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Unit 10 Oral quiz

Student A Ask these questions. Answer your Student B Ask these questions. Answer your
partner’s questions. Discuss the topics. partner’s questions. Discuss the topics.
1.How do you keep in touch with people? 1. Are you in touch with your family a lot?
2.Do you use email every day? 2. Do you spend a lot of time on the phone?
3.Do you think real cards are better than e-cards? 3. Do you think letters are more personal than
4.When you’re on the phone, do you talk more email?
than you listen? 4. Do you get fewer text messages than phone
Read the situation below, and explain it to your partner. calls?
Then role-play the phone call, using the conversation Read the situation below, and explain it to your partner.
strategy. Then role-play the phone call, using the conversation
strategy.
Conversation strategy
First, interrupt the conversation. Give the reason Conversation strategy
why you interrupt it. Then restart the conversation. First, interrupt the conversation. Give the reason
why you interrupt it. Then restart the conversation.
5. Your partner calls you to tell you about a
concert he or she saw. At some point in the 5. Your partner calls you to invite you to a party.
conversation, your doorbell rings. At some point in the conversation, you
remember that something is cooking on the
stove.

Student C Ask these questions. Answer your Student D Ask these questions. Answer your
partner’s questions. Discuss the topics. partner’s questions. Discuss the topics.
1. Are you good at keeping in touch with people? 1. How do you usually keep in touch with friends?
2. Do you use a cell phone a lot? 2. Are you hard to get hold of?
3. Do you think text messages are more fun than 3. Do you think spam is worse than regular junk
phone calls? mail?
4. Do you write fewer letters today than you did a 4. Do you make more calls during the day or at
couple of years ago? night?
Read the situation below, and explain it to your partner. Read the situation below, and explain it to your partner.
Then role-play the phone call, using the conversation Then role-play the phone call, using the conversation
strategy. strategy.

Conversation strategy Conversation strategy


First, interrupt the conversation. Give the reason First, interrupt the conversation. Give the reason
why you interrupt it. Then restart the conversation. why you interrupt it. Then restart the conversation.
5. Your partner calls you. He or she wants to 5. Your partner calls you to ask for advice about a
borrow your car. At some point in the trip. At some point in the conversation, you
conversation, you get another call. want to turn off the TV.

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