Are emojis making us

dumber?

ESL
Let’s get started
with a warm-up

ESL Brains
Guess the famous film titles from the emojis below.

A.🕷 👨

B.

C.🔎 🐠

D.🤠 🤠 💔 ⛰
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Let’s check the answers.

Spiderman
A.🕷 👨
The Wolf of Wall Street
B.
Finding Nemo
C.🔎 🐠
Brokeback Mountain
D.🤠 🤠 💔 ⛰
ESL 4
Look at the following emojis. Describe what you can see.

A.🙂 F. 😏
B.😃 G.👍
C.😉 H.🙄
D.🤓 I. 😭
E. 😳 J. 😬

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Let’s learn some vocabulary!

ESL Brains
Match the words in the boxes with the emojis.
blush eye roll grimace grin nerd
smile smirk sob thumbs up wink

A.🙂 F. 😏
B.😃 G.👍
C.😉 H.🙄
D.🤓 I. 😭
E. 😳 J. 😬

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Let’s check the answers.
blush eye roll grimace grin nerd
smile smirk sob thumbs up wink

A.🙂 smile F. 😏 smirk

B.😃 grin G.👍 thumbs up

C.😉 wink H.🙄 eye roll

D.🤓 nerd I. 😭 sob

E. 😳 blush J. 😬 grimace

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Let’s discuss!

ESL Brains
Discuss the questions. Give reasons for your answers.

● How often do you use emojis?

● Do you like using them?
● Look at your phone. Which are your most used emojis? What do you think
they say about you?
● What are your favourite and least favourite emojis?
● Do you think emojis are universal?

ESL 10
Match the following words to the definitions.

1. the rise and fall of the voice in

speaking
A. gesture 2. a movement of part of the body,
especially a hand or the head, to
B. pitch
express an idea or meaning
C. tone 3. a very slight difference in
appearance, meaning, sound, etc.
D. intonation
4. a quality in the voice that expresses
E. nuance the speaker's feelings or thoughts

5. the high or low quality of a sound

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Let’s check the answers.

1. the rise and fall of the voice in

speaking
A. gesture 2. a movement of part of the body,
especially a hand or the head, to
B. pitch
express an idea or meaning
C. tone 3. a very slight difference in
appearance, meaning, sound, etc.
D. intonation
4. a quality in the voice that expresses
E. nuance the speaker's feelings or thoughts

5. the high or low quality of a sound

ESL 12
In a moment, you’ll watch a video titled:

Are emojis the future of communication?

But first…
ESL Brains
Look at the lesson title. What do you think the answer is? Give reasons for
your answer.

Are emojis making us dumber?

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Watch the video in which a professor of Linguistics talks about emojis.
Were your ideas in the previous exercise correct?

ESL
ESLBrains
Watch the video again and make notes on the functions that emojis provide
in digital communication.

ESL
ESLBrains
Let’s check the answers.

● Emojis add further information and tone to our communication in

the digital channel.
● In spoken communication, we use pitch, tone, intonation and
gesture to help us convey meaning.
● Emojis help us to do this in a digital form and help young people
to express themselves better.

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Let’s talk!

ESL Brains
Discuss the questions. Give reasons for your answers.

● Do you agree with Professor Evans that emojis are a positive tool to
help us communicate effectively?
● Do you think that the use of emojis depends on age group?
● Do you like using avatars and Bitmoji?
● When do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate to use emojis?
● Do you find emojis help you communicate better in English?
● Have you ever experienced any misunderstandings with emojis?
● What do you think the future of digital communication could look
like?

ESL 19
Let’s have some fun!

ESL Brains
Translate the following emoji conversations into English.

EXAMPL
E a: ⌚ 💃 ? What time do you want to go out tonight?

b: 😞 🤒 🤢 🛏 I can’t go out. I’m ill and I need to go to bed.

a: 😞! 😴 🤗 🤗 So sorry! Get some rest. Sending hugs. Feel

better.
A. a: 🙏 🚗 ⚽ ⏰ 😬 🏃 ? B. a: 🤞 🍀 🤞 🍀 🖊 📖

b: ⛔! 😓 💻 🏢 🤪 ! b: 🙏 😰 😬

a: 🙏 ? a: 🏆 👨 🎓 ⭐ AAAA!

b: 👍 b: 🙂 🤞

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part 1/2

Let’s see some possible answers.

A. a: 🙏 🚗 ⚽ ⏰ 😬 🏃 ? Please can you give me a lift to football practice? I’m late.

b: ⛔! 😓 💻 🏢 🤪 ! No, I’m really busy at work!
a: 🙏 ? Can I have some money for a taxi?
b: 👍 Yes, no problem.

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part 2/2

Let’s see some possible answers.

B. a: 🤞 🍀 🤞 🍀 🖊 📖 Good luck in your exams!

b: 🙏 😰 😬 Thank you. I’m so nervous!
a: 🏆 👨 🎓 ⭐ AAAA! Don’t worry! You’ll do really well.
b: 🙂 🤞 I hope so!

ESL 23
 Write two emoji conversations.
Then, exchange them with your partner
and translate.

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THANKS!

ESL Brains