[HS]1-What could you do if you could speak English?

PASSAGE READING

Please read aloud the following passage. I will check your pronunciation as you read.

READ

Pictograms

More and more people learn to speak English as it has become one of the most spoken languages in the world. Yet, what would you do when you need to communicate with someone who does not speak the same language? In that situation, visual information could help you.
One man from Switzerland made a unique T-shirt with pictograms. Pictograms are images that are used to represent different information. The shirt he made has 40 pictograms that are necessary during travel. He got this idea when he traveled to Vietnam. His motorbike broke down when he was roaming around the countryside. He needed to ask for help from the locals, but they did not share a common language. Drawing pictures on a paper became his only means of communication.
For foreign visitors, visual information like pictograms is helpful. Look around and you will find pictograms easily.

COMPREHENSION CHECK

Please answer the following questions based on the passage.

ANSWER

1. Question	What can help you when you communicate with someone who does not speak the same language?
Answer:	_______________________________________________
2. Question	What trouble did the man from Switzerland encounter?
Answer:	_______________________________________________
3. Question	How did he communicate with the locals in Vietnam?
Answer:	_______________________________________________

CONSTRUCTING SENTENCES

Please construct sentences using each word below.

PRACTICE

Words and Expressions	Sample Sentences
more and more	_______________________________________________
means	_______________________________________________
Yet,	_______________________________________________
emergency	_______________________________________________
look around	_______________________________________________

EXPRESSING OPINIONS

Please answer the following questions based on your opinion. Give at least one reason to support your answer.

ANSWER

1. Question	Have you been abroad?
Answer:	_______________________________________________
2. Question	Have you communicated with someone who doesn’t speak the same language?
Answer:	_______________________________________________
3. Question	Do you think everyone should learn English?
Answer:	_______________________________________________
4. Question	How often do you speak English?
Answer:	_______________________________________________
5. Question	If you could go anywhere, where would you go? Why?
Answer:	_______________________________________________
6. Question	What would you do if you could speak English fluently?
Answer:	_______________________________________________
7. Question	What factors should you consider when you communicate with foreigners?
Answer:	_______________________________________________