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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 Explore different kinds of English 1 Listen to the first part of the talk. What are the different kinds of English mentioned British English，American English，and Australian English. 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. 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 Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish. What are the two speakers talking about What is the relationship between the two speakers Listen and answer Making a reservation for a flight from London to Paris. Customer and operator in Skies Airlines. Making reservations Opening _____, _____ help you _____ to buy a plane ticket from London to Paris. Talking about time _____ are you travelling There are two flights that day: One in the morning at 9:30 and the other in the afternoon at 5:00. Which _____ On the 23rd of December. The 9:30 fight, please. Skies Airlines how can I I'd like On what date Listen and fill do you prefer 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 fore ... ...
