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If you don’t understand body language, communication breakdown may happen.... You shrug your shoulders.[r]

- Language barrier (n)

- Cultural difference (n):

- Communication channel (n)

- Shrug (v) :

- Glance (v)

Check –up vocabulary

Communication

channel

shrug

Language barrier

1

2

4

Cultural difference 5

3

glance

Reasons for

communication

breakdown

A Language barrier

C A lack of communication channels

B Cultural difference

Activity 1 Match the possible reasons with the examples

1 Woman: If you go down the corridor, you will see a sign saying

Entrée…

Man : 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

Activity 1 Match the possible reasons with the examples

A

B

C

C

A

B

A Language barrier B Cultural differences

C A lack of communication channels

If you don’t understand body language, communication breakdown may happen.

Activity 2: What do they mean?

I don’t know I’m angry Sorry, I need to go now

I’m happy It’s wonderful! I’m so excited!

1 You shrug your

shoulders

2 Your hands are on

your hips 3 You glance at your watch

4. Your give a big

smile 5. You raise your fists

9.00a.m March 23

I wanna c u 2nite

<3

WBY?

Using abbreviations for online chatting and texting

Activity 3 Can you decode the following abbreviations

in texting / chatting style? Work in groups

1 Where r u? We r @ Lotte on 2/F

Where are you? We are at Lotte on the second floor

4 Pls call me rite bck Thx

2 I’ll b 5 mins late CUS

I will be 5 minutes late See you soon

3 Wanna c a movie this wkd?

Do you want to see a movie this weekend?

Please call me right back Thanks

5 Hi! Wot RY doin 2nite?

Hi! What are you doing tonight?

6 Did u c it? LOL.

Did you see it? Laugh out loud!

Reasons for communication

breakdown

Language barrier

A lack of communication channels

Cultural differences

Abbreviations for online chatting

and texting

Body language

Communication breakdown

Homophones Unclear information

Activity 4 Work in group For each communication breakdown mentioned above, think of a future

technology idea that will help avoid it

Example : Language barrier

We will use an app on a smart phone to

automatically translate what we are saying into

the language of the listener.

What have we learnt today?

communication breakdown

communication breakdown

Language

barier

Language

barier difference Cultural

Cultural difference

A lack of communication channels

A lack of communication channels

HOME WORK

- Learn by heart the new words and the

reasons for communication breakdown

- Redo all exercises

- Prepare unit 10 Skills 1

Goodbye !