Overview
This lecture introduces communicative styles, focusing on the casual style, explains its features, and reviews conditional sentences. Interactive activities reinforce learning and highlight the importance of context in language use.
Student Compositions: The Filipino Dream
- Students wrote about unity and respect leading to peace, equality, and a safer, more inclusive Philippines.
- Examples emphasized the elimination of discrimination and the creation of a supportive society.
Appropriateness in Communication
- We use different language styles with friends, family, teachers, and professionals.
- Formality in language depends on the context and relationship with the listener.
- Using the wrong style can lead to misunderstandings or appear disrespectful.
Review: Conditional Sentences
- Conditional sentences link a condition with its result using if/when and a main clause.
- Four types of conditionals: zero (factual), first (possible), second (unreal), third (past unreal).
- Zero conditionals use present simple in both clauses.
- First conditionals use present simple + will in the result.
- Second conditionals use past simple + would.
- Third conditionals use past perfect + would have + past participle.
Introduction to Communicative Styles
- Communicative styles refer to the level of formality in language use.
- Five types: casual, consultative, formal, frozen, and intimate.
- Today's focus is on the casual communicative style.
The Casual Communicative Style
- Casual style is relaxed and informal, commonly used among friends and peers.
- Features include slang (lit, ghosting, spill the tea), colloquial expressions, and group language.
- Slang helps build group identity and is often understood only within specific groups.
- Casual style is appropriate in messaging friends, personal communications, blogs, and social media.
Casual Slang Activity
- "Shook" means shocked or very surprised.
- "Hangry" means so hungry that you're angry.
- "Fam" refers to close friends regarded as family.
Key Terms & Definitions
- Communicative Style — the formality level of language used in a particular context.
- Casual Style — informal language shared among friends and peers, using slang and group-specific terms.
- Conditional Sentence — a sentence expressing "if...then..." logic based on varying conditions.
Action Items / Next Steps
- Write examples of casual communicative style using new slang terms.
- Prepare for the next lesson on the consultative communicative style.