Direction: Read each dialogue below and tell whether the communication style is
Consultative or Conversational.
(2 points each)
Part 1.
#1
Ayesha: Oh I was saying, you know, Tuscan bread would never go down here. No one would ever like it. Probably cause it’s got no salt in it.
Nadia: Yeah and cause it’s… wait, Ayesha! But, I am …I’m totally satiated.
Lise: So are you going home today, or –
Ayesha: Yeah, I have to.
#2
Customer: Can I ask anything?
Clerk: Yes.
Customer: We’re at the previews there with my husband. Do you have coupons?
Clerk: No, we don’t have.
#3
Student: But, why would, I mean, why would, uh, China want to throw out US technology?
Instructor: Of course, one can have ideological dissatisfaction. I’m not talking just about personal dissatisfaction, but from his ideological point of view from the way he interpreted history toward social development and revolution.
#4
Judith: Yeah, I just found out that Rebekah is going to Ateneo for her senior high school. I really come out and see her.
Eric: Oh, is she?
Judith: Yeah.
Eric: Oh, good!
Answers & Comments
Answer:
part one-consultative
Part two-conversational
Part tree-conversational
Part four-consultative
Explanation: