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课件网) Unit 5 Languages Around the World Listening and Talking 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 √ Explore different kinds of English 1 Listen to the first part of the talk. What are the different kinds of English mentioned British English，American English，and Australian English. 2 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. □semester/term □restroom/toilet □gas/petrol □subway/underground 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 √ √ Six official languages used in the United Nations English Arabic Chinese Spanish French Russian 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. 4 Read and role-play the conversation. What misunderstanding has happened Martin：Hey，Zhou Wei，do you want to go shopping There′s a sale at my favourite store. Zhou Wei： Oh，yes! I really need to buy some pants. Martin：Pants That′s funny. I don′t usually go shopping with my friends for pants. Zhou Wei：You don′t Don′t you like to have somebody tell you if the pants look good or not Martin：Er... Not really ... Hey，wait，do you mean trousers—what you and I are wearing on our legs right now Zhou Wei：Oh，yes. That′s what I mean by pants! That′s American English，isn′t it Martin：Yes，it is! I knew what you meant，by the way. I was just joking with you. Did you know that in British English， “pants” means something very different Zhou Wei：Really So what does it mean Martin：In British English，the word “pants” means underwear. ... Zhou Wei refers to pants，American English for trousers. Martin explains that pants refers to underwear in British English. 5 Choose one or two pairs of words in Activity 3 and make a conversation. The expressions below may help you. Asking for clarification Do you mean ... Does that mean ... I′m sorry. Would you mind repeating ... So am I right in saying ... Chinese BrE Am ... ...
