Interview each other in pairs, making notes about your partner in this table. Take turns being the first to ask each question.
| Name: | ||
| Language exams (and studying for them) | ||
| Present
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Past | Future |
| Other English classes | ||
| Present
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Past | Future |
| Studying English outside class | ||
| Present
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Past | Future |
| Communicating in English/ Using English outside class | ||
| Present
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Past | Future
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| Problems communicating in English (or other foreign languages) | ||
| Present
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Past | Future |
| Views on improving your English
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Brainstorm vocabulary that you could have used in the previous task:
Kinds of electronic communication
Other kinds of writing
Communication problems/ Language problems
Kinds of language study
Actions related to communication
Communication +…/ …+ communication
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Suggested answers
Kinds of electronic communication
Discussion forum
Fax
Instant messaging
Junk mail (= Spam)
Landline
Mobile phone (= Cellphone)
Online chat/ Chat room
Phone message/ Voice mail
Social media
Teleconference
Telephone call
Text (= SMS)
Video conference
VoIP/ Skype
Other kinds of writing
Article
Correspondence (Letter or postcard)
Diary
Essay
Leaflet/ Pamphlet
Memo
Note (e.g. a Post It note)
Poster
Report
Review
Story
Communication problems/ Language problems
Flat intonation
Hard of hearing
Lack of accuracy
Lack of comprehension
Lack of fluency
Lack of vocabulary
Minimal pairs
Mishearing
Misinterpreting
Mispronunciation
Misunderstanding
Monosyllabic
Silence/ Pausing
Kinds of language study
(Timed) practice exams
Conversation exchange/ Language exchange
Correction
Drilling
Free conversation
Gapfills (= Cloze exercises)
Language lab
Living abroad
Memorisation
Pairwork
Recording your own voice
Shadow reading
Studying something through English
Actions connected to communication
Attach/ Enclose
BCC Forward
CC
Call/ Ring/ Telephone/ Phone
Catch up
Chat
Comment
Exchange information
Get in touch/ Get back in touch
Get through to someone
Give someone a ring
Gossip
Ignore
Keep in touch
Lose attention
Lose touch
Mishear
Misunderstand
Pause
Pay attention
Repeat
Reply
Write to
Communication +…/…+ communication
Different forms of communication
Means of communication
Miscommunication
Electronic communication
Try to answer the questions below.
What does “catch up” mean?
What does the “mono” in “monosyllabic” mean?
Does “a ring” mean “a telephone call”?
Does “chat” mean the same thing in Japanese and English?
Is “a memo” the same as “a note”?
What’s the difference between “an email” and “an SMS”?
Can you give me an example of “VoIP”?
What’s the opposite of “pay attention”?
What preposition goes with “get through”?
How do you pronounce this word? – “ignore”
Ask each other similar questions about the vocabulary.
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Without looking above, try to remember the questions you were just using (or think of similar ones).
mean x 3
same x 2
difference
example
opposite
with
pronounce
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