UNIT5 LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD知识点 Listening and Speaking Invite your friend to an event (p60) Country and Language France 法国 French 法语 Russia 俄罗斯 Russian 俄语 Germany 德国 German 德语 Spain 西班牙 Spanish 西班牙语 India 印度 Hindi 印地语 Korea 韩国 Korean 韩语 Japan 日本 Japanese 日语 Arabic 阿拉伯语 Listening (p60) foreign language 外语 wise [adj] 明智的 UN (United Nation) 联合国 native language 母语 second language 第二语言 Danish [n] 丹麦语；丹麦人 [adj] 丹麦的 Denmark [n] 丹麦 To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English.There are, however, near 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 languages. 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. When she was little, her grandpa used to read letters to her in Danish from their relatives in Denmark. Another young lady started learning French because she had several friends from African countries where French is spoken. What do you think Which other language would you choose to study and why Discuss other languages you want to learn (p61) Language Russian 俄语 Japanese 日语 French 法语 Words Sentence Pattern Discuss other languages you want to learn ①(Language) I really want to study French. ②(Reason) I think that the French languages sounds beautiful. ③(Aspiration) I’d love to go to France some day. ④(Practicability) Also French is used by many international organisations around the world. ⑤(Example) For example, FIFA is the acronym for the Fédération internationale de Football Association. It is a French - language name. Example ①I’ve always been eager to learn German. ②First, I’m fascinated by German literature and philosophy, from Goethe / ɡ t / (歌德) to Kant (康德). ③Also, I’d love to study or work in Germany some day. ④Germany is a powerhouse (强大的集团或组织) in the automotive (汽车) and engineering (工程) industries (产业). ⑤Like Volkswagen / v ksw ɡ n/ Group (大众汽车) founded in 1937, BMW Group established in 1916, and Mercedes /m s diz/ - Benz Group founded in 1926 are from Germany. Reading and Thinking The Chinese Writing System: Connecting the Past and the Present (p62) Words (背记) despite [adv] 尽管，即使 factor [n] 因素，要素 based [adj]（以某事）为基础的 bone [n] 骨头 symbol [n] 符号；象征 carve [v] 雕，刻 dynasty [n] 王朝；朝，代 variety [n] 种类；多样性 major [a ... ...
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