Communication

Week # 8
Important Dates

Friday 5th &

Mon – Thu –> Rosetta: 8 units/
Monday 8th ->
Class 40 hours
Exam

Friday: Speaking Monday: Grammar Due date: Monday

Listening Writing & Reading 8th
Topics

Noun phrases

Echo questions

a/an/one/ some/ zero articles review

Vocabulary
Using noun phrases to give more detailed information
Skill: Writing
Communicating with people
sometimes is not an easy job,
sometimes we have to be more
descriptive and detailed in
order to make ourselves
understood.
Have you ever been
misunderstood
because you were not
able to express
yourself accurately?
 A noun phrase refers to
What is a noun
words that work the same
phrase?
way as a noun.
Components of a Noun Phrase
A noun phrase must have a noun on which
other modifiers are connected. A noun
refers to the name of a person, thing, or
place.
Noun
(Usually
The doctor took the drugs to the hospital.
known as
“the head”)
In this case, the nouns doctor, drugs, and
hospital represent the names of a person,
thing, and place, respectively.
An article must be part of a noun phrase
since it is usually connected to a noun.
Articles include a, an, and the.
An Article
(modifier)
The office is always clean.

In this noun phrase, there is an article “the,”

which is joined to the noun “office.” The
subject in this sentence is the office.
An adjective refers to a word that describes
a noun or pronoun.
An
Adjective
The handsome man married today.
(modifier)

In this case, the adjective is “handsome,”

and it describes the “man” Both words form
a noun phrase, and they are also the subject
in the sentence.
ORDER

 OPINION
 SIZE
 AGE
 SHAPE
 COLOR
 ORIGIN
 MATERIAL
 PURPOSE
It refers to words that begin with a 
preposition but has an object at the end.
Prepositional
Phrase
The clothes in the dressing room are (modifier)
gorgeous.

The prepositional phrase in the sentence

is ” in the dressing room” It gives
details about the location of the clothes
and also modifies “clothes.”
A determiner clarifies/describes a
noun. Examples include; those, these,
that, this.
A
Determiner
These girls are beautiful.

The determiner “these” describes the

noun and forms the noun phrase “these
girls.”
Functions of noun phrases

An object of the
A subject A direct object An indirect object A compliment: preposition

01 02 03 04 05
Very many broken They bought books Mary cooked The best African John drives to a
cars remain in the for the whole class. her weak, sickly clothes to wear dirty home daily.
garage. grandmother some are colorful and
food. gorgeous, Ankara.
Activity 1:
Identifying the noun
phrase
The teacher
told the
students to be
quiet.
The James Mason
Lecture Theatre is
in the Francis
Bancroft building.
The Cultural and Social
Anthropology
Department deal with
the many aspects of the
social lives of people
around the world.
Activity 2: Constructing
a noun phrase

 Imagine you were standing in a bicycle shop,

trying to buy a bike which was not out on
display, but which was in a catalogue (which
you had left at home). You would need to give
a considerable amount of information to the
sales assistant, so that when s/he went into the
stock room to get the bike for you, they would
know exactly which bike you were referring to.
If they did not have all of the necessary
information, they would have to keep coming
back to the shopfloor to ask you questions
about the bike.
 I want to buy the bike.
 I want to buy the mountain bike.
 I want to buy the red, mountain bike.
 I want to buy the red, Marin, mountain bike.
 I want to buy the red, Marin, women's, mountain bike.
 I want to buy the red, 17" frame, Marin, women's, mountain bike.
 I want to buy the lightweight, red, 17" frame, Marin, women's, mountain bike.
 I want to buy the expensive, lightweight, red, 17" frame, Marin, women's, mountain bike.
 I want to buy the expensive, lightweight, red, 17" frame, Marin, women's, mountain bike [with the
shimano gears].
 I want to buy the expensive, lightweight, red, 17" frame, Marin, women's, mountain bike [with the
shimano gears and disk brakes].
 I want to buy the expensive, lightweight, red, 17" frame, Marin, women's, mountain bike [with the
shimano gears, disk brakes and front suspension].
Modify the phrase

 The _________ lecturer
 The   ___________ ___________ lecturer
 The  ________ _____________ ____________  lecturer
 The  __________ _______________ _______________ ____________  lecturer
Let’s check!

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dd52fc7d2001c1cfe9e
Task: Writing a letter

Write him/her a letter

Imagine you have a
describing your Use noun phrases to be
friend who lives in
customs, traditions and very descriptive!
another country
lifestyle
MAKING
SMALL
TALK
What is small
talk?
 Let’s watch the
following video in order https://www.youtube.com
to know what small talk /watch?v=zD9NC6VLzZ
E
is…
Breaking the ice
How do you usually start a conversation?
 How’s it going?

What have you been up to?

Can you believe this weather?

1.Conversation That’s a great (jacket)

Openers Do you know many people here?

I really love this weather, don’t you?

This is a really great party, isnt’t it?

I’m having a good time, aren’t you?

 It’s a good day, isn’t it?

We can use
TAG I love this place, don’t you?
QUESTIONS
to OPEN the
I didn’t like the band, did you?
conversation

I can’t see, can you?

DURING THE
CONVERSATION…
What topics do you usually talk about when you’re making small talk?
How do you show interest ?
 Usual topics

The weather Hobbies Interests Sports The food The drinks The music

Entertainment
Keeping the converstion
going and showing
interest

An important aspect of
making small talk is to
encourage someone to speak
and to show interst in what
they are saying.
I can speak 3 I have been
I love to
languages to Italy
Can you? travel Do you? How
many countries twice! Have you?
abroad! have you visited?

ECHO QUESTIONS
Echo Questions

A: I love to travel
A: I can speak 3 A: They went to Japan abroad!
languages last week? B: Do you? How many
B: Can you? B: Did they? countries have you
visited?

A: My father is a Pilot! A: I have been to Italy

B: Is he? In which twice!
company does he work? B: Have you?
That’s Interesting!

Have Will you?

Were you? you? Do you?
Are you?

Echo questions are a way of showing interest.

To make echo questions, repeat the auxiliary vern, verb to be, or “do” in the correct tense in case there’s no
auxiliary verb
Pronunciation Tip!

 To show interest make your voice go up at the

end of the expressions. If your voice goes down
you don’t seem interested in the topic
 A: I like pop music B:
___Do you?_____________

A: She Works as an accountant B:

Activity # 1 __does she?______________

I went to Egypt last year

Reply to the B: __Did you?________________

statements It’s a really nice place to visit

using echo B: _____Is it?________________

questions: I don’t like chocolate

B: __don’t you?_____________________
+ Practice

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Echo words

 Repetition of key words back to the speaker

also helps to show interest in what the speaker
is saying. Echo Words can be used to direc the
conversation.
 $100,000?

I have just
bought a new
sports car. It
cost $100,000
 You met who?
I met Brad Pitt
when I went to
Hollywoood.
 One year!

One year!

I lived in Russia for

one year!
 A: I’m going to Italy next week B:
__________

Activity 2 It took me two hours to get here B:

____________

Reply to the
Harry is looking for a new job B:
statements ______________

using echo
words I saw Sophia yesterday B:
_____________
Showing Attention and Agreement

How
Really? Wow! OMG! I see
Interesting!

Uhuh Yes You’re right! Right! Sure!

Activity # 3 in Activity Small Talk.pdf
pairs!
Communication is
not that easy!
Ability: Listening Comprehension & Vocabulary
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
― Epictetus, a Greek philosopher
 What does the quote mean? Do you agree
with it?

Starting When we communicate, what is more

point … important: listening or talking?

What are the qualities of a good

communicator?

What problems might occur when

communicating with someone?
VOCABULARY

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 Interpret
 Lead to
 Receive
 Grasp
 Share
 prevent
 prevents
Asking people questions usually …………
miscommunication.
Fill in the
sentences with One of the most common reasons that ………..…
Leads to
the correct form misunderstandings
sentence structures.
is the use of complicated

of the verbs
from the share
It only makes sense to ……… positive feedback as
previous exercise it keeps everyone happy.

People with various knowledge, experience and

cultural backgrounds …………… messages in a
interpretway
different
Activity

 Watch the following video and answer the

comprehension questions:

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-avoid-miscommu
nication-katherine-hampsten#watch
FILTERS GUT OPEN EXPRESS ENGAGE
#1: ………… actively with the
verbal and nonverbal feedback
of others, and adjust your
message to facilitate greater
understanding.
#3: In the rush to …………
ourselves, it's easy to forget that
communication is a two-way
street. Be ………… to what the
other person might say.
#2: Listen with your eyes and
ears, as well as with your
………… . Remember that
communication is more than
just words.
#4: Be aware of your personal
perceptual ………… . Elements
of your experience, including
your culture, community, and
family, influence how you see
the world.
#1: Engage actively with the
#2: Listen with your eyes and
verbal and nonverbal feedback
ears, as well as with your gut.
of others, and adjust your
Remember that communication
message to facilitate greater
is more than just words.
understanding.

#4: Be aware of your personal

#3: In the rush to express
perceptual filters. Elements of
ourselves, it's easy to forget that
your experience, including your
communication is a two-way
culture, community, and family,
street. Be open to what the
influence how you see the
other person might say.
world.
 What do these rules mean? How easy
do you think it is to follow these rules?
Expressions we can use to avoid miscummunication

I don’t quite Can you elaborate I don’t fully Could you be I didn’t catch
In other words, …
follow…. on that? understand… more specific? that.

Just to be clear,
To put it another To be more Can you say that
Could you repeat? you’re suggesting I don’t get it…
way… specific…. again?
that…

Would you mind Correct me if I’m

So, you’re saying If I understand Let me clarify
speaking more wrong, but you’re
that… you correctly… that…
slowly? saying that…
https://padlet.com/anacifuenteso/j8lpa5ry9y52sq2

You want to
You want someone to
explain/clarify something
clarify what they’ve said
you’ve already said

You want to check if you

You didn’t hear something understand what someone
has just said
 Activity …

Sentence Completion
Let’s watch this video

https://youtu.be/dBT6u0FyKnc
 Create a cartoon in which you present a dialogue/ situation
between a person from Colombia and a foreigner.

As there is a language barrier, there are misunderstandings between

you!
Activity in
pairs / groups What does the person do to avoid being misunderstood?

of 3 Use the language learned today and noun phrases (to make yourself
understood!)

Use echo questions to keep the conversation going

Present your situation on Friday!