UNIT 8 – TALKING TO THE WORLD
Lesson 8.5 Listening and Vocabulary
(SB page 85)

Memory game
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Pick up an item.
Use a/an and the to write 2-3 sentences about it.
Work in pairs. The first student shares the item.
The second one repeats and continues sharing.
Get 2 points for the correct answer.
You bought a new dress last
I bought a new dress
week. The dress is made of
last week. The dress
cotton. Is this correct?
is made of cotton.
I ….

Objectives
I can identify the main ideas and specific details in
a conversation.

Exercise 1 (SB page 85)
Study the Vocabulary box. What types of communication can you see in the
photos? What are they doing in each photo?

They are talking to each
She is writing a text
other/having
message.
a face-to-face conversation.

He is talking on the phone.

Exercise 1 (SB page 85)
What does it mean?

A face-to-face conversation

Directly, meeting someone in the
same place.

Exercise 1 (SB page 85)
Read the words out loud.

Exercise 1 (SB page 85)
What does it mean?
conversation
/kɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/

email
/ˈiː.meɪl/

A talk between two or more people in
which feelings or ideas are expressed

Using the computers to send messages
over the internet

Exercise 1 (SB page 85)
What does it mean?
(Facebook) post
/poʊst?/
letter
/ˈlet.ər/

A message or picture that you upload
on a website or using social media

A written message from one person to
another, usually put in an envelope
and sent by post

Exercise 1 (SB page 85)
What does it mean?

phone call

An occasion when you use the phone.

 /ˈfəʊn ˌkɔːl/
postcard

 /ˈpəʊst.kɑːd/

A card with a photograph or picture on
one side, that can be sent without an
envelope

Exercise 1 (SB page 85)
What does it mean?

Skype

A communication tool for
free calls and chat

tweet

To communicate on Twitter using quick
short messages

 /skaɪp/
/twiːt/

text message
/tekst ˈmesɪdʒ/

A written message, often containing
short forms of words, sent from one
mobile phone to another

Exercise 1 (SB page 85)
Write the words from the Vocabulary box in the correct column in the
table below.

phone
call

Skype call

letter
tweet

(Facebook) post
postcard
text message

Exercise 2 (SB page 85)
Work in pairs to ask and answer. Have a class Vote.
Which three types of
communication do you
use the most with your
friends?

I use ……….. most.

Exercise 3 (SB page 85)
Set the gist task. Listen and answer the questions.
Listen
to a communication
class of English
We
all have
language
students
in
the
UK.
problems when we write, have a
What are they
conversation
andtalking
make about?
a phone
call.

a. How to write emails and
messages
b. Communication
problems
c. Foreign languages

Click on the key to display the answers

Exercise 4 (SB page 85)
Listen again and choose the correct answer.
1. I called someone.
2. W-A-T-T
3. I meant a ham
sandwich.
4. I used the wrong
words.
5. In Italian balo means you
are brave.
Click on the key to display the answers

Exercise 5 (SB page 85)
Fill in the blank.

have

Go to the next slides to check

It's not easy to ……... a conversation with a stranger.

PERFECT
SORRY
TAKE

HAS

HAVE

GETS

I want to ……….. a phone call.

PERFECT
SORRY
MAKE

DO

MAKES

HAVE

She has borrowed my phone. She needs to ……... someone.

PERFECT
SORRY
TAKE

HAVE

CALL

MAKE

Does Mary…… her teacher any questions?

PERFECT
SORRY
TALK

CALL

MAKE

ASK

Chris and Lucy sometimes …….. online.

PERFECT
SORRY
POST

MAKE

SEND

CHAT

Did you …….. a message on Facebook last night?

PERFECT
SORRY
MAKE

CALL

POST

ASK

Grandma doesn't know how to ……… a text.

PERFECT
SORRY
POST
MAKE

HAVE
SEND

Exercise 7 (SB page 45)
Talk about you. Use the Word Friends in Exercise 5.
I had a good
conversation about
music at breakfast this
morning. What about
you?

No, I didn't have a good
conversation about
music. I don't really care
about listening to music.