Unit2LanguagethefirstperiodWhat’sthetitleoftheunit?WelcometotheunitLanguage.Howmanylanguagesarethereintheworld?6,000languagesareusedintheworldnow.ChineseRussianEnglishSpanishJapaneseTibetanFrenchArabicGreekGermanDoyouknowotherformsoflanguage?:-)smileyface:-(sadface:'(:-|cryingfacedisappointedfaceemoticon:-OWow!8-|bookworm=:Ofrightened:}{:kissesmpapcoWhatdoesthismean?Bequiet!victorysignlanguageWhoneedstousesignlanguageintheirdailylife?Thedeafandthedumb.whistlenurseLouisBraillewasbornin1809inFrance.Whenhewasyoung,hehadanaccident.Thenhebecameblind.ItwashewhoinventedBraille.Whoishe?BrailleBrailleisthesystemofsixraiseddotscreatedin1821byLouisBraille.It’stheonlywaythroughwhichtheblindcanlearntoreadandwrite.Doyoubelieveanimalscan“talk”?PairWorkLookattheillustrationsatp.21,andtalkaboutthevariousformsoflanguage1.Canyouthinkofotherwaysthatinformationcanbeexchanged?2.DoyouthinkEnglishisimportant?Whyorwhynot?Groupwork3.DoyouhaveanyeffectivemethodsforstudyingtheEnglishlanguagetosharewithyourclassmates?1.Musicisnotlikemostotherart______.2.I____________hermother____hersafearrival.3.WherecanI______________myRMBfordollars?Fillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesfromtheboxbelow.broad,transmit,exchange,form,inform…of,incircle,standforformsinformedofexchanged4.Theyhave_______________thenewsbyradio.5.Theletters“x”and“y”often_____________unknownnumbersinmathematics.6.Hisbackis________.7.Look,thechildrenaredancing_____________.transmittedstandforbroadincirclesbroad,transmit,exchange,form,inform…of,incircle,standforHomework1.UnitRevision:Period1.2.Previewthereadingtext.