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👉SKILLS 1
Reading
1. Work in pairs. List as many ways of communication as you can.
Example: meeting face to face, sending letters, chatting online, etc.
2. Read an interview with two students, Minh and Tom. Then tick (✔) the speaker of each sentence.
TELEPATHY
MC: Hi everyone. Today, I'll ask some members of the Technology Club to predict how people will communicate in the future. Let's meet Minh and Tom.
Minh & Tom: Hi everyone.
MC: Minh and Tom, how do you and your friends keep in contact?
Minh: Well, we mostly text each other. We also send voice messages.
Tom: I often see my friends in person, but sometimes we call via the Internet.
MC: Do you think these ways of communication will still be popular in 50 years?
Tom: Not really. We'll use more advanced ways, like telepathy. We'll pass our thoughts to another person without talking and...
MC: Hold on. I think only a very few people may have this ability.
Minh: Yes, but in the future, everyone will be able to use telepathy. We'll wear a tiny device to catch our thoughts and send them to other people.
MC: Cool! But will there be any problems with telepathy?
Tom: Hmm, telepathy devices can "read" one's mind, so bad people might take advantage of it to control someone else.
MC: Besides that, some people will be too lazy to even talk anymore.
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| Who says that...? | Minh | Tom |
| 1. he sends voice messages to friends | ||
| 2. he calls his friends by using the Internet | ||
| 3. everyone will be able to use telepathy in the future | ||
| 3. everyone will be able to use telepathy in the future | ||
| 4. people need a small device to send their thoughts to others | ||
| 5. bad people can make use of telepathy to harm others |
3. Read the interview again. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
1. What is the interview mainly about?
A. One way of future communication.
B. Voice chats and online calls.
C. Problems of telepathy.
2. Which way of communication below is NOT mentioned in the interview?
A. Meeting face to face.
B. Writing an email.
C. Telepathy.
3. According to Tom, telepathy means _____.
A. making phone calls via the Internet
B. talking on tiny devices
C. communicating by thoughts
4. The MC says that _____.
A. telepathy is perfect
B. not all people can do telepathy
C. she disagrees with Minh's opinion
5. What does the MC think may be a problem with telepathy?
A. People won't want to meet each other.
B. Telepathy devices can be expensive.
C. Some people won't want to talk anymore.
Speaking
4. Work in pairs. Read the following ideas about online calls. Put the ideas in the correct column.
a. They're cheap or even free.
b. There must be an Internet connection.
c. You can talk to people from distant places. d. You may receive unwanted calls.
e. You can make group calls.
f. You need a smart device.
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
5. Work in groups. Choose a way of communication and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. Then report your answers to the class.
You can start your discussion as follows: I think there are both advantages and disadvantages of online calls....
