1、Unit 5 Language around the world Listening and speaking Words: billion, native, attitude, reference, refer Goals Phrases: refer to Listen to the speech about learning foreign language Goals 1 2 3 Do you know where the photo was taken？ 1. What are they doing? 2. Where are they from? 3. Which language
2、s are officially used here? 4. Do you know where the United Nations conference is held? Leading-in The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization tasked with maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, achieving international co- operation, and
3、 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 York City, and it has other main o
4、ffices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna and the Hague. Introduction 1 Before you listen, match each photo with the correct country name. Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries. Russia _ Germany _ Spain _Canada _ France_ India _ Before Listening Russian Chinese Korean Japanese Spanish A
5、rabic English French While Listening 2 Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Circle the official languages of the United Nations (UN). 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
6、official languages as their native or second language? 4 What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning? Learning a foreign language. Nearly 7,000. Around 2.8 billion. It is very useful to learn one or two foreign languages. 3 Listen to the speech again and answer the question
7、s. 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. They: the six official UN languages. Reference Pronouns (it, they, she, etc.) refer to something or somebody menti
8、oned earlier. Pay attention to the context of words to help you understand what the pronouns refer to. 4 Listen to the speech again. What do the italicised words refer to in the sentences? 5 Work in pairs or groups. Discuss which other language(s)you want to learn and why. After Listening EXAMPLE A:
9、 What language do you want to study? 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, I d love to. Also, French is used by many international organisations around the world. Do you know that FIFA s full name is
10、 in French? A: Oh, I remember that. But I don t know how to pronounce it. Pronunciation schedule hostile either address direct laboratory advertisement shone Work in pairs. Read the words to each other and see if you pronounce them differently. Listen and pay attention to how the speakers pronounce
11、them. English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins werent invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat. .We find that quicksand can work slow
12、ly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it that writers write but. hammers dont harm? (Richard Lederer) Listen to the paragraph read by two different speakers. Which speaker has a British accent and which has an American accent? British accent
13、 (woman) American accent (man) Language Points 经典例句经典例句 His mother is a native of Liaoning. 其母系辽宁人。 He returned to his native land of homesickness. 他因怀念故土而返回(乡里)。 native adj. 本国的；本地的 n. (+of) 本地人，本国人 归纳拓展归纳拓展 nation n. 国家 national adj. 国家的 经典例句经典例句 Whats your attitude to this idea？你对这种想法持什么态度? He sh
14、ows a very positive attitude toward his work. 他对工作的态度非常积极。 attitude C 态度；看法 have/show/ take a/a attitude to/toward 对持有采取态度 an attitude of mind 心态问题 attitude n. 态度 altitude n. 海拔高度 latitude n. 纬度 longitude n. 经度 multitude n. 大量；群众 经典例句经典例句 Dont refer to the matter again. 不要再提这件事了。 May I refer you back to my earlier remarks on this subject? 是否让我向你重提一下我在这个主题上先前讲述的话? refer v. 参考；提到； refer to 参考；查阅；提到 reference n. 提到；参考 2. 预习 Unit 5-Reading and Thinking 1. Recite new words and phrases. Bye-bye!
