Activity 2: GETTING CASUAL Directions: Write 5 situations inside the emoticon that shows casual
communicative style.

1. When communicating with friends, using and emoticosn can make the conversation more relaxed and fun.

2. When establishing communication with family members, the use of emoticons can also be relaxed.

3. When expressing emotions in written texts and setting the tone for text messages, the use of emoticons can be efficient.

4. When showing the expired status of the sender of the message, the use of emoticons can be efficient.

5. When communicating with children, the use of emoticons can establish a more appropriate and understandable language.

Explanation:

The casual communicative style is one that establishes a language outside the normal standards of the language and presents a more relaxed, informal and relaxed content, without the use of cultured words and without the need to use the highest grammatical and semantic standard of words. This type of language allows the use of emoticons as a way to make the message clearer, more meaningful and more understandable, especially in textual communication, which is one of the most common at the moment.