connections unit 6

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Connections unit 6

Objectives

• You are able to have a telephone conversation in proper English
• You know what means of communication is your most favourite and can expres why.
• You know what collocations are and why you should learn them

Write down at least 4 different means of communication.

Remember these?

“Conventional” communication methods which were widely used in the past.

What means of communication do you think most (American) teenagers prefer 'face to face' or textin

1. face to face
2. texting

Does this surprise you?

What is your favourite means of communication? Explain why.

Finish p. 41 ex 1 (speaking)

Useful language for phone dialogues

Language is about listening to, imitating and learning from others. Therefore for the task on slide 13 you are allowed to get inspiration from e.g.

https://7esl.com/phone-conversation/   or the next two slides.

Write a fictional telephone dialogue yourself. Try and use phrases from unit 6.
Your dialogue should consist of 8 to 10 sentences. The subject of it is up to you.

What does it mean when words collocate?

to collocate (collocation)

If one word collocates with another, they often occur together.

Collocations sound natural....

Instead of filling in your VEF, answer the following questions below:

1. write down 4 common collocations, which you could use in your own speech.
2. This week you worked independently because I had to work from home. Do you have any questions about the exercises you had to do?
3. Is there anything you want to ask me or tell me?

Please finish your week task

Start with exercise 1 (vocabulary: collocations with have/do/make/take) on page 41.

After you've finished your week task, please work on your book presentation.