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Unit 17 Lesson 2
Types of communication
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• read a few short extracts to identify different types of communication
• made inferences from a text
• converted a poem into prose form
A In pairs list the different ways we communicate with others. Which is the most common?
B Identity what types of communication the following extracts are.
1
Sameen: Excuse me.
Tanvir: Yes?
Sameen: I need to go to the English Department. Can you tell me where it is please?
Tanvir: Certainly. Walk straight down there, and the first building on your left is the Senate Building, Turn left after the Senate Building and take the second right. The building straight in front of you is the Shahidullah Arts building. The chairman's office is on the ground floor. Do you think you can manage?
Sameen: I think so. Thank you very much.
Tanvir: You're welcome.
2
Rubel: Hello
Huang: Hello
Rubel: Can I speak to Huang please?
Huang: Speaking. Who's that?
Rubel: This is Rubel - from Bangladesh.
Huang: Hello Rubel. Nice to hear from you. How are things there?
Rubel: Okay. Huang, could you tell me when exactly we have to report back after the summer holidays?
Huang: I think ...it's on the 1st of July. But let me check. Yes, the 1st of July.
Rubel: Thanks a lot. How arc things at your end?
Huang: Fine.
Rubel: Well, I have to go now. You know - long distance calls!
Huang: Sure. Bye then.
Rubel: Bye. See you soon.
Huang: Bye.
3
Dear Sir,
The fridge I bought last week from your shop is not working properly. I would like to send a technician immediately to set it right.
Yours sincerely,
J Ahmed
4
Desdemona: O! Banish me, my lord, but kill me not!
Othello: Down, Strumpet!
Desdemona: Kill me to-morrow; let me live to-night!
Othello: Nay, if you strive-
Desdemona: But half an hour!
Othello: Being done, there is no pause.
Desdemona: But while I say one prayer!
Othello: It is too late. (He smothers her)
(From Shakespeare's Othello)
5
The trees arc in their autumn beauty,
The woodland paths are dry,
Under the October twilight the water
Mirrors a still sky;
Upon the brimming water among the stones
Are nine and fifty swans
(Extract from W B Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole)
C In pairs discuss:
1 What is the relationship between Tanvir and Sameen in Text 1? Follow the instructions given by Tanvir and draw a map of the place.
2 Where do you think Huang lives? (Text 2)
3 Guess the relationship of the writer to the receiver of the letter in Text 3.
4 Imagine what may have happened that led to the incident in Text 4.
5 What season is being described in Text 5?
D Would you consider Text 5 a type of communication? If so, why? If not, give reasons. Now convert Text 5 into prose form and write it down.
Focus:
Skills.
Reading, writing, speaking. Functions.
Identifying different forms of communication. Grammar/Structure.
Direct speech, formal/informal speech and writing. Vocabulary.
senate, twilight, brimming, smother.
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Unit 17 Lesson 2
Types of communication
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• read a few short extracts to identify different types of communication
• made inferences from a text
• converted a poem into prose form
A In pairs list the different ways we communicate with others. Which is the most common?
B Identity what types of communication the following extracts are.
1
Sameen: Excuse me.
Tanvir: Yes?
Sameen: I need to go to the English Department. Can you tell me where it is please?
Tanvir: Certainly. Walk straight down there, and the first building on your left is the Senate Building, Turn left after the Senate Building and take the second right. The building straight in front of you is the Shahidullah Arts building. The chairman's office is on the ground floor. Do you think you can manage?
Sameen: I think so. Thank you very much.
Tanvir: You're welcome.
2
Rubel: Hello
Huang: Hello
Rubel: Can I speak to Huang please?
Huang: Speaking. Who's that?
Rubel: This is Rubel - from Bangladesh.
Huang: Hello Rubel. Nice to hear from you. How are things there?
Rubel: Okay. Huang, could you tell me when exactly we have to report back after the summer holidays?
Huang: I think ...it's on the 1st of July. But let me check. Yes, the 1st of July.
Rubel: Thanks a lot. How arc things at your end?
Huang: Fine.
Rubel: Well, I have to go now. You know - long distance calls!
Huang: Sure. Bye then.
Rubel: Bye. See you soon.
Huang: Bye.
3
Dear Sir,
The fridge I bought last week from your shop is not working properly. I would like to send a technician immediately to set it right.
Yours sincerely,
J Ahmed
4
Desdemona: O! Banish me, my lord, but kill me not!
Othello: Down, Strumpet!
Desdemona: Kill me to-morrow; let me live to-night!
Othello: Nay, if you strive-
Desdemona: But half an hour!
Othello: Being done, there is no pause.
Desdemona: But while I say one prayer!
Othello: It is too late. (He smothers her)
(From Shakespeare's Othello)
5
The trees arc in their autumn beauty,
The woodland paths are dry,
Under the October twilight the water
Mirrors a still sky;
Upon the brimming water among the stones
Are nine and fifty swans
(Extract from W B Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole)
C In pairs discuss:
1 What is the relationship between Tanvir and Sameen in Text 1? Follow the instructions given by Tanvir and draw a map of the place.
2 Where do you think Huang lives? (Text 2)
3 Guess the relationship of the writer to the receiver of the letter in Text 3.
4 Imagine what may have happened that led to the incident in Text 4.
5 What season is being described in Text 5?
D Would you consider Text 5 a type of communication? If so, why? If not, give reasons. Now convert Text 5 into prose form and write it down.
Focus:
Skills.
Reading, writing, speaking. Functions.
Identifying different forms of communication. Grammar/Structure.
Direct speech, formal/informal speech and writing. Vocabulary.
senate, twilight, brimming, smother.