1、Explore languages around the world get familiar with countries and their languages , especially the 6 official languages of the UN. better understand the pronouns and what the pronouns refer to in listening. talk about the languages and tell the reasons in simple English. arouse the students interes
2、ts in learning a foreign language. Teaching ojectives: By the end of the class, you will be able to: Which languages do you think are officially used in the UN? Lead in Lead in Question 1: English, French, Russian,Chinese,Spanish. Question 2: Mastering more Languages can give you many chances in you
3、r life including your work opportunities, your horizon, your fully understanding of the world. How do people say “Hello!” in other countries? Warming up How do people say “Hello!” in other countries? Lead in CN tower Canada English, French Brandenburg Gate Germany German French Russian Louvre Museum
4、 France Red Square Russia Taj Mahal India Royal Palace Spain Hindi, English Spanish Listen to a speech, circle the official languages of the UN and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. First listening Russian Chinese Korean Japanese Spanish Arabic English French Listen to the speech
5、 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 UNs official languages as their native or second language? 4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning? Learning
6、a foreign language. Nearly 7,000. Around 2.8 billion. Its very useful to learn one or more foreign languages. Listening Listen to the speech again. What do the italicized 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 billio
7、n people they: students who choose to study a UN language it: studying a UN language they: the six official UN languages Second Listening Listen to the speech for the last time and fill in the blanks with the words and phrases you hear. To some students, _ the only foreign language to learn is Engli
8、sh. There are, however, nearly 7,000 languages in the world. After Chinese, the language with the most native language speakers isnt English-its Spanish. Learning English is very useful, but, _if possible. _people learn a foreign language. Third Listening Many students choose to study one of the lan
9、guages that are spoken at the UN. As they think it means better job chances in the future. The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their native or second languages.Some students, though, choose to study a langu
10、age _ 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 Afican
11、countries where French is spoken. Speaking Review the listening material and try to complete the table below. What language students choose to learn Reasons One of the UN official languages (Many students) Danish (An American girl) French (Another young lady) Speaking If you have the chance, what ot
12、her language(s) do you want to learn? Why? Lets first read some students choices. My father is doing business with Russians. Id like to learn Russian so I can help him in the future. I like watching Japanese cartoons, so Id like to learn Japanese. Perhaps I should study French. I think it sounds bea
13、utiful, and I know its used in many countries. If you have the chance, what other language(s) do you want to learn? Why? Pair-work One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. If you have the chance, what other language(s) do you want to learn? Why? Pair
14、-work One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. Learning a foreign langauge is not so easy. How can we learn a foreign language well? Discussion Language is a tool given to human beings to express ideas. Language is a bridge connecting people together
15、. Language is an art.Language belongs to an era . But there is no quick success in all learning, especially in language. Just put your heart into learning it seriously. Remember: its never too late to learn! Read loudly Writing: Your friend, Li Lei, has difficulty in leaning English. Write a letter to him to give some suggestions on how to learn English well.
