Unit 10. Communication. Lesson 1. Getting started

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Unit 10:
Communication
Getting
started
My battery was flat
Vocabulary
battery (n) /ˈbætri/
conference (n) /ˈkɒnfərəns/
a) Find words/phrases in the conversation that mean:
1. to wait for a very long time
► for ages
2. to arrive
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3. to succeed in talking to someone on the phone
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4. “My battery had no electrical power left.”
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5. “Are you making a joke?”
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6. “Let’s do that again.”
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wait for ages
show up
get through
‘My battery was flat.’
‘Are you kidding?’
‘‘We can try again.’
b) Decide if the statements are true (T)/ false (F).
1. Phuc, Mai and Nick wanted to see a film
today at Galaxy cinema.

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.

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c) 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.
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having a video conference
emailing
video chatting
meeting face to face (F2F)
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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 online 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 _______________________
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 social media
meet face-to-face
emailing
sending letters/snail mail
Using telepathy
video chatting
have a video conference