Live and later communication
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw two columns, ‘live’ and ‘later’, and put four tools in them.
Answers differ. For example: live – video chat, phone call; later – e-mail, recorded video.
2
Choose live or later for: asking the principal for permission to hold a bake sale. Give one reason.
Later, such as an e-mail, because it is a request to a person in authority and needs clear reasons.
3
Write a polite three-part message (greeting, point, thanks) to an invented neighbour who lent you a book.
Answers differ. Check for a greeting, a clear point and thanks.
4
Ask a grown-up: when do you prefer a phone call and when a written message? Write one sentence.
Answers differ. Any reasonable answer with a reason is fine.
5
A friend reads your message after 25 minutes. A reply comes 10 minutes later. How long did you wait in all?
35 minutes (25 + 10 = 35).