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课件网) Unit 5 LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD Listening and Speaking Explore languages around the world Yong'an No.3 High School Deng Chang In this class, you will 1. talk about some countries and the languages spoken in these countries; 2. practise listening for main idea, details, and inference as well as identifying pronouns and what they refer to; 3. talk about which foreign language you want to learn and why; 4. notice differences in word pronunciation and stress between native English speakers from different countries. Learning objectives Warming up Which countries are mentioned in the song 1. Do you know where the photo was taken It is the United Nations conference hall. 2. How do people from different countries communicate with each other at an international conference They will use working languages to communicate with each other. 3. Do you know how many working languages the United Nations has Warming up 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！ Pre-listening What countries do the photos stand for Which languages are spoken in these countries Do you know these countries and their official languages Japan Japanese Egypt Arabic(阿拉伯语） Denmark Danish Korea Korean While-listening Listen to a speech and tick （√）the two languages with the most native speakers. Circle （O） the official languages of the United Nations(UN). adj.出生地的，本地的，土著的 n. 本地人 adj.官方的，正式的，公务的 n. 官员，要员 Russian Chinese Korean Japanese Spanish Arabic English French Prediction Listen to the speech again and choose the right answer. 1. How many languages are there in the world A. Nearly 6,000. B. Nearly 7,000. C. It is unknown. 2. How many billion people speak the UN's official languages as their native or second language A. Around 2.3 billion. B. Around 2.5 billion. C. Around 2.8 billion. 3.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning ？ A. Supportive B. Negative C. Uncertain While-listening Listening skills : Pay attention to the numbers. Learning English is very useful. But it's wise to learn at least one other foreign language if possible. While-listening Listen to the speech again. Try to figure out what the italicised (斜体的) 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…… Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken of the UN, as they think it means better job chance in the future. The UN has six official languages, Arbaic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people…… Pronoun While-listening 代词 While-listening Activity 4 Listen to the speech again. Fill in the blankets . What language（s）s ... ...
