Lesson 2 Text As Connected Discourse
Lesson 2 Text As Connected Discourse
Discourse
READING AND WRITING SKILLS
SECOND SEMESTER SY 2018 – 2019
OBJECTIVES:
Differentiate text and discourse
Describe written text as connected discourse
Construct a script out of a given situation
Distinguish the characteristic of a text from
that of a discourse
Definition of Terms
TEXT DISCOURSE
TEXT DISCOURSE
A. A large unit of
written language
TEXT DISCOURSE
B. Utterance, talk,
speech, discussion,
and conversation
TEXT DISCOURSE
D. An extended
expression of
thoughts or ideas
TEXT DISCOURSE
E. Has a structure
which requires the
ideas to be relevant
to each other
TEXT DISCOURSE
F. An actually
connected
discourse
TEXT DISCOURSE
H. The process of
speech production in
the form of sound
TEXT DISCOURSE
I. No personal
contacts between
communicators
TEXT DISCOURSE
K. Spontaneous speech in
a particular situation
with the help of verbal
and nonverbal means
TEXT DISCOURSE
L. Perception of
speech in different
space and time
TEXT DISCOURSE
M. Generation and
perception of speech in
a unity of space and
time
TEXT DISCOURSE
B. Utterance, talk,
speech, discussion,
and conversation
TEXT DISCOURSE
D. An extended
expression of
thoughts or ideas
TEXT DISCOURSE
E. Has a structure
which requires the
ideas to be relevant
to each other
TEXT DISCOURSE
F. An actually
connected
discourse
TEXT DISCOURSE
H. The process of
speech production in
the form of sound
TEXT DISCOURSE
I. No personal
contacts between
communicators
TEXT DISCOURSE
K. Spontaneous speech in
a particular situation
with the help of verbal
and nonverbal means
TEXT DISCOURSE
L. Perception of
speech in different
space and time
TEXT DISCOURSE
M. Generation and
perception of speech in
a unity of space and
time
Written Texts:
Non-fiction Application Forms
Fiction Questionnaires
Letters (Personal, Business) Directions
Greeting Cards Recipes
Diaries, Journals Schedules
Phone Messages Advertisements
Announcements
Directories
Texts in general are self-contained,
well-informed, hang together,
make sense, have a clear
communicative purpose,
recognizable text types,
Taking orders in a Restaurant
TASK: Match the Questions with the Answers
1. Are you ready to order? a. Medium, please.
2. Would you like any dessert? b. I’ll have a bowl of soup.
3. Anything to drink? c. Vanilla, chocolate and
4. How would you like strawberry.
hamburger? d. Yes. I’d like an egg salad
5. What would you like? sandwich.
6. What kind of ice cream do you e. Just a glass of water.
have? f. Cherry pie, please.
Choosing a Place to Stay
TASK: Making Suggestions/Offering Options