(
课件网) Listening and Speaking Unit 5 Languages Around The World 1. Talk about some countries and the languages spoken in these countries. 2. Practise listening for main idea, details. 3. Talk about which foreign language you want to learn and why. Learning objectives Look and discuss: Do you know where the photo was taken？ UN General Assembly meeting(联合国大会) Which language do you think are officially used here (Tips: 6种) Chinese, English, Russian, French, Spanish, Arabic One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. ———Frank Smith 一门语言能带你进入人生旅途，两门语言则为你开启人生旅途中的所有大门。 Lead-in Watch and see how people say “Hello!” in other countries. The CN Tower Brandenburg Gate Red Square Taj Mahal Louvre Museum Palace of Madrid Canada English, French Germany German France French Russia Russian India Hindi,English Spain Spanish Hello Bonjour Hallo！ Bonjour！ Здравствыйте！ Hola！ What countries do the photos stand for(代表) Which languages are spoken in these countries France Russia Germany Spain Canada India . 3 6 4 2 1 5 Activity 1 Pre-listening Japan-Japanese China--Chinese Egypt-Arabic Denmark--Danish Brazil--Portuguese [ p rt u ɡi z] Italy--Italian Do you know these countries and their languages 原文： 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. Activity 2: Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Circle the official languages of the United Nations (UN). √ √ While-listening 1. What is the main topic of this speech？ A. Learning a foreign language. B. Introduce languages over the world. 2. How many languages are there in the world？ _____ 3. How many billion people speak the UN's official as their native or second language？_____ 4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning A. Positive B. Doubtful(怀疑的) Activity 3 Listen to the speech again and answer the questions. √ √ 4原文：Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible. 7,000. 2.8 billion. Students Language(s) they choose Reasons many students One of the languages that are spoken at _____ better _____ an American girl _____ Her _____ were from Denmark. another young lady _____ She had _____ from _____ the UN job chances Danish French grandparents friends French spoken countries Why do you learn English job family friends Activity 4 Listen again and sum up the reasons. 1 They think it means better job chances in the future. They: students who choose to study a UN language. it: studying a UN language. They: the six official UN languages. Reference Pronouns (it, they, she, etc.) refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier. Pay attention to the context of words to help you underst ... ...
