Vocabulary
1. Complete the sentences using the cues provided.
1. Using b________ l________ is an effective way for communication as long as you understand it!
2. M________ technology makes today’s communication so exciting with not only text but also sound, video, and graphics.
3. A lot of people prefer working f________ than online.
4. Communication breakdown may happen due to c________ d________.
5. In the future we won’t need to learn different languages to communicate if we use t________.
6. Everyone needs to learn n________ when we communicate online.
2. Write the following text messages/ chat lines in shorthand form.
1. Thanks for your gift.
2. By the way, what are you doing this weekend?
3. Please call me right now.
4. Laugh out loud!
5. See you tonight.
3. Have you ever used music, art, codes, signs or any non-verbal ways to communicate? Tell a partner what you did. Was the communication successful?
Grammar
4. Circle the correct answer.
1. She will not be sleeping/ was not sleeping if you call at 9 p.m.
2. They play/ will be playing football at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning.
3. What will he be doing/ will he do this time next Monday?
4. I am waiting/ will be waiting at the bus stop when you arrive.
5. In 200 years we will not be using/ do not use mobile phones any more. We will be using/ will use telepathy.
6. Take the umbrella with you. It rains/ will be raining later today.
5. Gerund or to-infinitive?
1. I don't mind (talk) _________ to her about this.
2. We plan (use) _________ video chatting to keep in touch with our family.
3. He's tried very hard (show) _________ his love to her by sending lots of flowers and presents.
4. She dislikes (communicate) _________ through message boards or online meetings.
5. Lena enjoyed (chat) _________ on the phone with her friends.
6. They've decided (have) _________ a video conference with their colleagues right away.
6. Choose any three forms of communication in this unit and work with a partner to decide if people will be using them in the year 2100 or not. Give at least two reasons for each decision.
Example:
- Will we be using music to communicate in the year 2100?
- I think so. People will always express themselves through music.
| Finished! Now I can… . | ✔ | ✔✔ | ✔✔✔ |
| • talk about forms of communication • use communication technology vocabulary • use the future continous • use some verbs followed by to-infinitive • pronounce words ending in -ity and -itive correctly in isolation and in sentences • communicate online following netiquette |
