Ways people use to express thoughts, ideas,

feeling

talk

sing

talk on the phone

use face

send message

use gesture

write

communicate (v)

use words, sounds or signs to

express or exchange ideas,
thoughts, feelings,

Can these animals communicate?

hieroglyphic(n) written in or belonging

to a system of pictorial characters

transform (v) to change (something)

completely and usually in a good way

Paper and hieroglyphics

transformed Egyptian life

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1) a method or manner of doing something
2) to make someone willing (wanting) to do
something by giving good reasons, by arguing,
by repeatedly asking, etc.
3) the largest animal in the sea
4) any of the five natural powers of sight,
hearing, feeling, tasting ans smelling which give
a person or animal information about the
outside world
5) without limits or end
6) an effect on someone or something
7) the newspapers, television and radio
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How many ancient

societies are mentioned in
the reading? What are
they?

 Around 2900 BC, paper and

hieroglyphics transformed Egyptian life.
The ancient Greeks loved the spoken
word. They were very good at public
speaking, drama, and philosophy.
The Romans developed a unique system
of government that depended on the Roman
alphabet.
In the 14th century, the printing press
helped develop new ways of thinking across
Europe.

The Roman developed a unique system of

government that depended on the Roman
alphabet.

The ancient Greeks loved the spoken word.

They were very good at public speaking,
drama, and philosophy.

In the 14th century, the printing press

helped develop new ways of thinking across
Europe.

Around 2900 BC, paper and hieroglyphics

transformed Egyptian life.

Read the text again

and answer the
questions.
a.Which animals are mentioned?
What can they do?
b.What is special about human
communication? What can we do?
c.Which four forms of media are
mentioned in the last paragraph?

a.Which animals are mentioned? What

can they do?

Bees dance and tell other bees where

to find food. Elephants make sounds
that humans cant hear. Whales sing
songs and monkeys use their faces to
show anger and love.

b. What is special about human

communication? What can we do?
Humans have language. We can write
poetry, tell jokes, make promises,
explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell
lies.

c. Which four forms of media are

mentioned in the last paragraph?

Radio, film, television and the internet