1、Unit 5 Languages around the WorldListening and SpeakingWhere was the picture taken? How can they communicate here?What languages are officially used here?One language sets you in a corridor (通道通道) for life. Two languages open every door along the way.Frank SmithSix official languages in the United N
2、ations English Chinese Spanish Russian Arabic French What do you know about the languages? Most widely used Most native speakersWhy are they used as official languages?Historical reasoncolony,Religious reasonIslam,Economic reasonInternational influencehello Before listening: 1.Match each photo with
3、the correct country name. Before listening: 1.Match each photo with the correct country name.1 1France _ Russia _ Germany _ Spain _ Canada_ India_3 34 42 26 61 15 5The CN TowerThe Brandenburg GateRed SquareThe Taj Mahal The Louvre MuseumThe Royal Palace of Madrid Englisha tool /bridgeScience and tec
4、hnologyculturecustomsTrade/ transportationtravellingFurther studywell-paid jobWhat foreign language do you want to learn? And why?What foreign language do you want to learn? And why?Lets listen Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Circle the official languages
5、 of the United Nations (UN).RussianChineseKoreanJapaneseSpanishArabicEnglishFrench 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 official languages as their native or
6、second language?4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?Listen for details1. 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 t
7、he 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 more foreign languages.What do the red words refer to?There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language. Many students choose to study o
8、ne 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 and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their native or second languages.ReferencePronouns (it, the
9、y, she, etc.) refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier. Pay attention to the context of words to help you understand what the pronouns refer to.Listen again and fill in the blank.The language(s) students choose to learn ReasonOne of the UN official languages They think it means_ in the futur
10、eDanish (an American girl) Her grandparents were from _French (another young lady) She had _from African counties where _ is spoken.better job chances Denmark several friendsFrench How about your choice and reasons?Discuss which language(s) you want to learn and why. 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: Homework List the reasons why people study a foreign language in whole sentences (at least 5 reasons). Preview Reading and Thinking on pages 62-63.
