is the importance of using frozen speech style and intimate
communicative style in various situations?
V. REFERRENCES:

• Grade 9- Quarter 1-Module 3 Lesson 7 Frozen Communicative Style

• https://www.slideshare.net/clairerequinaaraniego/types-of-speech-style
• : http://repo.iain-tulungagung.ac.id/643/2/Main%20Part.pdf
• https://www.elcomblus.com/speech-styles-definition-types-and-examples/

Congratulations! You have completed your learning adventure!

Good luck on your next learning journey!

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 Prepared by:

RICARDO R. REMONTE, T- III

Oas Polytechnic School, SDO Albay
Quality Assured by:

LOURDES B.COLASI
Principal 1, Joroan NHS

IRENE A. MARQUEZ
Head Teacher 3, Vinisitahan NHS

CLAUDINE REGILME
T-III, Oas Polytechnic School

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