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课件网) 人教必修一 Unit 5 Listening and Speaking Explore languages around the world 教学目 Lead-in One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. ———Frank Smith What do you think of this saying Frank Smith contemporary psycholinguist (心理语言学家) e.g. Language is an effective tool for us. 1. Do you know where the photo was taken 2. Which languages do you think are officially used here General Assembly of the United Nations. Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic. 1 2 To know the world languages and the official languages of the United Nations by looking and listening. To understand the pronouns and their reference in the listening text. To talk about what language you want to learn and why. 3 目标一: To know the world languages and the official languages of the United Nations by looking and listening Activity 1: Match pictures with the correct country name. France _____ Russia _____ Germany _____ Spain _____ Canada _____ India _____ CN TV tower Red Square Taj Mahal Brandenburg Gate The Louvre Palacio Real 5 1 4 3 6 2 Activity 2: Look through P 60~61, write down the new words in bold and new phrases, read them in pairs, and then let’s share their use. billion, native, attitude, reference, refer, refer to Activity 3: Discuss which languages are spoken in these countries. Canada Germany Russia France Spain English/French German Russian French Spanish, several regional languages (Catalan, Basque…) Activity 4: Brainstorming Think about the following questions. 1.Why do you learn foreign languages 2.What's the biggest challenge when you learn foreign languages 1.For traveling, passing exams, studying abroad… 2.Pronunciation, cultural differences, lack of interests… Activity 5: Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Circle the official languages of the United Nations(UN). Russian Chinese Korean Japanese Spanish Arabic English French Activity 6: Listen to the speech again and answer the questions. 1.What is the main topic of this speech 2.How many languages are there in the world 3.How many billion people speak the UN’s official languages as their native or second language 4.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning 1.Learning a foreign language. 2.Nearly 7,000. 3.About 2.8 billion. 4.It is very useful to learn one or more foreign languages. 目标二: To understand the pronouns and their reference in the listening text Activity: Listen to the speech again. What do the italicized words refer to in the sentences 1.They think it means better job chances in the future. 2.They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people… Reference: Pronouns(it, they, she, etc.) refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier. Pay attention to the context of words to help you understand what the pronouns refer to. Answers: 1.They: students who choose to study a UN language It: studying a UN lang ... ...
