Unit 2 Lesson 4 Animal Talk How do we communicate with other people? Our ways of communication by mobile phone by sign language by body language through face-to-face communication by email by blog Brainstorm Use the key words to describe these photos. When do we communicate with others? Two people are using a computer. Maybe they’re writing a blog or sending an email. Warm-up Do animals need communication? Warm-up My dog is in the garden. He’s wagging his tail, his mouth is open and he is looking at me. What is he trying to tell me? Jane Roberts Warm-up Do you know these animals? insects whales mice How do they communicate with their friends? ant bees I think ants communicate by body language. Warm-up Read the text. Find out the 3 main methods of animal communication. By smell By sound By body language Reading Ways of communi-cation Kinds of animals Why do they communicate? Fill in the blanks Ways of communi-cation Kinds of animals Why do they communicate? by smell dogs mice ants by sound frogs insects whales elephants by body language cats dogs Fill in the blanks Read with the speaker. Reading How is human communication different from animal communication? I think … Your opinion 1 Animals can help us a lot. Examples 2 People have always been interested in animal communication. Why do people want to study animal communication? Dogs have helped the police for a long time. They can find missing people by using… Scientists have trained mice to find landmines. Talking Can you answer these questions? 1 How do scientists study animal communication? 2 What have scientists done with mice so that they can help people? 3 Are people interested in animal communication now or for a long time? How do you know? They have done a lot of research on this subject. They have trained mice to find landmines. People have always been interested in animal communication. for a long time Talking 1 Read the text. 2 Write down your opinion about “How is human communication different from animal communication?” Homework
