What would happen if you quit texting for a week? презентация

Let’s get started
with a warm-up

Discuss the questions.
Which of these are connected with making a phone call, sending a text message or both?
Do you prefer to make phone calls or send text messages? Why?
How many messaging platforms do you use?
texting with someone
typing very quickly
hearing someone’s tone of voice
using punctuation correctly
communicating
leaving a voicemail

Read the questions below and replace the underlined verbs with their synonyms in the box.
eliminate quit receive
request respond verify
How many text messages do you get every day? How many messages do you send? Are these numbers higher at the weekend?
Do you check your punctuation before sending a text?
When you send someone a text, do you expect them to answer immediately? Do you ever make phone calls to answer to your friends’ messages? Why (not)?
Would you like to get rid of quick conversations that happen through messaging platforms and replace them with real conversations?
When your friends want to ask for help, do they call or text you?
Would you like to stop texting for a week? Why (not)?

Let’s see the answers.
eliminate quit receive
request respond verify
How many text messages do you get every day? How many messages do you send? Are these numbers higher at the weekend?
Do you check your punctuation before sending a text?
When you send someone a text, do you expect them to answer immediately? Do you ever make phone calls to answer to your friends’ messages? Why (not)?
Would you like to get rid of quick conversations that happen through messaging platforms and replace them with real conversations?
When your friends want to ask for help, do they call or text you?
Would you like to stop texting for a week? Why (not)?
receive
eliminate
request
quit
verify
respond

Discuss the questions. [part 1/2]
How many text messages do you receive every day? How many messages do you send? Are these numbers higher at the weekend?
Do you verify your punctuation before sending a text?
When you send someone a text, do you expect them to respond immediately? Do you ever make phone calls to respond to your friends’ messages? Why (not)?

Discuss the questions. [part 2/2]
Would you like to eliminate quick conversations that happen through messaging platforms and replace them with real conversations?
When your friends want to request help, do they call or text you?
Would you like to quit texting for a week? Why (not)?

a woman who tried to quit texting for a week.
Before watching, discuss the questions in the next slide.
In a moment, you’ll watch a video about:

Do you think she didn’t send any messages for a week?
How did she feel about not being able to text for a week?
Discuss the questions. Then, watch the video to check.

Do you think she didn’t send any messages for a week?
No, she didn’t send any messages for a week.
How did she feel about not being able to text for a week?
Responding took her more time and it was difficult and inconvenient. Sometimes it was nice in some ways, but also kind of annoying as she couldn’t respond immediately.
Let’s check the answers.

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We use texting to make a plan or ask someone a quick question.
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It can lead to miscommunication. When you're texting with someone, they can't always hear your tone of voice. Or if you're doing it quickly, you might not use punctuation correctly and someone might not understand your intention.
Watch the video (to 02:00) and write questions for the answers. [part 1/2]

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In the evenings.
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She finally spoke with one person that she had never had a phone conversation with in her life.
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They responded differently. The friends she sees all the time and communicates with a lot were annoyed by it because it made their lives more inconvenient. But the friends she doesn’t see as much or she doesn't talk to as much liked it.
Watch the video (from 02:00) and write questions for the answers. [part 2/2]

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We use texting to make a plan or ask someone a quick question.
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It can lead to miscommunication. When you're texting with someone, they can't always hear your tone of voice. Or if you're doing it quickly, you might not use punctuation correctly and someone might not understand your intention.
Let’s see some sample questions. [part 1/2]
When do we use texting?
What other issue does the speaker have with texting?

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In the evenings.
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She finally spoke with one person that she had never had a phone conversation with in her life.
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They responded differently. The friends she sees all the time and communicates with a lot were annoyed by it because it made their lives more inconvenient. But the friends she doesn’t see as much or she doesn't talk to as much liked it.
Let’s see some sample questions. [part 2/2]
When did she make most of her phone calls?
What was most surprising during her experiment?
How did her friends respond to her experiment?

It’s grammar time!

Look at the questions below and choose the answers which are true for you (a or b).
If you were the woman from the video, would you decide to quit texting for a week?
If I were her, I wouldn’t decide to quit texting for a week.
If I were her, I would decide to quit texting for a week.
What would happen if you stopped texting for a week?
If I stopped texting for a week, my everyday life would be very difficult.
If I stopped texting for a week, I wouldn’t have any problems because I don’t usually send many text messages.
Would your friends be annoyed if you didn’t text them for a week?
If I didn’t text my friends for a week, they would be annoyed.
If I didn’t text my friends for a week, they would be happy because I would call them more often.

Study the questions and answers in the previous slide and choose the correct words in bold in the second conditional rules.

Let’s check the answers.

Complete the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
He ……………………………………………… (do) more exercise if he ……………………………………………… (have) more time.
If she ……………………………………………… (be) taller, she ……………………………………………… (play) basketball.
The air ……………………………………………… (be) cleaner if people ……………………………………………… (not drive).
If I ……………………………………………… (be) you, I ……………………………………………… (go) to the doctor.
If we ………………………………………………(meet) Tom Hanks, we ……………………………………………… (not know) what to say.
If they ………………………………………………(buy) a car, they ……………………………………………… (go) away every weekend.

Let’s check the answers.
He ……………………………………………… (do) more exercise if he ……………………………………………… (have) more time.
If she ……………………………………………… (be) taller, she ……………………………………………… (play) basketball.
The air ……………………………………………… (be) cleaner if people ……………………………………………… (not drive).
If I ……………………………………………… (be) you, I ……………………………………………… (go) to the doctor.
If we ………………………………………………(meet) Tom Hanks, we ……………………………………………… (not know) what to say.
If they ………………………………………………(buy) a car, they ……………………………………………… (go) away every weekend.
wouldn’t know
would go
bought
met
were
would go
would be
didn’t drive
was/were
would play
would do
had

Write questions for the answers.
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The world would be a happier place if there were no wars.
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If I saw a wolf in the forest, I would run away.
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If I lost my job tomorrow, I would move to a different country and look for a new one.
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If I were the president of my country, I would give all people equal rights.
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If my friends could travel anywhere, they would travel to Japan.

Let’s see some sample questions.
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The world would be a happier place if there were no wars.
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If I saw a wolf in the forest, I would run away.
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If I lost my job tomorrow, I would move to a different country and look for a new one.
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If I were the president of my country, I would give all people equal rights.
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If my friends could travel anywhere, they would travel to Japan.
Would the world be a happier place if there were no wars?
How would you react if you saw a wolf in the forest?
What would you do if you lost your job tomorrow?
What would you do if you were the president of your country?
Where would your friends travel if they could travel anywhere?

Let’s use it in speech!

Play a game. Click one box, complete the question that you will see and ask your partner. You can also ask some follow-up questions.
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If you …………… (can) eliminate one disease that exists in the world, what …………… (it, be)?
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What …………… (you, do) if you …………… (receive) a birthday present you didn’t like?
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…………… (quit) your job if you …………… (win) $1 million on the lottery? Why (not)?
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What …………… (you, do) if you …………… (be) a movie star?
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What …………… (you, do) if you …………… (see) your best friend shoplifting?
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If you …………… (receive) an email saying you won some money, …………… (you, respond) to it?
Why (not)?
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What …………… (your parents, do) if they …………… (hear) you were in prison?
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…………… (you, stop) using social media if your partner …………… (ask) you to?
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What …………… (you, do) if your neighbours …………… (play) loud music every day?
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How …………… (you, react) if you …………… (see) a celebrity you follow on social media in the street?
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If your boss …………… (ask) you to work overtime, …………… (you, agree) to do it? Why (not)?
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If you …………… (be) invisible for a day, what …………… (you, do)?
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FULL QUESTIONS FROM THE ACTIVITY
If you could eliminate one disease that exists in the world, what would it be?
What would you do if you received a birthday present you didn’t like?
Would you quit your job if you won $1 million on the lottery? Why (not)?
What would you do if you were a movie star?
What would you do if you saw your best friend shoplifting?
If you received an email saying you won some money, would you respond to it? Why (not)?
What would your parents do if they heard you were in prison?
Would you stop using social media if your partner asked you to?
What would you do if your neighbours played loud music every day?
How would you react if you saw a celebrity you follow on social media in the street?
If your boss asked you to work overtime, would you agree to do it? Why (not)?
If you were invisible for a day, what would you do?