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36 Unit 02 | It’s all relative Do you find Schulz von Thun’s model helpful? Why?/Why not? Write down four ways the statements below could be interpreted according to the model. Then compare them in pairs and discuss any differences. 1 You left the lights on. 2 Are you going out in that shirt? 3 That was the last piece of cake you’ve just eaten. 4 There’s something green in this soup you made. 5 Are your friends coming over again this evening? Individual long turn: Do this exercise together with a partner. Student A does the individual long turn with the pictures, student B discusses the chart. Give feedback to each other. Throw the dice or a coin to determine who is student A and student B. WRITING + SPEAKING 34 a b SPEAKING 35 a Present the chart. Comment on the popularity of smartphones. Outline situations in which talking on the phone might be better than writing text messages. Discuss which of the individual long turns was easier/harder to do. Give reasons for your decision. b Compare the different forms of communication in the pictures. Comment on young people’s language in text messages. Outline situations in which you would rather write a letter than a text message. 10% 85% 5% 15% 75% 10% 30% 40% 30% 35% 35% 30% Young people’s favourite way of communicating with each other (n = 20 for each group) age group 10–14 age group 15–19 age group 20–24 age group 25–29 talking on the phone writing emails texting Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv