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1. Non-verbal communication
the first human verbal communication
2,500,000 years ago 1,800,000 years ago now
We don’t know how humans communicated before language, but we can observe animals. Animals make different cries and calls to communicate. One call means “danger.” Another call means “food.” Males and females call to attract the opposite sex. Scientists have found that crows have 25 different calls, each with its own meaning. Ancient humans must have had many unique calls too.
Although we now have spoken and written language, humans communicate a lot nonverbally even today. We use gestures to show dissatisfaction or call a taxi; our face might show doubt or pleasure; eye contact, posture and tone of voice are all ways we communicate without words.
Match these animal sounds with the animal.
1. woof _h_ a) bird 2. meow __ b) cat 3. moo __ c) cow 4. oink __ d) pig 5. quack __ e) duck 6. chirp __ f) horse 7. baa __ g) human 8. mama __ h) dog 9. neigh __ i) rooster / cockerel 10. cock-a-doodle-do __ j) sheep
Focused Freewriting (FFW): Your Hometown
Consider all you read and discussed about hometowns on pages 8, 9 and 10. After your teacher says “start,” write about your hometown for 5-10 minutes. Keep writing without stopping! At this point, don’t worry about grammar, spelling or even writing quality. Just put your ideas on paper.
When finished, fill in the Writing Chart on page 6.
