8. Why do bees fly in circles? ____________________

9. Do you believe animals can "talk"? ______________________

IV. 说出下面图片手势语所表达的意思

表达胜利之欢欣意义 表示自己对某句话或是某件事之激赏，也表示对他人之举动感谢、感激他为你所做之事，也表示准备妥当

表示喜欢、敬爱之意 表示没问题，准备妥当一切就绪，也有我很好、没事、谢谢你的关心之意

V. 课本讨论题

1. Can you think of other ways that information can be exchanged?

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参考答案：Yes. Besides the language forms above, we still have some other ways to exchange ideas or information. For example, in ancient times, Chinese people relayed fire signals at night and smoke signals in the day from one Great Wall watchtower to another so that war messages could be rapidly sent over great distances. And nowadays, people use the language of flowers to communicate meaning (e.g., rose =love; tulip = formal announcement of love; forget-me-not = keeping me in your memory).

2. Do you think English is important? Why or why not?

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参考答案：Yes. Although Chinese is the most spoken language, English is the most widely used around the world. It's useful to learn English if you want to travel, do business or study abroad. What's more, in 2008, the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. We are learning English to