1、 Languages around the World Learning objectives 1. Talk about some countries and the languages spoken in these countries. 2. Practice listening for main idea, details and inference(推理) as well as identifying pronouns (代 词)and what they refer to. 3. Talk about which foreign languages you want to lear
2、n and why The photo was taken at a United Nations General Assembly meeting. 1. What are they doing? 2. Where are they from? 3.Which languages do you think are officially used here? Brainstorming One language sets you in a corridor（走廊；（走廊； 通道）通道） for life. Two languages open every door along the way.
3、 - Frank Smith 一门语言能带你进入人生旅途，两门语言则为你开启人一门语言能带你进入人生旅途，两门语言则为你开启人 生旅途中的所有大门。生旅途中的所有大门。 How do you understand the quote? Before Listening What countries do the pictures stand for? What official languages are spoken in these countries? Hello! Canada English French 加拿大(the CN Tower)CN电视塔 Hollo! GermanyGe
4、rman 德国(the Brandenburg Gate)勃兰登堡门 Bonjour! France French 法国(the Louvre Museum)卢浮宫 ! Russia Russian 俄罗斯(Red Square)红场 ?text India Hindi English 印度(the Taj Mahal)泰姬陵 Hola! SpainSpanish 西班牙(the Royal Palace of Madrid)皇宫 China- Japan- Egypt- Denmark- Korea- Chinese Japanese Arabic Danish Korean Do you
5、know the following countries official languages? RussianChineseKorean Janpanese SpanishFrenchEnglishArabic While Listening Listen to a speech and tick () the two languages with the most native speakers. Circle ()the official languages of the United Nations (UN). Listen for specific details: When you
6、 are listening to the tape, you should pay attention to the names of the languages mentioned in the passage. Tip 1 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 UNs offici
7、al languages as their native or second language? 4.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning? Tip 2 Listen for gist(主旨主旨),detail, and inference（推理）（推理）: When listening to the tape, you should focus on the text as a whole. You should listen out for specific details ,such a
8、s times or numbers. Inference involves you drawing a conclusion that is not stated in the text. 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
9、of the speaker towards foreign language learning? Learning a foreign language. Nearly 7,000. Around 2.8 billion. Its very useful to learn one or more foreign languages. Listen to the speech again and fill in the blanks. To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English. T
10、here are, however, nearly _languages in the world. After Chinese, the language with the most _isnt English- its _! Learning English is very _, but _at least one other foreign language, if possible. 7,000 native language speakers Spanish usefulit is wise to learnit it 做形式主语 Listen to the speech again
11、 and repeat what you have heard. There are many 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 chance in the future. The UN has six official languages:Arabic, Chinese,English,French,Russian
12、and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as thier native or second languages. There are many 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 chance in the future. The UN has
13、six official languages:Arabic, Chinese,English,French,Russian and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as thier native or second languages. What do the italicised (斜体的) words refer to in the sentence. Reference Pronouns (it, they, she, etc.) refer to something or somebody mentioned
14、earlier. Pay attention to the context of words to help you understand what the pronouns refer to. Students who choose to study a UN language studying a UN language the six official UN languages Pair-work If you have the chance, what other language(s) do you want to learn? Why? Listen to the passage again to have a better understanding of it.
