牛津版高一模块三Unit2Unit2LanguageWelcometotheunit1.Whatlanguagedoyouspeak?Canyouspeakotherlanguage?2.Doyouknowhowmanylanguagesthereareintheworld?•GlücklichesNeuesJahr!•あけましておめでとうございます!•BonneAnnée!•HappyNewYear!•新年快乐!Whatarethedifferentlanguages?•DoyouspeakanyotherlanguagebesidesChinese?Ifso,canyouspeakalittleforus?•Whichotherlanguagedoyouliketolearnbest?Why?•Whichlanguagedoyouthinkisthehardest?Why?Doyouknowotherformsoflanguage?emotionsEmotionsmakeaspecialInternetlanguage.:-)=smileface:-(=sadface:-O=surprise:-D=greatjoy:-P=makingaface:-|=disappointedface:~-(=crying8-)=Amanwhoiswearingglassesissmiling8-|=bookworm=:O=frightened?_?(╰_╯)#=confused=angry•Doyouthinkthatlanguageistheonlywaypeoplecommunicate?•Whatothermethodsofcommunicationcanyouthinkof?•Whatwillyoudoifyouwanttosay“ok”toyourfriend,butshe/hecouldn’thearyou?Signlanguageisusedallovertheworld.Doyouthinkthesamesignmeansthesametopeopleallovertheworld?GestureCountryMeaningacirclewithone’sthumbandindexfingermostcountriesJapanFranceGermanyBrazilzerorudemoneyOKGestureCountryMeaningthumbsuptheUSNigeriaGermanyJapanNo.1rudegreat/goodjob•Haveyoueverusedsignlanguage?Isithelpfulforyoutocommunicatewithothers?•Howcantheblindpeoplegetinformationfrombooks?BrailleBrailleisthesystemofsixraiseddotscreatedin1821byLouisBraille.It’stheonlywaythroughwhichtheblindcanlearntoreadandwrite.LouisBraillewasbornin1809inFrance.Whenhewasyoung,hehadanaccident.Thenhebecameblind.ItwashewhoinventedBraille.•Doanimalshavetheirownlanguagetocommunicate?•Doyoubelieveallcreaturescan‘talk’,includinganimalsandinsects?•Haveyoueverseenthecommunicationbetweenanimals?Beesflyincircletoinformtheirpartnersaboutfoodanddanger.Likehumanbeings,animalsneedtocommunicatewitheachothertosurvive.Theydonotspeaktoeachotherinthesamewayaswedo;insteadtheyusemanydifferentsoundsandactionstoexpressthemselves.Forexample,beesmakeabuzzingnoise,lionsandbearsgrowls,catsmiaow,anddogsbark.Ifyouseeacatstandingwithitsbackarched,headloweredorlegsbent,itcouldbescared.Ifadoggrowlsatyou,itprobablyisangryandyoushouldbecareful.Animallanguageissimplerthanhumanlanguage,butitshowshowintelligentanimalsare.1.Canyouthinkofotherwaysthatinformationcanbeexchanged?2.DoyouthinkEnglishisimportant?Whyorwhynot?3.WhataresomegoodmethodsforstudyingEnglishthatyoucansharewithyourclassmates?Fillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesfromtheboxbelow.broad,transmit,exchange,form,inform…about,incircle,standfor1.Musicisnotlikemostotherart_____.2.I________hermother_____hersafearrival.3.WherecanI_________myRMBfordollars?formsinformedaboutexchanged4.Theyhave__________thenewsbyradio.5.Theletters“x”and“y”often________unknownnumbersinmathematics.6.Hisbackis_______.7.Look,thechildrenaredancing________.transmittedstandforbroadincircles1.ReadthearticleinPartAonpage102tolearnmoreinformationaboutthelanguageofbees.2.Previewreading.