UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS

Week 1

Learning outcome: Talk about personal

communication

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 DISCUSSION
Compare and contrast these pictures. Answer the following questions:
What is your favourite means of communication? Why?
How often do you write traditional letters / talk on the phone /send text messages / write emails?
How does e-communication affect personal contact?

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Morse Code READING COMPREHENSION

T
F
T
T

Because they could send a message in Morse Code and

get a reply almost inmediately.

People used to write letters and post them.

It was invented in 1859.

He came from

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 VOCABULARY
text message
A Label the pictures. Use the words in the box.
email - fax - smartphone - TV - letter -
newspaper ad - social media - text message social media
email

fax letter TV newspaper ad smartphone

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B Write the words from exercise A in the correct column.

▪ email
▪ text message
▪ social media

▪ Tv commercial
▪ newspaper ad ▪ advertisement

Compare your answers. Discuss any differences.

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 ▪ A noun or a pronoun.
▪ Follows an action verb.
▪ Receives the action of a verb.

A direct object can be found by asking

Whom? or What? about an action verb.

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A direct object can be found by asking Whom? or
What? about an action verb.

subject action verb Direct Object

The message reached the lawyer.

The message reached WHOM?

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A direct object can be found by asking Whom? or
What? about an action verb.

subject action verb Direct Object

His landlord is raising the rent.

Is raising WHAT?
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A direct object can be found by asking Whom? or
What? about an action verb.
action
subject DO DO
verb
Marty and Carol served pie and ice cream for dessert.

Marty and Carol served

WHAT?
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 Identify the Direct Objects in the following sentences.
1. Tommy caught the flu and is at home sick.
2. My teacher wanted my essay.

3. The Seahawks played an amazing game in spite of their loss

Monday night.
4. After class, I wrote a note.
5. The young girl scouts sold cookies and drinks at the football game.

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• A noun or a pronoun.
• Tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what
the action of the verb is done.
subj. action verb direct obj.
Andy brought a flower.
subj. action verb indirect obj direct obj.
Andy brought me a flower.
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• A noun or a pronoun.
• Tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the action of the verb
is done. indirect object direct object

Sarah showed the class her new glasses.

Sarah showed her new glasses to whom?

Jeff gave Caroline a chess set.

Jeff gave a chess set to whom?
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Identify the indirect objects in the following sentences.
1. Hannah sent me an email.
2. Caroline baked her family double-fudge brownies.

3. Ben’s sister made the team a pitcher of lemonade.

4. I gave the dog a dish of water.
5. Johnny Depp gave me his autograph.

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GRAMMAR Verbs with direct and indirect objects

Unscramble the words to write sentences.

1- sent a I fax. Barbara
I sent Barbara a fax.
2- sent My brother an me e-mail
My brother sent me an e-mail.
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3- address. me his Find e-mail
Find me his e-mail address.
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4- new Jim a computer. I bought
I bought Jim a new computer.
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5- a your mom Give call.
Give your mom a call.
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Collaborative exercises 1, 2 & 3

How did Sanjay hear the news?

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Speaking 1

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Let’s practice

Please give your father/him a call.

Please buy my sister/her a printer.

Please write me a check.

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TO OR FOR?
We give something to someone, and we buy something for someone.

We can use to with these verbs: bring, feed, give, hand, lend, offer, owe, pass, pay,
post,
promise, read, sell, send, show, take, teach, tell, throw, write.
▪ Vicky paid the money to the cashier. OR Vicky paid the cashier the money.
▪ Let me read this news item to you. OR Let me read you this news item.

We can use for with these verbs: book, bring, build, buy, choose, cook, fetch,
find, get,
leave, make, order, pick, reserve, save
oThey found a spare ticket for me. OR They found me a spare ticket. 19
TO OR FOR?
▪I’ve saved a seat for you. OR I’ve saved you a seat.
▪Melanie is making a cake for David. OR Melanie is making David a cake.

TO or FOR

to
for
for for
to to
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 CONVERSATION
Listen to the conversation. How does Ken Communicate with Chris?
By e-mail and text message

Practice the conversation with your partner.

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Speaking 2
Complete the conversation and practice it again. (E-mail, letter,
phone call, Instagram DM, Facebook message, etc.)
A: Hey, ______. I sent you _________ yesterday and you didn’t
answer.
B: ________? What ________? You didn’t send me an __________.
A: Come on! You _____ it. Then I sent you a ______________.
B: _____________? What _____________? You didn’t send me a __________,
either. Honest!
A: Ok, well you’ve got no __________ now. Where’s the $____ you _______ me?
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 LISTENING
A Listen to the radio program. Circle the correct answer.
This is a ________.
a. Talk show b. music show c. call-in program

B Listen again and complete the chart.

Phone number 34 36 29 18 34
Fax number 34 30 14 76 22
E-mail address kingstownradio@qualmail.com

Text messages (SMS) address 333 317 34 76

Mailing address Kingstown Radio 25 Main street

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Collaborative exercise 4

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Collaborative exercise 5

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 THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATION
Listen to the conversation.
1- What forms of communication do they talk about?
A tweet A text message Forum
A phone call skypel Chatting
A blog post Email A social media post
2- What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
a) A co worker
b) School friends
c) Relatives
d) neighbors
3- What Word best describes the boy in the conversation?
a) lazy
b) sad
c) Arrogant
d) Worried
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 READING
Do you think mobile phones are bad for your health?

We have lots of collocations and fixed expressions for making phone calls in English.
1. Don't disturb her. She's on
__ the phone.

make a lot of phone calls in my job.

2. I have to _______

land line in your house?

3. Do you have a _____
tone
4. I think there's something wrong with my phone. When I pick up the receiver, I don't get a dialing _______.

5. I think the restaurant is closed. Every time I call I get a recorded _________
message

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Mobile phones Read the article and answer the questions.

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 tests your
understanding

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 WRITING
What are the types of phones? Use the words from the box to identify them.

pay phohe video phone walkie talkie home phone

mobile phones cordless phone

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Which means of communication do they use? Link the person with the bubbles.

B C A D

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Emily Granny Jane William

EmilyY GrannyY JaneY William

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Writing and speaking 4 (Collaborative)

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