😀 How Emoji Changed the Way We Talk
Discover how Shigetaka Kurita designed the first 176 emoji for Japanese mobile phones in 1999, and how they spread around the world to become a global language. Learn about emoticons, the Unicode Consortium, and why emoji sometimes cause funny misunderstandings.
Lesson Plan
- True story with vocabulary highlights
Key Vocabulary
Grammar Points
- Present simple for facts
- Past simple for stories
- Can/cannot for ability
- Comparatives and superlatives
- There is/there are
