LANGUAGE Objectives:

REGISTERS • Employ appropriate

communicative styles in various
situations (Intimate, casual,
conversational, consultative,
frozen)
• Identify types of communicative
English 9 styles used in the given
situations.
Marielle Dominique G. De la Cruz
Let’s think about this:

How do you talk to your friends? Family? Teachers?

Strangers?
Are you conscious with the way you talk to people?
Directions: Read and study each of the following sentences. Then,
on the space before the number, write intimate, casual,
conversational, consultative or frozen.

_________1. I love you! You are my life. I need you to stay.

_________2. The outside world is a dangerous place, filled with
horrible, selfish people.
_________3. The three main elements of public relations are
practically as old as society.
_________4. Wake up every morning and tell yourself, “I can do
this.”
_________5. Listen to me. Prayer will make us safe from the
pandemic.
What is a Type of language used
Register? when speaking to others
VERTICAL
REGISTER
Language used varying
in degrees of formality
HORIZONTAL
REGISTER
Jargon, slang, etc. used
in communicating with
your friends,
colleagues, etc.
 Language register is the level of formality with which you
speak. Different situations and people call for different registers.

There are five language registers or styles. Each level has an

appropriate use that is determined by differing situations. It
would certainly be inappropriate to use language and vocabulary
reserve for a boyfriend or girlfriend when speaking in the
classroom. Thus, the appropriate language register depends
upon the audience (who), the topic (what), purpose (why) and
location (where).
 This register rarely or never
changes. Examples of frozen
Frozen/Static register include the Philippine
Register Constitution, Panunumpa sa
Watawat ng Pilipinas.

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Formal/ This register includes academic
language from speeches,
Academic proclamations and formal
Register announcements.

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 This register is formal and
acceptable speech often used in
professional settings. Some
examples of this register
Consultative include discourse between
teachers and students, judges
Register and lawyers, doctors and
patients, and between a
superior and a subordinate.

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 This register is used among
friends and peers, and
includes informal language
including slang and
colloquialisms. Casual
Casual Register register is often used among
friends, teammates, etc.

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 This register is reserved
for close family
members such as parents
and children and
Intimate Register siblings, or intimate
people such as spouses.

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Name Me!
PLEASE READ THE DIALOGUE EXCERPTS.
IDENTIFY THE SITUATION OR SETTING
AND THE SPEAKERS (THE ONE WHO IS
TALKING) IN EACH EXCERPT.

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1. Eduardo, do you accept Amor as your lawful wife? : Yes, I
do.
Situation:
Setting: ______________________
Speaker: _____________________
2. Good morning. Please take a seat, your Holiness, Pope
Francis. : Thank you, Mr. President. Situation/Setting:
______________________
Speaker: ______________________
3. Good Morning, Doctor, May I ask you a question? :
Certainly, how can I help you?
Situation/Setting: ______________________
Speaker: ______________________
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4. Hi Maricel, What’s up? How’s your life? : I’m great, Wilma.
Situation/Setting: ______________________
Speaker: ____________________

5. Hello honey, how was your day?

: Great. We got a lot done, Hon. And yours?
Situation/Setting: ______________________
Speaker: ___________

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Activity

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Tell the correct register based on the picture

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Tell the correct register based on the picture

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Tell the correct register based on the picture

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Tell the correct register based on the picture

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Write dialogues of the following situation.
Remember to use different communicative styles.

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