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Vocabulary
<b>- Language barrier (n)</b>
<b>- Cultural difference (n): </b>
<b>- Communication channel (n)</b>
<b>- Shrug (v) : </b>
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<b>Check –up vocabulary</b>
<b>Communication </b>
<b>channel</b>
<b>shrug</b>
<b>Language barrier</b>
<b>1</b>
<b>2</b>
<b>4</b>
<b>Cultural difference </b>
<b>5</b>
<b>3</b>
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<b>Reasons for</b>
<b> communication </b>
<b>breakdown</b>
A. Language barrier
C. A lack of communication channels
B. Cultural difference
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<i>1. Woman</i>: If you go down the corridor, you will see a sign saying
<i>Entrée… </i>
<i> Man</i> : What does entrée mean? I’m afraid I don’t understand.
2. In Sweden people call each other by their first names and this
does not mean a lack of respect.
3. I can’t contact him by mobile phone – the network signal is so
weak here.
4. We haven’t heard from him. It takes several weeks for the post to
arrive in that area.
5. What is he texting here ? I can’t understand this crazy shorthand!
6. In some countries, yellow roses mean happiness and friendship
but in Russia, if you send someone yellow roses it mean a
separation
<b>Activity 1. Match the possible reasons with the examples</b>
<b>A</b>
<b>B</b>
<b>C</b>
<b>C</b>
<b>A</b>
<b>B</b>
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<b>Activity 2: What do they mean? </b>
I don’t know
I’m angry
Sorry, I need to go now
I’m happy
It’s wonderful!
<sub>I’m so excited!</sub>
<b>1</b>
<b>2</b>
<b>3</b>
<b>4</b>
<b>5</b>
<b>1. </b>You shrug your
shoulders
<b>2. </b>Your hands are on
your hips <b>3. </b>You glance at your <sub>watch</sub>
<b>4.</b> Your give a big
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9.00a.m March 23
I wanna c u 2nite.
<3.
WBY?
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<b>Activity 3. Can you decode the following abbreviations </b>
<b>in texting / chatting style? Work in groups</b>
<b>1. Where r u? We r @ Lotte on 2/F</b>
<b> Where are you? We are at Lotte on the second floor</b>
<b>4. Pls call me rite bck. Thx</b>
<b>2. I’ll b 5 mins late. CUS</b>
<b>I will be 5 minutes late. See you soon</b>
<b>3. Wanna c a movie this wkd?</b>
<b>Do you want to see a movie this weekend?</b>
<b>Please call me right back . Thanks</b>
<b>5. Hi! Wot RY doin 2nite? </b>
<b>Hi! What are you doing tonight?</b>
<b>6. Did u c it? LOL.</b>
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<b>Reasons for</b>
<b> communication </b>
<b>breakdown</b>
Language barrier
A lack of
communication channels
Cultural differences
Abbreviations
for online chatting
and texting
Body language
<b>Communication breakdown</b>
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<b>Activity 4.</b>
<b> Work in group. For each communication </b>
<b>breakdown mentioned above, think of a future </b>
<b>technology idea that will help avoid it </b>
Example : Language barrier
<i>We will use an app on a smart phone to </i>
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What have we learnt today?
What have we learnt today?
<b>communication </b>
<b>breakdown</b>
<b>communication </b>
<b>breakdown</b>
<b>Problems</b>
<b><sub>Solutions</sub></b>
<b>Language </b>
<b>barier</b>
<b>Language </b>
<b>barier</b> <b><sub>difference</sub>Cultural </b>
<b>Cultural </b>
<b>difference</b>
<b>A lack of </b>
<b>communication </b>
<b>channels</b>
<b>A lack of </b>
<b>communication </b>
<b>channels</b>
<b>...</b>
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<b>HOME WORK </b>
- Learn by heart the new words and the
<b>reasons for communication breakdown</b>
<b>- Redo all exercises </b>
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