2006年浙江地区高一英语Unit2 Language.pptVIP

* Unit 2 Language Welcome to the unit Pre-reading 1.What language do you speak? Can you speak any other languages? 2.Do you know how many languages there are in the world? 3.Do you think language is the only way people communicate ?What other methods of communication can you think of? Picture-talking 1.Do you speak any other language besides Chinese? If so, can you speak a little for us? 2.Which other language do you want to learn, English, Japanese, Spanish German or French? Why? 3.Which language do you think is the hardest ? Why? Picture 1 1.What is an emoticon? 2.When do people usually use this kind of language? 3.Could you give some more examples? The word is a mixture of emotion and icon, meaning emotional icon. This Internet language is often used by young people, communicating through computers. Picture 2 1.Do you think the same sign means the same to people all over the world? If not, can you show some examples and explain them? 2.Who needs to use sign language in their daily lives? 3.Have you ever used sign language? Is it helpful for you to communicate with others? Picture 3 1.What is Braille? 2.Who invented Braille? Have you heard about him? What did he do for blind people? A special language for blind people. A Frenchman called Louis Braille, who himself was totally blind. With the help of a soldier, who invented a writing system for use in the dark, Braille then developed his system for the blind, which was named after him. Picture 4 1.Why do bees fly in circles? 2.Do you believe animals can “talk”? Like humans, animals need to communicate with each other to survive. They don’t speak to each other in the same way as we do; instead they use many different sounds and actions to express themselves, for example, cats miaow and dogs bark. Animal language is simpler than human language, but it shows how intelligent animals are! Picture 5 Reading on page 102: 1.By touch.(line 11) 2.From the type of dance the searcher bee performs.(line 13) 3.The searche