The Reading / Listening - Level 0

The Internet has 250 new characters, called "emoji". They look like small pictures. The letters, numbers and symbols we see online have a special code. Internet browsers read this code. We can use the new "emoji" code and make websites that look nicer. There are new symbols like a smiling face, a thumbs up, and a dove of peace.

"Emoji" started in Japan. Young people love using them. "Emoji" in Japanese means “picture-writing character". Phone and software companies must update their fonts. Then we can use the new "emoji". A lot of the new "emoji" are for Americans and Europeans. There is a hand signal from the U.S. TV series Star Trek.

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Sources
  • http://www.pcworld.com/article/2364340/unicode-update-lets-you-say-spider-dark-glasses-in-pictures.html
  • http://www.cnet.com/news/behold-250-new-emoji-vulcan-symbol-floppy-disks-and-more/
  • http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/17/the-250-new-emoji-heres-what-theyll-look-like/


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

The Internet has 250

a.

pictures

2.

They look like small

b.

face

3.

The letters, numbers and

c.

code

4.

a special

d.

look nicer

5.

Internet

e.

symbols we see online

6.

make websites that

f.

peace

7.

a smiling

g.

new characters

8.

a dove of

h.

browsers


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

"Emoji" started

a.

"picture-writing character"

2.

Young people love

b.

for Americans

3.

"Emoji" in Japanese means

c.

in Japan

4.

Phone and software

d.

fonts

5.

update their

e.

signal

6.

A lot of the new "emoji" are

f.

using them

7.

a hand

g.

series

8.

the U.S. TV

h.

companies

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

The Internet has 250 (1) ___________________, called "emoji". They look like small pictures. The letters, (2) ___________________ we see online have a special code. Internet (3) ___________________ code. We can use the new "emoji" code and (4) ___________________ look nicer. There are new (5) ___________________ smiling face, a thumbs up, and a (6) ___________________.

"Emoji" (7) ___________________. Young people (8) ___________________. "Emoji" in Japanese (9) ___________________ character". Phone and software companies (10) ___________________ fonts. Then we can use the new "emoji". (11) ___________________ "emoji" are for Americans and Europeans. There is (12) ___________________ from the U.S. TV series Star Trek.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

TheInternethas250newcharacters,called"emoji".Theylooklikes
mallpictures.Theletters,numbersandsymbolsweseeonlinehavea
specialcode.Internetbrowsersreadthiscode.Wecanusethenew"e
moji"codeandmakewebsitesthatlooknicer.Therearenewsymbolsl
ikeasmilingface,athumbsup,andadoveofpeace."Emoji"startedinJ
apan.Youngpeopleloveusingthem."Emoji"inJapanesemeans"pict
ure-writingcharacter".Phoneandsoftwarecompaniesmustupdat
etheirfonts.Thenwecanusethenew"emoji".Alotofthenew"emoji"a
reforAmericansandEuropeans.ThereisahandsignalfromtheU.S.T
VseriesStarTrek.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about the Internet for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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