Communication

VOCABULARY

LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

Beginner A1_2015V_EN English
Goals

■ Learn vocabulary and

phrases related to
communication

■ Practice talking about

communication

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Send me a text!

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 computer

I use a computer in my office.

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 laptop

I use a laptop when I travel.

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 desk

My desk is small.

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 telephone

I have a telephone on my desk.

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 cell phone

I use my cell phone when I’m out of the office.

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Technology

I have a telephone at home but I don’t

use it much.

I take my cell phone with me

everywhere I go!

I play online games on my computer.

I surf the web on my laptop.

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Match words to images

1. laptop

2. telephone

3. cell phone

4. computer

A B C D
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I love technology

I love technology! I use my

_______________ phone every day to
_______________ with my friends. I have a
_______________ at home, but I don’t use
it very often. I play _______________ on
my computer and use my
_______________ for social media. My
desk at work is full of _______________ .

chat telephone games

laptop cell devices

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What devices do you have?

How do you use technology every day?

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 to talk

I talk to my classmates at university.

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 to communicate

It’s important to communicate with your colleagues.

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 email

I write a lot of emails at work

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 signal

The cell phone signal in my office is weak. It’s terrible!

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Communication

I talk to my friends on the

phone.

I communicate with my
colleagues by email.

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Choose the correct category

Verb Noun
a cell phone talk

chat a laptop

the signal emails

communicate use

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Communication

Communication is a big part of my life.

I _______________ as a businesswoman,
so I _______________ to lots of people
every day. I use a _______________ and
_______________ because I travel a lot. I
send _______________ to my colleagues
and chat with my _______________ on
social media.

work laptop cell phone

emails talk friends

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How do you communicate?

talk

phone friends
chat
email
work family
use internet
speak
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 letter

They’re reading a letter.

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 post office

I can send postcards at the post office.

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 mailbox

I get letters and postcards in my mailbox.

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 package

I got a package from my sister!

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You’ve got mail!

My grandmother always writes letters

to me.

She often sends me packages for my

birthday.

They’re too big for my mailbox.

So I collect them at the post office.

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Which word is different? Why?

photos

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Communication

Write a list of all the things you can send.

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Send and receive

Talk to a classmate and answer the questions.

How often do you send emails?

How often do you write letters?

How often do you receive packages?

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Spelling

■ Think of a word about communication from this lesson.

■ Tell a classmate.

Your classmate must spell the word!

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Reflect on the goals

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes no

_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________

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Reflect on this lesson

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

+ _______________________________
_______________________________

+ _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
_______________________________
If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again

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Exercise p.10
1. C – 2. D – 3. A – 4. B
Exercise p.11
cell – chat – telephone – games – laptop – devices
Exercise p.18
Verb: talk – chat – communicate – use
Noun: a cell phone – a laptop – the signal – emails
Exercise p.19
work – talk – laptop – cell phone – emails – friends
Exercise p.26
phone call (all other can be sent.)
Answer key
Homework

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Match the sentences

1. I send emails…

2. I receive text messages…

3. I write letters…

4. I send letters…

a. on my cell phone.

b. at the post office.

c. on my laptop.

d. to my grandmother.

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Vocabulary lists

Check the last five words of the lesson.

Sort them into two lists.
Give your lists a name.

List 1: _____________ List 2: _____________

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Vocabulary lists

Check the words of this lesson again: are there more nouns,
verbs, adjectives or adverbs?
Can you find three words for each list?

Nouns Verbs Adjectives or adverbs

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My favourite words

Choose five words from the lesson and note them in

your list of My favourite words.

Word one

Word two

Word three

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My favourite words

Write a sentence for each word you have

just written in your list of My favourite Words.

• Word one:

Sentence one

• Word two:

Sentence two

•…

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Sentences about myself

Choose five example sentences from this lesson.

Copy them and write them about yourself.

Examples:

Hello! My name is …

→ Hello! My name is John.

I like apples

→ I like bananas

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Exercise p34
1. c – 2. a – 3. d – 4. b
Homework answer key
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