牛津译林版模块三unit2-Welcome-to-the-unit

•Tointroducelanguagesintheworld•Totalkaboutotherformsoflanguages•Toletstudentspractisespeakingability1.Whatlanguagedoyouspeak?Canyouspeakotherlanguage?2.DoyouspeakanyotherlanguagebesidesChinese?Ifso,canyouspeakalittleforus?3.Whichotherlanguagedoyouliketolearnbest?Why?4.Whichlanguagedoyouthinkisthehardest?Why?Howmanylanguagesarethereintheworld?6,000languagesareusedintheworldnow.ChineseRussianEnglishSpanishJapaneseTibetanFrenchArabicGreekGerman•GlücklichesNeuesJahr!•あけましておめでとうございます!•BonneAnnée!•HappyNewYear!•新年快乐!Whatarethedifferentlanguages?Doyouknowotherformsoflanguage?:-)=smileface:-(=sadface:-O=surprise:-D=greatjoy:-P=makingaface:-|=disappointedface:~-(=crying8-)=Amanwhoiswearingglassesissmiling8-|=bookworm=:O=frightened?_?(╰_╯)#=confused=angryemotionsEmotionsmakeaspecialInternetlanguage.Whatdoesthismean?Bequiet!victorysignlanguageWhoneedstousesignlanguageintheirdailylife?Thedeaf.whistlenursehouseDifferentwaysofgreetingpeopleAkissAbowAfirmhandshakeAlovinghug•Doyouthinkthatlanguageistheonlywaypeoplecommunicate?•Whatothermethodsofcommunicationcanyouthinkof?•Whatwillyoudoifyouwanttosay“OK”toyourfriend,butshe/hecouldn’thearyou?Signlanguageisusedallovertheworld.Doyouthinkthesamesignmeansthesametopeopleallovertheworld?GestureCountryMeaningacirclewithone’sthumbandindexfingermostcountriesJapanFranceGermanyBrazilzerorudemoneyOKGestureCountryMeaningthumbsuptheUSNigeriaGermanyJapanNo.1rudegreat/goodjobHaveyoueverusedsignlanguage?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.Communicationbetweenanimals1.Canyouthinkofotherwaysthatinformationcanbeexchanged?2.DoyouthinkEnglishisimportant?Whyorwhynot?3.WhataresomegoodmethodsforstudyingEnglishthatyoucansharewithyourclassmates?1.ReadthearticleinPartAonPage102tolearnmoreinformationaboutthelanguageofbees.2.PreviewReading.