Conversation
After a quick greeting, 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.
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, E-mail, or telephone calls. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
- What are the benefits of having face-to-face communication?
- What are the benefits of having communication by other means?
- Which one do you prefer to utilize the most?
Vocabulary
Skip this section if you have 15 minute plan. 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
| Expression | Definition |
| (n) messages distributed through electronic means Did you get my e-mail from yesterday about the party? |
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| correspondence | (n) exchanged letters My grandmother preferred to save correspondence letters in her drawer. |
| digital | (adj) relating or storing data What kind of digital communication do you use? |
| verbal | (adj) relating to or in the form of words She preferred verbal over written communication. |
| announce | (v) make a declaration The speaker announced that the show was about to begin. |
| text | (v) send a text message to someone She told me she would text me when she was done with work. |
| take notice of | (expression) listen, pay attention She could take notice of all the minor changes that had occurred in the room. |
| pass on | (expression) relay a message Could you pass on this message to my sister? |
| rattle off | (expression) list off things quickly She could rattle off the capitals of all the states. |
| keep someone posted | (expression) update and inform someone of changing plans He asked her to keep him posted about whether the event was still going on. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
― George Bernard Shaw
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