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OUR CLASS

WARM UP

Each of the following sentences contains a mistake.
Correct the mistake.
1. I will chat with my friend in New York on Skype at
this time next Saturday.
will be chatting
2. Peter refused working online because he prefers
meeting face-to-face.
to work
3. We are still using landline phones to communicate
with each other in 10 years.
will still be using
4. She denied sign up for another account to post
comments on my Facebook wall. to sign
5. Members of the project are going to have a F2F
group discussion in five days' time. will be having

UNIT 10
Part:

SKILLS 1

READING

Vocabulary:
- penfriend = pen pal (n)

: bạn tâm thư

- stick /stɪk/ (v)

: dán

- holography /hɒˈlɒɡrəfi/ (v)

: toàn ảnh

- dimension /daɪˈmenʃn/ (n)

: chiều (không gian)

- cyber /ˈsaɪbə(r)/ (n)

: mạng, thế giới ảo

- replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ (v)

: thay thế

1. Look at the letters the children from Viet Nam and
Sweden sent to each other in a penfriend project.
Why do you think they chose this way to
communicate with each other?
I think, they chose this way because the penfriend are
at least 5 other benefits to letter writing:
- Reading and writing skills improve as students
practice their writing skills and organize their
thoughts onto paper.
- The
pen
pal
develops
compassion
and
understanding of other cultures and values.
- The pen pal promotes many life skills, including
development of social skills.
- Letter writing promotes patience; delayed gratification!
- Writing to a pen pal develops a child's curiosity.

2. Read the text.

COMMUNICATION IN THE FUTURE:
WHAT IS THERE FOR US?
About fifty students in two schools in Ha Noi,
Viet Nam and Ume, Sweden have been
exchanging letters in a penfriend project since
2013. 'I love to write. You can even stick
something on the letter, like this tiny sweet!' said
Linh, from Ha Noi about the project. From the
Sweden end, Anders said, 'It's so nice to open
and read real letters!' But will this be our future
communication? It's said that in a couple of
decades we'll be using telepathy and holography.

Telepathy uses a tiny device placed into our
head. Information will be sent and received
directly to and from our brains. We'll be
communicating just by thought over the network!
Holography, a video-conference technology with
three-dimensional images, will help us interact in
real time in completely different places.
Impressed? Maybe, but not everyone thinks the
cyber world will replace the real world. Like the
children in the penfriend project, I prefer to chat
with my friends over a cup of tea and enjoy their
company - life is more meaningful that way.

Look at the highlighted words and match them
with their meanings..
1. immediately, without delay in real time
2. to communicate with or
react to

interact

3. the opposite of a flat
image

three-dimensional
images

4. the digital world

cyber world

5. a system of connected
parts to share information

network

3. Answer the following questions.
1. What do the students like about the penfriend project?
They love to write and read real letters. One student
likes to send sweets with the letters as well.
2. What are the two ways of future communication
mentioned in the text? Explain how they work.
They are telepathy and holography. Telepathy uses a
tiny device in our head to communicate by
thought over the network. Holography gives
three-dimensional images and we will be able to
interact with each other in real time.
3. Do you think the writer is happy with this future of
communication? How do you know?
She prefers to use real, face-to-face communication
because she thinks this makes life more
interesting.

SPEAKING

4. In small groups, decide whether you agree with
the author of this text. Why/Why not? Share your
ideas with the class.
I agree with the author of this text, because, when
we use telepathy and holography, you can:
- say something to someone who is no longer a part
of your life.
- apologize to someone who is no longer in your life
for a misunderstanding or a hurt that you caused.
- pave the way for better interaction with someone
you don't get along with. Call a truce telepathically
and see how the tension in the relationship eases.
- let someone know how you feel about them if you've
been unable to convey this information face to face.
- forgive someone who has hurt you cutting the
cords of anger or disappointment that bind you.

5. Class survey. What ways of communication do
you use for the following purposes now and what
will they be in the year 2030?
Purpose
1. working on a group project
2. keeping in touch with a friend
who lives far away
3. contacting friends to meet to
see a film
4. asking your teacher
something that you didn't
understand in the lesson
5. letting your parents know you
want to say sorry
6. showing love to your pet

At
present
I (use)…

In the year
2030
I'll be
(using)…

Some suggestions
Purpose
1. working on a group
project

At present
In the year 2030
I use face to I will be using video
face meeting. conference meeting.

I use letter
2. keeping in touch with a
friend who lives far away and email.

I will be using video
chatting.

3. contacting friends to
meet to see a film

I use mobile
phone.

I will be using
message board.

4. asking your teacher
something that you
didn't understand in the
lesson

I use face-to- I will be using
face meeting. telepathy.

5. letting your parents know I use face-to- I will be using
face meeting. telepathy.
you want to say sorry

I will be using
6. showing love to your pet I touch them.
holography.

- Learn the new words +by heart.
- Read the text on page 44 again.
- Do exercises D1, 2 in workbook
(page 32, 33)
- Prepare for Unit 10: Skills 2

Goodbye!
See you again!