Английский язык 11 класс (Урок№38 - Getting the message across.)

Английский язык 11 класс (Урок№38 - Getting the message across.) Цель урока To discuss the methods of getting information which were used in the past and compare them with the modern ones Задачи урока To know what the past methods were To learn some historical facts about getting messages To use the new words in your own speech. We’ll discuss the methods of getting information which were used in the past and compare them with the modern ones We’ll know what the past methods were We’ll learn some historical facts about getting messages We’ll use the new words in your own speech. Pigeons have been used throughout the history to deliver news from war and peace to stock prices because they always return to their loft. North American Indians used smoke signals: after lighting a fire on a hill or a mountain peak they covered it with a blanket and then remove it which cause a puff of smoke to rise up into the air. The ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks used a highly efficient system when a messenger ran to a “station” where he shouted or passed the message to another messenger. And so on, until the message reached its destination. The inhabitants of the island of La Gomera in Canary Islands, Spain, whistled their messages. Средства связи: история мобильных телефонов Mobile phones give us an opportunity to stay in touch everywhere. A modern mobile phone is a more complex version of the two-way radio of the 1940s which was a very limited means of communication.