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Unit 2 Understanding each other
ReadingI Effective communication
Learning aims:
By the end of the section, you will be able to:
1. explain the process of communication,
2. summarize the keys to effective communication,
3. introduce a topic about communication by giving examples,
4. apply the skills of effective communication in daily life.
Lead in
PartI Reading
Before reading
1. What is an effective communicator?
2. Do you think you are an effective communicator? Why or why not?
3. What communication skills do you know?
4. How do you think you could sharpen your communication skills?
While reading
Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.
Task1.Complete the chart below with the main idea of each paragraph.
Task2.Read again carefully and complete the process of communication.
Task3.Read again carefully and write true (T) or false (F).
1.Much of what we communicate is dependent not only on the words we use, but also on where we use them. ( )
2. To become a competent communicator, you don’t need to know with whom you are communicating.( )
3. You need to determine the appropriate style to use and how complex your choice of words should be. ( )
4.Only when you give serious consideration to their points of view will you be able to see what accounts for their emotions and empathize with them. ( )
Task4:Read the lecture transcript again carefully and answer the following questions.
1. What is communication?
2. What information can help you determine how best to communicate with others?
3. Why should you pay attention to the other person's body language?
4. How can you seek to understand the other person's emotions?
Task5:The lecture uses an example to introduce the topic of effective communication. Find the example in the lecture transcript and try to introduce a topic about communication by giving examples.
After reading
Discussion
1. What is the structure of the passage?
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