UNIT 1

A COMMON LANGUAGE

LNG MINH PHNG

Common (a) vs. Popular (a)

Mobile phones are common today.
Iphones are really/extremely popular
phones today.
Belong (v) to/with
You belong with me!
Come along

 Escalator (n)
Elevator (BrE) = lift (n) (AmE)
Yellow cab (n) = taxi (n)
Tram (n)
Underground (n) (BrE) = subway (n)
(AmE)

 It was the sweetest revenge to my

neighbor.
Practice makes perfect!
Streamline (n) = elite
Native language (n) = mother tongue (n)
Angel (n) vs. angle (n)

Lingua franca?
How can you communicate with people
from different countries?
What language could you use to contact
with foreigners?
What language do you think can be an
international language (a language that
could be used and understood by a large
number of people in the world)?

Questions
1.Why did original lingua franca

People
develop?wanted to trade and needed a
language they could all understand.

2.How
did itwords
develop?
borrow
from different language
vocabulary
very basic grammar
created a simple spoken language with
limited range of vocabulary

 Artificial (a)
It is/ Its time (for sb) to do sth
Common (a)
To have sth in common

English as a lingua franca

 Mermaid
Enroll/ be accepted/ be approved
Simple and complete system of vocabulary and
grammar
Complete (a) vs. (versus) compete (v) => competition
(n)
Charge (v)
Native (a) vs. Negative (a) >< positive (a)

Write a short paragraph

Why is English now becoming a
common world language?

1. Making a phone call

Introduce yourself (caller): Hello/ Good morning,

Im Phuong. Id like to speak to/ Can I speak

to.
(Recipient): Lan speaking.
Do you want/ would you like to leave
Can I take a message?
Ill call you back/ Plz tell her to call me back at

Etiquettes
Plan what to say before making calls
(list out)
Keep it brief
State clearly who you are and the
purpose of the calls
Say thank you and goodbye after all.

 Sorry, the line is busy/ engaged.

Could you please call back later or
leave a message?

Objects & ways of

communication
Computer connected to the Internet
Mobile phone/ cell phone/ cell
Fax machine
Telephone
Post (mail/letter)
Email (electronic mail)

Cellphones
Handy
Convenient
Easy to use
3g connection or use wifi to connect to the
internet
Both communicate/ make contact with other
and entertain at the same time

 You are challenging my patience. Dont mess

with me!
Desktop/ monitor
Laptop/ notebook/netbook
Straight away (adv) = immediately (adv) =
promptly (adv)
Memorandum = memo (abbre.)

ORDINAL NUMBERS
First,
Second,
Third
Forth
Fifth
6 11: + _th: sixth
eleventh

12: twelve =>

twelfth
13-19: + _th
20: twenty =>
twentieth

FRACTIONS
: one-forth
2/3: two-thirds
3/7: three-sevenths
0.25: noh point twenty-five; 3 0: three
love
$2.15: two fifteen dollars
1:35 p.m.: one thirty-five pm
13:35: thirteen thirty-five

I studied English for a purpose.

Warsaw, Poland
E is part of my course.
I will work abroad one day.
Surfing on internet
Branch (n)

oHelsinki, Finland
oAccountant in a multinational company.
oA lot of/ most of information is sent
electronically
oFeel comfortable
oVisitors from overseas
oOther officers and visitors from overseas

TALK ABOUT JOB/ CAREER

Im a ./ I work as a.
Chief receptionist in a hotel in a
beautiful chateaux.
Be (im)possible (for sb) to do sth:
Answers emails, messages, fax
about bookings

Siobhan, Bells Hotel, room 19

Tel. No.: 7948862
Gives the day and time of the call
Signs the msg => Corrine knows who
took/left the msg.
Vacancy (n) # vacation (n)
Return application form as soon as possible

HOW CALL A IS DIFFERENT

FROM B?
Caller B is treated better, much
more professionally.
Melanie is polite, efficient, gives
caller B her full name, attention.

REQUESTS AND
MESSAGES
1.Can I leave a?
2.Could you tell her.?
3.d make sure .

4.speaking.
5.so. Youd like to give .
6.Would you mind
7.Read that back

Receiver (n) # recipient (n)

Sender (n)
A: Make contact, arrange a meeting with a
friend
B: explain the reason why the writer has
decided to fax the application form
C: request further infor. about the diving
courses advertised in a magazine.

To read ones mind

greetings (n) vs. salutation (n)
Au revoir!
Lady Marmalade