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课件网) Languages around the world Period 1 (Listening and Speaking) 1.To learn some words and expressions 2.To learn about languages in different countries 3.To talk about other languages you prefer and why Learning aims Lead in How do people say hello in different countries Bong 酒喝 傻驴 桥 欧啦 哦啦 娜玛斯嘚 哈啰 Здравствыйте （兹德拉斯特维杰） 普里为特 马德哈本 Before listening Match each photo with the correct country name. France ____ Russia ____ Germany ___ Spain ____ Canada ___ India ____ 3 4 2 6 1 5 English French German French Russian English Hindi Spanish 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 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ √ √ While listening 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 Learning a foreign language. Nearly 7000. Around 2.8 billion. It is very useful to learn one or more foreign languages. 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. Reference Listen to the speech again. What do the italicised words refer to in the sentences 1. They think it means better job chances in the future. 2. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people… They: students who choose to study a UN language It: Studying a UN language They: the six official UN languages After listening Discussion Example A: What language do you want to study B: I really want to study French. I think it sounds beautiful. A: Why Do you want to go to France some day B: Of course/Yes, I’d like to. Also, French is used by many international organisations around the world. Do you know that FIFA’s full name is in French A: Oh, I remember that. But I don’t know how to pronounce it. Listen to a speech and choose the correct answer. 4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning 3. How many billion people speak the UN's official languages as their native or second language It's useful. About 2.8 billion people. While-listening 03 Listen to the speech again. What do the italixised words refer to in the sentences. 1. They think it means better job chances in the future. 2. They are spoken by around 2.8 bilion people... Reterence 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. They refers to the students who choose one of the languages spoken in the UN. It regers to one of the languages spoken in the UN. They refers to the six UN offi ... ...
