(
课件网) Languages Around The World 02 Know more about the languages around the world and the official languages of UN 03 Have a deeper understanding of the importance of learning a foreign language 01 Listen for the main idea and some details of the speech Our Learning objectives One language sets you in a corridor(走廊) for life. Two languages open every door along the way. ——— Frank Smith 2. How many kinds of languages are there in the video And what are they Lead-in 1. What languages do you know There are seven languages in the video: English, Korean, Germany, French, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. Turn to page 60 and finish the task 1. Pre-listening Canada The CN tower English & French Germany The Brandenburg Gate German France The Louvre Museum French Turn to page 60 and finish the task 1. Pre-listening Russia The Red Square Russian India The Taj Mahal Hindi & English Spain The Royal Palace of Madrid Spanish 1. Do you think which two languages have the most native speakers in the world 2. Which languages are the official languages of the United Nations While-listening Listen to a speech and finish the task 2 on page 60. Russian Chinese Korean Japanese Spanish Arabic English French While-listening √ √ Cultural knowledge Spanish United Nations UN Language days: French: 3月20日 Chinese: 4月20日 English: 4月23日 Russian: 6月6日 Spanish: 10月12日 Arabic: 12月18日 Listen and finish the task 3 on page 60. While-listening 04 02 03 01 Learning a foreign language There are nearly 7,000 languages. Around 2.8 billion people It is useful to learn a foreign language. Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Russian Chinese Spanish Arabic English French Listen to a speech and circle the official languages of the United Nations [UN]. Russian Chinese Korean Japanese Spanish Arabic English French Russian Chinese Korean Japanese Arabic English French √ √ Listen to the speech again. And answer the questions. 1. What is the main topic of this speech A. Learning a foreign language B. The ways to learn foreign languages 2. There are _____ languages in the world. 3. _____ 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 A. Objective B. Skeptical(怀疑的) C. Supportive D. Unconcerned Nearly 7,000 Around 2.8 1 million =1,000,000 1 billion = 1,000,000,000 billion / b lj n/ n. 十亿 billions of 数十亿的 million 百万 millions of 成千上万的 thousand 千 thousands of 数以千计的 hundred 百 hundreds of 数以百计的 To some students, it seems that 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 peo ... ...
