Unit 10. Communication. Lesson 1. Getting started

KINDS OF
COMMUNICATIONS
How do people communicate with others?








What are Phuc and Nick doing?
What do you think Phuc and Nick are talking about on the phone?
Phuc
Mai
Nick
What does this symbol mean?
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!
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!
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.”
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 Nick was waiting outside the wrong cinema.
Why couldn’t Phuc, Mai, and Nick see the film together as was their plan?
Because Nick went to the wrong cinema.

What was the problem?
They didn’t communicate clearly the name and address of the cinema beforehand.

Was it only because of Nick’s mobile phone?
They were not able to contact each other because the battery of Nick’s mobile phone was flat.
having a video conference
7.
3.
Video chatting
2.
1.
4.
Meeting face-to-face (F2F)
Using social media
5.
6.
Using telepathy
Emailing
Sending letters (snail mail)
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
Using social media emailing meeting face to face (F2F)
video chatting having a video conference
using telepathy sending letters ( snail mail )
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
Using social media emailing meeting face to face (F2F)
video chatting having a video conference
using telepathy sending letters ( snail mail )