Lesson 1.5: Types of Communicative Strategies (ACTIVITIES) Flashcards
This is a communicative strategy that we use when we want to
establish a topic in a conversation.
nomination
It is a communicative strategy used to end a conversation.
termination
It involves moving from one topic to another.
topic-shifting
This strategy is used to address the problems encountered in a
conversation
repair
This strategy limits what a speaker can say to avoid ideas that are
unnecessary and irrelevant to the topic.
topic-control
During group discussion, the leader asks everyone to brainstorm
about the possible topics for the group research. What communicative
strategy is employed?
restriction
Hearings in the senate usually include oral testimony from witnesses
followed by questioning of the witnesses by members of Congress. Which
communicative strategy is employed in the above procedure?
topic-control
Every time your group conducts a meeting, nothing is accomplished
because the time is used up due to irrelevant and unnecessary topics
that intervene the discussion. As the group leader, how will you keep your members focused on the
agenda of the meeting using the restriction strategy?
A. Tell them that they will get kicked out from the group if they will
not cooperate.
B. End the meeting immediately as soon as the group begins to
talk about other things irrelevant to the agenda.
C. Give instructions before the meeting starts to confine and limit
what they can say.
D. Show disappointment.
C. Give instructions before the meeting starts to confine and limit what they can say.
. Which of the following responses uses repair as communicative
strategy?
A. “Best regards to your family! See you around.”
B. “Please enlighten me about the solution to the issue you are
suggesting.”
C. “Excuse me, can you please repeat the question?”
D. “By the way, I need a few personal details about yourself.”
C. “Excuse me, can you please repeat the question?”
Which of these shows turn-taking strategy?
A. “I will hear your suggestion after you listen to my plan.”
B. “Ok, I am listening. Go on.”
C. “Precisely! That is a very good reason why we need to come up
with a contingency plan.”
D. “Group 1 will talk about the advantages of technology while
group 2 will talk about its disadvantages.”
A. “I will hear your suggestion after you listen to my plan.”
Among these statements, which can be used for topic shifting?
A. “Did you know that washing your hands with soap for 20
seconds will protect you from Corona Virus?”
B. “Let’s call it a day. We can all go home.”
C. “Wait. Before I forget to tell you, did you know we have a new
classmate?”
D. “I would like to clarify two things regarding the announcement
that I had made.”
C. “Wait. Before I forget to tell you, did you know we have a new
classmate?”
Everyone wants to talk. They all want their opinion to be heard. What
would be the most appropriate response to give everybody equal
opportunity to talk?
A. “We will definitely go nowhere with all of you talking all at once!”
B. “Everyone, please calm down.”
C. “All I can hear is noise.”
D. “Everyone will be heard. Let’s begin with you, Nathan.”
D. “Everyone will be heard. Let’s begin with you, Nathan.”
You are reporting in front of the class and you sense that your
classmates did not understand the last part that you’ve just said. Which
of the following responses best addresses the issue?
A. “I am sorry if you did not get my point, but we need to move on
to the next topic.”
B. “Let me say it once again… This is what I mean…”
C. “I hope everybody understood what I said.”
D. “I am wasting my time with all of you.”
B. “Let me say it once again… This is what I mean…”
You are talking to Sheila for half an hour now and you notice that
her responses are beginning to get short and most of them are just nods
and smile. How would you end your conversation with her?
A. “Did I bore you with my stories?”
B. “This is what I really wish to say…”
C. “Thank you for your time. It’s nice talking with you. See you
next time.”
D. “I understand that you are not interested anymore. I’ll just go.”
C. “Thank you for your time. It’s nice talking with you. See you
next time.”
You want to make a conversation with the new student in your class.
Which is the best way to establish a topic?
A. “Why did you transfer to our school?”
B. “Do you want to join our club?”
C. “I have heard that you are from Bicol. I think the beaches there are great.”
D. “Can I talk to you?”
C. “I have heard that you are from Bicol. I think the beaches there are great.”
