CNG BI GING MN SPEAKING HC K 5 (VB I) TUN 7 (T 26/09/2011 n 01/10/2011)

Unit 7: COMMUNICATIONS (1LT - 3TH)

LESSON AIMS: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: learn how to communicate well with people using verbal and non-verbal language classify the different methods of communication. how to use mobile phones politely. CONTENTS: Classroom activities Warmer: Activity 1: Make a list of all methods of communication people often use in their daily lives such as writing letters, using body language, making a phone call, using e-mail, using sign language. Activity 2: Choose appropriate methods of communication that a director of a company in your country should use to communicate with his or her staff in the following situations: Making a complaint with a staff member because she / he often falls asleep at work. Sending all staff members a memo. Having a weekly meeting Asking a secretary to make a flight reservation Activity 3: Look at the gestures that people use in the United States. Write the number of the gestures next to its meaning Pre speaking activities: Activity 3: In pairs, make a short conversation with your partner. Then practice making it in front of the whole class. Activity 4: Here are the ten most frequent topics of conversation. How often do you talk about these topics. Interview a partner and complete the chart with the words below. Nearly always / frequently / sometimes / not often / hardly ever / never TOPIC The news / politics Health, diet, or exercise
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sport Relationships / feelings Work / business The opposite sex Music Your family Cars / mechanical things Clothes Salary Activity 5: What do you talk about with: Your family? Male friends / female friends? Work colleagues / school colleagues? While speaking activities: Activity 6: In pairs, answer the following questions. Are there differences between what women and men like to talk about? What do you think the women are talking about? What do you think the men are talking about? Is it easy for you to talk to someone of the same sex? Why or why not? Activity 7: Read the article below. Do you agree with the writer? Why or why not? Mobile phones are part of our daily lives. We all use them housewives, executives, teenagers and old age pensioners. According to the ITU the International Telecommunication Union at the end of 2002 there were 1, 390 million users. Of course, different people use their mobiles for different things, and there is a model for every taste. For example, women normally choose larger phones while men prefer smaller models. For young people, the priority is to send SMS text messages. They like mobile phones with covers they can change. As well as communication, they want entertainment. They want to play games and download ring=tones and icons. On the other hand, executives and salespeople see their mobile as a work tool. They need to connect to their company computers. Typically they choose a medium- sized model with a large screen to read information. They demand features like a personal organizer, calculator, alarm clock, note pad, recorded reminders and connection to a PC. There are other people who dont often use their phones to make calls, but want others to be able to contact them. Size is not important and they dont need to connect to the Internet. They want something cheap and simple to use, and usually prefer pre-paid cards.

Activity 8: Lets talk about mobile phone etiquette (mobile manners). Make a list of things a smart mobile user should and shouldnt do. Activity 9: Discuss with your partner about some good and bad things when using mobile phones to communicate with the others. Post speaking activities:
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Activity 10: Answer the questions individually. In your culture, how important is body language? Are there any specific gestures you use to communicate? When is it acceptable to touch someone when you are speaking to them? To be an effective communicator, what factors do you need? Activity 11: Can you use gestures to express these things? Come here Id like that drink Thats perfect. Keep calm. OK? Go away. Youre crazy! Its over there. This is boring. Whos Me?

Homework assignment Activity 12: What are conversation skills? Are they necessary in making a conversation?

Homework assignment Activity 12: What are conversation skills? Are they necessary in making a conversation?