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COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES
The following pages are for the pair work and group work activities in the Communication sections.
UNIT 1 COMMUNICATION
Student A: Look at the picture below. The girls' names are missing. Ask your partner questions to complete the names.
| Wendy Tina Beth Grace Delia |
Student A
Which one is Wendy?
She's the one who is sitting on the couch.
Is she the one who's reading a book?
No, she isn't.
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UNIT 6 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Take a survey. Take turns asking and answering these questions with a partner. Mark your and your partner's responses.
1 = Yes, definitely 2 = Yes, probably 3 = No, probably not 4= No, definitely not
| 50 YEARS FROM NOW, DO YOU THINK...? | YOU | YOUR PARTNER |
| 1. people will live longer | ||
| 2. everyone will have enough food | ||
| 3. scientists will find a cure for cancer | ||
| 4. global warming will be stopped | ||
| 5. there will be less pollution | ||
| 6. food will become cheaper | ||
| 7. new types of energy will become common | ||
| 8. the world will be a better place for everyone |
B. Add up your numbers. The lower the number, the more optimistic you are about the future; the higher the number, the more pessimistic you are.
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UNIT 7 COMMUNICATION
Student A: Take turns asking questions and giving the three possible answers. Check (✔) the questions the other two students get correct. (The correct answers are in bold.)
Student B Student C
1. When did disco music first become popular?
a. in the 1950s b. in the 1970s c. in the 1990s O O
2. How long were the Beatles together?
a. for 10 years b. for 20 years c. for 30 years O O
3. When did the nun Mother Teresa live?
a. from 1860 to 1945 b. from 1880 to 1976 c. from 1910 to 1997 O O
4. When did Vietnam win the second AFF Suzuki Cup trophy?
a. in 2008 b. in 2018 c. in 2014 O O
5. When did the United States become independent?
a. on October 12, 1492 b. on January 1,1608 c. on July 4, 1776 O O
UNIT 12 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Student A: Take turns asking questions and giving the three possible answers. Check (✔) the questions the other student gets correct. (The correct answers are in bold.)
Student B Student C
1. After the moon, what's the brightest object in the night sky?
a. Venus b. Mars c. Jupiter O O
2. What is the moon slowly doing?
a. moving toward Earth b. getting larger c. moving away from Earth O O
3. In 1981, what did NASA add to space missions?
a. donuts b. M&M candy c. pretzels O O
4. How many people have visited the International Space Station so far?
a. around 50 b. around 125 c. around 215 O O
5. If you fly a ship between Mars and Jupiter, what are you going to see?
a. Halley's Comet b. lots of asteroids c. a moon shared by both O O
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UNIT 7 COMMUNICATION
Student B: Take turns asking questions and giving the three possible answers. Check (✔) the questions the other two students get correct. (The correct answers are in bold.)
Student A Student C
1. When did Amelia Earhart disappear?
a. in 1909 b. in 1919 c. in 1937 O O
2. When was the Cold War?
a. from 1917 to 1939 b. from 1947 to 1991 c. from 1968 to 2012 O O
3. What year did Michael Jackson's album Thriller come out?
a. in 1970 b. in 1982 c. in 1998 O O
4. When did Princess Diana live?
a. from 1926 to 1962 b. from 1940 to 1975 c. from 1961 to 1997 O O
5. How long ago did the Finns invent ice skates?
a. 5,000 years ago b. 3,000 years ago c. 1,000 years ago O O
UNIT 9 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Student A: Look at this picture of Rick from ten years ago. Your partner has a picture of Rick today. Ask and answer questions to find out what's different. Find at least five differences.
Student A
Rick used to have long hair. Does he still have long hair?
No, now he has short hair. Did he use to have a tablet?
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UNIT 1 COMMUNICATION
Student B: Look at the picture below. The boys' names are missing. Ask your partner questions to complete the names.
| Sam Ricardo Kevin Josh Tom |
Student B
Tina
Delia
Beth
Wendy
Grace
Which one is Josh?
He's the one who is standing in front of the painting.
UNIT 10 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Student A: You and Student B have the same information, but some parts are missing. Ask and answer questions to complete the missing information.
Dawn Tyson has lived (1) _______ (where?) for over 50 years. Dawn has had a quiet life. She got married (2) _______ (when?). She has worked at the supermarket since 2002. On the night of August 4, she heard (3) _______ (what?) outside. She went outside to investigate. She saw a large hole in her backyard. A large reddish rock was in the hole. She called (4) _______ (who?). They showed the rock to some scientists. They said a meteorite landed in Dawn's yard. A meteorite is worth a lot of money. The local museum paid $75,000 for Dawn's rock.
UNIT 3 THE REAL WORLD
Real Signs: 1 (No dogs allowed), 2 (No campfires), 8 (No magnets)
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UNIT 7 COMMUNICATION
Student C: Take turns asking questions and giving the three possible answers. Check (✔) the questions the other two students get correct. (The correct answers are in bold.)
Student A Student B
1. How long did it take to complete the Long Biên Bridge in Việt Nam?
a. 6 years b. 3 years c. 5 years O O
2. When is Việt Nam's National Day?
a. September 2 b. September 4 c. October 2 O O
3. When does Việt Nam celebrate National Women's Day?
a. 5 March b. 20 October c. 30 September O O
4. When was the Vietnamese alphabet developed?
a. during the 1600s b. during the 1800s c. during the 1300s O O
5. When is President Ho Chi Minh's birthday?
a. May 19 b. May 9 c. May 10 O O
UNIT 9 LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Student B: Look at this picture of Rick today. Your partner has a picture of Rick from ten years ago. Ask and answer questions to find out what's different. Find at least five differences.
Student B
Rick used to have long hair. Does he still have long hair?
No, now he has short hair. Did he use to have a tablet?
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UNIT 10 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Student B: You and Student A have the same information, but some parts are missing. Ask and answer questions to complete the missing information.
Dawn Tyson has lived in Dayton for over 50 years. Dawn has had a (1)
(what kind of?) life. She got married at age 24. She has worked (2)
(where?) since 2002. On the night of August 4, she heard a loud noise outside. She went
outside to investigate. She saw (3)
(what?) in her backyard. A large
reddish rock was in the hole. She called the police. They showed the rock to
(4)
(who?). They said a meteorite landed in Dawn's yard. A meteorite is worth a lot of money. The local museum paid $75,000 for Dawn's rock.
UNIT 12 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Student B: Take turns asking questions and giving the three possible answers. Check (✓) the questions the other student gets correct. (The correct answers are in bold.)
Student A
1. Which planet is the closest in size to Earth?
a. Mars b. Venus c. Mercury O
2. What is the position of Saturn in the Solar System?
a. the 5th planet b. the 6th planet c. the 7th planet O
3. Which of the following spacecrafts carried all kinds of things from Earth into space?
a. Apollo 11 b. Rosetta c. Voyager 1 O
4. How long have there been man-made satellites in space?
a. since the 1940 b. since the 1950s c. since the 1960s O
5. What will the sun eventually become?
a. a black hole b. a white dwarf c. a comet O
UNIT 4 THE REAL WORLD
True Facts: Frogs can change color. Frogs never close their eyes.
