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Contents

BLOCK - 01 Communication and Language � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �1

Unit- 1 Introduction to Communication ..........................................................................2
Unit- 2 Barriers of Communication ..............................................................................12
Unit- 3 Four Skills of Communication .........................................................................20
Unit- 4 Significance of English as a Global Language ..................................................38

BLOCK - 02 Receptive or Passive Skills � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 46

Unit- 1 Learning to Listen .............................................................................................47
Unit- 2 Listening Skills and the Media ..........................................................................59
Unit- 3 Ready to Read ....................................................................................................66
Unit- 4 Print Reading and Online Reading ...................................................................78

BLOCK - 03 Productive or Active Skills � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 87

Unit- 1 Speaking ............................................................................................................88
Unit- 2 Audio Chats to Enhance Speaking ..................................................................103
Unit- 3 The Written Word ...........................................................................................114
Unit- 4 Conventions of Social Media Writing ............................................................127

BLOCK - 04 Communication and Technology � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 137

Unit- 1 Evolution of Printing and Language Technologies .........................................138
Unit- 2 The Intersection of Language and Technology ...............................................155
Unit- 3 Authenticity, Linguistic Errors, Laws and Misuse in Social Media ...............170
Unit- 4 Best Practices in Social Media ........................................................................183

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