Unit 5
Language
Definition
? The term, language” normally
refers to human speech,
spoken or written,Language
forms the basis of
communication between all
human beings.
functions
?Informative function
?Directive function
?Expressive function
Means of communication
? Language
? Sign language
? Gestures
? Facial expressions
means
? Body language
? Picture
? Flag
? beacon
means
? Smoke
? Drum
? Braille
? Etc.
Text,How I discovered
words
? About the author:
? Hellen Keller:
? 19 months old blind dumb
? The world became totally dark
and silent
About the author
? Teacher
? Writer
? Lecturer
? An inspiration to millions of
people ( example,model)
About the author
? Learned five languages,
English/ French/ German/
Latin and Greek
? Learned to write and speak
About the author
? How did she do all that?
? Her teacher,
Miss Anne Sullivan
Explanations
1,succeed,come after
The announcement was
succeeded by silence,该事宣布后，
全场鸦雀无声。
He succeeded his father as a
president,
2,Dense
a dense forest 密林
a dense crowd 密集的人群
dense traffic 拥挤的交通
a dense mist 浓雾
? Density,N
? Densely adv.
? Population density 人口密度
? Densely –populated人口稠密
( scarcely-populated 人口稀少）
3,Grope one’s way
make one’s way
elbow one’s way
squeeze one’s way
Shoulder one’s way
? Feel one’s way
? Go out of one’s way
? One way or another
? Under way
4,A little while
quite a while
all the while
once in a while
5,Childish
childlike
6,Hold up,raise hand;
delay
6,In despair,绝望
7,subject,n.
话题；课程；试验对象；主语
He was willing to be the subject
of a psychology experiment.
8,In time:
Sooner or later,eventually
In time you will forget him.
Not late
9,Give birth to:
She gave birth to a healthy baby.
produce:
His adventurous experience
gave birth to his latest novel.
10,Long for,thirst for;
to want very much;
have a strong desire for