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UNIT 10: COMMUNICATION

Part: LOOKING BACK AND PROJECT

Warm up

video chatting
using social
media

having a video
conference

Ways of communication

using
telepathy

emailing
meeting
face-toface (F2F)
using signs

sending letters
(snail mail)

using body
language

using codes

I. Vocabulary
1. Complete the sentences using the cues provided
anguage an effective way for communication
ody l________is
1. Using b___
as long as you understand it.
2. M________
ultimedia technology makes today's communication so
exciting with not only text but also sound, video, and
graphics.
3. A lot of people prefer working f____________
ace - to - face than online.

4. Communication breakdown may happen due to
c______
ultural d__________.
ifferences
5. In the future we won't need to learn different languages
to communicate if we use t________.
elepathy
6. Everyone needs to learn n________
when we
etiquette
communicate online.

2. Write the following text messages/ chat lines in
shorthand form.
1. Thanks for your gift.
Thx 4 ur gift.
2. By the way, what are you doing this weekend?
BTW, wot r u doin this wkd?
3. Please call me right now.
Pls call me rite now.
4. Laugh of loud.
LOL!
5. See you tonight.
C U 2nite.

3. Have you ever used music, art, codes, signs or any
non-verbal way to communicate? Tell a partner what
you did. Was the coomunication successful
Example:
• I used music to express my love to my Mom.
• The song is about the love of a daughter for her mother.
• She was happy .

II. Grammar

1. Thì tương lai tiếp diễn: Được dùng để nói về 1 hành động đang diễn ra
tại một thời điểm xác định trong tương lai.
2. Cách dùng thì tương lai tiếp diễn
-Dùng để diễn tả một hành động hay sự việc đang diễn ra tại một thời
điểm xác định trong tương lai.
Dùng để diễn tả một hành động, một sự việc đang xảy ra thì một hành
động, sự việc khác xen vào trong tương lai.
Hành động sẽ diễn ra và kéo dài liên tục suốt một khoảng thời gian ở
tương lai
Hành động sẽ xảy ta như một phần trong kế hoạch hoặc một phần trong
thời gian biểu

3. Công thức thì tương lai tiếp diễn
Câu khẳng định : S + will + be + V-ing + …
Câu phủ định :

S + will not / won't + be + V-ing + …

Câu nghi vấn : Will + S + be + V-ing + … ?
Yes, S will
No, S won't
4. Dấu hiệu thì tương lai tiếp diễn
Trong câu có các trạng từ chỉ thời gian trong tương lai kèm theo thời điểm xác
định:
– at this time/ at this moment + thời gian trong tương lai: Vào thời điểm này ….
– At + giờ cụ thể + thời gian trong tương lai: vào lúc …..

4. Underline the correct answer. 
1. She ( will not be sleeping / was not sleeping) if you call
at 9 p.m.
2. They ( play/ will be playing) football at 10 a.m tomorrow.
3. What ( will he be doing/ will he do) this time next
Monday?
4. I ( am waiting/ will be waiting) at the bus stop when you
arrive.
5. In 200 years we ( will not be using/ do not use ) mobile
phones any more. We ( will be using/ will use )
telepathy.
6. They've decided ( rains/ will be raining ) later today.

Bài 2: Complete these sentences using the future continuous tense.
1.This time next year I (live)
in London.
will be living
2.At 8PM tonight I (eat)

will be eating

dinner with my family.

3.(you/wait) will you be waiting at the station when she arrives tomorrow?
4.My parents (visit)

will be visiting

Europe at this time next week

V- to V

Try
Plan
Hard
Decide
Want

V-V.ing

Like
Love
Enjoy
Mind
stop

Activity 5. Gerund or to-infinitive?
talking to her about this.
1. I don't mind ( talk) _________
2. We plan (use) __________
video chatting to keep in
to use
touch with our family.
to show
3. He's tried very hard (show) ____________
his love to
her by sending lots of flowers and presents.
4. She dislikes (communicate) ________________
communicating
through message boards or online meetings.
5. Lena enjoyed (chat) ____________
on the phone with
chatting
her friends.
6. They've decided (have) ____________
a video
to have
conference with their colleagues right away.

III. Communication

Activity 6. Choose any three form of communication in
this unit and work with a partner to decide if people will
be using them in year 2100 or not. Give at least two
reasons for each decision
Example:
• Will we be using music to communicate in the year
2100?
• I think so. People will always express themselves
through music.

IV. Project

In groups, prepare two versions of a short sketch
involving a communication breakdown to perform in
class.
• Perform version 1 where the communication breakdown
takes place.
• Then ask the adience to explain what went wrong and
how it could be avoided.
• Next perform version 2, this time where no
communication breakdown takes place.
You can ask yuor teacher for help with sketch ideas.

V. Homework
• Prepare Unit 11 - Lesson 1: Getting started