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Text Better, Communicate Better!
Texting is the main way of communication for ____ people these days, especially for teenagers.
Do you want to know ____ you can communicate better through texting?
Here ____ some useful tips.
You need to know who you are ____ to.
____ just sent the following text message to his mother.
Mom, I want you ____ wait just a little longer. BRT.
Do you ____ Henry’s mother correctly understood BRT? Probably not.
You can use expressions like BRT (be right there), JK (just kidding), or ____ (laughing out loud) when you text your friends.
However, be careful with ____ expressions when you text your teachers or parents.
You need to understand that some of them ____ not know the meanings of such expressions.
Emojis
You ____ to understand that people use emojis differently.
Yesterday, Jisu gave a birthday gift to her little ____ Jihoo.
Later, she got the following ____ message.
I loved your gift. Thanks a ____
“Only one smiling face? I guess he didn’t like my gift,” Jisu ____
When we talk with someone, we use not only words but also facial expressions and ____ language.
In texting, we use emojis ____
Sometimes, a ____ emoji like can speak louder than many words.
The problem is that not everybody uses emojis in the ____ way.
Some people like to use ____ a lot, and some don’t.
In addition, the same emojis can mean different things to different ____
Sometimes, you need to pick up the phone.
Amy just got the following text message from her best ____ Nari.
Did ____ really talk behind my back?
I want ____ to apologize to me.
Amy wanted to text Nari and ____ the situation, but she thought again.
“Well, this is too much for ____ text,” she said to herself and called Nari.
Texting ____ okay for casual situations, but sometimes, you need to pick up the phone.
This is because misunderstandings can easily happen when you ____
Do you need to talk about ____ issues with your friends?
Then, don’t ____ them. Call them instead.