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Fie DR Listen again and complete these sentences with words used by the speaker.

Letters were once our only m of c
1
2 Letter writing took t and c
if you made a mistake in a letter.
3 You would have to r
than writing a letter.
4 The telephone was much mote i
Phone calls are becoming increasingly o

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communication, the opportunities to contact people are e
6 In our age of i
2.4 Match the words in italics with their definitions. Use a dictionary to help you.
giving attention to one thing only
The proliferation of ways to communicate
1 a
Letter-writing took time and concentration
2 b boring
causing great sadness or sympathy
The telephone usurped letter writing c
3
great or sudden increase
If you had a heartrending message ...
4 d
replace or take over from
A soppy letter e
5
For many it was a tedious process sincere
6
very emotional or sentimental
You could make your letter as heartfelt as g
7
you wanted
In Answer these questions with your own ideas.
What situations require your concentration?
1
What housework do you find tedious?
2
Do you enjoy reading soppy books or watching soppy films?
3
What heartrending news stories have you heard about recently?
4
2.6 Which words are possible replacements for the words in italics in the extracts?
Extracts Possible replacements
1 means of communicating choice method way

2 component of communication aspect feature piece

3 what the card is trying to convey advise communicate express

M Decide whether the underlined words and phrases in these sentences show positive or
negative feelings.
She couldn't be bothered to speak to me in person. She just left a badly written note on my desk.
2
It was very thoughtful of you to send me a card when I was ill. It really brightened up my day.
Sending him these savoy messages all the time just makes her sound desperart
3
4 Her response to our ideas was scathing, which I find very frustrating after all our hard work.
He rambled on for hours about his life, and never once asked me how I was doing.
5
6 He's so articulate that even when he dominates the conversation he's a pleasure to have around.
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