UNIT 10 COMMUNICATION A PHONETICS Complete the following words with -ity or -tive, then practise saying the activ nationl posi possibil _ repeti _ compete _ Mark (’) the stress in the following words, then practise saying them generosity interactive attractive opportunity creativity quality talkative active sensitive community Complete the following mini-dialogues using the words in 2, then practise saying them In some gaps more than one option is possible - How can I describe a person who talks a lot? - You might use the word ‘ _’ - Do you think is the best character quality? - I think _ is even better - He’s so _ in his community! - Yes, he is He never misses an to help people - She’s very , isn’t she? - Yes, she always cries when watching a sad movie B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Put words into the categorises of verbal communication or non-verbal communication smiling Verbal communication Non-Verbal communication dancing giving a speech writing a speech emailing painting using signs sending notes chatting using intonation Choose the word/phrase that does not belong to each group video conference, email, video chat, snail mail facial expressions, body language, words, signs letters, photos, poems, speeches phone calls, face-to-face meetings, video conferences, chat rooms music, dance, texting, sculpture singing, using intonation, painting, talking Complete the following sentences with the words in and Communicating by expressing your thoughts with words is called v _ c _ Communicating without the use of oral or written language is called n _ c _ Smiling and frowning are examples of f e S m has become less popular today, in comparison to email In the year of 2050, we will still be using f _ m _ because they will sometime be preferable to online meetings Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets Did you enjoy (watch) the film? He has decided (go) to work in a school in a quite remote area He intends (stay) _ there for at least three years We’ll need (call) him more often! You should avoid (use) _ too much shorthand in formal online communication We plan (have) _ a picnic this Sunday Would you like to join us? They didn’t mind (work) late to complete the task Anna plans (contact) _ the doctor early tomorrow morning Choose the best answer A, B, or C to complete each sentence When she comes home later today, he the dinner A cooks B is cooking C will be cooking I hope you when I arrive at p.m today! A didn’t work B won’t be working C don’t work What _ in the year 2020? A am I doing B will I be doing C I Which TV programme at p.m tomorrow? A did you watch B will you watch C will you be watching _ your laptop this evening? May I borrow it to my project homework? A Do you use B Will you be using C Were you using At 11 a.m tomorrow, he will be in He with his colleagues in Africa A video conferenced B video conference C will be conferencing Complete the text with the past simple, present continuous, or future continuous When I was studying in England 10 years ago, it (1 be) _ very expensive to make long-distance telephone calls That is why I (2 call) home to talk to my parents only on special occasions But today communication has become much easier Emails, video chatting, and video conferencing (3 help) millions of people to connect to each other in such a quick and cheap way Now, from Sweden we (4 use) Skype to ‘meet’ our parents every week In 15 years I think I (5 communicate) _ with my children by telepathy and holography when they study away from home! C SPEAKING Match the blue statements with the red statements to make mini-dialogues I don’t know how we can keep in A Let’s learn some basic Portuguese touch with her She’s too far away now! I don’t understand the instructions B Well, he could use non-verbal on their website they’re too messages then! complicated I think he was too shy to tell her his C We can send her emails or use video feelings chatting People don’t speak much English in D Yes, just remember not to buy red Portugal Will we have any trouble roses! during our stay? Should we buy some flowers to E You’d better go and ask them to congratulate him on his new position? clarify in person I need to book an appointment with F Why don’t you try looking for it on the doctor, but I don’t have his the hospital website? It may be there telephone number Now respond to the blue statements using your own ideas Work with a partner Choose a situation in and design a device that will help people to communicate more effectively in the future The device should be: • easy to use • interesting • inexpensive • able to accurately send and receive messages D READING Read the text about Alexander Graham Bell and the tasks Alexander Graham Bell is widely known as the inventor of the first telephone He was born on March 3rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland When he was 23, Bell emigrated to Canada with his parents and the next year moved to the United Stated to teach deaf-mute children He took great interest in transmitting the human voice With his colleague Thomas Watson, Bell worked very hard on the experimentation to invent devices such as the harmonic telegraph (used to send multiple messages over a single wire) and phonautograph (used to draw the shape of the sound waves) The first telephone communication was said to have happened between Bell and Watson in 1876 while Bell was at one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telephone in another room The first transmitted words were, ‘Mr Watson, come here I want to see you.’ a Decide ì the statements are true (T) or false (F) Alexander Graham Bell is Scottish T He spent all his life in Canada He worked with the deaf when he moved to the USA He wanted to create a device that can transmit human voices He was able to succeed right from the first experiment He worked on his inventions all by himself F b Answer the following questions What is Bell’s ‘harmonic telegraph’? _ What is Bell’s ‘phonautograph’? When did the first communication over the telephone happen and how did it happen? _ You are going to read a text about the meanings of flower colours a Match the flowers with the symbols Then read the text to check your answers Red flowers: Red flowers symbolise passion Giving them expresses strong and powerful love Orange flowers: Orange is the colour of the sun Looking at orange flowers brings you feelings of happiness and joy Pink flowers: pink flowers represent innocence and sensitivity They send the message ‘You are such a gentle, delicate person!’ Yellow flowers show friendship and respect That’s why yellow flowers are often given in the workplace Green flowers: Green symbolises nature Green flowers represent health, wellness, and good fortune White flowers: Fresh white flowers are connected with purity, innocence, and elegance They are the perfect bridal flower b Complete each gap with NO MORE THAN WORDS c Write the colour(s) of flowers which can be suitable for the following occasions Explain your choice(s) To say, ‘Get well soon!’ to someone currently in hospital To say, ‘You have done such a good job!’ to someone in the workplace To say, ‘You’re the best Mum in the world! I love you’ To say, ‘Congratulations in your wedding! You’re a beautiful bride!’ To say, ‘Cheer up!’ to a friend who has just failed an exam Read the text and the task Do you know the secret language of dogs? Yes, dogs talk, just not with words Dogs have their own ways of communication with their owners and with other dogs One of their most common basic means of communication is using body language According to one website in how dogs communicate, when your dog is confused, he will wrinkle his forehead If his ears are raised, he is relaxed or listening If your dog is happy or wants to play, he will perhaps pull his lips back and ‘smile’ by showing his teeth The ways a dog wags his tail also tells how he feels If the tail wags more to the right, it is a sign of positive feelings while left-side wagging shows negative feelings So the next time your dog uses his body language, listen to what he’s trying to say! E Writing Can you use ‘texting’ shorthand to rewrite these message? I’ll be 10 minute late _ What are you doing this weekend? _ Thanks for the gift _ I’ll be right back _ See you soon _ Choose one of the tasks below Write a mobile phone text message to your friend to ask if he/she wants to see a film with you this weekend Write a short email to your English teacher to ask when you have to submit your final essay Write a short online post to a message board to answer somebody’s question about the best food to eat when visiting Viet Nam ... be: • easy to use • interesting • inexpensive • able to accurately send and receive messages D READING Read the text about Alexander Graham Bell and the tasks Alexander Graham Bell is widely known... read a text about the meanings of flower colours a Match the flowers with the symbols Then read the text to check your answers Red flowers: Red flowers symbolise passion Giving them expresses... be conferencing Complete the text with the past simple, present continuous, or future continuous When I was studying in England 10 years ago, it (1 be) _ very expensive to make long-distance