Comprehension Qs

comprehension questions p.
124 -varieties and registers of spoken and

written language
check your understanding of the input by answering the following
questions:
1. What is the importance of intercultural communication?

- Technological advancements enabled us to communicate with people
whenever we want and wherever they are in the world, in such case, having
an understanding of the fundamentals and main framework of intercultural
communication is vital to avoid miscommunication and to achieve effective
intercultural communication.
2. are you familiar with some English varieties? If so, what are some
vocabulary words present in these varieties but are not present in the
variety that you speak? Aside from lexicon, are there other features
that you are familiar with?
- Yes, in fact, I am also aware that varieties exist within the world English
varieties alone. one of the main language component that sets apart different
varieties is the use of vocabularies/lexicon. An example which is evident to
south east Asian countries are the use of
3. How do you become more aware of the language features of the post-
colonial varieties?
- by analyizing the differences of the syntactic, phonological, lexical and
discoursal characteristics of the language and comparing it to the languages
of the colonizers. I.e comparing Philippine English to American English, filipino
to Spanish etc…
4. how do you think can you begin to communicate with people from other
cultures and avoid conflicts and misunderstandings?
The main source of conflicts and misunderstanding is the misinterpretation of
the message that the person is trying to relay. Not being able to understand the
differences that exist will cause significant misinterpretation because the
individual is not aware that differences exist between world english
5. Have you talked to people of diverse linguistic and cultural
backgrounds? Have you experienced any difficulty? If so, how did you
manage the conversation? What strategies did you employ?
6. How do formal and informal registers affect the way one speaks? How
do they affect one’s way of writing?
7. What are other communicative situations in which one uses formal and
informal registers? Why do you think so?
8. Do you know of other types of registers similar to legalese and textese?

How do they differ from each other?
comprehension questions p.139 -exploring texts reflecting different

cultures
1. It is inevitable for us to meet people coming from other cultures. Cite at
least three ways by which you can avoid miscommunication and
misinterpretation of ideas when talking to them.
1. Given that cultural differences create multiple varieties of English from

different countries, we need to be aware to be able to understand that these
differences do exist and that might help us to avoid miscommunication and
misunderstanding.
2. The varieties of English that exists from different cultures may be

differentiated by vocabularies, manner of discourse etc., but one common
differentiator that usually causes misunderstanding is pronunciation, the
differences in pronunciation may cause misinterpretation of the message that
we would like to convey. English Pronunciation is very different from each
countries. Being able to understand the differences and to learn the proper
phonetics of the English language may help diminish misunderstanding.
3. Another factor that differs from one country to the other is the use of
gestures and body language, some specific body gestures are might be to
one culture but might be deemed as unacceptable and offensive in other
countries, having the knowledge of such differences further reduces
miscommunication and misunderstanding.
9. How does non-verbal communication in general or bodily gestures in

particular pose miscommunication between wo persons coming from
different cultures? Cite some examples that you know.
- Certain reasons exist as to why specific bodily gestures are reckoned to be
offensive in other countries/cultures. One example that I am familiar with
and is also narrated in the book is the ok sign which looks like this ��
� � �
which signifies the word “okay” to most English speaking/western
countries, but is deemed to be offensive in japan; which signifies money
and, in some middle eastern cultures; as a threat, that is why the use of
gestures must be given some prior thought to avoid miscommunication.
10. Give one situation when you should use formal language and
another situation when you should use informal language. What
expressions will you use? How do they differ from each other?
- I am fond of giving spontaneous symposiums to people particularly in
times wherein I encounter misinterpreted/fabricated/preconceived notions
of certain subject matters that I am passionate about, in situations like
these I would usually use an informal register of the English language
because it is unprepared and usually happens during casual social
interactions but in situations where I am invited to or I am given a task to
give out presentations and reports in groups of people, I would use the
formal register of the English language.
comprehension questions p. 157 -coping with the challenges of
intercultural communication
1. cite certain situations when you encountered miscommunication while

talking with people of different nationalities.
11. As a conscientious student, what have you done so far to avoid
miscommunication and misunderstanding when communicating with
people of different cultures?
12. Looking at three different approaches to intercultural
communication, which one would you prefer and why?
comprehension questions p 174 -explanation essay
1. How does the author introduce the topic of his essay?

13. in paragraph 4, the author asks the question “Why?” This signals
that h e is explaining something. What exactly is the phenomenon that
he is explaining?
14. What are the explanations he provides for the phenomenon you
identified in n. 2 above? Give three aswers
15. in paragraph 7, the author writes, “Let me explain” what exactly is
the phenomenon he is explaining?
16. what are the explanations he provides for the phenomenon you
identified in no.4 above? Give three answers
17. How does the author end his essay?
Comprehension questions p. 185 -blog
1. What is a blog?
2. How is a blog similar to a journal or diary entry?
3. How is a blog different from a journal or a diary entry?
Comprehension questions p 210 -research based-argumentative essay
1. how is the argumentative essay the same or different from the

explanation essay and the blog?
2. what is the role of research in producing the argumentative essay?
3. what pre-writing tasks must be undertaken before you write the
argumentative essay?
4. how can you practice intellectual honesty when you write your essay or
paper?
Comprehension questions p 232 -oral presentation

1. Why is it important to analyze the audience and know about the
logistics involved when making an oral presentation?
2. How important are the prosodic features when delivering a talk,
speech, or report?
3. How do you solve the conflict arising from a group presentation among
members who are not team players?
Comprehension question p 246 -debate
1. How is debate related to one’s everyday life experiences?

2. How different is the formal debate from the informal debate?
3. What roles do the other language macro-skills play in a debate?
Limang aral mula sa akda ni Genoveva edroza matute “Limang Liham”
1. Maging matatag sa likod ng mga suliranin.

2. Matutong makisama sa daluyong ng buhay, sa mga taong nakakasalamuha
3. May mga bagay na kailangan nating ikompromiso para din sa ikauunlad natin at
ng mga tinutulungan natin.
4. Magawang ibahagi ang nilalaman ng kaisipan, lalo na ang mga hinanakit upang
mabawasan ang bigat ng damdamin
5. Wag masyado damdamin ang kabigatan ng damdamin

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comprehension questions p.

124 -varieties and registers of spoken and

1. What is the importance of intercultural communication?

8. Do you know of other types of registers similar to legalese and textese?

comprehension questions p.139 -exploring texts reflecting different

1. Given that cultural differences create multiple varieties of English from

2. The varieties of English that exists from different cultures may be

9. How does non-verbal communication in general or bodily gestures in

1. cite certain situations when you encountered miscommunication while

comprehension questions p 174 -explanation essay

1. How does the author introduce the topic of his essay?

Comprehension questions p. 185 -blog

Comprehension questions p 210 -research based-argumentative essay

1. how is the argumentative essay the same or different from the

Comprehension questions p 232 -oral presentation

1. How is debate related to one’s everyday life experiences?

Limang aral mula sa akda ni Genoveva edroza matute “Limang Liham”

1. Maging matatag sa likod ng mga suliranin.

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