Unit 2 Language Welcome to the unit

How many languages can you find here?

Do you speak any other languages besides Chinese?

Greetings in different languages 新年快乐! Happy New Year! Bonne Année! Glückliches Neues Jahr! あけましておめでとうございます! Chinese English French German Japanese

Do you think that language is the only method of communication? Can you think of other methods of communication? emoticon, sign language, Braille, animal language, …

emoticon emotion + icon = emoticon 情绪 图标 Do you know other emoticons?

Your Topic Goes Here Your subtopic goes here Western Emoticons sad winking ( 眨眼 ) shocked very happy angelic ( 天使般的 ) devilish ( 恶魔般的 ) :-( ;-) :-o :-D 0:-) >:-)

Guess the meaning of the each following emoticons : - ) = :-( = sadness :-O = surprise :-D = great joy :-P = making a face :~-( = crying 8-) = A man who is wearing glasses is smiling. ★

Gestures by hand Thumbs up! Thumbs down! Ok! Victory/win Applause Call me! ★

Guess confused sad angry happy tired ★

Call me! ★ What does this mean?

When do people use sign languages? Talk with deaf people; Talk with someone who can’t understand your language; Do something secretly without making any sound; …

What does this mean? Be quiet ! victory

whistle

nurse

house

Different ways of greeting people A kiss A bow A firm handshake A loving hug

What are the raised dots? Braille Who invented Braille? Louis Braille

Louis Braille was the son of a French leather worker ． He went blind at the age of three when he fell in his father’s workroom ．

But Louis was very clever. He wanted to be a musician, so he learnt to play the cello, and at the age of ten he won a scholarship to the National Institute for Blind Children in Paris. He could play the cello ， but he couldn’t read or write ．

In 1819 a French soldier, Charles Barbier invented “night writing”. He used special dots on paper so that soldiers could read at night. Louis Braille understood the importance of this invention for blind people and when he was fifteen, he began to develop it.

In 1829 he started to use it at the Institute ． By 1932, “Braille” was in use all over the world, but Louis died in 1852 and he never knew of the importance of his invention ．

= English

Do animals have their own language to communicate? Can you give some examples?

Guess the mood of the dog I am alert. I am scared. I am very happy. I am angry.

Do you think English is important? Why or why not? Do you have any effective methods for studying the English language to share with your classmates?

Part A & B P104

PART A Improving my English radio news programmes newspaper 1. How? 2. What kind of programmes? 3. Read what? TV teaching programmes films books

PART B Improving my English a learner’s dictionary coloured 4. Get what? 5. For example: 6. Features of a good dictionary: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary clear everyday similar

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