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课件网) Listening and Speaking P60 Unit 5 Languages around the World By the end of this class, you will be able to: predict contents of tapescripts and understand the gist and what the pronouns refer to; mark key words before listening and take notes while listening; talk about learning foreign languages and reasons why people study a foreign language. Learning Objectives in the UN Conference Hall Where Its official languages Chinese English Spanish French Russian Arabic Opening Page Do you know these countries and their official languages Japan Japanese Egypt Arabic(阿拉伯语） Denmark Danish Korea Korean ①. What's the main topic of this speech A.The official languages of the UN. B. Learning a foreign language. C. One American girl. ②. What's the speaker's attitude towards foreign language learning Listen for main ideas opinion/feeling A. objective (客观的) B. supportive C. doubtful (怀疑的) Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible. Listen for details 1. How many languages are there in the world 2. How many UN’s official languages are there 3. How many billion people speak the UN’s official languages as their native or second language nearly 7000 languages six around 2.8 billion They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their native or second language. United Nations 4. Why do many students choose to study one of the UN official languages As they think it means better job chances in the future. The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, and Spanish. Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN. Reference: Pronouns(it, they, she. etc.) refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier. Pay attention to the context to help you understand what the pronouns refer to. Students Language(s) they choose Reasons many students One of the languages that are spoken at _____ better _____ an American girl _____ Her _____ were from Denmark. another young lady _____ She had _____ from _____ the UN job chances Danish French grandparents friends French spoken countries Why do you learn English job family friends Listen again and sum up the reasons Listen for details Speaking Think about other language(s) you want to learn and why. My father is doing business with Russians. I’d like to learn Russian so I can help him in the future. Perhaps I should study French. I think it sounds beautiful, and I know it’s used in many countries. I like watching Japanese cartoons, so I’d like to learn Japanese. Post-listening Family Personal interest Personal development There are many _____ why people learn a foreign language. Many students _____ to study one of the languages that are spoken at _____ . As they think it means _____ _____ _____ in the future. The UN has six _____ _____: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. They _____ _____by around 2.8 billion people as their ... ...
