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Unit Seventeen: Modes of Communication
Lesson 1
What is communication?
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• talked about communication
• listened to and acted out a dialogue
• written a dialogue
A In pairs discuss the following.
1 What do you understand by 'communication'?
2 How do we communicate?
3 What kind of things do we communicate?
4 How many people need to be involved for communication to take place?
B Look at the following pictures and in pairs say what is happening in each of them.
Picture
C Now discuss who is communicating with who when one is engaged in the following.
- reading a newspaper
- writing a letter
- speaking at an official meeting
- listening to the radio
D Two friends meet in a park and start talking. Listen to their conversation as your teacher reads it out. Then in pairs note down some of the spoken expressions that you can identify as being different from written language.
Richard: Hi John, anyone sitting here?
John: No. I'll just move my bag.
Richard: Right.
John: Here you are!
Richard: Thanks. ...Nice day, isn't it?
John: It's lovely, yes. It does make a change though, doesn't it?
Richard: Let's hope it lasts.
John: Mm, mm.
Richard: What...what's that book you're reading, John? Looks really interesting.
John: Oh, it's called Life on Earth. I got it because of that TV programme. Did you see it-a few weeks ago?
Richard: No, 1 don't think I did.
John: It's about how life began. Actually, I've got a project at school on this. It's really quite fascinating.
Richard: I see. Well, I like a bit of TV too - but old movies really.
John: Me too.
Richard: They're on very late. Don't get to see a lot.
John: There just isn't time, no time at all.
Richard: I'm off to the cinema tonight.
John: To see...?
Richard: The new dim Eastwood film. Do you fancy coming along?
John: That'd be nice but I'm meeting Peter this evening. Sorry.
Richard: Some other time then. Bye.
John: Bye. See you later.
E In pairs act out the dialogue.
F Write a dialogue between an English teacher and a student talking about some of the things the learner could not understand clearly in class. Try using some of the expressions from the dialogue above.
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking, reading, writing. Functions.
Exchanging information. Grammar/Structure.
Present continuous to
express future.
Vocabulary.
come along, I'm afraid, I'm off.
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Unit Seventeen: Modes of Communication
Lesson 1
What is communication?
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• talked about communication
• listened to and acted out a dialogue
• written a dialogue
A In pairs discuss the following.
1 What do you understand by 'communication'?
2 How do we communicate?
3 What kind of things do we communicate?
4 How many people need to be involved for communication to take place?
B Look at the following pictures and in pairs say what is happening in each of them.
Picture
C Now discuss who is communicating with who when one is engaged in the following.
- reading a newspaper
- writing a letter
- speaking at an official meeting
- listening to the radio
D Two friends meet in a park and start talking. Listen to their conversation as your teacher reads it out. Then in pairs note down some of the spoken expressions that you can identify as being different from written language.
Richard: Hi John, anyone sitting here?
John: No. I'll just move my bag.
Richard: Right.
John: Here you are!
Richard: Thanks. ...Nice day, isn't it?
John: It's lovely, yes. It does make a change though, doesn't it?
Richard: Let's hope it lasts.
John: Mm, mm.
Richard: What...what's that book you're reading, John? Looks really interesting.
John: Oh, it's called Life on Earth. I got it because of that TV programme. Did you see it-a few weeks ago?
Richard: No, 1 don't think I did.
John: It's about how life began. Actually, I've got a project at school on this. It's really quite fascinating.
Richard: I see. Well, I like a bit of TV too - but old movies really.
John: Me too.
Richard: They're on very late. Don't get to see a lot.
John: There just isn't time, no time at all.
Richard: I'm off to the cinema tonight.
John: To see...?
Richard: The new dim Eastwood film. Do you fancy coming along?
John: That'd be nice but I'm meeting Peter this evening. Sorry.
Richard: Some other time then. Bye.
John: Bye. See you later.
E In pairs act out the dialogue.
F Write a dialogue between an English teacher and a student talking about some of the things the learner could not understand clearly in class. Try using some of the expressions from the dialogue above.
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking, reading, writing. Functions.
Exchanging information. Grammar/Structure.
Present continuous to
express future.
Vocabulary.
come along, I'm afraid, I'm off.