Make sentences with your strips of paper  Mobile phones are portable devices which let us contact others wherether they and we are. TThe Internet is a global computer network which links hundreds of millions of users all over the world.

Means of communication through the centuries

We can communicate with each other by

…is used for… …talking to other people …to read the news …to listen to the news..to communicate through social nets …free visual calls to users from all over the world completely for free …quick notes containing a few words

Invention Time line 3000 B.C.- writing newspaper 1837-? 1876-? cinema ? 1942-? sputnik satellite 1983-? ?

Match the words with the pictures Lingua franca Pigeons Cave drawings Smoke sigmals Drums Manuscripts a language which is used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages A B C D E F

True or False? Telecommunication’s means communication at distance. Messages on stone columns were an efficient means of communication across distances. The network of roads made delivering messages more reliable. Latin used as a lingua franca in Ancient Percia made communication more efficient. Smoke signals, fires, drums and pigeons were other means of sending messages in olden days. The telegraph, the telephone, Morse code and the radio were all invented in the 18 th century. The television, the computer and the Internet were invented in the 20 th century.

What means of communication were used to send messages over long distances long ago? What was invented by Russian scientist P. L. Shilling? a) telegraph b) money c) drums Who invented the telephone? a) V.Zvorykin b)G.Marconi c) A.Bell What was unusual about the first telephone? When did the first computer appear? a)1922 b)1946 c) 2004 Where did the first computer appear? a)the USA b) Germany c) China How can you translate the word INTERNET? (interconnected Networks — объединённые сети ) How can you translate the abbreviation ICQ? (I SEEK YOU--- Я и щу т ебя )

Do you have a mobile phone? Do you prefer meeting people or talking to them on the phone? Do you use the Internet at night? Do you use the Internet for doing your homework? Do you think you have an addiction to mobile phone? What would you choose: a mobile phone or TV? What do you mostly use your mobile for: talking, texting, playing video games, other? What would you choose: a mobile phone or the Internet?

Official Statistics: Top 6 most Popular Means of Communication

Mobile Phone vs Internet

Reflective Screen Today I’ve learnt that… … was interesting …was difficult I’ve understood that… I agree that… I disagree that… I was surprised that… I want …

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