UNIT 2

THE WAY WE LIVE

PRACTICE

1. How many different ways can people

communicate?

2. Your lecture will give you some ideas to

communicate, but you can’t use words!
Use non-verbal language with your
partner, and your partner has to guess
what they are?

3. Read the text quickly and match the

headings to the paragraphs.

4. Answer these questions.

a. Which animals are mentioned? What
can they do?
b. What is special about human
communication? What can we do?
c. Which four forms of media are
mentioned in the last paragraph?
d. What is good and bad about
information technology today?

5. What do you think?

a. What can animals do that people
can’t?
b. How do you like to communicate?
c. What is happening in information
technology now?

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 We can communicate with other
people in many different ways. We can
talk and write, and we can send
messages with our hands and faces.
There is also the phone (including the
mobile!), the fax, and e-mail.
Television, film, painting, and
photography can also communicate
ideas.
Animals have ways of exchanging
information, too. Bees dance and tell
other bees where to find food. Elephants
make sounds that humans can’t hear.
Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their
faces to show anger and love. But this is
nothing compared to what people can
do. We have language – about 6000
languages, in fact. We can write poetry,
tell jokes, make promises, explain,
persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And
we have a sense of past and future, not
just present.
Communication technologies were
very important in the development of all
the great ancient societies:
 Around 2900 BC, paper and
hieroglyphics transformed Egyptian
life.
 The ancient Greeks loved the spoken
word. They were very good at public
speaking, drama, and philosophy.
 The Romans developed a unique
system of government that depended
on the Roman alphabet.
 In the 14th century, the printing press
helped developed new ways of
thinking across Europe.
Radio, film, and television have had
a huge influence on society in the last
hundred years. And now we have the
Internet, which is infinite. But what is
this doing to us? We can give and get a
lot of information very quickly. But
there is so much information and what
isn’t. Modern media is changing our
world every minute of every day.

6. Fill the table below based on the text above.

Nouns Verbs Past Tense Adjectives Adverbs

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SOCIAL EXPRESSIONS

1. We use certain expressions in different social situations.

Hi, Julia.
Excuse me.
Hi Ben, this is
my sister Julia.
Yes, can I help you?

2. Match the expressions and responses.

Hurry up, we’re late. Not at all. Don’t mention it.

Hi Ben, How’s your weekend?
Let’s go for a run in the park!
Thank you very much indeed.
Make yourself at home.
Bye Mum, I’m off to campus.
Sorry I’m late. I got stuck in traffic.
What a gorgeous jacket! Was it expensive?
Have you heard that Mia’s going out with
Rico.
I heard that this café has tasty garlic bun.
Really? I don’t know what she sees in him.
Never mind. You are here now.
Hang on, a minute please.
Take care, my Love. Have a nice day.
Me? Run? You must be joking.
Let’s order it now.
It’s not good, I was sick.
Yes, it cost a fortune.
That’s very kind, Thank you.

3. With your partner, write two short conversations that include some of the
social expressions. Read your conversations to the class.

Andi : Let’s go for a run in the park.

Ben : Me? Run? You must be joking.
I’ve got terrible stomachache and diarrhea since last night.
Andi : Have you taken any medicine? I can help you to see the doctor.
Ben : Yes, I’ve met the doctor this morning. Now I need to have a rest.
Andi : Get well very soon Ben.
Ben : Thank you Andi.

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Word Formation
4. Write different forms of the word act using the suffixes from the box.
-or -ion -ing -ive -ivities

a. Ryan Reynolds is an act…………. He’s launching his premiere movie.

b. My grandfather is 87, but he’s still very act……………
c. Do not talk too much. It’s time for act…………….
d. Act………. is not usually a well-paid job.
e. We have a lot of fun act………….. in the classroom.

Words that go together

5. Match a word in A with a word in B

guest anchor
fall beautifully
news job
tour in love
part-time star
sing guide
Shops and Business

6. Find ten vocabularies relate to shops and business, and then make sentences.
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