Handout № 3
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Communication in our life
Every day we communicate with scores of(1); we talk about politics, work, life, money and so on. After all, do we know what communication is? An encyclopedia says that “communication is a process whereby (2)is enclosed, channeled and imparted by a sender to a receiver via some medium. The receiver than decodes the message and gives the sender a feedback”. So, this is a scientific explanation of the notion “communication”. But what dies communication mean for common (3)of any age, rank and social position?
Communication is one of the most important necessities of (4) human being. Even millions years ago when primitive men could not speak, they communicate with the help of gestures, sounds and pictures. If we try to imagine our (5)without communication with each other, the picture will be dull and unemotional, like the science fiction where people are replaced by robots.
Besides exchanging the information, we exchange our feelings, emotions, gestures and so on. Communication can reveal different feelings. According to the theme of the communication, communicator, conditions, (6) can leave us happy, satisfied, indifferent, irritated or enraged. Sometimes good communication can replace medicine in the case of depression. Our relatives and close people can understand anything without words just looking at our eyes, and that is communication too.
Now people can communicate even if their dialog is not face to face. Modern gadgets give us such opportunity. For instance, sending a short messageby the mobile phone, you can put different marks or smiles conveying your emotions; using the (7)Skype for chattering you can see your partners face and all gestures he uses.
On the other hand, there is a great detail that cannot substitute communication face to face. When you communicate with a person who can even keep silence, you can (8)this person by his or her gestures, eyes and body language. During our communication we often unconsciously touch each other, and that also gives us a piece of information.
To draw a conclusion, I suppose that all (9)and fashionable gadgets for communication are really useful things when you have no opportunity to meet a person. Nevertheless, if you have one, enjoy every moment of this process because it is a real treasure and “Good communication is as (10)as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after”.
Necessary words : 1 a)people; b) person; c) place
2 a) deformation; b) fashion; c) information
3 a) people; b) person; c) place
4 a) each; b) every; c) over
5 a) life; b) live; c) born
6 a) communication; b) construct; c) communicate
7 a) program; b) position; c) people
8 a) know; b) understand; c) underground
9 a) modern; b) modal; c) mouse
10 a) systematic; b) stimulating; c) simple
1. Unless your friend has an invitation, he will not be able to go to the party.
2. She will late for the lesson if she doesn't leave earlier.
3. If you are angry, they will not let you in the house.
4. He will not open the book unless he knows what tasks to do.
5. We shall have to stay home if the weather gets worse.
6. Unless you are more careful with the knife, you will cut yourself.
7. If I tell you a secret, will you promise to keep it?
8. If my mother does not have to work next weekend, we will be able to go to the funfair.
Объяснение:
Схема построения условных предложений типа First Conditional:
[If + Present Simple], + [Future Simple]
либо [Future Simple] + [If + Present Simple]
В условной части (где "если") глагол в Настоящем времени, в результативной части - глагол в Будущем Надеюсь
Dear John,
Thank you for your letter. I was so happy to get it. I'm glad you are all right. I'm fine too. Well, you ask me what I would recommend for you to read. As far as Russian authors are concerned, there are a lot of them who are famous all over the world and at first, I was at my wit ends whom of them should I recommend to you. But then I decided that the first book shouldn't be very thick and serious. So I think you should start with short stories. For example, you can take for reading a book of short stories by Leo Tolstoy or Anton Chekhov. Leo Tolstoy's stories are interesting, educative and easy to understand. Anton Chekhov's stories are on the one hand more humorous, but on the other hand, they are a bit more difficult to understand at the beginning and they remind me some stories by O'Henry. I mean everything becomes clear only after reading the last sentence of the story and the ending is quite unpredictable but always very amazing. I like such stories. And what about you? Hope to hear soon which book you will have chosen.
Looking forward to your email.
Best wishes,
Nikita
Перевод:
Дорогой Джон за письмо. Я был счастлив получить его. Я рад, что с тобой все в порядке. У меня тоже всё в порядке. Ты меня, что бы я посоветовал тебе почитать. Что касается русских авторов, то их немало, они известны во всем мире, и поначалу я соображал, кого же из них лучше порекомендовать. Но потом я подумал, что первая книга не должна быть очень толстой и серьезной. Поэтому ты, по-моему, должен начать с коротких рассказов. Например, можно взять для чтения книгу рассказов Льва Толстого или Антона Чехова. Рассказы Льва Толстого интересны, познавательны и понятны. Рассказы Антона Чехова, с одной стороны, более юмористичны, но, с другой стороны, их немного сложнее понять в начале и они напоминают мне некоторые рассказы О'Генри. Я имею в виду, что все становится ясно только после прочтения последнего предложения истории, и окончание бывает довольно непредсказуемое, но всегда очень удивительное. Мне нравятся такие истории. А тебе? Надеюсь скоро услышать, какую книгу ты выберешь.
Жду твоё сообщение.
С наилучшими пожеланиями,
Никита.