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ENW 438 Introduction
This week’s ENW podcast, the second for November 2021
investigates the hidden meaning to one of the world’s mostpopular methods of communication – emojis! Many of thepictograms, that were first introduced to the world in thelate 1990s, have some interesting, wonderful and evenworrying additional meanings! Which emojis? What are theirsecret meanings?

Listen to English News Weekly Podcast to find out!

HOMEPAGE(c) Jaime SelwoodANDENW Episode 219

SOCIAL MEDIATECHNOLOGYContents Pages
Part 1|

Warm Ups

Odd-One-Out
Brainstorm
EmojisQuiz | This Week

Page 1Page 1Page 1 / 2
Page 2

Part 2|

Before Listening / Reading

Jumbled Words
True or False
Vocabulary |Synonyms

Part 3|

Page 3
Page 3
Page 3

Listening / Reading

The News Story ---- Words
What Do You Think...?

Part 4|

Page 4
Page 4After Listening / Reading

Q&A
A&Q

Page 5
Page 5

Part 5|Extra Stuff

Extra English I
7 to Chinwag
Writing Activity

Page 6
Page 6
Page 7And Finally….
Did You Know?
TV Links

Page 7Page 8

The Answers

Pages 8-10

| A1| A1This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast.

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| PART 1 | Warm-Ups |Odd 1 Out

Warm Up | 1

Look at the four boxes below, which box is different from the other three?
Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later.

a) !

b) "c) #d) $My Reason…
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Brainstorm

Warm Up | 2

How many different words can you connect to the word(s) in the box?
Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this?

| Emojis |Warm Up |Hidden Emoji Meanings

Read the list of some of the most famous streets in the world on page 2.
Do you recognise them?
Match the names on page 2 with the photographs below!

1:2:

3:

4:

5:

6:

7:

8:

9:

10:

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Famous Roads Around the World! | Which is Which..?
Read the list of famous street names from around the world and then matchthem with the correct photograph on page 1!

A
VERY EXCITED!
G
B
In a Bad Mood!
H
C SPENDING LOTS OF MONEY I
DEASILY OFFENDEDJ
E
READY TO PARTY!!!
KWarm Up | 4I Love You!
Anti-Brexit
Greatest of all TimeA Virtual HugDon’t Care / Bored| A1Quiz

Read the questions about this week’s news story.
Remember if you don’t know – use the Internet to help or GUESS!
Q1 Who is credited with creating emojis?
a: Shigeru Kurita b: Shigeru Kaburita c: Shigeru Kotarita
Q2 What decade was the first emoji released?
a: 1980s b: 1990s. c: 2000s
Q3 Which Japanese telecom giant released the first emojis?
a: Softbank b: A.U. c: NTT DoCoMo
Q4 What was the very first emoji released?
a: ❤ b: "c: #Q5 How many emojis are currently available on iOS and Android?
a: 2,460 b: 3,460 c: 4,460
Q6 Which is the most used emoji around the world? (Adobe)
a: $ b: % c: ❤
X1

What does the & (goat) mean?
Greatest Of All Time (GOAT)

X2What is the name of the 2017 film all about emojis?

The Emoji Film!
X3

What do these emojis mean in English?

!
A:"
B:#
C:

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3 | The English News Weekly Podcast | © Jaime Selwood 2021 | jaimeselwood@gmail.com| PART 2 | Before Listening |Pre-Listening / Reading | 1

Jumbled Sentences

The sentence below is from a paragraph in the news story.
Un-jumble the words and put them into the correct order.
!
that
3,460
areon

2

canAndroid
thereplatforms.
ideograms

emoji
beor
Currently
downloaded

Short, Sharp & Easy to Understand…Maybe!
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Pre-Listening / Reading | 2| A2

True or False

Read the headline of News Story – Short, Sharp & Easy to Understand…Maybe!
Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!

1 The octopus emoji can also mean ‘virtual hug’.

[T] [F]

2 The red apple emoji is also used to represent Apple Inc.

[T] [F]

3 Emojis were first introduced in the 1980s.

[T] [F]

4 To be called a GOAT is a compliment.

[T] [F]

5 Emoji Day was first introduced in 2003.

[T] [F]
Synonyms

Pre-Listening / Reading | 3
A synonym is a word with a similar meaning.
Match the 10 emojis on the left with their synonyms on the right.
All the synonyms in black are from the News Stories.

12345!
#&(*⚪⚫

678910"$%''')-AAnnoyedFHopeB

The GlobeGA secretCMan UnitedHThe Best

DVirtual HugIScientistsELiarJEurope

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4 | The English News Weekly Podcast | © Jaime Selwood 2021 | jaimeselwood@gmail.com| PART 3 | Listening |Listening / Reading || Listening

Short, Sharp & Easy to Understand…Maybe!

Which Emoji? | Write the Correct Pictogram!
Listen / Read the news story and choose the emoji for each space!
HINT – Look at the words around the missing emoji to help you choose the right one!

A: !
F: (K: 438
193

45

B: "
G: ❤
L: .

C: #
H: ***
M: /D: $⚪⚫
I: +
N: 0

E: '
J: ,O: 1 2

Short, Sharp & Easy to Understand…Maybe!

Since the last decade of the 20th Century, small, animated characters calledemojis have become a new language of communication around the 1: ______.
These pictograms are now the default way to convey feelings and messages
without the need to type letters, words or even sentences! Currently there are3,460 emoji ideograms that can be downloaded on 2: ______ or Android platforms.
But do they work? And what are the secret meanings to some of the most popular
emojis?
Well first, if you do bash out emojis whilst texting friends and family, then the goodnews is – emojis do work! According to 3: ______ and academics, not only doemojis work, but they are also a powerful conduit for communication! Studies
published in 4: ______, North America and Australasia report that people whoinclude emojis in their communication are more personable and messages withemojis are more influential than those without!
The problem with emojis, is that almost all of them can be understood in different
ways. For example, the 5: ______ would seem to be rather simple. It means – love
and affection, right? Well maybe. It depends on the colour. A 6: ______ can mean
love, but a 7: ______ can mean sadness or cruelty. What about animal emojis?
Even they can be confusing, take &. Yes, it can mean a type of livestock, butcan also be used to describe an amazing person, as in the ‘greatest of all time’.
If you take the first letter from each word you can spell ‘goat’.
What are some other emojis with hidden meanings? Take the 8: ______, did you
know that this meant ‘to tell a lie’? ENW must admit we didn’t know that one!
Another emoji we were oblivious too was the 9: ______ which, during COVID times,
has come to be used for ‘giving someone a virtual hug’! Which sounds quite nice!
One emoji we did know the meaning too, but that reason why is a 10: ______ is the11: ______ which can mean ‘shock’ or ‘embarrassment’!
Emojis have become such a staple part of millions of people’s lives around theworld that there is even a day to celebrate the pictograms! Yes, July 17th is World
Emoji Day! First celebrated in 2013, the day has become the day each year thatApple Inc. release the new emojis that will soon be available through their annual
software update. Perhaps not surprisingly the day does have its own emoji
ideogram – 12: ______. ENW is a big fan of emojis, but recently the one we typethe most is the 13: _______ as we follow the ups, and mostly downs, of our favourite
football team – 14: _______! 15: ________ – start winning again soon….
--- Words

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5 | The English News Weekly Podcast | © Jaime Selwood 2021 | jaimeselwood@gmail.com| PART 4 | After Listening |Post-Listening / Reading | 1| A3Q&AHow much can you remember from News Story?
Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer.
If you can’t remember any answers, guess!

Q1 What animal is used for an excellent sports person?
Q2 What 2 platforms are most popular for emoji usage?
Q3 Where was the research into emoji usage conducted?
Q4 What emoji means = dark or cruel?
W
Q5 What does the water droplet emoji mean?
Q6 What is ENWs favourite football (soccer) team?
X

Which Japanese company first introduced emojis?

Z* How many emojis are in the text?
*A question that you need to research!

Post-Reading | 2

A&Q

How much can you remember from the news story?
Read the answers below and write the correct question.
There is more than one possible correct question for each one!

A1

17th July.

______________________________________________?

A2

3,460.

______________________________________________?

A3

1990s.

______________________________________________?

A4

2013.

______________________________________________?

A53 discs.

______________________________________________?
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6 | The English News Weekly Podcast | © Jaime Selwood 2021 | jaimeselwood@gmail.com| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |English Extra IEnglish Idioms to explain emotion

These are examples of modern English phrases that explain ‘emotion’.
Match the examples above with their meanings below!
Do you understand what they mean?

12

3

45

Over themoon

Down in thedumps

To behopping
madSpacedOutTo beshaken up

678910To be onpins andneedles

ChilledOutI ambushed!

Like a pig in a
hay stye!

It’s like a fly
in aspacesuit

ABCDE

Knackered!
Tired!
Exhausted!

Extremely
happy orcontented

Feeling verysad or low inspirits.

Feeling
relaxed, easy
going orcomfortable!

To be anxious/ excited
waiting fornews!

FGHIJTo bedaydreaming
or notconcentratingTo be very
angry orannoyed atsomething.

Veryuncomfortableor ill at ease.

ExtremelyExcited!

To be in shockfrom sometroublingnews orevents.

7 to Chinwag

This Week’s ENW Podcast

ENW Podcast Topic | Short, Sharp & Easy to Understand…Maybe!
Ask / Answer the questions below on this week’s ENW Podcast Topic!

1
2
3

What did you think when you read this week’s ENW podcast title? Why?

4
5
6

Have you ever used an emoji in an embarrassing situation? When?

EX

What 5 emojis do you think you use the most daily? Why?
Which software do you use the most? Why?
What is something that you wished you were more successful at? Why?
In your opinion, who is your favourite !? Why?

FREE QUESTION!
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Writing

This Week

Explain what your weekend plans are!
You must use a minimum of 25 emoji pictograms!
'Explain as much as you can!

END OF PART 5
And Finally… | U/V/W/X/Y/Z| A4

Did You Know That..?

(U) So impactful have emojis become, especially in the 21st Century, thatin 2015 Oxford Dictionaries named the Tears of Joy emoji ! the word ofthe year! (V) What emoji would you choose to represent 2021? (W) TheISO 15294 script code for emoji design is called Zsyse? (X) Mr Parello wasa student at the University of Illinois and using PLATO – on of the world’s
first e-learning platforms – he wrote software for some basic emojis.
(Y) Although the world’s first emojis were created in 1972 by Bruce
Parello. (Z) This began in Japanese mobile phones in 1997, before
becoming increasingly globally popular in the 2010s! ____________END OF PART 6@hiroshima_jaime | English News Weekly #438 | The Hidden Truth of Emojis ! | CULTURE

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Visual | TV Links
Open University| (UK)
1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tTXLuZHYf4
A Bried History of Emoji[03:26]

YouTube | (USA)
2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZi9gsixm1A
39 Things You've Used Wrong, Even Simple Emojis[08:05]

CNN | (USA)
3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToAfDHDRu0U
The Man Behind the Emoji[02:36]

Podcast | Key| A1

These activities are audio and can be listened to on the podcast.

Answers | Part 1

Warm Up 1-4

Warm Up 1 | Odd-1-Out
C – Dinosaur

A / B / D – are all creatures that are still alive
somewhere around the world!

Warm Up 3 |1: Greatest of All Time
4: I Love You!
7: In a Bad Mood
10: Anti-Brexit!

2: Virtual Hug
3: Very Excited!
5: Ready to Party!
6: Don’t Care / Bored
8: Spending money 9:Easily offended

A1 Warm Up 4 | Quiz
1 – (A) Shigeru Kurita
4 – (A) Red Heart2 – (B) 1990s
5 – (B) 3,460

E1 – Greatest of All Time (GOAT)
E3: A: Vegan / Anti-iOS

3 – (C) NTT DoCoMO
6 – (A) Laughing with emotion

E2 – The Emoji Film

B: Afraid / Rabbit

C: Disguise
Warm Up 1-4Answers | Part 2

Jumbled Sentences
Currently
there are 3,460 emoji ideograms that can be downloaded on"or Android platforms.
A2 True or False

1–T

2–F

3–F

4–T5–F

Synonyms
1–J
2–G

3–A

4–E

5–C

6–D

8–F

9–H

10 – B

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Answers | Part 3
438
1

93

4

5

Listening
Short, Sharp & Easy to Understand…Maybe!

Since the last decade of the 20th Century, small, animated characters called emojis
have become a new language of communication around the !. These pictograms
are now the default way to convey feelings and messages without the need to typeletters, words or even sentences! Currently there are 3,460 emoji ideograms that canbe downloaded on " or Android platforms. But do they work? And what are thesecret meanings to some of the most popular emojis?
Well first, if you do bash out emojis whilst texting friends and family, then the goodnews is – emojis do work! According to # $ and academics, not only do emojis work,
but they are also a powerful conduit for communication! Studies published in %,North America and Australasia report that people who include emojis in theircommunication are more personable and messages with emojis are more influential
than those without!
The problem with emojis, is that almost all of them can be understood in different
ways. For example, the & would seem to be rather simple. It means – love andaffection, right? Well maybe. It depends on the colour. A ❤ can mean love, but a (can mean sadness or cruelty. What about animal emojis? Even they can beconfusing, take ). Yes, it can mean a type of livestock, but can also be used todescribe an amazing person, as in the ‘greatest of all time’. If you take the first letterfrom each word you can spell ‘goat’.
What are some other emojis with hidden meanings? Take the * did you know that
this meant ‘to tell a lie’? ENW must admit we didn’t know that one! Another emoji wewere oblivious too was the + which, during COVID times, has come to be used for‘giving someone a virtual hug’! Which sounds quite nice! One emoji we did know themeaning too, but the reason why is a , is the - which can mean ‘shock’ or‘embarrassment’!
Emojis have become such a staple part of millions of people’s lives around the worldthat there is even a day to celebrate the pictograms! Yes, July 17th is World Emoji Day!
First celebrated in 2013, the day has become the day each year that Apple Inc.
release the new emojis that will soon be available through their annual software
update. Perhaps not surprisingly the day does have its own emoji ideogram -- .. ENW
is a big fan of emojis, but recently the one we type the most is the / as we follow theups, and mostly downs, of our favourite football team -- 0⚪⚫! 3, 3, 3 – start winningagain soon….
437 Words

Answers | Part 4
A3 Q & A
1 – GOAT
2 – Apple & Android
3 – Europe, N America & Australasia
4 – Black Heart

5 – Embarrassment or Shock
6 – Manchester United
E1 – NTT DoCoMo
E2 – 16

A&Q
1 – What is World Emoji Day?
2 – How many emojis are currently available?
3 – When were the first emojis released?
4 – What year did World Emoji Day begin?
5 – What represents Manchester United?
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English Extra 1

1: I 2: C

3: G 4: F 5: J 6: E 7: D 8: A 9: B 10: HX&Z

And FinallyA4 – W / Z / Y / X / U / V /Extra Bit

This Week’s ENW in Photos

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https://bestlifeonline.com/emoji-meanings/
https://kids.tpl.ca/wonders/573
https://www.bark.us/blog/emoji-slang-guide/
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/emotion
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