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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 How many languages are spoken in the world A. More than 4,000. B. More than 5,000. C. More than 6,000. D. More than 7,000. Pre-listening √ China China has more than 300 languages spoken. These languages are popular in Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China. The popular language is Mandarin Chinese spoken by more than 955 million people. However, Standard Chinese is the official language. Cantonese is also very popular. Exploring languages around the world Before you listen, match each photo with the correct country name. Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries. Hello! Bonjour! Hallo! здравствуйте! iHola! ! France Germany Canada Russia India Spain Listening and Speaking 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. 3rd Listening: Listen and think I find it persuasive because the author presents his idea with accurate numbers, factual information and real examples. 1.After listening, would you like to choose another language to study 2.In what ways, you are (not) persuaded by the speaker Maybe. I appreciate Western Arts, so I’d like to study French as my second foreign language. Read and discuss 1.What are the numbers mentioned in the speech 2.What is the speaker’s purpose of mentioning the two numbers 3.What are the facts mentioned in the speech 4.What is the speaker’s purpose of mentioning the girl who chose to learn Danish Read the tape script and find out the following answers: Read and discuss 1.What are the numbers mentioned in the speech 2.What is the speaker’s purpose of mentioning the two numbers Read the tape script and find out the following answers: There are nearly 7,000 languages in the world. 2.8 billion people speak UN’s official langu ... ...
