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课件网) Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking Unit 5 Languages around the world 1.Listen to a speech about learning foreign languages and talk about reasons why people study a foreign language; 2.Know the differences between British and American accents; 3.Learn different kinds of English. Lead-in One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. —Frank Smith 一种语言能带你进入人生旅途，两门语言为你开启人生旅途中的所有大门。 ———弗兰克·史密斯 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 3 Look at the pairs of words below. Which words are British English and which are American English Try to think of more pairs of words like these. British English：petrol；sweet；toilet；honour； mum；flat American English：gas；candy；restroom；honor；mom；apartment 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. 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. 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 考点精讲 1. gas / petrol gas： n. 煤气；气体；汽油；空话 Gas is now widely used for cooking and heating. vt. 使吸入毒气；毒(死)；给 ... 加汽油 He was badly gassed in the war. g ... ...
