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65 Texting – blessing or curse? Feelings The word ‘emoji’ comes from the Japanese ‘e’ (‘picture’) and ‘moji’ (‘character’ or ‘letter’). An emoji is an actual picture – unlike an ‘emoticon’ (a combination of the words ‘emotion’ and ‘icon’), which only uses symbols or punctuation marks such as :-) to show emotion. Emoticons were first used around 1982, whereas emojis were created in the late 1990s. Look at the emojis on the right. Which emojis would you use to show that you are (feeling): LANGUAGE 3 a M p. 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 You are going to hear a radio interview with a professor about the language ‘Emoji’. Before you listen to the interview, read the sentences below and circle what you think is correct. 1 Most people they interviewed used emojis in every message/every day. 2 Emojis are more popular/less popular than text message abbreviations. 3 Most/very few of the Emoji pictures can be understood in every culture. 4 Emoji is a very inefficient/efficient way of communicating feelings. 5 Emoji will probably replace/not replace all other languages. 6 A famous story has been translated into an Emoji book/poster. 7 The idea of using pictures to communicate is new/quite old. 8 You cannot use Emoji to express any abstract/frequent words. Now listen to the interview. Did you circle the correct options? LISTENING 4 a 10 b Create a short story in Emoji. Exchange your story with a partner. Each of you should now try to tell the story using English words. Surfing the internet, you have come across the following blog post: SPEAKING 5 WRITING 6 What (other) emojis do you use on a regular basis? What feelings do they express? b DannyTheGreat Too much! … It’s no fun anymore. Hardly a text message or an email without lots of emojis. People use them way too much … You have decided to comment on this blog post. You should:  say how you feel about emojis  describe an emoji you (don’t) like  explain in which situation you wouldn’t use emojis Write around 200 words.  See Writing coach, Blog comment , pp. 172 + 174. a shocked b disappointed c amused d cheeky e cheerful f unhappy g in love h annoyed i happy and silly at the same time  Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv