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Midterm Lessons Flashcards

1
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Are unique meaningful components of speech. May be used alone or with others to form sentences

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Words

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Denote a single letter, a prefix, or a suffix added to words

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Parts of words

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What are the lexical components

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Words
Part of words
Phrasal verbs
Collocations
Idioms
Sentence frames

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Are a syllable or group of syllables added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning

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Prefix

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Are letters or syllables that is added to the end of a word to change its meaning or to form a different word

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Suffix

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Are followed by a preposition or an adverb

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Phrasal verbs

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Is made up of two or more words that are commonly used together in English.

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Collocations

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Is a phrase saying or a group of words that has a metaphorical meaning, which has become accepted in common usage

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Idiom

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Are group of words that provide a structure or a skeleton for a complete sentence

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Sentence frames

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What are the non lexical components

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Body language
Proxemics
Paralanguage
Presupposition
Cultural and environmental condition

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Is a kind of non lexical communication where ideas or messages are expressed using your body

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Body language

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What are the body languages

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Gestures
Facial expression
Eye contact
Body stance

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Are most usually hand or head movements that indicate a particular meaning or support a particular idea so you can better persuade your audience

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Gesture

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Are executed using facial muscles. Even without uttering a word, you can transmit your thoughts to others via facial expressions. It usually used to show emotions such as anger and surprise

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Facial expression

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This technique is used when you want to show strong emotions. Usually an exaggerated facial muscle movement is used in this technique

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Intensify

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16
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This technique used when you want to control your feelings because someone might get hurt or you don’t want people to notice how you really feel

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De intensify

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This technique used when you want to control your feelings because someone might get hurt or you don’t want people to notice how you really feel

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De intensify

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Is used when you don’t want to show feelings while talking to somebody

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Neutralize

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This technique is used when we want to convince somebody to do something for us or when we wanted to ask a favor from that person or when we do not want to hurt feelings of that person

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Mask

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Means looking directly at your audiences eyes. Making eye contact while conversing with a person or speaking in front of an audience is important because it shows that you are interested in knowing who your audiences are and how they react to what you are saying

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Eye contact

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How you sit or stand in front of a person or an audience can relay information about your personality traits.

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Body stance

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22
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Coined by hall
Refers to the study of people’s use of space as a special elaboration of culture
Refers to the nearness or closeness of a person to his audience.

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Proxemics

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A kind of non lexical components of communication that you normally use everyday, sometimes consciously and other times unconsciously

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Paralanguage

24
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Includes vocal aspects

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Vocal characterizes

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Include tone, tempo, rhythm, pitch, volume, intensity and extent

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Vocal qualifiers

26
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Include sounds like uh-uh, mmm, uh, and even silent pauses

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Vocal segregates

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An assumption or some you believe is implied in an utterance.

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Presuppositions

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Refers to the beliefs, customs, arts, etc. of a particular society, group, place or time.

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Cultural and environmental conditions

29
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Who stated, “presentations are the most powerful mediums of communication”

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Duarte

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Are done to give a lecture, present a new product, persuade people to act, build goodwill, or inform the public

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Public communications

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Presentations may be in form of pitching an idea or concept, presenting a research proposal for funding purposes, or entertaining a group.

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Small group

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Sometimes called cover letter. Composed of persuasive whenever you are applying for your target job

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Application letter

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Focuses on the employment history of the applicant. This style is ideal for those who already have several work experiences showing career growth

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Chronological resume

34
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Focuses on skills rather than on employment history

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Functional resume

35
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Focuses on drawing the best features or strong points of chronological and functional resumes styles

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Combination resume

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A letter that asks for particular information or assistance. This type of business letter is direct and the question are constructed to get the information straightforwardly

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Letter of inquiry

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Is written in response to a letter of inquiry which directly answers all the inquiries regarding the company’s product or services

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Letter of reply or response

38
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Is commonly used everywhere. We use it academe in industry, evening corporate world. The main purpose of this letter is to request for something you need

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Letter of request

39
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Is one type of business letter which is written for the purpose of purchasing item that are for sale

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Letter of order

40
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A short document that indicates your intention to quit, when your last day will be, and how you will be handling over your duties

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Resignation letter

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A written letter or document that confirms a persons authority to act on behalf or another person or organization.

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Authorization letter

42
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Messages sent within the company

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Internal communication

43
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Sent to audience outside of the company

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External communication

44
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Records of meetings, reminder of task assigned to particular meetings

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Minutes

45
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Short, formal internal communications of an organization

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Memo

46
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What are the 10 parts of letter

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Heading
Date or date line
Inside address
Salutation
Introduction
Body of the letter
Conclusion
Complementary close
Signature
Written signature

47
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You can find the complete address
Usually companies have customized papers with soft copy of the design of their ——————

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Heading

48
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This part contains the month, day, year, and when the business letter was written

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Date or dateline

49
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You need to write the complete address of the receiptient

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Inside address

50
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Composed of the word “dear”

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Salutation

51
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This part of the letter is where you indicate the purpose for the information of the receiptient

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Introduction

52
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This consists the messages of the letter

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Body of the letter

53
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The part when you write your appeal or action that you would like your receiptient to do

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Conclusion

54
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You should end your letter according to your relationship. To the receiptient. Do not use endearing word if you don’t have intimate relationship with the receiptient

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Complementary close

55
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Composed of the complete typewritten name of the writer and his official designation

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Signature

56
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Refers to the sender clearly scribing or affixing his specimen signature on the space between complimentary close on the space.

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Written signature

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