Understanding People

Vision 1
Lesson 1:Understanding
People
Prepared By : Mina Honari ( TEFL )

1399 – 1400
Dr.Torabi High School
How to say HELLO” in different languages :
: Persian Guten Tag : German
Hola : Romanian
Hello : English
Marhaba : Arabic /
Turkish
BONJOUR : French
Czesc : Polish
Namaste : Hindi
Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People
Prepared by : Mina Honari (TEFL)
1 Languages
Why do we use language ?

To communicate to
each other.
Do you know people of which countries speak Swedish ?
Do you know the language of the people of China?

2 Sign language
This is how deaf people communicate each other.
People who can not hear and speak

3 Communicating thoughts
How do people exchange their feelings and thoughts ?
Through language
Is a means of transportation that enables us to
express our wishes
Feelings
Likes
Dislikes
And ideas. Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People
No entry
4 Traffic Signs Dead end street
Do not turn right

Traffic signs or road signs are
signs near the road that have
information for drivers. No Stopping
No overtaking
Slippery road
Tourist area
practice 1: Complete the write, written, sign, communicate, available, deaf
sentences using the words
given: 1. We expected a …………… exam, but the teacher took it orally.
2. When you fill in the form, please …………………… clearly in black ink.
3. There's no money ……………………. for an office party this year.
4. James is ……………… . He is unable to hear anything.
5. Her son used ……………… language to tell her what happened.
Which sign shows “no motor

vehicles”?
Which sign shows “no

vehicles carrying explosive”?

Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
Turkmen Uzbek Kazakhstan Russia
Kazak Russian
Georgia
Mongolia
Georgian
mongolian
Turkey
Turkish
China
Chinese
Syria
Arabic Nepal
Nepali
Saudi Arabia
Arabic Bangladesh
Afghanistan Pakistan India Bengali
Dari pashto Urdu Hindi
Turn off your mobile phone.
There is a parking lot around.
Do not swim here.
You are near a restaurant.
Keep off the grass. Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People

was warned to .................. some particular foods; or I may suffer a
terrible heart attack in near future.
a)Fill out b)keep off c)pass away d)grow up
Tests:
There’s no room for more books- we’ve used up all the …………….. Space.
a) Available b) effective c) fortunate d) immediate
He told the boys playing football to ………… the garden.
– a)Look for b) get back c)put aside d) keep off
We …………. Addresses and promised we’d write each other often.

a)Attracted b) prepared c) connected d) exchanged
Besides : moreover / also / too
Mother tongue : native language / native tongue
experience :skill / knowing about sth

because you have seen it or done it
Absolutely : definitely / surely / completely
to be honest : a person who says what is

true
Fluently : able to speak easily and correctly
Point : a fact, an idea or an opinion Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People

experience Besides point
mother tongue.
fluently absolutely
Practice1
…………. playing tennis, he plays football very well.
to be honest Persian is our ……………….
Mina had enough …………………to do the job well.
I agree with you……………...
I would like to speak English……………...
I want you ………………….with me.
Write me the main ……………..on this lesson.
Practice2
1. Experience a…… is skill or knowledge that you get by doing something.
2. absolutely b…… means in addition to ( someone or something)
3. besides c…… is the language that a person learns to speak first.
4. mother tongue d…… means completely or totally.
5. to be honest
1.His speech was …………….and grammatical.
Tests:
a. individual b. equivalent c. fluent d. alternative
2.Goals are not only ………….necessary to motivate us. They are
essential to really keep us alive.
a. fluently b. absolutely c. mostly d. generously
3.………….., I have no idea where I would like to vacation this
summer. (Riazi 98)
a)I am honest b. be honest c. to be honest d. honest I am
4. ………. Working as a doctor, he also has a poetic sides and writes
poetry in his free time.
a) By b) in addition c) in fact d) besides
5.I don’t need to sound like a native speaker, I just want to be
able to speak …………… .
a) Usually b) fluently c) hopefully d) absolutely
Babak Saberian is a translator who works for IRIB1. Today, he is
hosting Meysam in his office. Meysam is a high school student. He is
interviewing Mr. Saberian for his school project.
1.Who is Mr.Saberian ? Mr.Saberian knows

Meysam: Thank you Mr. Saberian for inviting Three languages .
2.Where are they speaking ? me to your office. True False
Mr. Saberian: You’re welcome!
3.What are they talking Meysam: I heard you know three languages. Mr.Saberian began
about? Is that right? learning English when he
Mr. Saberian: Well, actually four languages. was 14?
4.How many languages does Meysam: Four! Really?! What languages do True False
Mr.Saberian know ? you know? Def: in addition to
Mr. Saberian: Besides my mother tongue, He learned French in a
5.Which languages does he Persian, I know English, French and Russian language institute ?
know ? well. True False
Meysam: Interesting! And when did you learn
6.When did he start to learn them?
French/English/Russian ? Mr. Saberian: I began learning English at
school when I was thirteen. Then I began
7.Where did he learn learning French in a language institute
Russian ? when I was fifteen. And I learned Russian
when I was a university student in Moscow.
Meysam: Can you use all of them fluently?
Mr. Saberian: I know all of them well, but I use 8.What are some important
English more. factors for learning a new
Meysam: OK. Do you think language learning should language ?
start as early as possible?
Mr. Saberian: My experience says interest and hard
work are really more important than age. 9.What is his favorite
Meysam: Hmm… that’s an important point. May I language ?
know what your favorite language is? English, / which language does
French, or Russian? Babak use more?
Mr. Saberian: To be honest, I enjoy using them all,
but my favorite language is absolutely my mother
tongue! Syn: completely, perfectly
Which one is important in learning a foreign language ?
Syn: native language a. Interest b. hard work c. age d. all
Which one do you prefer ?

a. To learn a language in language institute
b. By yourself
Asia is the largest continent of
the world.
Mazandaran is one of the
best
farming regions of Iran Def: One of the seven main areas
of land in the world, for example
Africa, Asia, Europe.
Def : a part of a country Exp: Oceania is the smallest

or of the world; area ; zone Europe continent in the world.
Exp: This kind of plant grows

only in the tropical regions .
Asia
America
Oceania

Prepared by : Mina Honari (TEFL) Africa
Spanish is Diego’s native
Does water really exist on language.
Mars?
Syn: mother tongue

Def: Have an existence
Exp: Persian is our native
Exp: Does life exist on other language ?
planets ?
Dictionary prices range

from $5 to $15.
Exp: She had different jobs,

ranging from chef to blacksmiths.
Rice is the most popular food
in Iran Today, less than 40 percent of
people live in villages.
Syn: famous ; favorite
Def: one part of a hundred.

Exp: Isfahan is popular for its historical
places. Exp: Mina bought a bag at a 20
percent discount.
Imagine you are traveling in

space.
Def: think of ; Visualize
Exp: I can’t imagine a day without

you.
We are living in the twenty-first
century
Def: a period of 100 years.
Exp: The tree is more than a century

Scientists say that by 2050,
old.
wind power can meet the needs
of the world.
Def: support the needs of; to achieve

the needs of.
Exp: Some applications such as adobe Our teacher tried to explain the ne
connect, can meet the needs of online word by means of sign language.
teaching.
Syn: by using
Exp: Mrs.Honari tries to teach the

new lesson by means of powerpoint
files.
B. Read and Practice
society: a large group of people who live together.
Syn: community
Exp: We live in an Islamic society.
ability: the physical or mental power or skill to do something

Syn:capability
Exp: Human’s ability to talk makes him different from animals.
vary: to be different from each other

Syn:differ
Exp: In some cities, prices vary from shop to shop.
make up: to form a thing, amount or number

Exp: China makes up 18 % of the world‘s population.
Make up an excuse(Exp.)
Make up one’s mind(Exp.)
despite: without taking any notice of

Syn: inspite of
Exp: I enjoy the weekend, despite the bad weather.
5. First of all, a group of people has a wider ………….of knowledge and
expertise and skills than any single group member is likely to have.
(Riazi 98 cloze)
a) item b) range c) means d) function
Tests: 6. Language is the main …………of communication between peoples, but
because there are so many different languages, people all around the
world have difficulty understanding one another.
a) means b) origin c) demand d) custom
7. As a child he had a great power of …………. . He could always talk to his

………….friends who didn’t really exist.
a) imagination / imaginative b) imaginary / imaginary
– c) imagination / imaginary d) imagine / imaginary
8. Stopping distances for cars …………with the speed they are travelling at.
a) range b) collect c) separate d) vary
9. She was good at physics ………….. The fact that she found it boring.
a) Despite b) besides c) without d) through
10. He still can’t seem to ………… his mind about what he is going to do
with his money.
a) Give up b) pick up c) make up d) get up
11.The book discusses the impact of Christian thinking on western …….

Tests: a) Society b) matter c) point d) century
12. Ali was late again and as usual he ……….. Some excuse about his
daughter.
a) Made up b) noticed c) asked for d) thought
13. Companies like Mercedes, BMW, and Tesla have released cars
that have the ……….. To drive themselves.
a) Addition b) ability c) difference d) activity
–
14. To ……… the needs of a growing city, three new schools were built.
a) Make b) visit c) meet d) receive
15. He tried his best, but was not much successful to ………….his ideas
to the people who were waiting to hear from him.
Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People a) Follow b) figure out c) communicate d) donate
16.Body movement is a/an ............. of communication; it is in fact the
unspoken element of communication.
a)origin b)result c)means d)synonym
17.You got 20 ……… of the answers right- that means one in every five.
Tests: a) Ranges b) percent c) images d) knowledge
18.I was surprised when I saw the farm. I had ……… it to be much bigger.
a) Excited b) enjoyed c) spent d) imagined
19.The price of the room at the hotel ……….. With the season.
a)Begins b) translates c) varies d) rests
20.I truly believe that a man may die, …….. May rise and fall, but an idea
lives on.
a)Pilgrims b) visitors c) nations d) patients
21.In the company where I work, women …….. About 30% of the workforce.
a)Care for b) make up c) turn off d) fill in
LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD P1:
1.What is a language ?
1 Syn: interaction; negotiation
Language is a system of communication. It uses written and spoken 2.Why do people use
language ?
forms. People use language to communicate with each other in a
society. They exchange knowledge, beliefs, wishes, and feelings
Syn: community through it. Syn: change Syn: want, desire
Syn: largely, extremely, highly

Syn: differ Syn: district
2 Languages vary greatly from region to region. They are so different that
a person may not understand the language of someone from another
region, country or continent. It is not surprising to hear that today about
P2: 7000 languages exist in the world. There are more than 2000 languages
3. Are languages similar in Africa, 1000 in the Americas, more than 2250 in Asia, about 230 in
to each other ? Europe, and more than 1300 in Oceania.
4. How many languages

are there in the world ?
5. Which continent has Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People

more / less languages ?
Syn: limit P3:
3 6. How do the native
Native speakers of these languages range in number from very
speakers of these
large, with hundreds of millions of speakers, to very small, with languages vary ?
fewer than 10 speakers. The most popular language in the world
Syn: famous 7. What is the most
is Chinese.
popular language in the
More than one billion people in the world speak Chinese. world ?
8. How many people speak

Chinese ?
4
Interestingly, English has fewer native speakers than Chinese, but there
P4:
are about one billion learners of English all around the world. They 9.Which language except Chinese is the
learn English as an international language. most popular in the world ?
10.Chinese is the international language.

True False

Def: one part of a hundred
5 About fifty percent of the world’s languages have fewer than 5000
speakers. In the beginning of the twenty-first century, 204 languages
had fewer than 10 speakers and 344 languages had between 10 and Syn: form
99 speakers. The 548 languages with fewer than 99 speakers make up
nearly 8 percent of the world’s languages. We call them ‘endangered
languages’. As the speakers of such languages grow old and die, their P5:
languages will die, too. 11. Languages with the speakers
Syn: almost; about between 10 to 99 persons are called
endangered languages .
Syn: precious Syn: in spite of Ant: similarities
True False
All languages are really valuable, despite their differences every
6 language is an amazing means of communication that meets the needs 12. The 548 languages are endangered
Ant: possible because their speakers are more than
of its own speakers. It is impossible to imagine the world without 99 persons.
language. Therefore, we should respect all languages, no matter how True False
13.What percentage of the world’s
different they are and how many speakers they have.
language are endangered ?
P6:
15. Why are all languages valuable ? 14. How does a language die ?
16. Isn’t a language with fewer speakers important ?

.
scan
why did Newton keep on

“Newton decided not searching?”
to give up searching”
Even when asleep, the body needs energy. The more active a person is, the more energy the body
uses. The energy comes from the chemical “burning” of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and certain
other substances such as alcohol.
The energy values of different foods can be measured by burning them ina special small oven called
a calorimeter. Energy in food is often measured in calories. One kilocalorie, usually written as kcal
or Calorie( with a capital C), is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of on
kilogram of water by 10Celsius. In fact the Calorie is a unit of heat, not energy. In the modern
system of measurements, energy is measured in joules. ( 1 calorie equals 4.2 kilojoules.) You can
find the calorie content of almost any food by looking in a slimming magazine or book.
An adult needs, an average, a little under 3,000 calories a day. A manual worker would need 4,000
or more, because of the energy used up in physical activity. Children, who are growing and also very
active, need extra Calories as well. As people become older they need fewer Calories, partly
because they are physically less active and partly because some of their body tissues become
chemically less active.
According to the passage, the energy values of food can be measured by :

a)Chemicals b) the use of boiling water c) the activity of a person d) burning them in a calorimeter
The passage points out that calorie is actually a unit of ……………. .
a)Heat b) joules c) energy d) Celsius
Which of the following is likely to need fewer Calories ?
a)Adults b) manual workers c) women d) old people
12.6 kilojoules equal …………. Calories.
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
1.Here in Paris, as well as just about everywhere these days, it’s
possible to pay for ………. Everything with a credit cards or a phone.
a)Similarly b) finally c) softly d) nearly
2.Some animal and plant species have already ………. From the face of
Tests: the Earth; now scientists believe that a greater and quicker extinction
of many animals and plants is on the way due to climate change.
a)Regarded b) prevented c) disappeared d) decreased
3.The police officer told the wrongdoer to try to be as ……… as possible

when answering the questions.
a)Actual b) honest c) public d) entire
4.The government is waiting for the results of clinical trials of the drug
before making it ………… to the general public.
a)Natural b) scientific c) immediate d)available
5.We were …….. Home from the conference when we got into a car
accident causing us to walk home.
a) Nearly b) terribly c) possibly d) recently
6.Because he did not have enough confidence, she never made any eye
contact at any time during the ……… .
Tests: a)Conclusion b) strategy c) interview d) experience
7.The young painter’s works were not taken seriously at first, but
later they proved to be ……… .
a)Addictive b)emotional c)identical d)valuable
8.As cultural ………. Continued between the two countries , their

mutual understanding became even deeper.
a)Exchange b)reality c)speech d)popularity

9.One of the important features that makes humans different from
animals is the ……….. To think .
a)Choice b) range c)ability d)effect
10.She suffered from an ……….. Problem after her husbans’s death,

and unfortunately none of her friends was ready to help her.
Tests: a)Emotional b)effective c)excited d)addictive
11.I have very complete ………. In her. She will be perfect for the job.
a)Involvement b)appearance c)confidence d)experience
12.A large ……… of money will be awarded to the first winner in this
competition.
a)Amount b)price c)cost d)number


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Vision 1

Prepared By : Mina Honari ( TEFL )

Why do we use language ?

Do you know the language of the people of China?

Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People

This is how deaf people communicate each other.

People who can not hear and speak

Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People

How do people exchange their feelings and thoughts ?

4 Traffic Signs Dead end street

Do not turn right

Which sign shows “no motor

Which sign shows “no

Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People

There is a parking lot around.

Do not swim here.

You are near a restaurant.

Keep off the grass. Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People

He told the boys playing football to ………… the garden.

– a)Look for b) get back c)put aside d) keep off

We …………. Addresses and promised we’d write each other often.

Mother tongue : native language / native tongue

experience :skill / knowing about sth

Absolutely : definitely / surely / completely

to be honest : a person who says what is

Point : a fact, an idea or an opinion Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People

1.Who is Mr.Saberian ? Mr.Saberian knows

Which one do you prefer ?

Def : a part of a country Exp: Oceania is the smallest

Exp: This kind of plant grows

Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People

Syn: mother tongue

Dictionary prices range

Exp: She had different jobs,

Def: one part of a hundred.

Imagine you are traveling in

Def: think of ; Visualize

Exp: I can’t imagine a day without

Def: a period of 100 years.

Exp: The tree is more than a century

Def: support the needs of; to achieve

Exp: Mrs.Honari tries to teach the

ability: the physical or mental power or skill to do something

vary: to be different from each other

make up: to form a thing, amount or number

despite: without taking any notice of

7. As a child he had a great power of …………. . He could always talk to his

11.The book discusses the impact of Christian thinking on western …….

Syn: community through it. Syn: change Syn: want, desire

Syn: largely, extremely, highly

4. How many languages

5. Which continent has Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People

8. How many people speak

10.Chinese is the international language.

Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People

16. Isn’t a language with fewer speakers important ?

why did Newton keep on

According to the passage, the energy values of food can be measured by :

3.The police officer told the wrongdoer to try to be as ……… as possible

8.As cultural ………. Continued between the two countries , their

Vision 2; Lesson 1: Understanding People

10.She suffered from an ……….. Problem after her husbans’s death,