Unit 2 Communication Problems
Part 2 Reading-Centered Activities
* Reading Comprehension
1. 1) different 2) problems 3) communication 4) translator 5) trust 6) acceptance
7) exaggerate 8) superlatives 9) metaphors 10) generalizations
11) unsupportive 12) literally 13) rethink 14) translate
2. 1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) T 6) F 7) T 8) T 9) T 10) T
*Vocabulary and Grammar
1. 1) mess 2) positively/optimistically 3) mislead 4) intended 5) tend
6) exaggerates 7) frustrating 8) misinterpreted/misunderstood 9) acceptance
10) quit
2. 1) E 2) F 3) A 4) J 5) H 6) D 7) G 8) I 9) B 10) C
3. 1) conveyed/ conveys 2) assistance 3) encounter 4) conflict 5) emphasis
6) reacted 7) means 8) assumed 9) emerged 10) ignore
4. 1) out 2) on 3) with 4) of 5) In 6) in 7) to 8) on 9) at 10) of *Translation
1. I went to the dentist yesterday to have a bad/decayed tooth pulled out.
2. Salary varies significantly/greatly/tremendously, depending on the employees’ educational backgrounds and work experience.
3. The use of information technology could lead to major progress for developing countries.
4. You are not dealing with/coping with/tackling the problem in the correct/right manner.
5. Scientists believe that humans are on the verge of finding an effective way to cure cancer.
6. Divorce is not a matter you can afford to take lightly./Divorce cannot be taken lightly.
Part 3 Further Development