Welcometotheunitunit2languageunit2languageStep1Greetingsandlead-inTopic:Howdowecommunicatewitheachanother?Step2WarmingupInordertodrawthestudents’interest,askthemtodrawsomepictureswhichexpressemoticonsontheInternet.Thenshowthestudentsthefollowingpictures:Step3DiscussionAskthestudentstolookattheillustrationscarefully.Andthenanswerthequestions.Pictures1Usethesepicturestomakethestudentsknowaboutdifferentforeignlanguages.Askthestudentstodiscussthefollowingquestions.Doyourecongizeallthelanguagesonthecards?Whichotherlanguagesdoyouwanttolearn,English,Japanese,RussionorFrench?Why?:-):-(:'(:-|smileyfacesadfacecryingfaceQusetions:1.Doyouthinkitisaformoflanguage?2.Wherecanweseeitandwhendoweuseit?3.Whatdoeseachemoticonstandfor?4.Whatotheremoticonsdoyouuse?disappointedfacePictures2Questions:1.WhatdoesthissignmeaninBritain?2.Whatdoyouthinkisneededtousesignlanguage?3.Doyouknowothersignlanguage?Pictures3Asksomestudentstoactoutsomeothersignlanguage.Thenshowthestudentssomemoresignlanguages:givetwomoreexampleshousenurseLouisBraillewasbornin1809inFrance.Whenhewasyoung,hehadanaccident.Thenhebecameblind.ItwashewhoinventedBraille.Pictures4UsethesepictuestointroduceBrailleBrailleisthesystemofsixraiseddotscreatedin1821byLouisBraille.It’stheonlywaythroughhichtheblindcanlearntoreadandwrite.Question:Whoisthiskindoflanguageinventedfor?Picture5Usethispicturetointroduceanimals’language.Questions1.Whydobbuttfliesflyincircles?2.Doyoubelievethereexistsanimallanguage?3.Whatotheranimallanguagesdoyouknow?Step4Discussion•Inordertomakeeveyoneworkinclass,dividetheclassintofourgroupstodiscussthefollowingquestionstoprepareforthetextwhichwe’lllearntomorrow.Questions:1.Canyouthinkofotherwaysthatinformationcanbeexchanged?2.DoyouthinkEnglishisimportant?Whyorwhynot?3.DoyouhaveanyeffectivemethodsforstudyingtheEnglishlanguagetosharewithyourclassmates?Step5LanguagefocusHelpthestudentstomasterthewords:broadandtransmitandphrasestandfor1.broadadj.1)largeinsizefromonesidetotheother;widee.gabroadriver,abroadstreet,etc2)(oflandorsea)coveringawidearea;extensivee.gthebroadplaisoftheAmericanWest.2.transmitv.1)transmitsth.(from…)(to…)e.gThe29OlympicGameswasbeingtransmittedlivetoallovertheworld.2)transmitsth./itself(from…)(to…)sendorpassonsth./itselffromoneperson,place,orthingtoanothere.gTransmitknowledgefromgenerationtogeneration.3.standforStandfor=representsth.;beinfavorof;toleratee.gWhatdoesUSAstandfor?e.gTheteacheralwaysstandsforhardworking.e.gShesaysshecan’tstandforhishottemple.1.Tryyourbesttogetmoreinformationaboutformsoflanguage2.Makegoodpreparationsforreading.Step6Homework
