Means of communication through the centuries Make

Means of communication through the centuries

Make sentences with your strips of paper § Mobile phones are portable devices which let us contact others wherether they and we are. §The Internet is a global computer network which links hundreds of millions of users all over the world.

We can communicate with each other by

…is used for… …talking to other people …to read the news …to listen to the news. . to communicate through social nets …free visual calls to users from all over the world completely for free …quick notes containing a few words

Invention Time line 1876 -? 1605 newspaper 1837 -? 3000 B. C. writing 1957 sputnik satellite 1884 -1927? 19691991? 1983 -? 1942 -? 1893 cinema

Match the words with the pictures C a language which is used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages Lingua franca Pigeons Cave drawings Smoke sigmals Drums Manuscripts D F A E B

True or False? üTelecommunication’s means communication at distance. üMessages on stone columns were an efficient means of communication across distances. üThe network of roads made delivering messages more reliable. üLatin used as a lingua franca in Ancient Percia made communication more efficient. üSmoke signals, fires, drums and pigeons were other means of sending messages in olden days. üThe telegraph, the telephone, Morse code and the radio were all invented in the 18 th century. üThe television, the computer and the Internet were invented in the 20 th century.

• What means of communication were used to send messages over long distances long ago? • What was invented by Russian scientist P. L. Shilling? a) telegraph b) money c) drums • Who invented the telephone? a) V. Zvorykin b)G. Marconi c) A. Bell • What was unusual about the first telephone? • When did the first computer appear? a)1922 b)1946 c) 2004 • Where did the first computer appear? a)the USA b) Germany c) China • How can you translate the word INTERNET? • (interconnected Networks — объединённые сети) • How can you translate the abbreviation ICQ? • (I SEEK YOU---Я ищу тебя)

Do you use the Internet at night? Do you have a mobile phone? What do you mostly use your mobile for: talking, texting, playing video games, other? What would you choose: a mobile phone or TV? What would you choose: a mobile phone or the Internet? Do you prefer meeting people or talking to them on the phone? Do you think you have an addiction to mobile phone? Do you use the Internet for doing your homework?

Official Statistics: Top 6 most Popular Means of Communication Mobile Phone the Internet Skype SMS Social Nets Letters 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Mobile Phone vs Internet

Reflective I Screen want Today I’ve learnt that… … I was surprised that… … ere was sti ng int …was difficult I disagree that… I’ve understood that…

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