Communication
and Its Levels
Task 1. Listen to international words and word combinations referring to language and communication,
read them and guess their meaning.
Nouns: accent, gesture, intonation, kinesthetics, linguistics, morphology, phonology, pragmatics, rhythm,
semantics, syntactics, tone.
Word combinations: nonverbal communication, paraverbal communication, verbal communication.
Note: The words kinesthetics, linguistics, pragmatics, semantics, syntactics are used in plural in English
and in singular in Russian.
Task 2. Listen to the words denoting the levels of communication and pronounce them. Read and learn the
words. Make your own sentences with new words.
be aware of 1 быть осведомленным 2 знать 3 осознавать
I am aware of four levels of communication. I am also aware of their content.
break, n перерыв
Paraverbal communication deals with problems of breaks during the talk. In some cultures, the breaks are
long, but in others they are extremely short.
frequency, n частота
Frequency is referred to the fourth level of communication. This level also includes frequency of
transmission.
language, n язык
Body of language is the first level of communication. There is a variety of languages in the world.
level, n уровень
Some scientists consider that there exist three levels of communication. All these levels are closely
connected.
mode, n 1 режим работы 2 способ
Mode of transmission is also a part of the fourth level of communication. There can be simplex, half-
duplex and full-duplex data transmission or data communication modes.
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