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课件网) Unit 5 Languages around the World Listening and Speaking Where was the picture taken Do you know what languages are officially used here One language sets you in a corridor (通道) for life. Two languages open every door along the way. ———Frank Smith Six official languages in the United Nations English Chinese Spanish Russian Arabic French What do you know about the languages Most widely used Most native speakers Why are they used as official languages Historical reason—colony,… Religious reason—Islam,… Economic reason International influence … hello Before listening: 1.Match each photo with the correct country name. 1 France ____ Russia ____ Germany _____ Spain _____ Canada____ India___ 3 4 2 6 1 5 The CN Tower The Brandenburg Gate Red Square The Taj Mahal The Louvre Museum The Royal Palace of Madrid English a tool /bridge Science and technology culture customs Trade/ transportation travelling Further study well-paid job What foreign language do you want to learn And why What foreign language do you want to learn And why Let’s listen 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 √ √ After Chinese, the language with the most native language speakers isn’t English--it's Spanish! The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. 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. 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 Listen for details 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 Learning a foreign language. Nearly 7,000. Around 2.8 billion. It is very useful to learn one or more foreign languages. Listen again and fill in the blank. The language(s) students choose to learn Reason One of the UN official languages They think it means_____ in the future Danish (an American girl) Her grandparents were from _____ French (another young lady) She had _____from African counties where _____ is spoken. better job chances Denmark several friends French How about your choice and reasons To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English. There are, however, near 7, 000 languages in the world. After Chin ... ...
