Unit 3

Communication

HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE? HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE?

Student A
1 Read the statements to your partner. Say if you
agree or disagree and explain why.
1 There are some words that don’t have a
translation from one language to another.
2 In the future, we’ll use technology to speak to
people in any language.
3 People couldn’t communicate very well before
they had phones.
Student B
1 Read the statements to your partner. Say if you
agree or disagree and explain why.
1 We can’t understand the real meaning of a word
just by looking it up in a dictionary.
2 People couldn’t communicate very well before
they had email and the Internet.
3 One day we will be able to communicate with
life forms from other planets.

2 You want to borrow these things from your partner. 2 You want to borrow these things from your partner.
Ask for each object using the phrases in the box Ask for each object using the phrases in the box
below. Don’t say the name of the object! Your below. Don’t say the name of the object! Your
partner will guess. partner will guess.

A: Could i borrow something

from you, please
B: Sure , What do you need
A: Well, it's similar to paper
sticky. I need it to make a
project. You use it fix things.
B: Do you mean scotch tape?
A: Yeah, it's a scotch tape

Asking for something you need

Asking for something you need It’s/They’re similar to …
It’s/They’re similar to … I need it/them to …
I need it/them to … It’s/They’re a kind of …
It’s/They’re a kind of … You use it/them to …
You use it/them to …
B Could I borrow something from you, please?
A Could I borrow something from you, please? A Sure, what do you need?
B Sure, what do you need? B Well, it’s a kind of …
A Well, it’s a kind of …

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