4.Talking Without Sound Each Indian tribe had a different language.Many Indians never learned any language except their own.Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other?They had two ways to talk without sound.One way was by sign language:another way by signal. Sign language isa way of talking by using signs.Indians used sign language when they me strangers.In this way.they could find whether the stranger enemy.In India sign language,signs were made with the hands.One sign meant "man".Another meant "horse To tell the time of day when something happened,and Indian pointed to the sky.He showed where the sun had been at the time. Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away.To make signals.an Indian might use a pony.He might use a blanket.he might use smoke.a mirror or fire arrows. To signal that he had seen many animals,an Indian rode his pony in a large circle.Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide.This meant that there was danger. The blanket signal was visible from far away.An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him.An Indian could send many He could also send many signals with a mirror.He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger.Or the attempted to get the attention of a person far away.But he also used it to send messages in code.Of course,mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining.At night. Indians used firearows for signaling. An Indian als smoke.He made a small fire of dry wood Then he put gras or green branches on it He held a blanket over the fire for a minute.When he removed the blanke from the fire there was a cloud of smoke.The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code Now you can see that Indians didn't need to learn each other's language.They could talk to one anothe sing signals or sign language (4.5 minutes 392 words) 1.The story tellsabout apeopleliving in India b.the had many kinds of language c.the Indians who didn'tuse their languages d.how Indians communicated between different tribes 2.Sign language is】 aa language only for Indians b.away to express one's ideas by making gesture c.a way to commur nicate by making signs on paper d.a secret way of talking to strangers 3.When an Indian meant there was danger,he a.rode his pony back and forth several times 4. Talking Without Sound Each Indian tribe had a different language. Many Indians never learned any language except their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound. One way was by sign language; another way by signal. Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant “man”. Another meant “horse”. To tell the time of day when something happened, and Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time. Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony. He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows. To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger. The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket. He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Or the attempted to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling. An Indian also sent signals with smoke. He made a small fire of dry wood. Then he put grass or green branches on it. He held a blanket over the fire for a minute. When he removed the blanket from the fire, there was a cloud of smoke. The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code. Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language. (4.5 minutes 392 words) 1. The story tells about _____ a. people living in India b. the Indians who had many kinds of languages c. the Indians who didn’t use their languages d. how Indians communicated between different tribes 2. Sign language is _________ a. a language only for Indians b. a way to express one’s ideas by making gestures c. a way to communicate by making signs on paper d. a secret way of talking to strangers 3. When an Indian meant there was danger, he _________ a. rode his pony back and forth several times