1、 Expansion How to say “hello” in other languages？ English (Britain) Japanese (Japan) Chinese (China) German (Germany) Spanish (Spain) French (France) Portuguese (Brazil) Korean (Korea) Look and Discuss 1. Do you know where these people are? 2. What are the official languages used here? the United Na
2、tion General Assembly 联合国大会联合国大会 It was established/set up after World War II, with the aim of preventing future wars, developing friendly relations, and promoting cooperation. There are six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, Spanish, French and Russian. Russian Chinese Korean Japanese Sp
3、anish Arabic English French . Whats the main topic of this speech? A. the UN B. learning a foreign language C. one American girl . Whats the speakers attitude towards foreign language learning? A. supportive B. opposed C. neutral Listening Task 1 main idea Listen to a speech, and answer the question
4、s. Q1: How many languages are there in the world? Q2: How many billion people speak the UNs official languages as their native or second language? Nearly 7,ooo Listening Task 2 numbers Listen to the speech again, and answer the questions. Around 2.8 billion Listening Task 3 detailed information Stud
5、entsLanguage(s) they chooseReasons 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 fri
6、ends Speaking Why do people learn foreign language(s)? job friends family exams life interest travel classic works culture business Pair work Work in pairs. Discuss which foreign language(s) you want to learn and why. job friends family exams life interest travel classic works culture business Pair
7、work Sample1 A: What language do you want to study? B: I really want to study. Because if I learn. I will. What about you ? A: My choice is. because. Sample 2 A: Which language do you want to learn ? B: I will choose. to study. The reason is that. And you ? A: I would like to learn. because. Pair wo
8、rk Sample1 A: What language do you want to study? B: I really want to study. Because if I learn. I will. What about you ? A: My choice is. because. Sample 2 A: Which language do you want to learn ? B: I will choose. to study. The reason is that. And you ? A: I would like to learn. because. Homework Write a short passage to show your idea. (about 30 words) If I have a chance to learn a new language, Id like to learn. / I want to learn./ Ill choose . + (at least 2 reasons) Reference four reasons to learn a new language (TED) http:/ MDU430JU1&mid=MDU43CER6
