COMMUNICATION!

1. Is it better to say straight what we think or bottle up our emotions?

2. How often do you talk over the phone?
3. Do you sometimes have an argument with someone in public? Do you care?
HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

1. Study the phrases and translate the following sentences:

1. TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH …………………………….(USE: afraid)

(On nigdy nie nawiązuje kontaktu wzrokowego ze mną! Może się mnie boi!?)
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2. TO COMPLAIN ABOUT STH ................................... (USE: present continuous)
(Moja babcia ciągle narzeka na wysokie rachunki! Co za kobieta!)
................................................................................................................................................... I’m not grumpy!
3. MAY I BUTT IN? ....................................(USE: far from the truth)
(Czy mogę się wtrącid? Uważam, że to co mówisz mija się z prawdą!)
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4. RUMOUR HAS IT THAT ....................................(USE: true)
(Krąży plotka że bierzesz ślub. Czy to prawda? )
.................................................................................................................................................. Let’s gossip!

2. What does it mean to do sth OUT OF NECESSITY? -> “………………………………………………………………”

(What would you do out of necessity? Use the phrases below to help you )

CALL AN OLD FLAME TO ASK FOR MONEY SELL YOUR FAVOURITE PEDIGREE DOG HOLD UP A JEWELLER’S

GO TO A CASINO TO MAKE UP FOR THE LOST MONEY GET WASTED TO SURVIVE FAMILY PARTIES

3. Insert correct prepositions:

CHECK YOUR PREPOSITIONS! 

1. Every day I call my best mate ….…… of habit. I cannot control it! I do it ………… thinking!
2. I come into contact …..….. business people ……….. a regular basis.
3. Have you ever broken something ……….. purpose?
4. Kate had a fight with her boyfriend and since then she has not been ………. speaking terms with him.
5. They text each other day ……… day! That is so sweet, don’t you think?
1. DIFFERENT WAYS OF SPEAKING:
Match different ways of SPEAKING to their definitions and finish the sentences below with your own
ideas:

Gossip make a low continuous sound.

Hum speak unclearly, so that others can't hear.
Yell speak softly, without vibrating the vocal cords.
Whisper talk about the affairs of other people.
Mumble cry out loudly, in fear, pain or excitement.

- I’m keen on gossiping about ………………...........................… The word ‘conscientious’ is awful!

- I adore humming when I …………………..........................…….. I can never pronounce it the right way!

- I usually yell at ……………………………………………….:…………..….

- I whisper when I ………………………………………………………………
- When someone mumbles ……………………………………….………

5. Insert one word into each sentence:

1. - What do we call this in English!?

- OMG …. Wait a sec, it is on the tip of my ………………… !

2. - Dou you sometimes swear in public?

- Are you out of your mind? I never do that! Cross my ………………… !

3. – You have to tell her the truth! Now! …………….. it out !

- I can’t! She is going to hate me till the end of her ……………… !

6. SPEAKING. In which of the following situations do people FEEL MOST AWKWARD?

Farting in public being caught stealing (red-handed) somebody seeing through one’s lie
dropping a brick (saying sth tactless) being asked about earnings being without make up
somebody noticing a hole in one’s clothes being seen in pyjamas in the street

7. Vocabulary to INTENSIFY THE MEANING! OH NO!

DEEPLY BITTERLY VIVIDLY COMPLETELY
I’M ……………………….. EXHAUSTED!
I ……………………………. REMEMBER MY FIRST DAY AT WORK! HOW STRESSED I WAS!
I’M ……………………….. DISAPPOINTED!
I …………………………... REGRET NOT KISSING BRAD PITT WHEN I HAD A CHANCE 
 TEXTING!

1. How many text messages do you send a day?

2. Do you have to pay a lot for that? ($$$) You’ve got a message!
3. Are you happy every time you get a message on facebook or on your mobile?

1. Translate the following expressions into English:

1. Ola wysyła mi błędne sygnły! Jak ona może byd taka okrutna!? (USE: mixed messages)
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2. Puśd mi strzałkę kiedy będziesz przy drzwiach, ok? (USE: give me a missed call)
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3. Proszę pozostad na lini! Zapytam czy pan dyrektor jest wolny! (USE: hold the line)
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4. Jak możesz zrywad ze mną przez sms! Jesteś skooczonym draniem! (USE : bastard!)
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Tricky bit: Is it a shame not to have a SMARTFORN in the XXI century?

2. Translate the phrases in brackets into English:

TEXTING CHAMPION - IS THAT YOU? 

17-year-old Justin Bieber look-alike, is $50,000 richer today— thanks to his speedy - quick
……………………….(kciuki) and extremely fast abilities of ……………………...(pisania wiadomości)!
He's a two-time prize-winning SMS ……………..……..(mistrz), ladies and gentelmen, the fastest
in our nation. About 100.000 people from all around the world took part in the competition!
The competition tested two major skills: ……………………....(prędkośd) and ………………….………(dokładnośd). There were
three rounds, including texting ……………………………….(z zamkniętymi oczami) , hands ……………………..………(za plecami)
and ………………………............……..(z użyciem tylko jednej ręki)!

3. Take a look at the picture and answer the questions:

1. Is it possible that the Titanic sank because of that?

2. What do you think was the capitan doing on his mobile?

3. How much time do you spend on your mobile a day?

Tricky bit: How do BODYBUILDERS answer the phone- describe or show 

 BE FAST!
1. Are you fast at writing text messages?
2. How much time does it usually take you to response?
3. Are you angry when somebody does not answer your message immediately?

3. Insert correct prepositions. What is this?

……..…. today’s busy world many people do not have time to write out full sentences when
sending a text message. Internet language was created in order …….... make the process of
texting faster. Can you match the following “internet phrases” …….… what they stand for?

WRITTEN LANGUAGE – IT IS SO COOL! 

1. LOL Talk to you later

2. BRB In My Opinion

3. TTYL Just Kidding

4. JK Laugh Out Loud

5. ILY See you later

6. BTW Be right back

LOL=LAUGH OUT LOUD
7. IDK Just so you know.

8. C U L8er I don’t know

9. IMO By the way

10. JSYK I love you

IT IS TIME FOR ... A CHALLENGE!

4. Correct the messages written by students! Try to be PERFECTLY ACCURATE 

1. ”Are you kill me if I don’t come to you today? ” …………………………………………………………. GOOD LUCK 

2. “I was in dentist and I don’t feel good … ” ………………………………………………………….

3. “Ok, see you! Bya, bya ” ………………………………………………………….

4. “ Ok, tomorrow I will go.” ………………………………………………………….

5. “ I’m going !” …………………………………………………….……

6. “Friday at 12.00 on two hour, ok?” …………………………………………………….……

7. “ It’s good that Rocky have been found!” …………………………………………………………… LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!

8. Try to be a bit earlier, ok? “Ok, I will try to be!” ……………………………………………………………

 WHAT HAPPENS TO MOBILE PHONES IN THE SUN?

1. Is your mobile waterproof? If yes, how do you know?

2. What do you think would happen if you dropped it into the sea?
3. Do you know anyone who lost his/her mobile while swimming?

Why do these people look like that?

5. Tranlsate expressions in brackets.
DON’T TAKE YOUR MOBILE TO THE BEACH!

You probably ………………………….(już wiesz) that your mobile phone wasn’t meant for water, that you shouldn’t bring
it to concerts where you might make the mistake of …………………….…(upuścid) it from a great height, and you should
really never let your child ……….………….(włożyd) your phone in orange juice. But, did you know that your mobile has
a ...................................(niską tolerancję) to heat? It’s summertime, you may be tempted to bring your phone with
you to the pool or to a picnic! While your phone can provide ……………..…………..(rozrywkę), you’re risking a complete
mobile shut down if you leave it ………………………(na słoocu) for too long.

6. Take a look at the pictures and answer the questions:

1. Do you think that this man has a SUPER POWER?

2. How come all the mobile phones stick to his body?
3. Do you think OLD NOKIAS were the toughest phones EVER? NO MOBILES!
(indestructible !!!)

1. Why is it so that mobile phones are getting bigger and bigger?

2. What is the point of this?
3. Is it comfortable to talk over such a big mobile? 

WHY ARE MOBILES GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER?  IT IS PERFECT!

- ANSWER 1: The answer is simpler than you think. Mobiles get bigger and bigger because the ……………..…………….
(MARKET) people decided they needed a new selling point.

- ANSWER 2: The truth is that we use our ……………..(PHONES) to everything! Well, almost. So they had to get bigger.

- ANSWER 3: The population is ………………………(AGE) and people need bigger screens as their …………………….. (EYE)
is not so good anymore!
 FACEBOOK

1. How often do you visit “Facebook”? Why so often/ rarely?

2. Do you have a profile picture? If yes, what is on it?
3. Why do some people don’t have facebook accounts?

5. Tranlsate the expressions: LEAVE ME ALONE!

HOW TO FIGHT FACEBOOK ADDICTION!

Probably the most ……………………………(znana) social networking site that everybody knows!
Almost half of Facebook's users visit it every day. ……………………….….(większośd z nich) spend a
great amount of time ………………………..…….(przed ekranem komputera), allowing the hours to
………………(przemijad), which often results in them……….…………(ignorowad) family and friends in
the actual world. BE CAREFUL!

6. Insert correct vocabulary! USEFUL TIPS 

UNTIL REALISTICALLY QUESTION SOURCE DELETE ASKING PUT PASSWORD ON

1. Start ……………………yourelf what you're actually doing on Facebook. Rather than simply going
on Facebook and "falling under its spell", ask yourself a ………………………… what you're really
getting out of it! HMM …

2. Be careful of the race to have as many friends as possible. If you want to have more
friends on Facebook than you can ever ……………………………….meet with regularly, it's
important to stop this "friendship addiction". Having more friends than you can connect
with can be a ………………………..of anxiety rather than pleasure.
1000 FRIENDS
3. Make it hard to go on Facebook. Ask someone to ……………..……….. your PC or laptop so
you can´t go on Facebook. In an extreme case, ……………………….. your Facebook account.
By knowing ahead that you will never go back to it, you find a way to enjoy other stuff
you're doing in the present instead of being impatient and thinking "How much longer is
it going to be ………………….. I check Facebook one more time?" PASSWORD!

7. Take a look at the picture and answer the questions:

1. Do you use photoshop to improve your photos? 

BE HONEST! 