UNIT 10: COMMUNICATION A. PHONETICS I. Complete the following words with –ity or -itive, then mark the stress in the words and practice saying them. You can use a dictionary if neccessary. defin________ national_______ univers_______ pos________ util________ add________ compet_______ secur________ dens_______ abil_______ curios________ possibil________ acquis________ real_______ trans_________ commun_______ connectiv______ repet_______ availabil_______ similar________ II. Mark the stress for the following words. 1. activity 2. primitive 3. authority 4. partitive 5. quality 6. inquisitive 7. opportunity 8. genitive 9. responsibility 10. insensitive 11. personality 12. infinitive 13. popularity 14. Interactive 15. majority 16. intransitive 17. facility 18. nutritive 19. minority 20. hypersensitive B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR III. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. 1. He blamed the mistake on a communication___________ between two members of staff. 2. Moving abroad isn’t easy when there’s a language ___________. 3. Holography is a video-conference technology with___________ images. 4. _______ communication takes place through gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, etc. 5. The site included a bulletin___________ where visitors could post messages. 6. His car alarm had been going off for two days and, as a result, the battery was___________. 7. ___________communication include sounds, words, language, and speech. 8. Students studying abroad must face differences when living in a different country. 9. All Computer users are connected on a___________. 10. The newsletter is a useful___________ of communication between teachers and parents. IV. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences. 1. The Braille___________ enables blind and visually impaired people to read and write. A. email B. note C. code D. report 2. ___________ is an Internet Dictionary that includes one of the largest collections of text messaging, acronyms and smileys! A. Signal B. Netlingo C. Symbol D. Emoji 3. ___________ occurs when two people look at each other’s eyes at the same time. A. Eye contact B. Conversation C. Chatting D. Talking 4. ___________ communications include emails, texts, memos, letters, documents, reports, newsletters, spreadsheets, etc. A. Oral B. Visual C. Non-verbal D. Written 5. In the future, people will communicate brain-to-brain, using___________. A. telepathy B. blog C. holography D. messager 6. A smile is the most frequent___________. A. social media B. verbal language C. facial expression D. spoken language 7. ___________ are websites where users can freely type to communicate with one another in real time. A. Message boards B. Chat rooms C. F2F meetings D. Video Conferences 8. It has been almost 30 years since the creation of___________, the Internet face emoticon. A. painting B. code C. picture D. smiley V. Underline the correct form. 1. Ella promises to share / sharing her blogs. 2. Johansen finished to speak / speaking and sat down. 3. CVTV agreed to integrate / integrating sign language into their daily news broadcast. 4. Do you want to learn / learning shorthand in 15 minutes? 5. George gave up to check / checking Facebook in school time. 6. After the break he went on to paint /painting the picture. 7. I don’t mind to study / studying, but it’s hard to get /getting started. 8. We plan to host / hosting a video conference but we do not have enough room. 9. I intended to leave / leaving a note on your desk. 10. When you go to a strange community, avoid to use / using too much eye contact.