Means of communication. Grade 11

Teacher: Yes, you are absolutely right. But if a flower can be a means of communication you will learn at this lesson later. Now look at the pictures and answer the questions.

1 Which of these things саn уоu саll а means of communication? 2. How саn yоu use them to communicate?3. Which of these means of communication do yоu take for granted? 4. Which of them are new or interesting for yоu?Pupils(возможныеответы) 1.The computer, the alphabet, hands, the telegraph, the telephone.2.I can use a computer to talk through the internet,to get an information, to write a letterI can use an alphabet to write a letter.I can use a television to get an information,I can use hands to talk with gestures, I can use a telephone to talk, I can use a book to get an information,IV. Reading. Means of CommunicationPeople use various means of communication to get from one place to another. In the old days people had to travel several days, weeks and months to get to the place they needed. They either went on foot, by coaches driven by horses or on horseback or by. boats and ships. Then trams, cars, buses, planes, underground and other means appeared.Many people like to travel by air as it is the fastest way of traveling. A lot of people like to travel by train because they can look at passing villages, forests and fields through windows. Some people like to travel by car. There they can go as slowly or as fast as they like. They can stop when and where they want.People who live in big cities use various means of communication to get from one place to another. Londoners use the underground railway. They call it «the tube». London’s underground is the oldest in the world. It was opened in 1863. There was one route at that time, four miles long. Now London’s underground has 277 stations and it is 244 miles long. Londoners use buses. The first bus route was opened in London in 1904 Today there are hundreds of routes there. The interesting thing is that some of the routes are the same as many years ago.London’s buses are double-decked buses. Londoners do not use trams, though London was the first city where trams appeared. And now it is one of the biggest cities in the world where there are no trams. The last tram left the streets of London many years ago. Londoners use cars. One can see a lot of cars in London streets. When Londoners leave the town, they use trains, ships or planes.

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