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Communication scenario
Scenario
You have an assignment due in three days but your Dad has been in an accident. You would like to travel to your hometown to be with him and help your Mum with your younger siblings. You need to convince your teacher to give you a few days extension on the assignment and ask if there is a process to follow to apply for this extension.
Answer the following question based on this scenario. Some questions have several correct answers.
Question 1: Audience
Who is the audience?
- Your Dad
- Your teacher
- Your class mates
- Your friends
That's correct, your audience is the person you are communicating with.
Your audience is the person you are communicating with.
- Your teacher
Question 2: Audience
How does this audience influence your communication?
- You need to be keep it very short
- You don't need to worry about your grammar
- You need to be formal and polite
- You need to make your communication funny
That's correct, a communication to your teacher requesting an extension should be formal and polite.
A communication to your teacher requesting an extension should be formal and polite.
- You need to be formal and polite
Question 3: Purpose
What is the purpose of this communication?
- You need to ask for an extension
- You need to tell your teacher that something has happened in your family life
- You need to ask when the exam date is
- You need to tell your teacher they are wonderful
That's correct, you have two purposes to this communication.
You have two purposes to this communication, try again.
You have two purposes to this communication. You need to ask for an extension and you need to tell your teacher that something has happened in your family life.
- You need to ask for an extension
- You need to tell your teacher that something has happened in your family life
Question 4: Context
What is the context of the communication?
- You are their student
- You have a family emergency
- You have not finished your assignment and need an extension
- You need to change classes
That's right, there are three parts to this context.
There are three parts to this context. Try again.
There are three parts to this context. You are their student, you have a family emergency AND you have not finished your assignment and need an extension.
- You are their student
- You have a family emergency
- You have not finished your assignment and need an extension
Question 5: Media/format
What is the best media/format for this communication?
- Post
- Student email
- Personal email
- Messenger
- Snapchat
- Teams
That's correct, student email is the most appropriate format of communication in this scenario.
Student email is the most appropriate format of communication in this scenario although in some case a personal email, or Teams chat would also work depending on your teachers guidelines.
- Student email
