using biofeedback with great success for many years. It is now a very useful form of medicine for problems with stress, tension, epilepsy, the heart, pain and insomnia.
ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ 4 SILENT MESSAGES
1. 1 How do we communicate?
We can communicate with each other in many different ways. Can you think of ways that we can use? Make two lists.
1. 2 Eyes, ears and voice
Which ways to communicate require your ears? Which ones require your eyes? Which ones require your voice?
Silent communication
Most of us use our eyes, ears and voice to help us communicate but there are many people who cannot see or hear or speak.
Read the article and learn about two systems of silent communication. Skim each section quickly and write down what you can remember. Compare with your neighbour.
Questions and answers
Here are some answers that Mr. Hopkins gave the students. What do you think their questions were?
1 By using their hands.
2 No, there are many different sign languages.
3 No, its quite slow.
4 They read with their fingers.
5 Its a system of dots.
6 Yes, they can use a special pen called a stylus. Compare your questions with the class.
2. Making life easier
People who cannot see or hear or speak find it difficult to do many simple things. In some countries they put Braille on coins and notes, and sign the news on television. What other important things could be in Braille? In what other situations could signing be used?
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Communicating with your Hands
In March, Class 10 had a visit from Mr. Jeff Hopkins who works with blind and deaf students.
Mr. Hopkins explained that deaf people can communicate by using their hands. This is called signing. He showed us how to
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