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Unit 15 :

Communication

Intermediate

Summary

Share your thoughts or experiences about the topics.
Be creative and make an interesting conversation with your tutor!

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Communication

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Communication is a topic that can be hard to master. How do we communicate effectively to have a good relationship with others, whether in the workplace or at home?

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Article

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Words on the brain: from 1 million years ago?

All social animals communicate with each other, from bees and ants to whales and apes, but only humans have developed a language which is more than a set of prearranged signals.

Our speech even differs in a physical way from the communication of other animals. It comes from a cortical speech center which does not respond instinctively, but organizes sound and meaning on a rational basis. This section of the brain is unique to humans.

When and how the special talent of language developed is impossible to say. But it is generally assumed that its evolution must have been a long process.

Source : Historyworld 

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Question

Share your ideas with your tutor by answering the questions.

1.How is communication changing between people?

2.How often do you start up a conversation with people you don’t know?

3.Do you think people can communicate with ghosts and spirits?

4.How has communication changed through human history?

5.Use your imagination. How will people communicate in the future?