Unit 09. Natural Disasters. Lesson 4. Communication

Unit
10
COMMUNICATION
Period 87. Lesson 4: COMMUNICATION


New words:
- Language barrier (n)
- Cultural difference (n):
- Communication channel (n)
- Shrug (n) :
- Glance (n)


Check –up vocabulary

Communication
channel
1

shrug

2

glance

Language barrier

3
4

Activity 1. Match the possible
reasons with the examples
A. Language barrier

Reasons for
communication
breakdown

B. Cultural differences

C. A lack of communication channels


Activity 1. Match the possible reasons with the examples
1. Woman: If you go down the corridor, you will see a sign saying
Entrée…
Man : What does entrée mean? I’m afraid I don’t understand.

A

2. In Sweden people call each other by their first names and this does
not mean a lack of respect.
B
3. I can’t contact him by mobile phone – the network signal is so weak
here.
C
4. We haven’t heard from him. It takes several weeks for the post to
arrive in that area. C
5. What is he texting here ? I can’t understand this crazy shorthand!

A

6. In some countries, yellow roses mean happiness and friendship but in
Russia, if you send someone yellow roses it mean a separation
B


If you don’t understand body language,
communication breakdown may happen.


Activity 2: What do they mean?

2

1

3

I don’t know

I’m angry

4

5

I’m happy

It’s wonderful!
I’m so excited!

Sorry, I need to go now



Using abbreviations for online chatting and texting

9.00a.m March 23

I wanna c u 2nite.
<3.

WBY?


Activity 3. Can you decode the following abbreviations
in texting / chatting style? Work in groups
1. Where r u? We r @ Lotte on 2/F
Where are you? We are at Lotte on the second floor
2. I’ll b 5 mins late. CUS
I will be 5 minutes late. See you soon
3. Wanna c a movie this wkd?
Do you want to see a movie this weekend?
4. Pls call me rite bck. Thx
Please me right back . Thanks
5. Hi! Wot RY doin 2nite?
Hi! What are you doing tonight?
6. Did u c it? LOL.

Did you see it? Laugh out loud!


Communication breakdown

Homophones

Language barrier
Unclear information

Body language

Reasons for
communication
breakdown

Abbreviations
for online chatting
and texting

Cultural differences

A lack of
communication channels


Activity 4. Work in group. For each communication
breakdown mentioned above, think of a future
technology idea that will help avoid it
Example : Language barrier

We will use an app on a smart phone to
automatically translate what we are saying into
the language of the listener.



HOME WORK
- Learn by heart the new words and the
reasons for communication breakdown
- Redo all exercises
- Prepare unit 10. Skills 1


Goodbye !