Unit 2 Language Module 3

What’s the title of the unit? Welcome to the unit Language.

How many languages are there in the world? 6,000 languages are used in the world now.

Chinese Russian

Englis h Spanish

JapaneseTibetan

French Arabic

Greek Germa n

Do you know other forms of language ?

:-) smiley face :-( sad face :'(:'( :- | crying face disappointed face emoticon

:- O Wow! 8- | bookworm =: O frightened :}{: kisses

(X) (Z)

3:-o *<:-)

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What does this mean? Be quiet ! victory

sign language

Who needs to use sign language in their daily life? The deaf.

whistle

nurse

house

Louis Braille was born in 1809 in France. When he was young, he had an accident. Then he became blind.It was he who invented Braille. Who is he?

Braille Braille is the system of six raised dots created in 1821 by Louis Braille. It’s the only way through which the blind can learn to read and write.

Do you believe animals can “talk”?

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Pair Work Look at the illustrations at p. 21, and talk about the various forms of language

1.Can you think of other ways that information can be exchanged? 2.Do you think English is important? Why or why not? Group work

3.Do you have any effective methods for studying the English language to share with your classmates?

1.Music is not like most other art ______. 2. I ____________ her mother ____ her safe arrival. 3.Where can I ______________ my RMB for dollars? Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases from the box below. broad, transmit, exchange, form, inform…of, in circle, stand for form s informed of exchanged

4. They have _______________ the news by radio. 5. The letters “x” and “y” often _______ ______unknown numbers in mathematics. 6. His back is ________. 7. Look, the children are dancing _____ ________. transmitted standfor broad incircles broad, transmit, exchange, form, inform…of, in circle, stand for

Homework 1.Find more information on the Internet or in books. 2.Preview the reading text.

Goodbye, everybody !