Unit 4 COMMUNICATION
Ways of Communication Write a letter
Text a message
Leave a voicemail
Make a phone call
Send a fax
Send an email
Leave a message note
Use social network
Speak face to face
Speak-make-leave speak .. ................ face to face …………........... a phone call make ………………. a voicemail message leave
send – use -- write use Write ……………. social network ……………… a fax send …………………. a letter
Text – Leave -- Send send ……………… a postcard …………… a message text …………….. a message note leave
Keep in touch : to communicate or continue to communicate with someone by telephoning, or writing to them
How do you keep in touch with your friends? I usually make a phone call. I also use social network.
Formal X Informal
Making and answering phone call Could I speak to Steve, please? Who’s calling Could I ask who is calling? (Kimin aradığını sorabilir miyim?) One moment, please. (Bir dakika, lütfen) Can you hold on a minute, please. (Bir dakika hatta kalır mısınız lütfen?) I’m sorry, he’s not available at the moment. (Şu anda kendisi uygun değil.) Would you like to leave a message? Could you ask him to call me? (Beni aramasını söyleyebilir misiniz?) Could I take your name and number?
I can’t hear you very well. It’s a bad line. (Sizi iyi duyamıyorum I can’t hear you very well. It’s a bad line.(Sizi iyi duyamıyorum. Hat kötü.) Could you repeat that, please? (Tekrar edebilir misiniz lütfen?) I’ll call back later. (Daha sonra ararım.) Thanks for calling. Could you please repeat that? Hello, John speaking.
Exercise 1 Put the words in order 1. ask / your / to / call / you / could /me / brother Could you ask your brother to call me? 2. you / please / on / hold /moment / a / could Could you hold on a moment, please? 3. is / Mr. Swan / available / moment / the / at Is Mr. Swan available at the moment? 4. who’s / calling / ask / I / could Could I ask who’s calling? 5. and / number / name / take /could / I / your / please Could I take your name and number, please?
Exercise 2 1. Would you like to leave a message. 2 Exercise 2 1. Would you like to leave a message? 2. He is not available at the moment. 3. Could I speak to George, please? 4. Could you ask him to call me? Jane : Hello, Jane speaking.. Hulk: Hello! …………. Jane: ………….. Could I ask who’s calling? Hulk: I’m Hulk Chris. His friend from school. Jane: ……….…….. Hulk : Yes, please…………… My number is 123456. Jane: All right. 3 2 1 4
Ticket
Contact (temas kurmak) Could you tell him to contact with me?
Caller Receiver Someone who makes a phone call. Someone who answers the phone call /who gets an email
exhibition
Science
Expressing concern and sympathy I’m sorry to hear that. I hope you feel better soon. (Umarım yakında iyileşirsin.) That’s so bad. We’ll meet up later, then. (Öyleyse sonra buluşuruz. ) See you later, then.
Board games
Accessory store
abbreviation
Use (kullanmak)
Call (adlandırmak) People called text message service SMS (Short Message Service)
Become (olmak) SMS became popular because text messages are cheap, fast and fun.
Approximately (yaklaşık olarak) People send approximately 10 million text messages a day in Turkey.
Nearly (neredeyse) In Turkey, nearly 70% of teenagers have mobile phones or use their parents’ mobile phones.
Combination: a mixture of different people or things Teenagers generally write text messages by using short combinations of numbers, words, symbols and abbreviations.
In some schools, teachers are worried about the negative effects (etki ) of text messaging on teenagers. They believe that this text language is bad because it is not correct (doğru). According to (…-e göre) them, languages (dil) are changing (değişmek) fast because people mostly prefer communicating with new technology.
mock
Record
Dial
Hang up
guess (sanmak /tahmin etmek)
Bowling alley