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课件网) Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking Unit 5 Languages around the world To explore different kinds of English Watch the video and find out what is different between British English and American English. Pronunciation. How much do you know about American English and British English Share with your partner. How many languages are spoken in the world A. More than 4,000. B. More than 5,000. C. More than 6,000. D. More than 7,000. Pre-listening √ China China has more than 300 languages spoken. These languages are popular in Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China. The popular language is Mandarin Chinese spoken by more than 955 million people. However, Standard Chinese is the official language. Cantonese is also very popular. Exploring languages around the world Before you listen, match each photo with the correct country name. Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries. Hello! Bonjour! Hallo! здравствуйте! iHola! ! France Germany Canada Russia India Spain Listening and Speaking Discuss the following questions. 1. In what ways are these kinds of English different from each other 2. Are these differences great 3. Do people from theses countries have problems in communication semester/term restroom/toilet gas/petrol subway/underground Listen to the second part of the talk. What are the two pairs of words that the student is confused by Tick them in the boxes. √ √ 2 Look at the pairs of words below. Which words are British English and which are American English British English American English 3 When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English. 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 There are nearly 7,000 languages in the world. Learning a foreign language. About 2.8 billion people. It’s very useful to learn one or more foreign languages. Listen to the speech again. What do the italicised 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. They: students who choose to study a UN language it: studying a UN language They: the six official UN languages Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish. 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. Listening skills 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 usef ... ...
