our class

UNIT 10:
COMMUNICATION

VOCABULARY.
- ages /eidʒiz/ (pln) : thời gian rất dài, (hàng giờ)
- show up /∫əʊ ʌp/ (v): xuất hiện, (chẳng đến)
- oversleep /,əʊvə'sli:p/ (v): ngủ quá giấc, ngủ quên
- battery /'bætəri/ (n): pin
- conference /'kɒnfərəns/ (adj) : hội nghị
- media /'mi:diə/ (n) : phương tiện truyền thông
- telepathy /ti'lepəθi/ (n) : thần giao cách cảm
- 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 = wait for ages
2. to arrive = show up
3. to succeed in talking to someone on the
phone = get through
4.“My battery had no electrical power left.”
= “My battery was flat.''

5. “Are you making a joke?”
= “Are you kidding?”

6. “Let's do that again.” = “We can try again.”

b. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. Phuc, Mai and Nick wanted to see a film
today at Galaxycinema. T
2. Only Mai and Phuc watched the film. T
3. Nick was asleep
home atthethat
time.cinema.
F
waitingatoutside
wrong
4. Mai and Phuc could not reach Nick on the
phone. T
5. Nick went to the wrong Galaxy cinema. T
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. T

c. Answer the questions

1. Why couldn't Phuc, Mai and Nick see the film
together as was their plan?

They couldn't see the film together because Nick
went to the wrong cinema.

2. What was the problem?

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.

3. WasNo,
it only
because of Nick's mobile phone?
it wasn't.

2. MATCHING. Using social media Emailing
Meeting face to face (F2F) Video chatting
Having a video conference Using telepathy
Sending letters (snail mail)
Having a
video
conference
1.
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so

ng
i
s
U ia
d
e
m
5.

Emailing
2.

Video
chatting
3.

Meeting
face to
face (F2F)
4.

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

Using social mediaincluding Facebook, YouTube
1. …………………
etc. as a means of communication has become very
popular among young people.
2. Our group has worked on line the whole time! Now
meet face to face
let's …………………
3. If you want
to write to a friend in another country,
emailing
………… is a faster and cheaper
sending letters
way than ......................
(snail mail)

Using telepathy is a way to
4...............................
communicate instantly by thought.
5. In the future, maybe voice calls will
video chatting
disappear. We will use ........................
to talk to and see a friend at the same time.
having a video conference
6. We should ............................................
this week. Kate will be able to join us from
Hong Kong , and perhaps Tim from
England too.

4. GAME
In group, brainstorm all the different ways you
have communicated so far today. The person
with the most ideas is the winner.

Revise the new words
Prepare for the next period.