7. People blame SMS for a decline in writing standards.

8. An abbreviated, shorthand language has been created by texters.

9. The texting acronym “LOL” is in the dictionary as “Lots of Love”.

C. Answer the questions.

1. On what day was the first text message sent?

2. Who was the first text message sent to?

3. How many words were there in the very first text message?

4. What does “SMS” mean?

5. What does everybody rely on SMS to do?

6. What two problems has texting been blamed for?

7. What did texters find to write messages more quickly?

8. What does “LOL” mean in a text?

XI. Make sentences from the cues given.

1. Millions of emails/ send/ every minute/ the day.

2. It/ important/ be/ polite and respectful/ when/ you/ Online.

3. Since its creation/ the Internet/ open up/ lots of/ new ways/ us/ communicate.

4. Most teenagers/ would rather/ Chat/ their friends/ Online/ see/ them/ in person.

5. How/ you/ think/ people/ communicate/ in the future?

6. Don’t phone/ me/ 9.30 a. m/ because/I/ have/ a/ video conference/ then.

8. If/ you/ have/ good/ non-verbal/ communication skills/ you/ be/ more successful/ meetings.

9. Last year/ he/ decide/ stop/ use/ Facebook/ personal communication/ family and friends.

ĐÁP ÁN

UNIT 10: COMMUNICATION

A. PHONETICS

I. Complete the following words with –ity or -itive, then mark the stress in the words and practice saying them. You can use a dictionary if neccessary.

de'finitive	natio'nality	uni'versity	'positive
u'tility	'additive	com'petitive	se'curity
'density	a'bility	curi'osity	possi'bility
ac'quisitive	re'ality	'transitive	com'munity
connec'tivity	re'petitive	availa'bility	simi'larity

II. Mark the stress for the following words.

1. ac'tivity	2. 'primitive	3. au'thority	4. 'partitive
5. 'quality	6. in'quisitive	7. oppor'tunity	8. 'genitive
9. responsi'bility	10. in'sensitive	11. perso'nality	12. in'finitive
13. popu'larity	14. inter'active	15. ma'jority	16. in'transitive
17. fa'cility	18. 'nutritive	19. mi'nority	20. hyper'sensitive

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Match the words with their definitions.

1. e	2. d	3. a	4. j	5. g
6. b	7. h	8. c	9. f	10. i

II. Complete the sentences with the words or phrases in part I.

1. Cyber world

2. telepathy

3. face to face

meeting

4. multimedia

5. snail mail

6. netiquette

7. Video

conferences

8. Body language

9. social media

10. landline phone

III. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1. breakdown

2. barrier

3. three-

dimensional

4. Non-verbal

5. board

6. flat

7 Verbal

8. cultural

9. network

10. channel

IV. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.

1. C	2. B	3. A	4. D
5. A	6. C	7. B	8. D

V. Underline the correct form.

1. to share	2. speaking	3. to integrate	4. to learn	5. checking
6. painting	7. studying - to get	8. to host	9. to leave	10. using

VI. Complete the sentences with the bare-infinitive, to-infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in

VII. brackets.

1. to finish	6. make - send	11. learn
2. to text/texting	7. to call - get	12. to explain - sending
3. to learn	8. looking - playing	13. using
4. to let	9. to buy - to drive/driving	14. doing - do/to do
5. chatting	10. to read – helping	15. not to marry

VIII. Complete the sentences using the future continuous tense.

1. will be performing	6. will you be doing
3. Will your friend be waiting	7. won't be sleeping - will be playing
2. will be working	8. Will they be coming
4. will be attending	9. will be living
5. won’t be using	10. won't be working - will be starting

IX. Put the verbs in brackets in the future simple or future continuous.

1. will be having	6. will call	11. will be taking
2. will be working	7. will be managing	12. Will you go
3. will finish	8. will be	13. won’t be shopping
4. will decode	9. won’t be using	14. will communicate
5. will be holding	10. won’t call	15. Will everyone be using

X. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. verbally	2. modernity	3. dimensional	4. interactive	5. telepathic
6. Non-verbal	7. differences	8. signaled	9. spoken	10. communicator

XI. Fill in each gap with an appropriate preposition or adverb.

1. up	2. through	3. on	4. at	5. with
6. at	7. in - since	8. to	9. to/ with	10. at

C. SPEAKING

I. Decode the following mini-dialogues.

1. A: What are you doing tonight?

B: I'm going to see The Angry Birds. Did you see it? A: Yeah. Laugh out loud.

2. A: Where are you?

B: We are waiting for you at Lotte on the third floor. A: I’ll be there before 8. See you soon.

3. A: Are you Corning to the party tomorrow? B: Yeah. Why?

A: Great. Beause I want to talk face to face with you.

4. A: Have to go. Bye for now. I’ll call you later. B: Please call me as soon as possible. Thanks.

II. Rearrange the sentences to make a complete conversation.

audiences.

Talking? I don’t think so. She’s just moving her hands and smiles sometime.

Well, I mean she is communicating with people who cannot hear the news on TV. It’s sign language. Can they understand all of those signs? It seems not easy at all.

They can, I think. They must have learnt sign language. You’re right. But why not read the running text on the bottom?

That running text is not about the news, just related information. Oh, I see. How about running a subtitle as in a film?

There’s a subtitle already. Don’t you see the text at the beginning of each piece of news? That text is too short.

Short but useful. And the signs are helpful, too news? I see, Dad.

D. READING

I. Complete the passage with the words from the box.

1. change	2. smartphone	3. digital	4. conferencing
5. enough	6. directly	7. transmit	8. telepathy

II. Read the passage carefully, then do the tasks.

A. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. T

2.F

3. T

4. T

5. F

6. T

7. F

B. Answer the questions.

1. Deaf people can communicate with others by using lip reading

2. Speaking is very difficult for the deaf because they cannot hear their own voices.

3. No, it isn't.

4. Sign language is expressed by movements of the hands, face, and body.

5. Special hand signs stand for letters in the alphabet of sign language.

6. Yes, it does.

E. WRITING

I. Reorder the words to make sentences.

1. Video conferencing will be used for special occasions or short conversations.

2. Social media has become very popular among young people.

3. Telepathy is a way to communicate instantly by thought.

4. Teens are sending more text messages than ever before.

5. Will people be communicating by telepathy in 30 years?

6. We often give a “thumbs-up” to let someone know that something is good.

7. Chatting Via webcam with friends allows you to watch their body language.

8. Technology has dramatically changed the way we communicate with each other.

9. Teenagers today prefer texting on their cell phone to talking face to face.

10. Gestures can help communicate with foreigners in spite of the language barrier.

II. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.

1. Will 5G be provided in certain areas of the City?

2. Beck found it difficult to understand her daughter's text messages.

3. Video conferencing technology lets people in remote places hold face-to-face meetings.

4. I still remember creating an email account for the first time.

6. It’s impossible to make a video call without the network.

7. Texting isn't as good as face-to-face communication.

8. Would you mind confirming the date and time of the meeting?

9. I was made to stay in after school and do extra work (by the teacher).

10. Albert suggested giving Jean a video call. / Albert suggested we (should) give Jean a video call.

11. This time next week my mother will be doing her shopping.

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TEST FOR UNIT 10

I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. C

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. B

II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed ditterently.

1. C

2. D

3. B

4. A

5. D

III. Complete each sentence with an appropriate word. The first letter is given.

1. through	2. sign	3. Chat	4. Nonverbal	5. touch
6. landline	7. barrier	8. signal	9. Netiquette	10. Multimedia

IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.

1. D	2. A	3. B	4. B	5. C
6. D	7. A	8. C	9. D	10. C

V. Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, c or D that needs correcting.

1. C → breaks	6. C → keep in
2. A → Most	7. B → talk
3. D → inexpensive	8. A → Because of
4. A → to speak	9. A → commonly
5. A → not to apply	10. D → smaller and smaller

VI. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

1. were primarily used	6. will communicate
2. was writing	7. had
3. had seen	8. arrives
4. won't be doing	9. to go
5. knew	10. waiting

VII. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

l. failure	6. interactive
2. attention	7. digit
3. effectively	8. meaningful
4. information	9. expressions
5. Chatting	10. enables

VIII. Match the body language with the meaning.

1. f	2. a	3. h	4. j	5. g
6. c	7. e	8. b	9. d	10. i

IX. Choose the word which best tits each gap.

1. B

2. A

3. D

4. A

5. C

6. D

7. C

X. Read the passage carefully, then do the tasks.

A. Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. e

2. d

3. a

4. f

5. g

6. b.

7. c

B. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. F	2. T	3. T	4. F
5. F	6. T	7. T	8. F

C. Answer the questions.

1. The first text message was sent on December 3rd, 1992.

2. The first text message was sent to Neil Papworth's boss.

3. There were two words in the very first text message.

4. SMS means Short Message Service.

5. Everybody relies on SMS to communicate.

6. Texting has been blamed for a decline in language ability and an increase in traíhc accidents.

7. Texters found short hands to write their messages more quickly.

8. LOL means laugh out loud.

XI. Make sentences from the cues given.

1. Millions of emails are sent every minute of the day.

2. It's important to be polite and respectful when you are Online.

3. Since its creation, the Internet has opened up lots of new ways for us to communicate.

4. Most teenagers would rather chat with their friends Online than see them in person.

5. How do you think people will communicate in the future?

6. Don’t phone me at 9.30 a. m because I will be having a video conference then.

7. If you have good non-verbal communication skills, you’ll be more successful in meetings.

8. Last year, he decided to stop using Facebook for personal communication with family and friends.

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