1、添加标题 Languages Around The World 添加标题 Know more about the languages around the world and the official languages of UN Have a deeper understanding of the importance of learning a foreign language Listen for the main idea and some details of the speech Our Learning objectives 添加标题 One language sets you
2、 in a corridor(走廊) for life. Two languages open every door along the way. Frank Smith 添加标题 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
3、Chinese. 添加标题 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 添加标题 Turn to page 60 and finish the task 1. Pre-listening Russia The Red Square Russian India The Taj Mahal Hindi & English Spai
4、n The Royal Palace of Madrid Spanish 添加标题 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 添加标题 Listen to a speech and finish the task 2 on page 60. RussianChinese Korean Japanese Span
5、ish Arabic English French While-listening 添加标题 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 添加标题 Listen and finish the task 3 on page 60. While-listening 04 02 03 01Learning a foreign language The
6、re are nearly 7,000 languages. Around 2.8 billion people It is useful to learn a foreign language. 添加标题 What do the italicized words （斜体字）refer to in the sentences? While-listening 2. They: UNs six official languages. Example: My mother is a teacher and she loves her students. 1. They: students who
7、choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN. it: learning one of the languages that are spoken at the UN. 添加标题 To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English. There are, however, nearly 7,000 languages in the world. After Chinese, the language with t
8、he most native language speakers isnt Englishits Spanish! Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible. 添加标题 There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language. Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at
9、the UN. As they think it means better job chances in the future. The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8billion people as their native or second languages. 添加标题 Some students, though, choose to study a language because
10、of family or friends. One American girl chose to learn Danish because her grandparents were from Denmark. When she was little, her grandpa used to read letters to her in Danish from their relatives in Denmark. Another young lady started learning French because she had several friends from African co
11、untries where French is spoken. What do you think? Which other language would you choose to study and why? 添加标题 If you have a chance to learn a foreign language, which language will you learn and why? Post-listening What do you think of learning a foreign language? Q1 Q2 Make a dialogue（对话） with you
12、r partner. 添加标题 A: What do you think of learning a foreign language? B: I think A: What language do you want to learn? B: I really want to study French. I think that the French language sounds beautiful. A: Why? Do you want to go to France some day? B: Yes, Id love to. What language do you want to l
13、earn? Post-listening Example: 添加标题 Post-listening If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his own language, that goes to his heart. Nelson Mandela 添加标题 Assignment Preview pronunciation part on page 61 and the passage on page 62 to get ready for the next class. 添加标题 Thank you for your listening!
