牛津高一英语M3U2Welcomttotheunit课件.ppt

* Unit 2 Language the first period What’s the title of the unit? Welcome to the unit Language. How many languages are there in the world? ??? ? 6,000 languages are used in the world now. Chinese Russian English Spanish Japanese Tibetan French Arabic Greek German Do you know other forms of language ? :-) smiley face :-( sad face :( :-| crying face disappointed face emoticon :-O Wow! 8-| bookworm =:O frightened :}{: kisses mp ap co What does this mean? Be quiet ! victory sign language Who needs to use sign language in their daily life? The deaf and the dumb. whistle nurse Louis Braille was born in 1809 in France. When he was young, he had an accident. Then he became blind.It was he who invented Braille. Who is he? Braille Braille is the system of six raised dots created in 1821 by Louis Braille. It’s the only way through which the blind can learn to read and write. *