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Unit 10 Communication Lesson 1 Getting Started

The document provides vocabulary related to communication methods and ways of interacting. It then presents a dialogue between two friends, Phuc and Nick, who had plans to see a movie together but missed each other because they went to different cinemas. Nick's phone battery was also dead so they couldn't contact each other. The rest of the document contains exercises to practice the vocabulary and conversation.

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Unit 10 Communication Lesson 1 Getting Started

The document provides vocabulary related to communication methods and ways of interacting. It then presents a dialogue between two friends, Phuc and Nick, who had plans to see a movie together but missed each other because they went to different cinemas. Nick's phone battery was also dead so they couldn't contact each other. The rest of the document contains exercises to practice the vocabulary and conversation.

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2/14/22

GETTING STARTED
MY BATTERY WAS FLAT
Where are the boys?
What are they talking about?
Vocabulary:
- show up /ʃəʊ ˈʌp/ (n) : xuất hiện, có mặt
- oversleep /ˌəʊvəˈsliːp / (v): ngủ quên
- get through /ˈget θruː/ (v) : kết nối
- battery /ˈbætəri/ (n) : pin
- flat /ˈflæt/ (n) : hết (pin)
- social media /ˈsəʊʃl : mạng xã hội
ˈmiːdiə/ (n)
: trực diện
- face-to-face /feɪs tʊ feɪs/
: trò chuyện qua
(adj/ad)
Checking vocabulary:
- show up /ʃəʊ ˈʌp/ (n) : xuất hiện, có mặt
- oversleep /ˌəʊvəˈsliːp / (v) : ngủ quên
- get through /ˈget θruː/ (v) : kết nối
- battery /ˈbætəri/ (n) : pin
- flat /ˈflæt/ (n) : hết (pin)
- social media /ˈsəʊʃl ˈmiːdiə/ (n) : mạng xã hội
- face-to-face /feɪs tʊ feɪs/ (adj/ad) : trực diện
- video chatting / ˈvɪdiəʊ tʃætiŋ/ : trò chuyện qua video
(n)
: thần giao cách cảm
1. Listen and read P = Phuc N = Nick
P: Hi Nick. What happened today? We were waiting
for ages and you never showed up!
N: Hi Phuc. Well I wanted to ask you the same
question.
P: Why? We planned to meet outside the cinema,
didn’t we? We waited and then Mai decided to go
in without you. She didn’t want to miss the start
of Frozen you know. Did you oversleep or
something?
N: No, I was there on time, and it was me who waited
for you two.
P: Are you kidding? We didn’t see you there. We
tried to call you but couldn’t get through.
N: I couldn’t call you either. My battery was flat.
P: Never mind. We can try again. How about this
Sunday afternoon at 2.30 p.m.? There’s
Superman 3.
N: Great ..., but I’ll be having my Vietnamese class
then. Let’s go for the 4.15 p.m. show. I’ll need to
take the bus to Nguyen Du Street and it’s quite
far.
P: But it’s not Galaxy Nguyen Du! We’ll be seeing it
at Galaxy Nguyen Trai ... Wait ... Which cinema
did you go to today?
N: Oh no, I went to Galaxy Nguyen Du. I wish my
mobile phone had a better battery!
a. Find words or phrases in the conversation that
mean:
1. to wait for a very long time wait for ages

2. to arrive show up

3. to succeed in talking to
someone on the phone get through

4. “My battery had no ‘My battery was


electrical power left.” flat.’

5. “Are you making a joke?” ‘Are you kidding?’

6. “Let’s do that again.” ‘We can try again.’


b. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
T F
1. Phuc, Mai and Nick wanted to see a film
today at Galaxy cinema. 
2. Only Mai and Phuc watched the film. 
3. Nick was waiting
asleep at
outside
home the
at that
wrong
time.
cinema. 
4. Mai and Phuc could not reach Nick on the
phone.

5. Nick went to the wrong Galaxy cinema. 
6. Nick will not be able to go to the cinema
at 2.30 p.m. this Sunday because he will 
be having a class.
c. Why couldn’t Phuc, Mai, and Nick see the film
together as was their plan? What was the
problem? Was it only because of Nick’s mobile
phone?

They couldn’t see the film together because


Nick went to the wrong cinema. They didn’t
communicate clearly the name and address
of the cinema beforehand. Then they were
not able to contact each other because the
battery of Nick’s mobile phone was flat.
2. Match the words/ phrases with the photos about
using social media emailing meeting face-to-face video chatting
ways of communication. Then listen
using telepathy to check your
sending
answers. letters
3. Fill
1. Usingthesocial
gapsmedia
________________with the correctFacebook,
including form of the words/
YouTube,
phrases
etc. as a from the of
means box in 2.
communication has become
very popular among young people.
2. Our group has worked online the whole time! Now
let’s meet face-to-face
_______________!
3. If you want to write to a friend in another country,
emailing
________ is a faster and cheaper snail way mail
than
Using telepathy
___________.
4. _____________ is a way to communicate instantly
by thought.
videomaybe
5. In the future, chatting
voice calls will disappear. We
will use _____________ to talk to and see a friend
at the same time.have a video conference
6. We should _____________________ this week.
Kate will be able to join us from Hong Kong, and
4. Game: In groups, brainstorm all the different
ways you have communicated so far today.
The person with the most ideas is the winner.
Suggested ways of communication

- using social media - phoning


- emailing - using body language
- meeting face-to-face (F2F) - using codes
- video chatting - using signs
- having a video conference - sending flowers
- using telepathy - using music
- sending letters (snail mail) - painting a picture
- using fax - leaving a note
- Learn the new words by heart.
+
- Practice the dialogue again.
- Do exercises B1,2, 3 in workbook
(page 30).
- Prepare for Unit 10: A closer look 1.
Goodbye!
See you again!
1. body language (n) /ˈbɒdi ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/: ngôn ngữ cơ thể, cử chỉ
2. communicate (v) /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/: giao tiếp
3. communication breakdown (n) /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn ˈbreɪkdaʊn/: giao tiếp không thành công,
không hiểu nhau, ngưng trệ giao tiếp
4. communication channel (n) /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn ˈtʃænl/: kênh giao tiếp
5. cultural difference (n) /ˈkʌltʃərəl ˈdɪfrəns/: khác biệt văn hoá
6. cyber world (n) /ˈsaɪbə wɜːld/: thế giới ảo, thế giới mạng
7. chat room (n) /tʃæt ruːm/: phòng chat (trên mạng)
8. face-to-face (adj, ad) /feɪs tʊ feɪs/: trực diện (trái nghĩa với trên mạng)
9. interact (v) /ˌɪntərˈækt/: tương tác
10. landline phone (n) /ˈlændlaɪn fəʊn/điện thoại bàn
11. language barrier (n) /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˈbæriə/: rào cản ngôn ngữ
12. message board (n) /ˈmesɪdʒ bɔːd/: diễn đàn trên mạng
13. multimedia (n) /ˌmʌltiˈmiːdiə/: đa phương tiện
14. netiquette (n) /ˈnetɪket/:phép lịch sự khi giao tiếp trên mạng
15. non-verbal language (n) /nɒn-vɜːbl ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/: ngôn ngữ không dùng lời nó
16. smart phone (n) /smɑːt fəʊn/: điện thoại thông minh
17. snail mail (n) /sneɪl meɪl/: thư gửi qua đường bưu điện, thư chậm
18. social media (n) /ˈsəʊʃl ˈmiːdiə: mạng xã hội
19. telepathy (n) /təˈlepəθi/: thần giao cách cảm
20. text (n, v) /tekst/: văn bản, tin nhắn văn bản
21. verbal language (n) /ˈvɜːbl ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/: ngôn ngữ dùng lời nói
22. video conference (n, v) /ˈvɪdiəʊ ˈkɒnfərəns/: hội thảo, hội họp qua mạng có hình ảnh

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