ORAL COMMUNICATION ACTIVITY

NAME: ________________________________________
GRADE: ___________

What’s More
Activity 1 Understanding Speech Act
Activity 1A. React to Me Now!
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Below is a dialogue from a movie. Analyze the speech act of the characters shown in the
table below.

Title of the Movie: My Ex and Whys

Character Line Intention Effect

Liza Soberano as “Am I not enough? To express her Gio (Enrique Gil)
Calixta “Cali” Pangit ba ako? frustration to the realized that what
Ferrer Kapalit-palit ba person who he did was wrong.
ako? cheated on her.

Suppose you are in the same situation. What would be your reaction as Gio? Write your
response on a separate sheet of paper.

Your Response:

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Activity 1B. Famous Lines
Recall your favorite movie/teleserye and its striking lines. Determine the character’s
speech act by filling out the table.

Title of the Movie:

Character Line Intention Effect

Activity 2: Responding Appropriately and Effectively to a Speech Act

Suppose you are in the same situation with the character, how will you respond to the
utterance/ statement?

Take note that your reaction must show logical connection to the utterance you must
be responding to.

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Criteria for Scoring:

Concept - 5 points
Reasoning - 5 points
Clarity - 5 points
TOTAL 15 points

Concept -demonstrates understanding of the key concepts learned

Reasoning -supports specific reaction/s with logical reasons

Clarity - shows clarity in the presentation of response

 What I Have Learned
Now, let us check what you have learned from this lesson.

A. Complete the statements by writing the correct word/s.

1. ___________is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect.

2. The functions of speech act are __________, __________, __________, __________,
__________, or refusal.
3. Speech act is an act of ____________________.
4. There are three kinds of speech act. They are __________, __________, and
__________.
5. Locutionary act is the actual act of __________. This act happens with the
utterance of a sound, a word or even a phrase as a natural unit of speech.
6. __________ act is the social function of what is said
7. __________ act is the consequent effect of what was said. It is based on the
particular context in which the speech act was mentioned.
8. The aim of Perlocutionary Speech Act is to change __________, ___________, or
__________.
9. __________ is a philosopher of language and the developer of the Speech Act
Theory.
10. There are five classifications of speech act. These are __________, __________,
__________, __________, and _________.

What I Can Do
Do a Good Turn Daily!
A. Suppose you are in the situations described below. As a good citizen, how are
you going to respond to these? Supply the table with the needed information. The first
one is done for you.
Scenario Locutionary Illocutionary Perlocutionary
(Utterance) (Intention) (Response)

Mrs. Sanchez was “It’s heavy!” Mrs. Santos needs I will help her
carrying heavy help. bring her books.
books.

Renato lost his

wallet.
The children were
crossing the busy
street.

Anton could not

find his eraser for
the Math test.

Mae accidentally
slipped on the
floor.
Create Me A Story!
B. Narrate a short story about any of the situations presented in the previous
activity using Expressive and Declaration as classification of speech act. Include the
dialogue/ discourse of the characters to show their appropriate responses. Be guided
by the given example.

Example:
Juan is a good kid. He always tries his best in school. He studies his lessons well and
does his assignments diligently. He also submits his projects before the deadline. After
some time, his efforts paid off.
“A round of applause for Juan dela Cruz! He is hereby awarded this certificate
of recognition for his outstanding academic performance, With High Honors!”, the
teacher announced. “Congratulations, Juan!”, Ms. Ivy Lim added.
Aling Teresa exclaimed, Wow, congratulations, Juan! I am so proud of you.”

Assessment

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. Who proposed the Speech Act Theory?

A. John Austin
B. John Searle
C. John Cena
D. John Lennon

2. When can we say that a speech act is a locutionary act?

A. when there is an utterance of a sound, a word, or even a speech
B. when there is something said to express an intention
C. when the utterance changes the person’s feelings, thoughts or actions D.
when the statement caused misunderstanding and confusion

3. Which of the following statements shows an illocutionary speech act? A. “Our

class will end in five minutes.” (The teacher’s actual utterance) B. “Our
class will end in five minutes.”(The teacher wants the class to finish the
task before the bell rings)
C. “Our class will end in five minutes.”(The listeners respond by finishing
their task right away.)
D. “Our class will end in five minutes.” (The exact words of the teacher)

4. What do you call the utterances that a speaker makes to achieve an intended
effect?
A. Speech Act
B. Speech Context
C. Speech Style
D. Speech Variation

5. What type of speech act has an intended effect through locution and illocution?
A. locutionary
B. illocutionary
C. perlocutionary
D. prolocutionary
 6. Who is the proponent of the Speech Act Theory?
A. J.L. Austin
B. J.F. Kervin
C. J. A. Austin
D. J.L. Gastivo

7. What type of speech act is this? “Please don’t let the door open,” the speaker
requests that the door remain closed.
A. locutionary
B. illocutionary
C. perlocutionary
D. prolocutionary

8. You were eating delicious apples. Your friend came and asked you, “Is that
sweet?” while looking at your apples. How will you respond appropriately? A.
“Yes, these apples are sweet.”
B. “No, please leave me alone.”
C. “Yes, would you like some?”
D. “Absolutely!”

9. Who is the professor from the University of California, Berkeley that classified
illocutionary acts into five distinct categories? A. John Austin
B. John Searle
C. John Lennon
D. John Scarley

For numbers 10 -15

To what classification of illocutionary act do the given examples belong? Choose your
answer from the choices below.
A. assertive
B. commissive
C. directive
D. expressive
E. declaration

10. “No one can sing as Leah does!”

11. “Please clean the room before you leave.”

12. “From this day forward, I promise to love you for the rest of my life.”

13. “You are blessed.”

14. “I love you very much!”

15. “Kindly see me after class.”

 Additional Activities

You have learned that communicative competence requires

understanding of speech act to respond appropriately for effective
communication. Hence, it is important to determine the appropriate
response in different social setting and situations.
Watch an interview from television, radio or internet. Analyze the utterances of the
person being interviewed and point out whether those utterances/statements made
were understood completely, followed comprehensively or misunderstood deliberately
by the interviewer.
Be able to explain the reason why you think certain utterances/statements made were
misunderstood.
Please take note that your output will be assessed using the criteria below.

Utterances/ Intention of the Interviewer’s Possible

Statements Interviewee Understanding of Reasons/Causes
(The person the Message on the
interviewed) Conveyed Misunderstood
part of the
Interview If There
Was

Criteria for Scoring:

Reasoning - 5 points
Support and Development of Ideas - 5 points
Clarity - 5 points
Insight on the Subject - 5 points
TOTAL - 20 points