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Emojis
I can identify the main topics in an article.
THINK! Why do people use emoticons?
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I'm speaking emoji
1. Sitting on the sofa, Anna is sending Lucy an instant message. But Anna isn't using real words or writing real sentences. Like other young people, they're communicating with small, colourful pictures - emojis.
2. You can find creative emoji T-shirts, posters, videos, stories and songs. Emojis are everywhere, but where are they from and why are they so popular?
3. The emoji inventor, Shigetaka Kurita, is from Japan, and 'emoji' in Japanese means picture (e) and letter (moji). Now over a thousand emojis with different skin colours show people and ideas from many cultures, not only Japan. They are becoming a truly international language.
4. Emojis and emoticons can show our feelings. When we aren't speaking face-to-face, it's important to see if a message is sad, silly, funny or happy. So emojis are useful, but they mostly add a bit of fun and colour to our lives. We really love them.
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Emoji fact file
First used: 1999, Japan
Why: easy to send in phone messages
Original number of emojis: 176
Number of emojis now: more than 1,200
Most popular emoji: ❤️
1. Read the article. Which of topics A-E are in the text? Put the topics in order.
A. Emojis to communicate ⬜
B. Fashion in Japan ⬜
C. Emojis in everyday life ⬜
D. Emojis and emotions ⬜
E. Where emojis are from ⬜
2. 🎧1.16 Read and listen to the article. Write True or False.
1. Lucy is reading a message made of emoticons.
2. There are emojis on clothes.
3. Emojis show only Japanese culture.
4. The people and faces in the new emojis use a lot more colours.
5. Emojis don't help with communication.
3. VOCABULARY PLUS Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the words in blue in the text.
4. 
USE IT! Work in pairs. Do you like emojis? Why / Why not?
