How do you share information with others? You might write something ######. You might say it ###### loud. Or, you might ######, wave or point. These ###### all examples of language. ###### is a way for ###### to communicate.

Language includes ###### and speaking. When you ###### or say the word "######," that means "hello." Body ###### are part of language, ######. These movements are called ######.]]>
Language has been around ###### millions of years. Writing ###### later. People started writing ###### 5,000 years ago.

Language ###### very important in human ######. With language, people could ###### with one another. They ###### share important information. Language ###### humans to live in ######.

Babies cannot speak when ###### are born. Yet they ###### an amazing ability.]]>
Other kinds of ###### are different. They must ###### taught. This is true ###### writing.

Get Your Message Across With Your Head And Neck!

Sound is the ###### part of language. Sounds ###### combined into words. Words ###### combined into sentences.]]>
Not all languages ###### spoken, however. Sign language ###### not a spoken language. ###### uses hand movements instead ###### speech. These movements stand ###### letters and words.

People ###### cannot hear use sign ######. But many people who ###### speak also use body ######. Gestures are a great ###### to communicate.]]> Thousands Of Languages, Millions Of People

There are thousands of ######. Some are spoken by ###### of people. Others are ###### by very few people. ###### most popular languages today ###### English, Mandarin Chinese and ######.

Most countries have one ###### language. This makes things ######. Everyone can understand each ######.

Languages Can Blur Together ]]>
Languages do not ###### stick to themselves. They ###### together. Some languages borrow ######. They take words from ###### language. For example, people ###### speak English say "pasta." ###### word is from the ###### language.]]>
Over time, languages ###### and change. People make ###### words. They change old ######, too. "Cellphone" is an ######. We first called these ###### "cellular phones." People shortened ###### "cellular." "Cellphone" is easier ###### say.]]>