Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan in English 9

Teacher: Gay I. Alonzo

I. Learning Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. identify the various communicative styles;
b. create short conversations out of the given communication
situations using appropriate communicative style;
c. appreciate the importance of a suitable approach in
communication for every situation, person, or place; and
d. perform different tasks that show various communicative styles
using modals and conditional sentences.

II. Learning Content

Topic: a. Communicative Styles
b. Types of Communicative Styles
1. Intimate – Intimate speech is used in conversations between people
who are very close and know each other quite well because they have
maximum shared background information like couples, family, and best
friends.
2. Formal – Formal speeches are straightforward speeches. It has been
prepared beforehand. It avoids slang terminologies. Its content is well-
structured, logically sequenced, and strongly coherent.
3. Casual – The casual style is used in conversation between friends and
peers who have something to share and have shared background
information but don’t have close relations.
4. Consultative – This style is used in semi-formal communication.
Sentences end up being shorter and more spontaneous. The speaker
does not usually plan what he (or she) wants to say.
5. Frozen – It is the most formal communicative style usually used during
formal events and ceremonies. It does not require any feedback from the
audience. It is called frozen because it already has a pattern and cannot
be changed. It can also be found in historical documents.

III. Learning Experience

Activity 1:
A. Directions: Identify the type of communicative style appropriate for the
following situations. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
__________1. reciting DepEd Vision
__________2. reading school policies
__________3. talking to a new friend
__________4. inquiring at the library
__________5. delivering news reports
__________6. asking something from your neighbor
__________ 7. talking to your groupmates
__________8. delivering a valedictory address
__________9. talking and laughing about memorable experiences
_________10. sending an inquiry to your teacher through messenger

Answer
1. frozen 2. frozen
3. casual 4. consultative
5. formal 6. casual
7. casual 8. formal
9. intimate 10. consultative
 B. Directions: Choose the correct statement based on the situation. Write
your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Passers-by to a street vendor

a. The time, please.
b. Hello there, how are you?
c. Could you tell me the time, please?
d. Excuse me, may I ask what time is it now?

2. Friend to her best friend

a. Hey, what’s up, Carl?
b. Hi Sir, how do you do?
c. Please present your ID.
d. Good morning, Mr. Dela Cruz!

3. Siblings
a. Shall we go now, Sir?
b. Excuse me, may we go now?
c. Hurry up! We’re getting late already!
d. Pardon me, can you please get ready?

4. Manager to crew
a. Mira, you did a great job today!
b. How are you today, Ms. Garcia?
c. Keep it up, Mira. Congratulations!
d. Ms. Garcia, you did a great job, Congratulations!

5. Counter crew to customer

a. Excuse me, you’re on now.
b. Excuse me, you’re next in line.
c. Yes, Ms. Rivera, what’s your order?
d. Good morning, Ma’am, may I have your order, please?

6. Player to Coach
a. Hey, what’s up?
b. Thank you, coach!
c. Excuse me, can we go now?
d. Can we start rehearsing now?

7. Seatmates
a. May I borrow a pen?
b. Hey! Do you have an extra pen?
c. Mr. Garcia, may I ask for a pen?
d. Excuse me, Sir, may I ask for a pen?

8. Teacher to school principal

a. Ma’am, can we talk?
b. Jane, I need to talk to you.
c. Ma’am, excuse me. May I speak with you this afternoon?
d. Ms. Santos, could I discuss something with you this afternoon?

9. Teacher to students
a. Hey! Do it faster.
b. Proceed with Activity 9.
c. Please proceed to Activity 9
d. Class, please proceed to Activity 9.
 10. Waiter to customer
a. What do you want?
b. What would you like today?
c. What would you like today, Sir?
d. Could you possibly tell me what you would like to eat today?
Activity 2: Speak, Talk, Converse…
Directions: Create conversations out of the following situations. Make sure to use the
featured characteristics of the appropriate communicative style in the chosen situation.
Integrate Module 1 and Module 2 Lessons about Modals and Conditional Sentences.
Situation #1 – You are not feeling well and are trying to seek help from your mother.
Situation #2 – A student won 1st place in the News Writing Contest during the Schools
Press Conference
Situation #3 – You are concerned about a close friend who might be struggling with
depression.
Situation #4 – You want to raise your concern about bullying in a PTA meeting.
Situation #5 – You are one of the guests in a wedding ceremony.

Activity 3: Act It Out!

Directions: Role-play the created conversations about the 5 situations in the Speak,
Talk, Converse activity. Use the appropriate styles and indicate the level of formality.
Your skit will be graded through the rubric below.

IV. Assessment of Learning: (Kahoot)

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer from the given choices. Write
your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What speech style is characterized by a complete absence of social interactions?
a. Casual b. Formal c. Frozen d. Intimate

2. In which of the following situations would the casual communicative style be used?
a. during a business meeting b. chatting with a classmate
c. conversing with a husband or wife d. speaking with a person in authority

3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the intimate communicative style?

a. It is used in informal situations.
b. It is used in private conversations.
c. Participants use titles to address the person spoken to.
d. The participants need to have a very close relationship.
4. Veena is chatting with her friends while waiting for their class to start. They were
talking about what they did over the weekend and how they studied for their upcoming
exams. Which of the following would most likely NOT be used in their conversation?
a. standard grammar b. slang and contractions
c. loose sentence structure d. rapid pronunciation of words

5. Ms. Mosquera and her husband are attending a business meeting together. Which of
the following should they NOT do?
a. Avoid the use of jargon and slang.
b. Use more formal words when speaking with others.
c. Use proper sentence structure and grammar when speaking.
d. Use the intimate communicative style when talking to each other.

6. How do listeners participate in the consultative communicative style?

a. by giving feedback b. by asking a lot of questions
c. by leading the conversation d. by taking charge of the situation

7. Who among the following will likely make use of the consultative communicative
style?
a. close friends b. a husband and his wife
c. a teacher and a student d. a mother and her daughter

8. In which of the following situations is the consultative communicative style often

used?
a. business meeting b. casual friendly chat
c. dining out with the family d. attending baptismal ceremony

9. Which of the following terms of address is NOT USED when speaking in the
consultative communicative style?
a. Babe b. Ma’am c. Mr. d. Sir

10. Glenda is surveying the effects of the earthquake in her community. Which of the
following communication situations would require her to use the consultative style?
a. Asking her friends for their opinions
b. Researching information to include in her study
c. Interviewing the evacuees regarding their experiences
d. telling her best friend about what her study is about

11. In which of the following situations will a speaker use the formal speech style?
a. When consulting with a doctor
b. When speaking with a close friend
c. When speaking with a chance acquaintance
d. When delivering a speech during a graduation ceremony

12. Which of the following situations does NOT use the frozen speech style?
a. Parties b. Rituals c. Church rites d. Formal ceremonies

13. Which of the following does NOT use the formal speech style?
a. Sermons b. Newscasting
c. Impromptu speeches d. Oaths for an oath-taking

14. Which of the following may be used when the speaker is using the formal
communicative style?
a. “Hey, dude! I have here some…”
b. “Hello to you all. Let’s all welcome…”
c. “Bros and sisses, I’m happy to introduce to you…”
d. “Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to present to you…”
 15. Donna is going to attend the wedding ceremony of her best friend. Which of the
following is true?
a. The priest will speak using the casual speech style.
b. The priest will make use of only the formal style during the wedding ceremony.
c. The priest will make use of only the frozen communicative style during the
wedding ceremony.
d. The priest will make use of both the formal and frozen communicative styles
during the wedding ceremony.

Answers
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. C
11. C
12. A
13. D
14. A
15. C

Remarks:
a. I integrate the Communicative Competence Model specifically to the three areas of
linguistic competence; grammatical competence in Activity 2, sociolinguistic
competence in Activity 1-A and B, 2 and 3; and discourse in the same activities.
Interactionism was also integrated into this learning plan. Social interaction with the
different people surrounding us can lead to various experiences in acquiring appropriate
language in different contexts.