Warm-up
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: communication. First, go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| face-to-face | (adj) to talk directly and in front of each other I think it’s better to talk face-to-face. |
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| over the phone | (prep phrase) to talk to someone by phone She told me the news over the phone. |
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| body language | (n) to communicate with the body without talking Waving hello to someone is a form of body language. |
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| opinion | (n) what someone thinks about something Her opinion is that everyone should have free education. |
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| argument | (n) to talk about something with different opinions; sometimes with anger They had an argument about where to go on vacation. |
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| miscommunication | (n) fail to communicate clearly The miscommunication caused an argument. |
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| repeat | (v) to say again He had to repeat his sentence because they didn’t hear him. |
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| express | (v) to communicate what you think or feel I want to express my sadness concerning the death of your father. |
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| interrupt | (v) to stop a person from speaking for a short time I need to interrupt you to tell you something important. |
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| misunderstanding | (n) when someone doesn’t understand something clearly There must be a misunderstanding. I never said your opinion was wrong. |
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Conversation
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- When was the last time you had an argument? Why did you argue?
- Do you think there’s a lot of miscommunication between people? Why or why not?
- Do you like when people interrupt you? Why or why not?
- Tell me about 3 ways to communicate.
- Do people use body language in your country? If yes, give some examples.
- Why do people have to repeat what they said sometimes?
- Do you like to communicate face-to-face or over the phone? Why?
- Do you like to express your opinions? Why or why not?
- Tell me about a time you had a misunderstanding with somebody.
- Do you think some people like to argue? Why or why not?
Wrap-up
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
