大学英语听说教程（第二版）2（智慧版）教师用书B2U1 The power of language.docx

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U1Thepoweroflanguage

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·Yes,I’veusedthefirstone–“heartonfire”alottoshowextremeorpassionatelove.

Yes,Ioftenusethesecondemoji–“facewithtearsofjoy”toshowsomethingisfunnyandpleasing.

Yes,Ioftenusethethirdemoji–“loudlycryingface”toconveygreatsadnessorotherintensefeelings.

No,I’veusednoneofthethree.Myfavoriteemojiis“smilingfacewithsunglasses”becauseIthinkitcanconveyasenseofbeingcoolandcanexpressaconfidentattitude.

Ithinkemojisare“picturecharacters”thatarepopularintext-basedcommunication.OriginatinginJapanonmobiledevices,theyarecommonlyusedinsmartphonetextingandsocialmediasharingtoexpressfeelingsandemotions.

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A:Theemojiswillbecomepartofthemodernworld.B:Theywill?↑

A:Elderlypeoplearelesslikelytodevelopcognitiveproblemsiftheyspeakfourormorelanguages.

B:Theyare?↑

A:SometimesI’mrathersurprisedbythosedifferences.B:Youare?↑

A:IjustgotbackfromastudytourintheU.K.B:Youdid?↑

A:Dialectcoacheshelpactorsdevelopdifferentaccents.B:Theydo?↑

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Nowadays,emojishavebecomeaubiquitouspartofouronlinelives.Accordingtolateststatistics,emojiusehasexplodedinrecentyears,witha775percentincreaseoverthepastthreeyears.

Firstcreatedtoprovideawaytoconveyemotionsorinformationquicklyandconveniently,emojishavebecomeatrendywaytocommunicate,withnewdesignsbeingaddedregularly.Peopleofallages,especiallytheyoung,aregettinginontheaction.Arecentstudyfoundthat92percentofmillennialsuseemojisintheircommunication,notonlyinpersonaltextsandsocialmediaposts,butalsoinprofessionalemailsandevenrésumés.Someemojiexpertsbelievethatemojiscanbemoreeffectivethanwordsindescribingspecificmessages,especiallywhencon