牛津译林版英语高1下册Module 3“Unit 2 Language”课件之1.pptVIP

Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases from the box below. broad, transmit, exchange, form, inform…of, in circle, stand for 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 ________. Step 2 the basic theme of language Language, in its broad sense, is a way ( in which) information is transmitted. It can be spoken or seen. Wherever there are people, there are languages Nowadays, nearly 6,000languages are used all Over the world. Without languages, people wouldn’t be able to communicate with each other, and the world wouldn’t be as it is today. Group work 1. Can you think of other forms of emoticons? Sign ( Body) language is used all over the world. This sign means “Good luck” in Britain. 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. 2. Do you think English is very important? And how much do you know about English? * M3 Unit 2 Language Welcome to the unit Step 1 Some useful words and phrases 1.broad adj. / broaden vt. (1) a broad street/avenue/river (2) broad shoulders (3) He is tall, broad and strong. (4) There is broad support for the government’s policies. (5) In broad terms, the paper argues that each country should develop its own policy. (6) in one’s sense in the broadest sense of the world 2. transmit v. / transmission n. (1) signals transmitted from a satellite (2) The ceremony was transmitted live by satellite to over fifty countries. (3) the transmission of the disease/ virus 3. illustration/ illustrate 4.various/variety/vary 5. form 6. emoticon a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown)/a special Internet language 7. beaming smile / beam 8. in circles 9. inform sb. of/about sth 10. exchange 11. effective 12. share with Music is not like most other art _____. 2. I