Unit2LanguageWelcometotheunitBrainstorming(1)Whatsthelanguage?’Whatsyournative’tongue?Canyouspeakanyotherlanguages?GreetingsindifferentlanguagesGlücklichesNeuesJahr!あけましておめでとうございます!BonneAnnée!HappyNewYear!新年快乐!DifferentwaysofgreetingpeopleAkissAbowAfirmhandshakeAlovinghugBrainstorming(2)Doyouknowhowmanylanguagesthereareintheworld?Doallthelanguageshavetheirwrittenforms?Doyouknowtheraiseddotsbelow?www.Google.comBrailleHaveyoueverbeenshockedbythemagnificentperformance?Doyouthinkthatlanguageistheonlywaypeoplecommunicate?Whatothermethodsofcommunicationcanyouthinkof?Brainstorming(3)OthermeansofcommunicationEmoticonsEyecontactGesturesFacialexpressionsEmotion+icon=emoticonCommunicationwithpeople’seyesamovementofthehands,armsorhead,etc.toexpressanideaorfeelingFeelingsarereflectedonthefaces.Brainstorming(4)Doanimalshavetheirownlanguagetocommunicate?Haveyoueverseenthecommunicationbetweenanimals?AnimallanguageLikehumanbeings,animalsneedtocommunicatewitheachothertosurvive.Theydonotspeaktoeachotherinthesamewayaswedo;insteadtheyusemanydifferentsoundsandactionstoexpressthemselves.Forexample,beesmakeabuzzingnoise,lionsandbearsgrowls,catsmiaow,anddogsbark.Ifyouseeacatstandingwithitsbackarched,headloweredorlegsbent,itcouldbescared.Ifadoggrowlsatyou,itprobablyisangryandyoushouldbecareful.Animallanguageissimplerthanhumanlanguage,butitshowshowintelligentanimalsare.CommunicationbetweenanimalsTaskGuessthemoodofthedogIamalert.Iamscared.Iamveryhappy.Iamangry.DiscussionFortheadvancedtechnologytoday,peopletendtousetoInternetmorethanbefore.Someoneevenbelievethatonedaythecommunicationthroughinternetwillreplaceallthetraditionalcommunicativemeans.Doyouthinkso?Whyorwhynot?HomeworkJustasourChinese,Englishalsohasalonghistory.Afterclass,pleasedosomeresearchworktofindouthowtheEnglishlanguagehasbeendeveloping.