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课件网) Explore Languages around the World English is the _____one with the most native speakers third Varieties of English dialects Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.— Oliver Wendell Holmes The importance of knowing more languages 3 One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. --Frank Smith Journey of life Opportunities and paths If you talk a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart. --Nelson Mandela Listening skills Listening skills How many listening skills do you still remember A Reviewing listening skills Listening for main ideas Listening for details Listening for main ideas Focus on the text as a whole to catch the main ideas. Don’t try to remember and translate each word you hear. Listening for details Do not try to catch every word. Instead, listen for key words and phrases: numbers, people, places, reasons, languages, etc. Look and Discuss What languages do you think are officially used there where A UN General Assembly meeting English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Korean, Japanese A Activity 1 listening for main ideas Listen to a speech and choose the correct answer. What is the main topic of this speech A Learning English. B Learning a foreign language. C Official languages of the United Nations Pay attention to the first sentence A Activity 2 listening for specific information Listen to the speech again and answer the questions. 1. How many languages are there in the world 2. Circle the official languages of the United Nations. Russian Chinese Korean Japanese Spanish Arabic English French 3. How many billion people speak the UN's official languages as their native or second language Nearly 7,000. Around 2.8 billion. Which two languages has the most native speakers What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning A. Objective B. Skeptical C. Supportive D. Unconcerned Wise and Useful A Activity 3 listening for details Listen to the speech again and fill in the table below. Who Language(s) Why Many students One of the UN's official languages It means _____ An American girl _____ Her grandparents were from Denmark. Another young lady _____ She had several_____ from African countries where _____ is spoken. better job chances. Danish French friends French Why is French spoken in African countries 9 Exploring languages around the world To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English. There are, however, nearly 7,000 languages in the world. After Chinese, the language with the most native language speakers isn't English — it's Spanish! Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible. There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language. Many students choose to study one of the langu ... ...
