Unit 10. Communication. Lesson 1. Getting started

WELCOME TO
CLASS 8A
Phúc
Nick
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Mai-Phúc
P 80-Unit 10: COMMUNICATION

Lesson 1: Getting started

My battery was flat
1. Listen and read
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!
My battery was flat.
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a. Find words or phrases in the conversation that mean
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) or false (F)
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 Nick was waitting 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 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.
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c,having a video conference
e,emailing
f,video chatting
b,meeting face-to-face (F2F)
a,using social media
g,using telepathy
d,sending letters (snail mail)
3: Fill the gaps with the correct form of the words/phrases from the box in 2

___________________ including Facebook, YouTube, etc. As means of communication has become very popular among young people.
Our group has worked online the whole time! Now let’s________________!
If you want to write to a friend in another country,________ is a faster and cheaper way than_______________________.
______________ is a way to communicate instantly by thought.
In the future, maybe voice calls will disappear. We will use _______________ to talk to and see a friend at the same time.
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
sending letters (snail mail)
have a video conference
video chatting
emailing
Using telepathy
HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart new words.
- Practice reading “Listen and read”
- Prepare new lesson: A closer look 1.
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FOR
your attendance!!!
In groups, brainstorm all the different ways you have communicated so far today. The group, which has more ideas, wins
4. GAME