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UNIT Theme: Science & Technology

Theme: Science & Technology
1 Let’s Chat

Textbook pp. 7 - 20

textbook pp. 14 - 15 PL
Reading

PBD Module DSKP Practice LS 1.1.1, 2.4.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.3

A Read the text and answer the questions that follow. 3.1.1
Ways of Communication
Everything has a history, and communication has a very long history. It has been present just as long as
the existence of mankind. Communication will always be a very important factor to human beings as
a way of interacting with one another. To discuss about the whole history of communication, although
significant, is extensive and can be complicated. Some of the ways are:

A Ancient Communication B Public Postal System
Communication during ancient This postal system was established in
time was sort of creative as to maintain the 18th century. Benjamin Franklin, the
a common understanding among the President of U.S. had a hand in improving
people at that time. Even though verbal the old postal system which was flawed
communication was used in ancient and inefficient. The steps taken included
times, symbols and images were still establishing routes to boost efficiency,
used to portray information. The earliest creating post offices to make drop off and
proven form of this is cave paintings. pick up locations consistent, and setting
These images usually included scenes cost to gain some profit of the business. cave painting
of hunting wild animals or stencils The new system has made the delivery of
of human hands. Communication for mail more productive as the remodelling
ancient man became more complex as of the service allowed the sender and
variations of cave paintings evolved receiver to have personal communication letter
into pictograms. Pictograms are images and able to exchange private information.
that represent a simple place or object.
Later, ideograms were created and used D The 20th Century Communication
to communicate concepts. It was found The telephone became mobile in
that the Egyptians hieroglyphs were 1981, although the first versions of the
used as a formal writing system during mobile telephone were only heavy and
ancient Egypt. big pieces of equipment. They were
usually only found in cars and trains. In
C Telecommunications the 1990s, the mobile phone changed
Telecommunications is the sending in size. It became smaller and pocket-
and receiving of information using friendly and more people could afford
electronic means. This can include wire, to buy them. In addition, a new form of early telephone
radio, or any other electromagnetic device. written communication known today as
It has enabled people to communicate text messaging, was created. Then two big
long distance faster. At the beginning, things had entered the communication
they could send messages via electric picture: the computer and the Internet.
telegraphs, first invented by a man named The computer was invented towards the
Joseph Henry, in 1831. In 1876, distance beginning of the 20th century, but the
became less of a problem for people who features for communication were not
wanted to communicate verbally when created until the mid to late 1900s. When
Alexander Graham Bell invented the online written communication expanded
telephone. into the use of emails, the world of smartphone
communication is completely revamped.
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