8541RB Reading for Me Level 4 Part A

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Factual Communication Through the Ages Communicating with people has never been as easy as it is today. You can video chat with family in another country. You can instantly send videos and photos to friends. Things weren’t always so easy. Back in the day, it was quite a challenge to send a message to someone far away. The smoke signal is one of the oldest forms of communication. In ancient China, soldiers on the Great Wall sent smoke signals to warn one another of danger. The colour of the smoke communicated the size of the danger. To this day, smoke is still a brilliant way to call for help. (Don’t try it at home!) The Ancient Romans used carrier pigeons to send long-distance messages. The pigeon was sent in a small cage to a recipient, who would attach a small parchment with a message to the pigeon’s foot. The pigeon would then fly home. Pigeons have an internal compass. They can find their way home from thousands of kilometres away. A response could then be tied to the pigeon’s foot and it will make its way back home again. Postal services have been around since mankind learned how to write. Messages were delivered by dog sleds, balloons, submarines and donkeys. Telegraph communication developed after Samuel Morse invented Morse code in 1830. Morse code is a communication system. There is a Morse code alphabet. The letters consist of long and short clicks. The telegraph system sent electrical currents through long wire to deliver messages in Morse code. The first telephone call was made by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. The telephone replaced the telegraph almost immediately. It is still one of the most reliable means of communication today. The first text message in history was sent by Neil Papworth in 1992. It simply said, ‘Merry Christmas’. Text messages are very popular today. More than six billion text messages are sent daily. Can you imagine having to send a pigeon with a message to your aunt abroad? You’d have to wait weeks for her response. Typing and sending is so much easier! 108 Reading for Me Level 4 (Part A) 978-1-922843-63-0 R.I.C. Publications ® Prim-Ed Publishing
Questions 1 Who invented Morse code? 2 How many text messages are sent daily? 3 Why should you not try sending smoke signals from home? 4 In which month do you think the first text message was sent? Why? 5 What is your preferred form of communication with loved ones far away? Describe it. 6 What is another word for overseas? R.I.C. Publications ® Prim-Ed Publishing Reading for Me Level 4 (Part A) 978-1-922843-63-0 109
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