UNIT 10. COMMUNICATION
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED
VOCABULARY.
1. ages /eidʒiz/ (pln) : thời gian rất dài, (hàng giờ)
2. (to) show up /∫əʊ ʌp/ : xuất hiện, (chẳng đến)
3. (to) oversleep /,əʊvə`sli:p/: ngủ quá giấc, ngủ quên
4. battery /`bætəri/ (n): pin
5. (a) conference /`kɒnfərəns/ : hội nghị
6. media /`mi:diə/ (n) : phương tiện truyền thông
7. telepathy /ti`lepəθi/ (n) : thần giao cách cảm
8. instantly /`instəntli/ (conj.): ngay khi
Phuc: Hi Nick. What happened today? We were waiting for ages and you never showed up!
Nick: Hi Phuc. Well I wanted to ask you the same question.
Phuc: Why? We planned to meet outside the cinema, didn’t we? We waited and then Mai decided to go in without you. She didn’t want to miss the start of Frozen you know. Did you oversleep or something?
Nick: No, I was there on time, and it was me who waited for you two.
Phuc: Are you kidding? We didn’t see you there. We tried to call you but couldn’t get through.
Nick: I couldn’t call you either. My battery was flat.
Phuc: Never mind. We can try again. How about this Sunday afternoon at 2.30 p.m.? There’s Superman 3.
Nick: Great..., but I’ll be having my Vietnamese class then. Let’s go for the 4.15 p.m. show. I’ll need to take the bus to Nguyen Du Street and it’s quite far.
Phuc: But it’s not Galaxy Nguyen Du! We’ll be seeing it at Galaxy Nguyen Trai... Wait... Which cinema did you go to today?
Nick: Oh no, I went to Galaxy Nguyen Du. I wish my mobile phone had a better battery!
a. Find words or phrases in the conversation that mean
1. to wait for a very long time
2. to arrive
3. to succeed in talking to someone on the phone
4.“My battery had no electrical power left.”

5. “Are you making a joke?”

6. “Let’s do that again.”
= wait for ages
= show up
= get through
= “My battery was flat.’’
= “Are you kidding?”
= “We can try again.”
1. Phuc, Mai and Nick wanted to see a film today at Galaxycinema.
2. Only Mai and Phuc watched the film.
3. Nick was asleep at home at that time.
4. Mai and Phuc could not reach Nick on the phone.
5. Nick went to the wrong Galaxy cinema.
6. Nick will not be able to go to the cinema at 2.30 p.m. this Sunday because he will be having a class.
b. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
T
F
T
T
T
Nick was waiting outside the wrong cinema.
c. Answer the questions
1. Why couldn’t Phuc, Mai and Nick see the film together as was their plan?



2. What was the problem?






3. Was it only because of Nick’s mobile phone?









They couldn’t see the film together because Nick went to the wrong cinema.
They didn’t communicate clearly the name and address of the cinema beforehand. Then they were not able to contact each other because the battery of Nick’s mobile phone was flat.
No, it wasn’t.
Using social media
2. MATCHING.
Meeting face to face (F2F)
Having a video conference
Sending letters (snail mail)
Emailing
Video chatting
Using telepathy
Having a video conference
Emailing
Video chatting
Meeting face to face (F2F)
Using social media
Using telepathy
Sending letters (snail mail)
3. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the words/ phrases from the box in 2
1. ………………… including Facebook, YouTube etc. as a means of communication has become very popular among young people.

2. Our group has worked on line the whole time! Now let`s …………………

3. If you want to write to a friend in another country, ………… is a faster and cheaper
way than ......................



Using social media
meet face to face
emailing
sending letters (snail mail)
4................................ is a way to communicate instantly by thought.

5. In the future, maybe voice calls will disappear. We will use ........................
to talk to and see a friend at the same time.

6. We should ............................................ this week. Kate will be able to join us from Hong Kong , and perhaps Tim from England too.
Using telepathy
video chatting
having a video conference

Revise the new words
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