Lesson Plan in Oral Communication in Context

I. Objectives:
Within the class period, the students with 75% accuracy are expected to:
1. Identifies the various types of speech context (EN11/12OC-Ifj-15)
2. Exhibits appropriate verbal and nonverbal behavior in a given speech
context(EN11/12OC-Ifj-16)
3. Distinguish types of speech style and identify social situations in which
each speech style is appropriate to use (EN11/12OC- Ifj-17)
(EN11/12OC- Ifj-18)
4. Observes the appropriate language forms in using a particular speech
style.( EN11/12OC-Ifj-19)

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Types of Speech Context and Style
References: Oral Communication in Context Learner’s Material pp. 29-35
Oral Communication in Context Teacher’s Guide pp. 18-20
Values: Discuss the value of tactfulness in communication.

III. Instructional Materials

Laptop
LCD Projector/LED TV
Powerpoint presentation/ Digitized Instructional materials
Speaker

IV. Learning Activities

A. Preparatory activities
1. Prayer
2. Checking of attendance
3. Review
4. Motivation
 Class will be divided into 5 groups. Each will be reading the
following scenes.
 Scene 1: Someone making an announcement to the public
 Scene 2: Two small groups of people discussing something separately
 Scene 3: One person talking to himself
 Scene 4: Two people speaking with each other on the phone
 Scene 5: A reporter appearing live on screen
 Weave the scenes together into a story. You are free to
interchange the order of the scenes.
 Act out your story and present it to the class within five
minutes.
B. Developmental Activity
1. Presentation
 The students will be asked about their observations on the
activity they have done.
 The teacher will synthesize the students’ answer which will
segue to the discussion of the speech context.
 For speech styles, it would be introduce by asking the
students on how they would ask each of the following people
to wait for them or to give them a moment.
- Classmates
- Close family members or boyfriend/girlfriend
- Cashier at a store
2. Discussion
 The teacher will discuss the types of speech context and
styles.
 The students will be asked to give more examples for each
type of context or and style. The teacher could also ask the
students in what context could the scenes in the motivation
part would fall into.
3. Analysis
 The teacher will flash dialogue excerpts for the students
to analyze. The teacher will use inductive questioning.

a. Eduardo, do you accept Amor as your lawful wife?

Yes, I do.
 b. Good morning. Please take a seat, Your Holiness,
Pope Francis.
Thank you, Mr. President.
c. Good Morning, Doctor, may I ask you a question?
Certainly, how can I help you?
d. Hi Maricel, What’s up? How’s your life?
I’m great, Wilma.
e. Hello honey, how was your day? Great. We got a lot
done, Hon. And yours?
 The students with a pair, will identify and discuss the
differences among the types of speech contexts using a
graphic organizer.

Type Description Examples

1.
2.
3.

4. APPLICATION

The class will be grouped into five. Using one of the topics, on an
oslo paper, the group will be creating a poster or collage that will
represent their ideas on the topic. The students could employ as many
colors, symbols, and signs as they can to make their output more
meaningful. All members of the group will present in class.

5. GENERALIZATION
In communicating, the relationship of the speaker to the
listener/audience and the context affects the style of communication. It
 is very important for us to determine the speech style for us to know the
appropriate language to use.
6. VALUES INTEGRATION
The students will be asked: “Do you think you should always
be tactful or careful on what you will say? Why or why not?

V. EVALUATION
DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. It refers to communication that takes place through television, radio, print media,
internet, and other types of media.
a. public b. dyad c. mass
2. It refers to communication that centers on one person where the speaker acts
both as the sender and the receiver of message.
a. Intrapersonal b. public c. interpersonal
3. It refers to communication that involves at least three but not more than twelve
people engaging in a face-to-face interaction.
a. Dyad b. small group c. mass
4. It is a speech style which remains unchanged over time.
a. Casual b. intimate c. frozen
5. This type of communication requires you to deliver/send the message before or
in front of a group.
a. Intrapersonal b. public c. dyad
6. This style is private which occurs between or among close family members or
individuals.
a. Intimate b. comsultative c. formal
7. This is a style which is common among peers and friends.
a. A. frozen b. casual c. intimate
8. This refers to communication between and among people and establishes
personal relationship between and among them.
a. Public b. mass c. interpersonal

9. It is the communication that occurs between two people.

a. Small group b. dyad c. public
10. This style is the standard one and in which there is disclosure of information.
a. Consultative b. casual c. formal

For items 11-15, write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if not.

11. The context dictates and affects the way people communicate which results in
various speech styles.
12. Style does not dictate what appropriate language/ vocabulary to be used.
13. It is according to Martin Joos in 1968 that there are five speech styles.
14. In public communication, your voice must be louder and gestures are more
expansive because the audience is bigger.
15. There are two to twelve people involve people involved in small group
communication.

For items 16-20, give examples for each speech style.

a. Intimate
b. Casual
c. Consultative
d. Formal
e. Frozen

VI. Assignment :“Watch and Write”

Mechanics:

1. Watch your favorite primetime “teleserye” or talk show tonight.

2. Choose a certain situation or part that you consider interesting.

3. Write the dialogue exchanges of the two persons.

4. Limit your dialogue to 4-6 lines.

5. Consider the types of speech styles that are most appropriate to the chosen
situation.

6. Practice delivering your dialogue as you will interpretatively read it next

meeting.

Criteria:
Content - 5 points
Appropriate style and language used - 5 points
Grammar - 5 points
Delivery - 5 points
Total - 20 points

Prepared by:

JASMINE JOY V. ROMERO