LANGUAGE AND
COMMUNICATION
CHAPTER 7
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be
able to
1. Explain the outline of the reading text
2. Predict the main idea of the text
Part One
Introduction:
How does a baby
communicate?
How does human learn the
first language?
Why do people need school
language such as ELTI,
EF and many more?
If We Could Talk with the Animals…
 Pre reading activity
Prey
grin
clicking
upright
Colony
degree
vocalize
Mammal
whale
clam
Gender
mate
acquire
Pod
swagger
reassure
Primate
brain
hug
Honeybee
coyotte
shed light on
Species
chatter
feel like
Gesture
creature
head back
2. Guessing Meaning from Context
The ways the context of a reading can give us
clue are:
1. A definition which locates between commas,
parentheses, dashes, or after connecting
expression such as in other words, that, is, i.e.,
And so on.
2. Exercise 5-9 (pp 137-138) provides us the
exercises of getting meaning through context.
3. Read the text entitled “If We could talk
with the Animals….” Interactions 2, pp.
133-136
3.1. Understanding outline
On pages 139-141, it is provided an outline of the
text. On the lines write the words or phrase in
order to complete the outline.
3.2. Skimming (for main ideas)
- As discussed in the previous chapter to
find the main ideas you may skim the text
quickly.
- Read “Parentese”, pages 143-145, and
circle the number of the sentence that
best expresses the main idea.
3.3. Discuss with your friend the following
questions: (p. 142)
1.
Do you have a pet (animal)? Have you ever had one? If
so, what kind? How does—or did—this animal
communicate with you? Could you understand each
other?
2.
Did anything in the reading surprise you? If so, what?
1.
You read that whales make a “clicking” sound. The word
click actually imitates the sound itself. Say this word aloud
several times. Can you hear it?
Part Two
Read the following text entitled
”Communication” available on:
http://www.uefap.co.uk/reading/underst/test/
communic.htm
 Find the structure of the text
Part Three




What the differences between acquiring our first
language and learning second (or third)
language?
Explain your answer and support them with
evidences .
Read the following text: “International Language”
http://www.uefap.co.uk/reading/exercise/ess2/po
tter.htm