Communication UNIT 10 Anglicize your speech –
1 Can you call; 2 He’ll; 3 You can call me; 4 Just; 5 Can you wait; 6 Is; 7 I’m not here; 8 He’s not 9 Can he; 10 Please leave a…. a right now. b a minute? c message after the tone. d Dan there? e me back? f be back soon. g here just now. h on my mobile. i a minute. j call me back? 1 e, 2 f, 3 h, 4 i, 5 b, 6 d, 7 a, 8 g, 9 j, 10 c
1 Can you call me back? 2 He’ll be back soon. 3 You can call me on my mobile. 4 Just a minute. 5 Can you wait a minute? 6 Is Dan there? 7 I’m not here right now. 8 He’s not here just now. 9 Can he call me back? 10 Please leave a message after the tone. Where do we use all these phrases? on the phone
1 Can you call me back? 2 He’ll be back soon. 3 You can call me on my mobile. 4 Just a minute. 5 Can you wait a minute? 6 Is Dan there? 7 I’m not here right now. 8 He’s not here just now. 9 Can he call me back? 10 Please leave a message after the tone. voic messages phone calls 3, 7, 10 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
other common kinds of communication face-to-face, letters, s, social networking sites, instant messaging, blogs, video calling, etc. Write sentences about how you use some of these kinds of communication. e.g. I sometimes write letters to my grandparents because they don’t use the Internet. I usually talk to my friends using instant messaging., etc.
This problem has become known as ‘phubbing’ (from ‘phone’ and ‘snubbing’, meaning to ignore the person or people you’re with and focus your attention on your mobile phone).
test on technology words 1 You use this in the car. It tells you the route from one place to another. 2 You use these to listen to music. You put them on your ears. 3 You use this to read e-books. 4 You can make phone calls, send messages and s, and use the Internet with this small object. 5 Families usually have one of these at home to work on or play games. It’s quite big. (satnav) (headphones) (e-reader) (smartphone) (computer) (keyboard) (laptop) (camera) (printer) (tablet) (satnav) (headphones) (e-reader) (smartphone) (computer)
test on technology words 6 This object has numbers, symbols and all the letters of the alphabet on it. You use it to write an on the computer. 7 When you travel a lot on business, you need this kind of computer so that you can work easily on the plane or train. 8 This is what photographers use to take pictures. They’re sometimes very expensive. 9 This is very useful when you need a copy of a document on paper. 10 This is great for using the Internet or watching films. It’s got a big screen and you touch it to control it. (satnav) (headphones) (e-reader) (smartphone) (computer) (keyboard) (laptop) (camera) (printer) (tablet) (keyboard) (laptop) (camera) (printer) (tablet)
Answers 1 surf 2 check 3 make Answers 1 b; c 2 d 3 a 4 a; e 5 b; c
Answer b differences between them Answers 1 Susanna 2 Sabine 3 Sabine and Hussein 4 Sabine
Read the posts again and answer questions1−5: 1 Has Noelle got a computer at the moment? 2 How much did Susanna pay for her smartphone? 3 Why doesn’t Sabine like smartphone screens? 4 What does Hussein think is one of the problems with tablets? 5 Who prefers a smartphone? 6 Who prefers a tablet? (Yes, she has. She’s got a laptop.) (Nothing, it was free.) (Because they’re too small.) (You can’t make calls easily on a tablet.) (Hussein) (Sabine)
Answers 1 tablet; smartphone 2 tablet; smartphone 3 tablet; smartphone 4 tablet; smartphone 5 smartphone; tablet
Answers Adjectives: heavier, better, bigger, more expensive, lighter Rule: different
Answers 1 -er; harder 2 more; more 3 better
When we use comparative adjectives, how many things are we usually talking about? (two) Are the things exactly the same? (no).
Can I say ‘my tablet is more big than my smartphone’? (no) Why not? (Because ‘big’ is a short adjective − the comparative is ‘bigger’.); Can I say ‘my laptop was expensiver than my tablet’? (no) Why not? (Because ‘expensive’ is a long adjective − the comparative is ‘more expensive’.); Can I say ‘my smartphone is gooder than my computer’? (no) Why not? (Because good is an irregular adjective − the comparative is better.)