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课件网) UNIT 5 LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD Listening and Speaking One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. --Frank Smith If you talk to a man in a language he understand, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart. --Nelson Mandela The quotes: 1. Do you know where the photo was taken 2. What languages do you think are officially used there France _____ Russia _____ Germany _____ Spain _____ Canada_____ India _____ Canada English\French CN TV Tower CN电视塔 Brandenburg Gate 勃兰登堡门 Germany German Neuschwanstein Castle France French Louvre 卢浮宫 Bonjour! 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 √ √ Listen 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 The topic is learning a foreign language. There are nearly 7,000 languages in the world. Around 2.8 billion. It is very useful to learn one or more foreign languages. Listen again and write down what the italicized words refer to. They think it means better job chances in the future. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people… 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. students who choose to study a UN language studying a UN language the six official UN languages 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 useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible. There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language. Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN. As they think it means better job chances in the future. The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their native or second language. Some students, though, choose to study a language because of family or friends. One American girl chose to learn Danish because her grandparents were from Denmark. Another young lady started learning French because she has several friends from African countries where French is spoken. What do you think Which other languages would you choose to study And why Group discussion: Which other language(s) do you want to learn Why My father is doing business with Russians. I’d ... ...
