Communication

Jana Kročilová

Why?• to share ideas• to express one´s feeling and

emotions• to give and get information• to be in contact with someone• to entertain ourselves• to arrange our matters

Where?

• in the family• among friends• at work• at school• in the offices• while shopping• free time activities

In the past

• messengers• smoke signals• morse alphabet• telegraph• flag signals• letters written by hand• letters in a bottle• newspapers • visiting people

Modern means of communication

• telephone/mobile• television, radio• e-mail• internet

Forms of communication

• verbal: languages• tone of voice• intonation• stress• melody• pronunciation

• non-verbal: without words

• facial expressions• gestures• vocal sounds• body language• clothes, accessories

as a world language

• modern English = lingua franca

• in communication• science• information technology• business• aviation• diplomacy• sport and entertainment

• official language in 53 countries (as the first or the second language) and many institutions: United NationsEuropean Union Commonwealth of Nations