Jurassic World & The Legend of Tarzan: Communicating with Wild Animals

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I. Work in pairs:

1. How do wild animals communicate with each other?

2. Can wild animals communicate with humans?

3. Is it possible to communicate with a wild animal if you are being attacked by it?

4. Read what some researches say about it:

How do wild animals communicate?

Even if the animals do not know how to speak, they have their own ways for communication. The whales sing, the wolves howl, the frog croaks, the bird will chirp, the dog will bark and the list goes on. If you have a pet dog in your house, you would probably understand his feelings when he waves his tail.

A lot of the wild animals depend upon verbal as well as non verbal modes of communication. And, this includes:

calls or sounds

waving of tails

marking of scents using urine and feces

chemical cues

gestures made with the help of postures, visual signs etc.

As per the research done by Chomsky in 1957 and Pearce in 1987, the animal communication does not have any kind of grammar. While the humans learn the language skills and build on the vocabulary because of their innate intelligence, animals do not learn any such thing. As per Hockett, there are 13 features which go into a language. And, the animals are actually capable of learning the languages and communication systems. It would be difficult for the animals to learn the languages of the humans so they can be taught to use their hands for the sign language. Birds like parrots can be taught human speech. Dolphins can be made to understand the gestures and sounds.

The wild animals can make use of any of the communication methods described above for their communicating purposes.

5. Do you agree with the research? Why (not)?

6. Watch the movie segment and observe how the communication between humans and dinosaurs take place in the segment. What was mentioned in the research that you managed to see in the scene?

7. Watch the movie segment from the movie The Legend of Tarzan and  discuss the questions.

Tarzan was raised among wild animals. Does it make him more able to communicate with wild animals or do you think it is just fiction?  Explain your argumentation

MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - JURASSIC WORLD

MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - THE LEGEND OF TARZAN

This is 40: Technology and Family Relations

I. Work in small groups to discuss the questions below:

1. Describe your family.

2. How often do you spend using the computer? What about the other people in your family?

3. Are there restrictions to the use of technology - cell phones, the Internet, games - in your family? Talk about them.

4. Does technology bring people together or does it separate the family members? Explain it.

5. How savvy is each member of your family?

II. Watch the movie segment and answer the questions.

1. Describe the family in the movie segment.

2. How is technology dealt with in the family?

3. What are the rules?

4. Are the rules fair? Why?

5. How do you assess this family relationship? 

II. Watch this video clip - I FORGOT MY PHONE - that shows how the use of cell phones can affect people's lives. Then make a summary of the negative and positive uses of cell phones you managed to see in the snippet and mention which of the things you saw in the clip you have already done.

MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - THIS IS 40

VIDEO DOWNLOAD - I FORGOT MY PHONE