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Anthony’s College
San Jose, Antique
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

Lesson Plan in Oral Communication in Context

Week No: 5-6 Dates Covered:

Prepared by: Maria Zefra Angela F. Soriano Date Submitted:
and Marites S. Albuera
Checked by:

I. Learning Competencies:
The learner…
1. Discusses the functions of communication.
2. Identifies the speaker’s purpose(s).
3. Watches and listens to sample oral communication activities.
4. Ascertain the verbal and nonverbal cues that each speaker uses to achieve his/her
purpose.
5. Comprehends various kinds of oral texts.
6. Identifies strategies used by each speaker to convey his/her ideas effectively.
7. Evaluates the effectiveness of an oral communication activity

Content Standard:
The learner values the functions/ purposes of oral communication.

II. Subject Matter:

Functions of Communication
Regulation/Control
Social Interaction
Motivation
Information
Emotional Expression
Materials:

Integrated Institutional Student Outcome:

III. Procedure:
EXPLORE:
Take a look at these pictures. Try to guess what is happening in the pictures.
Drill/Review:
What was our last topic all about?
What is intercultural Communication?
How can you show sensitivity to people with different cultural background?

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 Motivation:
A while ago pictures were flash on the screen. In relation to that the students will
answer the following questions:

After that they should answer the following questions:

What did you see on the screen?
What do you think these persons are doing in each picture?
How do you think these people use language?
What do you think will happen if the proper use of language is not utilized?
Statement of Learning Outcomes:
This week’s lesson will be all about answering the question “why do we
communicate?” It is important to know why do we communicate so we could utilized it
appropriately and achieve excellent results in all interactions.

FIRM UP
Activities
1. Watching Activities
The students will watch various speaking activities and will answer the following
questions:
Who was the speaker in the video?
What was the topic all about?
What is the purpose of the speaker?
How did you identify the purpose of the speaker?

2. Discussion on Functions of Communication

 Regulation/Control
 Social Interaction
 Motivation
 Information
 Emotional Expression

3. Group Work
The students will be grouped by five members. Each of the group will be given guide
question before viewing a local talk show.

Guide Questions
1. Are you familiar with those people you have seen in the talk show?
2. Who are those people?
3. As the talk show continues, what verbal and non-verbal cues did those people use?
4. How were those cues used?
5. Did it help them to carry out their messages effectively?

4. Reporting
The students will report their work.

5. Reading Activities
The students will be given various speech manuscripts delivered by prominent people.
They should be able to identify the function of communication in each selection.
1. Inaugural Address delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in March 4, 1933.
2. Quit India by Mahatma Gandhi in August 8, 1942.
3. Speech Addressed to the Filipino Youth by President Jose P. Laurel in February 29,
1944.

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Abstraction
What are the functions of Communication?
TRANSFER
Engagement Activity/Application
Role Play
The students will play the roles of the people involved in the following situations:
a. Family Reunion
b. Television Broadcasting
c. Traffic Enforcement
d. Theater Audition
e. Holy Eucharist
And after that they will evaluate how their fellow students play the role as well
as identify the strategies they used to convey their message.

ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
A. Give an example of a Written or Oral Communication seen in the following:
Identify its function.
1. School Canteen
2. Public Transport
3. Fast Food Restaurants
4. Office
5. Place of Worship
6. Police Station

B. Think of two television commercials. Describe the emotion expressed by the

people who appeared in the said commercials. Explain how communication
enabled them to express their emotions.

IV. AGREEMENT/ASSIGNMENT

In preparation for the next topic, Students will research on Types of speech
context and speech styles.

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