1、Unit 5 Languages Around the World Listening and Speaking 1.How do we communicate with others mostly? Languages. 1.Which language has the largest number of native speakers? Chinese. 2.Which language is the most popular and useful language in the world so far? But maybe not in the future. English. 3.W
2、hy do we learn English or Japanese? To have a better job and further our study. To better understand the world. To promote the understanding of different cultures. To spread chinese traditional culture. If you talk to a man in a language he understands,that goes to his head.If you talk to him in his
3、 own language,that goes to his heart.-Nelson Mandela One language sets you in a corridor krd for life. Two languages open every door along the way. -Frank Smith What do the quotes suggest or imply? Yes.The importance of learning a foreign language. Quotes about language: l Do you know where the phot
4、o was taken? l What are they doing? l Where are they from? l Which languages do you think are officially used here? The topic picture The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization tasked with maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, achievi
5、ng international co- operation, and being a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It was established after World War II, with the aim of preventing future wars, and succeeded the ineffective League of Nations. Its headquarters, which are subject to extraterritoriality, are in Manhattan, New
6、 York City, and it has other main offices in Geneva, Nairobi(内罗比), Vienna and Hague（海牙)which has six working languages. A brief introduction of the UN. TIP: If you cant understand, just look through the key words and structures about the UN. Do you how different countries say hello in different lang
7、uages? Lets enjoy a video. hello Before listening: Match each photo with the correct country name. 1 France _ Russia _ Germany _ Spain _ Canada_ India_ 342615 2 3 4 56 The National Television Building of Canada The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin(勃兰登堡门勃兰登堡门) The Pyramid prmd Square in Paris The Red Squar
8、e in Moscow The Taj Mahal ta:d mha:l in India The Royal Palace of Madridmdrd hello 1 Before listening: Which languages are spoken in these countries? Canada English French Germany German France French RussiaIndia Spain Russian Hindi hndi English Spainish Before listening: Which languages are spoken
9、in these countries? Do you know these countries and their languages? Japan-Japanese China-Chinese Egypt-Arabic Denmark-Danish Brazil-Portugueseprtuiz Italy-Italian Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Circle the official languages of the United Nations(UN). Ru
10、ssian ChineseKoreanJanpanese Spanish FrenchEnglishArabic Activity 3:Read the following questions and predict the meaning of the bold words. Then listen to the speech again and answer the questions. Pay attention to the key words. 1 What is the main topic of this speech? 2 How many languages are ther
11、e in the world? 3 How many billionbljn people speak the UNs official languages as their native netvor second language? 4 What is the attitudettjud of the speaker towards foreign language learning? Learning a foreign language. Nearly 7000. Around 2.8 billion. Its very useful to learn one or more fore
12、ign languages. Activity 4: Listen to the speech again. What do the italicized tlsaz 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 Th
13、ey: the six UN official languages Tip: Reference Pronouns(it,they,she,etc)r efer to something or somebody mentioned earlier.Pay attention to the context of words to help you understand what the pronouns refer to. Exploring languages around the world To some students, it seems that the only foreign l
14、anguage to learn is English. 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 it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible. There are many
15、 reasons why people learn a foreign language. Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN. As they think it means better job chances in the future. The UN has six languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion
16、 people as their or second languages. Some students, , choose to study a language because of family or friends. One American girl chose to learn 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
17、 young lady started learning French because she had several friends from African countries where French is spoken. What do you think? Which other language would you choose to study and why? Exploring languages around the world To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is Eng
18、lish. 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 it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible. There are many reasons why people lea
19、rn a foreign language. Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN. As they think it means better job chances in the future. The UN has six languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their or sec
20、ond languages. Some students, , choose to study a language because of family or friends. One American girl chose to learn 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 lea
21、rning French because she had several friends from African countries where French is spoken. What do you think? Which other language would you choose to study and why? Work in pairs or groups. Discuss which other language(s) you want to learn and why.You can follow the examples and the listening mate
22、rials. A: What language do you want to study? B: I really want to study . I think that A: Why? Do you want to go to some day? B: Yes, Id love to. Also, A: Exploring languages around the world To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English. There are, however, nearly 7,
23、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 it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible. There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language. Many student
24、s choose to study one of the languages 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, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their native or second languages. Some
25、 students, though , choose to study a language because of family or friends. One American girl chose to learn 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
26、 because she had several friends from African countries where French is spoken. What do you think? Which other language would you choose to study and why? exercise 1.There is a great difference in attitudes what one eats between the rich and the poor. The new law didnt refer land used for farming. 3
27、.He used (sleep )late in the morning. Now he has got used to (get) up early. 4.After living among the (native)for twenty years,the painter forgot his own language. 5.Neither the students nor the teacher (be)content with the result. emotional education So we should try hard to explore different languages and cultures, and make ourselves wise,determined. Keep going on ! Homework: Do a survey in your class about which other language(s) they want to learn and why. Then write it down and share with your partner.
