(
课件网) Unit 5 Languages around the World One language sets you in a corridor (通道) for life. Two languages open every door along the way. ———Frank Smith Where was the picture taken What languages are officially used here How can they communicate here General Assembly Meeting of the United Nations(联合国大会) English Chinese Spanish Russian Arabic French interpreter口译译员 With the help of the landmarks in the photos, please tell the name of the country and its language(s). CN Tower Canada English, French Brandenburg Gate Germany German Louvre Museum France French Red Square Russia Russian The Taj Mahal India Hindi, English; 22 major languages the Royal Palace of Madrid Spain Spanish 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 √ √ 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 Nearly 7,000. Around 2.8 billion. Listen to the speech again and answer the questions. 1. What is the main topic of this speech A. How many languages there are in the world. B. Why many people like to learn English. C. Why people learn a foreign language. 4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning A. It is wise just to learn English well. B. It is very useful to learn one or more foreign languages. C. It is no use learning other foreign languages. What do the red words refer to There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language. Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN. As they think it means better job chance in the future. The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their native or second languages. 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. 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 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 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 languages that are spoken at the UN. As ... ...
