TL6

In groups, brainstorm and plan a paragraph for the following question:

Group discussion

People should use emojis in digital communication. Do you agree or disagree?

1. What are some problems that you can have when communicating by text message?

2. How can you try to solve these problems?

3. Do you prefer to communicate face-to-face or by message? Why?

4. What are the advantages of communicating face-to-face?

5. What are the advantages of communicating by text message?

Group discussion

Discuss the following questions in a group and take note of your answers.

1. How often do you use emojis when you send messages?

2. Why do you think they have become popular?

3. Do you think they have had a negative or positive impact on communication?

4. Which emojis are you favourites? Why?

Listen for these words and write the definition that you hear.

a. empathy: the ability to show you understand someone else’s feelings

b. interact: when people or things communicate with each other’. We can also interact with things like machines, computers and social media

c. non-verbal: without using spoken language

a. empathy: the ability to show you understand someone else’s feelings

b. interact: when people or things communicate with each other’. We can also interact with things like machines, computers and social media

c. non-verbal: without using spoken language

d. cue: a signal that you need to do something

e. clumsy: ‘physically awkward’ – someone who’s clumsy falls over a lot and drops things

f. typo: a spelling mistake made when typing too fast or carelessly

d. cue: a signal that you need to do something

e. clumsy: ‘physically awkward’ – someone who’s clumsy falls over a lot and drops things

f. typo: a spelling mistake made when typing too fast or carelessly

Listen to the next section (2.03-4.30) and take notes.

Listen to the first section (0.00-1.28). Complete the definitions by filling in the blanks in the right hand column.

punctuation

numbers

Images made by using the normal keys, such as _________________, _______________ or ____________, on a keyboard

emoticon

letters

Use your notes to answer the following questions

smiley

lady

An actual image. It could something as simple as a __________face, dancing _________ or a bowl of _________.

emoji

noodles

1. What percentage of information is non-verbal?

2. What are the examples of non-verbal cues given by the presenters?

3. What are the examples of emoji use that the presenters give?

4. Why do they include these examples?

5. When was the emoticon developed?

You are going to hear Professor Vyv Evans talk about why people use emojis so often.

Before you listen, think of two possible reasons he may give and write them here.

1.

2.

Listen to the next section (1.28-2.03) of the listening and write the two reasons given by the

professor. Are they the same as yours?

You are about to listen to a recording called The rise of the emoji.

What do you think the listening will be about?

In pairs: What emotion does each of them express?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

a

b

c

d

e

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28750059/where-can-i-find-a-list-of-all-wechat-emoticons

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What are these called?

Draw an emoji on the walls

A2D

Luis Torres Vasquez