Unit 10: Communication
Lesson 1: Getting started
 
I. Vocabulary
Communicate (v): giao tiếp
Communication (n): sự giao tiếp
Show up = xuất hiện, đến
Over sleep (v): ngủ quên
Social media (n): mạng xã hội
Face – to – face (adj/ adv): trực diện
Video conference (n): hội thảo qua mạng
Telepathy (n): thần giao cách cảm
I. Vocabulary
Communicate (v): giao tiếp
Communication (n): sự giao tiếp
Show up = xuất hiện, đến
Over sleep (v): ngủ quên
Social media (n): mạng xã hội
Face – to – face (adj/ adv): trực diện
Video conference (n): hội thảo qua mạng
Telepathy (n): thần giao cách cảm
My battery was flat.
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!
1a. Find words or phrase s in the conversation that mean:
wait for ages
show up
get through
`My battery was flat.`
`Are you kidding?`
`We can try again.`
1b. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F)
 
 
 
 
 
 
1c. Why couldn`t Phuc, Mai and Nick see the film together as was their plan? What was the problem? 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.
2. Match the words/ phrases with the photos about ways of communication. Then listen to check your answers
1, having a video conference
2, Emailing
3, video chatting
4, Meeting face – to – face (f2f)
5, using social media
6, Using telepathy
7, sending letters (snail mail)
3. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the words/ phrases from the box in 2.
1. Using social media including Facebook, YouTube, etc. as a means of communication has become very popular among young people.
2. Our group has worked online the whole time! Now let`s meet face – to – face !
3. If you want to write to a friend in another country, emailing is a faster and cheaper way than sending letters (snail mail).
4. Using telepathy is a way to communicate instantly by thought.
5. In the future, maybe voice calls will disappear. We will use video chatting to talk to and see a friend at the same time.
6. We should have a video conference this week. Kate will be able to join us from Hong Kong, and perhaps Tim from England too.
3. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the words/ phrases from the box in 2.
4, GAME
In groups, brainstorm all the different ways you have communicated so far today. The person with the most ideas is the winner.