In this Unit, you will :
Look at a range of communication methods and their related vocabulary
Practice Short answer Questions
Practice Multiple Choice Questions
Look at pick-from-a-list Questions.
Lets check Observations,
Ways of communication
Where we use them now a days?
Where were we used?
List some pros and cons of each method?
1. you, your friends and family
2. The world of business
3. The world of education
4. People who travel
Discuss these points
- Give two reason why people might not choose to use some of the means of Communication listed above.
- In your opinion which of the communication methods in above list are likely to still be with us in the year 2100? Give the reason for your answer .
Communication Vocabulary
Matches words column A with words from Column B , and words from column B with columns C to form useful about communication.
Business
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Communication
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A message
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Channels of
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Communicator
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Breakdown
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Direct
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Communicative
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Door
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Effective
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Communicatively
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Effectively
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Global
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Communicate
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In sign language
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Internal
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communicating
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Problems
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Mass
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Skills
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Non-verbal
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Systems
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online
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Poor
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Regular
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Skilled
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Successful
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Complete these sentences with expressions from Exercise 1
1.
Not speaking the same language as your customers
can lead to ………………………………………..
2.
One thing a(n) …………………………… can do is to build
trust with the other person.
3.
The key to ………………………….. is to speak clearly and with
a smile on your face.
4.
It’s imperative to have good …………………………. When
you work in sales
5.
All big companies invest massively in ………. such
as video-conferences facilities.
6.
I’m in……………. with every member of my family.
7.
According to social scientists, about 70% of our
message is conveyed by the ……………………….
8.
Even when relationships between countries are
bad. It’s important to keep ……………………… open.
9.
The ability to ……………… is important when you have
deaf friends
10.
Letter writing has largely been replaced by …………………….
Working from Context:
Which forms of communication do these sentences relate to?
- I only follow people that follow me, and I never open DMs from people I don’t know.
-
You’re through to Ms Grubshaw
- I recently found out that by holding down a key for longer. It makes the number appears rather than a letter.
- Use more expensive paper and have your address and contact details printed at the top pf the page if you want to make a professional impression.
- Standing there with your hands in your pockets in an unironic shirt and shoes that have never known polish: what kind of impression do you think you are making?
- There seems to be a problem with the printing mechanism. So, you’ll have to send it away to be repaired.
