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Reading People, the great communicators

I. Reading: Read the following passage then answer the questions below: • We can communicate with other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile for chatting and text messaging), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas. • Choose the correct answers: 1 - People can communicate with each other in ……………. . q a- one way q b- many different ways q c- talking only

I. Reading: Read the following passage then answer the questions below: We can communicate with other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile for chatting and text messaging), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas. Choose the correct answers: 1 - People can communicate with each other in ……………. . qa- one way qb- many different ways qc- talking only

Animals have ways of exchanging information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing compared to what people can do. We have language about 6000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present. 2 - Bees can tell other bees … q a- where to go or fly q b- where to find food 3 - whales communicate through … q c- where to get people q a- sounds that human beings can’t hear q b - their faces q c - songs

Animals have ways of exchanging information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing compared to what people can do. We have language about 6000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present. 2 - Bees can tell other bees … q a- where to go or fly q b- where to find food 3 - whales communicate through … q c- where to get people q a- sounds that human beings can’t hear q b - their faces q c - songs

Animals have ways of exchanging information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing compared to what people can do. We have language about 6000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present. 4 - …………. have language. q a - Animals q b- People 5 - Animals can ……………… information, too. q c- Insects q a- exchange q b - write q c - explain

Animals have ways of exchanging information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing compared to what people can do. We have language about 6000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present. 4 - …………. have language. q a - Animals q b- People 5 - Animals can ……………… information, too. q c- Insects q a- exchange q b - write q c - explain

Radio, film, and television have had a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But is this doing to us? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is so much information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day. 6 – Television has a great influence on ………………. . q a- animals q b- societies q c- Internet 5 – through the Internet people can …. . q a - only get information q b - only get information q c - give and get information

Radio, film, and television have had a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But is this doing to us? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is so much information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day. 6 – Television has a great influence on ………………. . q a- animals q b- societies q c- Internet 5 – through the Internet people can …. . q a - only get information q b - only get information q c - give and get information

We can communicate with other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile for chatting and text messaging), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas. Animals have ways of exchanging information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing compared to what people can do. We have language about 6000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present. Radio, film, and television have had a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But is this doing to us? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is so much information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day. Choose True/ False: 7 - The mobile is for talking, chatting, and text messaging. True False 8 - Bees use their faces to show anger and love. True False 9 - People can communicate ideas through the television, film, painting, and photography. True False 10 - Animals can write poetry, tell jokes, and make promises. True False 11 - Modern media is not changing our world. True False

We can communicate with other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile for chatting and text messaging), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas. Animals have ways of exchanging information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing compared to what people can do. We have language about 6000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present. Radio, film, and television have had a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But is this doing to us? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is so much information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day. Choose True/ False: 7 - The mobile is for talking, chatting, and text messaging. True False 8 - Bees use their faces to show anger and love. True False 9 - People can communicate ideas through the television, film, painting, and photography. True False 10 - Animals can write poetry, tell jokes, and make promises. True False 11 - Modern media is not changing our world. True False