PREPARED BY: MS. ARLENE S. COROZA OBJECTIVE: You make me so angry! You never finish your work on time! Pedro I am sorry I didn’t mean to make you angry. Juan What can you say about Pedro`s behavior while talking with Juan? I feel sad when work is not completed on time because it means I have to wait until I can do my work. Pedro I apologize for not finishing my work on time. Juan What can you say about Pedro`s behavior while talking with Juan? SHOW TACTFULNESS WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS TACT IS THE ABILITY TO DELIVER A DIFFICULT MESSAGE IN A WAY THAT CONSIDERS OTHER PEOPLE'S FEELINGS AND PRESERVES RELATIONSHIPS. IT ENCOMPASSES MANY THINGS, SUCH AS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, DISCRETION, COMPASSION, HONESTY, AND COURTESY. SHOW TACTFULNESS WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS TO DEVELOP TACT, USE THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: 1. CREATE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT AND THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK. 2. DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE TIME. 3. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS CAREFULLY. 4. WATCH YOUR BODY LANGUAGE. 5. NEVER REACT EMOTIONALLY. LEARNING TASK 1 DIRECTIONS: READ THE SITUATIONS BELOW THEN WRITE A TACTFUL DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ISSUES GIVEN. Write a dialogue in your notebook about your confrontation showing tactfulness and using appropriate strategies to keep this discussion going. You are the president of the class. It’s time for the quarterly character review of your groupmates. Today you will meet with John, one of your classmates. This is what you think of John: 1. He doesn’t work well with others (pupils don’t like to work with him reallyhe’s mean). 2. He works slowly compared to everyone else. 3. He doesn’t check his group chat enough, so he often misses important announcements. 4. He says inappropriate things about other members of the group. 5. He often brags about his achievements and high grades to his classmates. LEARNING TASK 2 DIRECTIONS: WHAT ARE SOME STRATEGIES WE CAN USE TO MAKE THESE SENTENCES MORE TACTFUL? REWRITE THEM. 1. Your perfume is too strong. 2. Tell your kid to shut up. 3. I don’t want to waste my time talking with you on the phone anymore. I have more important things to do. 4. I need the report now! 5. This has way too much salt. SHOW TACTFULNESS WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS HOW TO WRITE A QUALITY COMMENT 1. ALWAYS CAPITALIZE AN “I” WHEN IT IS STANDING ALONE. 2. REMEMBER USE PROPER GRAMMAR. 3. USE CORRECT PUNCTUATION. 4. GIVE COMPLIMENTS TO OTHER PEOPLE’S WRITING. SHOW TACTFULNESS WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS 5. MAKE CONNECTIONS BY SHARING FACTS ABOUT THE TOPIC OF THEIR WRITING. 6. GIVE SUGGESTIONS ON THEMES OR SUBJECTS FOR THEIR WRITING. 7. ASK QUESTIONS TO KEEP A CONVERSATION GOING. 8. DON’T USE “DEAD” WORDS SUCH AS THINGS AND/OR STUFF. 9. USE A WIDE RANGE OF VOCABULARY. LEARNING TASK 3 DIRECTIONS: CHOOSE ONE ISSUE PRESENTED BELOW. STATE YOUR STAND REGARDING YOUR CHOSEN ISSUE IN PARAGRAPH FORM. 1. Global warming is real. 2. Filipinos is kind and hospitable. 3. Cellphones and other gadgets are useful to all kinds of learners. 4. It is good to have a COVID-19 vaccine. 5. August should be the opening of the school year. LEARNING TASK 4 DIRECTIONS: READ THE SENTENCES BELOW THEN REPHRASE THEM TO A STATEMENT THAT WILL SHOW TACTFULNESS. AN EXAMPLE IS GIVEN FOR YOU. Steven, I want to watch how to create videos so I can improve my vlogging skills. Possible Answer: Steven, I think improving my vlogging skills would help me get high scores in my performance task. This is why it’s important to watch tutorial videos on making vlogs. 1. Now that the project is finished, let’s have a meeting to plan our next step. 2. Why are you late? You’re wasting my time! 3. Don’t wear shorts and sando when having our online class. LEARNING TASK 5 DIRECTIONS: WRITE A SHORT ESSAY ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. USE THE RUBRICS BELOW IN SCORING YOUR WORK. Rubrics for Paragraph Writing Points Indicators 5 No errors in spelling, legibly written and clean 4 Minimal errors 3 Not legibly written, not clean 2 Many errors committed, cannot be read 1 No written activity HOMEWORK DIRECTIONS: READ THE CONVERSATIONS IN THE GROUP CHAT THEN COMPLETE THE STATEMENTS THAT SHOW TACTFULNESS. DO THIS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK. MARIA: __________ ANA! WE HAVE PERFORMANCE TASK IN ENGLISH ABOUT MAKING A STAND. __________ HELP ME IN DOING MY WORK. ____________! ANA: I DON’T HAVE MY PERFORMANCE TASK YET. __________________. MARIA: OK, I WILL BE WAITING UNTIL _________________________. THANK YOU! THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!
