This document discusses communicative styles and their appropriate uses in different social situations. It identifies five main styles: frozen, formal, casual, consultative, and intimate. Frozen style is the most formal and is used in very respectful settings. Formal style is used for medium to large audiences. Casual style is relaxed and used between friends, while consultative style allows for two-way participation. Intimate style uses personal language between close friends/family. Examples of appropriate language for different situations like talking to a teacher, colleague, family member are provided to illustrate applying the right communicative style. The importance of understanding different styles for effective communication is emphasized.

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 Identify the different communicative styles
for various situations.
 Present and apply appropriate style of speech
according to the given social situation.
 Work harmoniously in a group.
 Show appreciation of the importance of a
suitable approach in every situation, person
and place.

2. One morning, _________. How are you going
to greet him/her/them?
1. you saw your best friend
2. you met your Science Teacher
3. went to see the school principal
4. you had snacks with your classmates
5. you’re asked to lead the flag ceremony
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3. Make an
appropriate
dialogue for the
following
situations.
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9. Guide Questions:
1. How was the activity?
2. How did you come up with your dialogue?
3. What do you think is the activity about?
4. What do you call the exchange of information?
5. What were the different communicative styles
portrayed in the role play?
6. How are each communicative style used?
7. Why is important to know the different communicative
styles in communicating?
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10. TYPES OF
SPEECH
STYLES

11. FROZEN STYLE
 Used generally in very formal setting.
 Most formal communicative style for respectful
situation
 Does not require any feedback from the
audience
 Usually uses long sentences with good
grammar and vocabulary
 The use of language is fixed and relatively static
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12. FORMAL STYLE
 Used in speaking to medium to large groups
 May also be used in single hearers- strangers, older
persons, professional
 Speaker must frame whole sentences ahead before
they are delivered
 Avoids using slang terminologies language is
comparatively rigid and has a set, agreed upon
vocabulary that is well documented; is often of a
standard variety.
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13. CASUAL STYLE
 Language used between friends
 Often very relaxed and focused on just getting
the information out
 Slangs are quite often used in these instances
 This style is used in informal situations and
language
 Relationship between speaker and hearer is
closed.
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14. CONSULTATIVE STYLE
 Used in semi-formal communication
 Happens in two-way participation
 Most operational among other styles
 Speaker does not usually plan what he wants to
say
 Sentences end to be shorter and spontaneous
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15. INTIMATE STYLE
 Completely private language used within family
of very close friends or group
 Uses personal language codes
 Grammar is unnecessary
 Does not need complete language
 Certain terms of endearment, slangs or
expressions whose meaning is shared with a
small subset of persons to person
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16. Let’s
Practice!
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Directions: Choose the best statement based on the
situation.1. Company director to employee
a. I need to talk to you.
b. Ms. Brown, could you come
here for a moment?
c. Hey, get over here. Jane,
2. One colleague to another
a. Excuse me, do you think you
could possibly give me a hand?
b. Give me a hand.
c. Excuse me, could you give me
a hand?
3. Stranger to a man in the street
a. Could you tell me the time,
please?
b. The time, please.
c. Hello there, how are you?

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4. Waiter to customer
a. What do you want?
b. What would you like today?
c. Do you think you could possibly
tell me what you would like to eat
today?
5. Employee to department
manager
a. Mr. Brown, could I have a word
with you this afternoon?
b. Frank, I need to talk to you.
c. Mr. Brown, do you think it
would be possible for me to speak
with you this afternoon?
6. Husband to wife
a. How do you do?
b. What's up?
c. Excuse me dear, I was
wondering how you were feeling.
7. Teacher to student
a. Do exercise 1, now!
b. Please do exercise 1.
c. Would you mind doing exercise
1?

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8. Brother to sister
a. Hurry up!
b. Pardon me, can you please
get ready?
c. Shall we go my dear?
9. Company director to
employee
a. Ms. Smith, you look fantastic
today!
b. Jane, you are a knock out!
c. How are you today Ms.
Smith?
10. Customer to receptionist
a. Give me my bill.
b. The bill, please
c. I was wondering if I could
trouble you for the bill.

31. Assignment
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Watch your favorite primetime “teleserye” or talk
show tonight. Choose a certain situation or part that
you consider interesting. Write the dialogue
exchanges of the two persons. Limit your dialogue to
4-6 lines. Consider the types of speech styles that are
most appropriate to the chosen situation. Practice
delivering your dialogue as you will interpretatively
read it next meeting.

32. Big
Bring the attention of your audience
over a key concept using icons or
illustrations
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33. Yellow
Is the color of gold,
butter and ripe
lemons. In the
spectrum of visible
light, yellow is found
between green and
orange.
Blue
Is the colour of the
clear sky and the
deep sea. It is
located between
violet and green on
the optical spectrum.
Red
Is the color of blood,
and because of this
it has historically
been associated
with sacrifice,
danger and courage.
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34. A complex idea can be conveyed with just a
single still image, namely making it possible to
absorb large amounts of data quickly.
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