1、B1U5 Languages around the worldthe system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a particular country or area.What do you know about the “language”? Warming-upDefinition:Do you know the following? written languagespoken languagebody languagemother tonguenative languageforei
2、gn languagesecond languageofficial language.With the help of the landmarks in the photos, please tell the name of the country and its language(s). the skyline of the TorontoCanadaEnglish, FrenchBrandenburg GateGermanyGermanLouvre MuseumFranceFrenchRed SquareRussiaRussianThe Taj MahalIndiaHindi, Engl
3、ish; 22 major languagesthe Royal Palace of Madrid SpainSpanishThe Great WallChinaChineseThe Little MermaidDenmarkDanishthe pyramid、SphinxEgyptArabic Russian Chinese Korean Japanese Spanish Arabic English FrenchListeningListen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Circ
4、le 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 official languages as their native or second language?4 What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learnin
5、g?Listening Listen to the speech again and answer the questions. Learning a foreign language.Nearly 7,000. Around 2.8 billion.Its very useful to learn one or more foregin languages.ReferencePronouns (it, they, she, etc.)refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier. Pay attention to the context o
6、f words to help you understand what the pronouns refer to.Listen to the speech again. What do the italicised words refer to in the sentences?Listening1. They think it means better job chances in the future. 2. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people. There are many reasons why people learn a fo
7、reign language. Many . As they think it means better job chances in the future. The UN has : Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their native or second languages. students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the
8、UNsix official languagesstudents who choose to study a UN languagestudying a UN lanuagethe six official languageListening Listen for why people learn foreign languages. Some students, though, choose to study a language because of family or friends. One American girl chose to learn Danish because her
9、 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 African countries where French is spoken. What do you think? Which other language w
10、ould you choose to study and why?examples1. My father is doing business with Russians. Id like to learn Russian so I can help him in the future.2. I like watching Japanese cartoons, so Id like to learn Japanese.3. Perhaps I should study French. I think it sounds beautiful, and I know its used in mar
11、y countries. SpeakingWhich foreign language would you choose to study and why?English, French, Arabic, Danish, Korean, Hindi, Spanish, Japanese, Russian. Id like to learn.I should study.I prefer to learn.because/because of.sofor the reason that.EXAMPLEA: What language do you want to study?B: I reall
12、y 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, Id love to. Also, French is used by many international organisations around the world. Do you know that FIFAs full name is in French?A: Oh, I remember that. But I dont know
13、 how to pronounce it.SpeakingMake a conversation about the foreign language you would like to learn. Listen to the classmates conversations carefully, and set down the foreign language they would like to learn and the reasons. 1. Finish the relative exercises.2. Recite the first 15 words and expressions of the unit and get prepared for the dictation.
