Листок из альбома

 
 
Министерство просвещения РФ 
Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение 
высшего образования 
"Липецкий государственный педагогический университет 
имени П.П. Семенова-Тян-Шанского" 
Институт филологии 
Кафедра английского языка 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Е.Ю. Вовк 
 
Spotlight on Communication 
 
 
 
 
Учебное пособие 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Липецк - 2020 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Министерство просвещения РФ 
Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение 
высшего образования 
"Липецкий государственный педагогический университет 
имени П.П. Семенова-Тян-Шанского" 
Институт филологии 
Кафедра английского языка 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Е.Ю. Вовк 
Листок из альбома 
 
 
 
 
Учебное пособие 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Липецк   
2020 
 
 

   Рекомендовано к печати 
  кафедрой английского языка 
УДК 811.111 
ББК 81.432.1 
В 611   
      ЛГПУ имени П.П. Семенова-Тян-Шанского. 
      Протокол № 4 от 21.02.2020      
Вовк, Е.Ю. Листок из альбома: Учебное пособие / Е.Ю. Вовк. – Липецк: 
ЛГПУ имени П.П. Семенова-Тян-Шанского, 2020. – 82 с. – Текст 
непосредственный. 
ISBN 978-5-907335-27-1 
      Данное пособие представляет собой сборник статей, посвященных 
различным аспектам человеческого общения: от языка жестов до проблем, 
связанных с использованием социальных сетей и всемирной паутины.  
      Каждая статья сопровождается рядом упражнений коммуникативного 
характера, которые способствуют развитию профессионально-педагогических 
компетенций будущих учителей английского языка. 
     Пособие предназначено для студентов 2 курса направления подготовки 
44.03.05 «Педагогическое образование». Иностранный язык.  
УДК 811.111 
ББК 81.432.1 
В 611 
Рецензенты: Н.В. Барышев, кандидат филологических наук доцент 
ЛГТУ 
Н.А. Сушкова, кандидат педагогических наук, доцент 
ЛГПУ имени П.П. Семенова-Тян-Шанского 
ISBN  978-5-907335-27-1
   © ФГБОУ ВО "Липецкий государственный 
     педагогический университет имени 
    П.П. Семенова-Тян-Шанского", 2020 
 © Е.Ю. Вовк, 2020 

 
UNIT I 
 WHAT IS COMMUNICATION?  
In  small groups discuss these questions: 
What forms of communication do you know? How many different ways of 
communication  can you think of? What can be communicated using these 
methods? 
Read the passage below. Answer the questions choosing the correct answer. 
Ever since humans have inhibited the earth, they have made use of various 
forms of communication. Generally speaking, this expression of thoughts and 
feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, 
communication is accomplished through sign language in which notions stand for 
letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to resort to this 
form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and 
exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot. 
Body language transmits ideas or thoughts be certain actions, either intentionally 
or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only 
joking. A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative 
reaction. 
Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of 
raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. 
Road maps and pictures signs also guide, warn, and instruct people.  
While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and 
techniques also express human thoughts and feelings. 
FOCUS ON VOCABULARY 
1. Transcribe and read out  the following words. 
barrier, accomplishment, resort, transmit, verbalization, nonlinguistic, picturesque, 
technique, sign, signify 
2. Explain what is meant by: 
Morse code, Braille, signal flags, smoke signals, sign language, body language 
3. SayitinEnglish: 

 
 
1) использовать различные формы общения; 
2) языковой барьер; 
3) осуществлять общение посредством знаков; 
4) прибегать к языку телодвижений; 
5) невербальное общение; 
6)глухонемые. 
 
4. Which of the following best summarizes the passage? 
A) When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication. 
B) Everybody uses only one form of communication. 
C) Nonlinguistic language is invaluable to foreigners. 
D) Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is the fastest. 
5. Which of the following statements is not true? 
A) There are many forms of communication in existence today. 
B) Verbalization is the most common form of communication. 
C) The deaf and the mute use an oral form of communication. 
D) Ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language. 
6. Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among 
blind people? 
A) picture signs 
B) Braille  
C) body language 
D) signal flags 
7. How many different forms of communication are mentioned here? 
A) 5 
B) 7 
C) 9 
D) 11 

 
8. Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used 
internationally except for ____. 
A) spelling 
B) ideas 
C) whole words 
D) expressions 
 
READING 
Skim this passage. Summarise the main topic or point of each paragraph in a 
single sentence.  
The Complexity of Animal Communication 
A Communication is by no means a human monopoly, although our languages make 
possible by far the most detailed and subtle forms of communication that we know of. 
Most vertebrates (that is, mammals, fish,birds, reptiles and amphibians) can 
distinguish the sounds made by different individuals, so they are able to tell whether a 
sounds is made by a parent or offspring, another member of their species, or a 
stranger. Virtually all owners of cats and dogs can provide evidence of their pet's 
skills at communicating6 not just with their own species - to warn off an intruding cat 
or dog, say - but also with their owners6 demanding food, asking to be let out, 
greeting them when they return home. 
B Apes, monkeys and many other primates have evolved fairly elaborate systems of 
calls for communicating with other members of their species. These sounds can be 
placed in three main categories: food calls, warnings of the presence of predators, and 
calls for help. The 'vocabulary' of most species amounts to only a handful of distinct 
sounds. However, the vervet monkeys of the Rift Valley in Kenya appear to have 
developed many more calls, each with its own meaning, making theirs by far the 
most complex communication system of any animals other than human beings. 
C The monkeys spend most of their time in the treetops, where they are generally 
safe from predators. However, every morning at first light they climb down to search 

 
for food at ground level. Here they are far more exposed, and so at greater risk from 
predators. In order to minimise that risk, one of the vervets acts as a guard. 
D If the guard sees a leopard approaching, it emits a loud barking call and the 
monkeys run into the trees, where the leopard can't follow them. When an eagle is 
sighted, the warning is a double-syllable cough. Other vervets respond by looking up 
into the air, then seeking shelter among the dense branches of trees or bushes, where 
the eagle won't follow them for fear of damaging its wings. The warning that a snake 
is approaching is a noise which the researches who first studied vervet 
communication called a 'chutter' sound (apparently from the noise made by a 
motorcycle engine that is getting a lot of fuel). The monkeys stand up on two legs and 
look in the grass, then run to safety. 
E Each sound is only used in its own precise situation. In effect, it means 'There's a 
leopard -or eagle, or snake - coming.' Experiments using recordings of the alarm calls 
when no predators are present show the same responses. The monkeys understand 
and respond to the call itself. 
F Young vervets imitate the calls, and, like young children, at first overgeneralise its 
meaning. A toddler brought up in an English-speaking environment will come to the 
conclusion that the past tense of all verbs ends in -ed, and will use goed and runnedas 
the past of go and run, before discovering that not all verbs follow that 'rule'. 
Similarly, infant vervets also use the leopard warning when they see various other 
mammals, the eagle alarm for other birds, and the snake cry for anything similar to a 
snake As they mature and gain experience, they begin to use the calls correctly. 
G Eagles are not only a danger to vervet monkeys: they also prey on small birds, such 
as the superb starling. This species has  its own alarm call for eagles, which vervets 
recognise. When a starling squeaks the warning 'danger in the air', nearby monkeys 
repeat it - translating it into their own term - and all the birds and monkeys rush for 
safety. 
 

 
The passage has seven paragraphs labelled A-G. Which paragraph contains the 
following information?Write the correct letter A-G. You may use any letter 
more than once. 
Example: how a species organises protection for itself 
Answer: C (the relevant section of text is underlined) 
1) evidence that animals react to warnings even when they are not in danger; 
2) why animals place themselves in a dangerous position; 
3)  examples of communication between animals and human beings; 
4) an account of different reactions to different sounds; 
5) an instance of one non-human species understanding sounds made by another; 
6) a classification of all animal sounds according to their function; 
7) an explanation of the reason for using a particular term; 
8)  a comparison between the numbers of sounds used by different species; 
9) a classification of sounds according to who produces them; 
10) evidence of a learning process in animals. 
Read the article “The First Four Minutes” and comment on the headline. 
THE FIRST FOUR MINUTES 
When do people decide whether or not they want to become friends? During 
their first four minutes together, according to a book by Dr. Leonard Zunin. In his 
book, “Contact: First Four Minutes”, he offers this advice to anyone interested in 
starting new friendship: “Every time you meet someone in a social situation, give him 
your undivided attention for four minutes. A lot of people’s whole lives would 
change if they did just that”. 
When we are introduced to new people, the author suggests, we should try to 
appear friendly and self-confident. In general, he says “People like people who like 
themselves”. 
On the other hand, we should not make the other person think we are too sure of 
themselves. It is important to appear interested and sympathetic, realizing that the 
other person has his own needs, fears and hopes.