36 Unit 02 | It’s all relative Individual long turn: Communication Do this exercise in pairs. Roll the dice to decide who does task A and who task B. Listen to your partner’s talk and give them honest feedback. Task A Give a 4-minute talk on different forms of communication. SPEAKING 36 a In your talk you should: present the chart comment on the popularity of voice messages speculate why older people might prefer emails or letters Discuss which of the individual long turns was easier or harder to do, and explain why. b In your talk you should: compare the different forms of communication comment on young people’s language in text messages outline situations in which a text message would not be OK Task B Give a 4-minute talk on the way people communicate with each other. Strategies box Read the task carefully. The first content point asks you to compare the different forms of communication and not just to compare the pictures. 60% 5% 40% 45% 15% 15% 15% 35% 50% 5% 35% 80% Preferred means of communication for different age groups (n = 20 for each group) age group 16–24 age group 25–39 age group 40–59 age group 60+ voice messages emails/letters texting/social media Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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