Com SPEAKING 5 VB1 PTLINH WEEK 7

ĐỀ CƯƠNG BÀI GIẢNG MƠN SPEAKING HỌC KÌ (VB I) TUẦN (Từ 26/09/2011 đến 01/10/2011) Unit 7: COMMUNICATIONS (1LT - 3TH) LESSON AIMS: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:  learn how to communicate well with people using verbal and non-verbal language  classify the different methods of communication  how to use mobile phones politely CONTENTS:  Classroom activities  Warmer: Activity 1: Make a list of all methods of communication people often use in their daily lives such as writing letters, using body language, making a phone call, using e-mail, using sign language Activity 2: Choose appropriate methods of communication that a director of a company in your country should use to communicate with his or her staff in the following situations:  Making a complaint with a staff member because she / he often falls asleep at work  Sending all staff members a memo  Having a weekly meeting  Asking a secretary to make a flight reservation Activity 3: Look at the gestures that people use in the United States Write the number of the gestures next to its meaning  Pre – speaking activities: Activity 3: In pairs, make a short conversation with your partner Then practice making it in front of the whole class Activity 4: Here are the ten most frequent topics of conversation How often you talk about these topics Interview a partner and complete the chart with the words below Nearly always / frequently / sometimes / not often / hardly ever / never TOPIC The news / politics Health, diet, or exercise HOW OFTEN? sport Relationships / feelings Work / business The opposite sex Music Your family Cars / mechanical things Clothes Salary Activity 5: What you talk about with: Your family? Male friends / female friends? Work colleagues / school colleagues?  While – speaking activities: Activity 6: In pairs, answer the following questions  Are there differences between what women and men like to talk about?  What you think the women are talking about? What you think the men are talking about?  Is it easy for you to talk to someone of the same sex? Why or why not? Activity 7: Read the article below Do you agree with the writer? Why or why not? Mobile phones are part of our daily lives We all use them – housewives, executives, teenagers and old age pensioners According to the ITU – the International Telecommunication Union – at the end of 2002 there were 1, 390 million users Of course, different people use their mobiles for different things, and there is a model for every taste For example, women normally choose larger phones while men prefer smaller models For young people, the priority is to send SMS text messages They like mobile phones with covers they can change As well as communication, they want entertainment They want to play games and download ring=tones and icons On the other hand, executives and salespeople see their mobile as a work tool They need to connect to their company computers Typically they choose a medium- sized model with a large screen to read information They demand features like a personal organizer, calculator, alarm clock, note pad, recorded reminders and connection to a PC There are other people who don’t often use their phones to make calls, but want others to be able to contact them Size is not important and they don’t need to connect to the Internet They want something cheap and simple to use, and usually prefer pre-paid cards Activity 8: Let’s talk about mobile phone etiquette (mobile manners) Make a list of things a smart mobile user should and shouldn’t Activity 9: Discuss with your partner about some good and bad things when using mobile phones to communicate with the others  Post – speaking activities: Activity 10: Answer the questions individually  In your culture, how important is body language? Are there any specific gestures you use to communicate? When is it acceptable to touch someone when you are speaking to them?  To be an effective communicator, what factors you need? Activity 11: Can you use gestures to express these things?           Come here I’d like that drink That’s perfect Keep calm OK? Go away You’re crazy! It’s over there This is boring Who’s Me? Homework assignment Activity 12: What are conversation skills? Are they necessary in making a conversation? Homework assignment Activity 12: What are conversation skills? Are they necessary in making a conversation? ... Are there any specific gestures you use to communicate? When is it acceptable to touch someone when you are speaking to them?  To be an effective communicator, what factors you need? Activity... hand, executives and salespeople see their mobile as a work tool They need to connect to their company computers Typically they choose a medium- sized model with a large screen to read information... with your partner about some good and bad things when using mobile phones to communicate with the others  Post – speaking activities: Activity 10: Answer the questions individually  In your