1、Explore languages around the worldLearning objectivesLearning objectivesLearning objectives1. appreciate some foreign languages;2. practise listening for main ideas, details, and inference as well as identifying pronouns and what they refer to;3. talk about which foreign language you want to learn a
2、nd the importance of learning foreign languages.How many different languages are mentioned in the song? sixBefore you listen, match each photo with the correct country name. Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries.France _ Russia _ Germany _Spain _ Canada_ India _342615French Russ
3、ian English, French German Hindi, EnglishSpanish Focus on the text as a whole to catch the main ideas. Dont try to remember and translate each word you hear. Listening skillsListening skills Do not try to catch every word. Instead, listen for key words and phrases:numbers, dates，times，activities， pe
4、ople or places, reasons, etc.How many listening skills do you still remember? AReviewing listening skills Listening for main ideasListening for detailsRules：1.1. 8 8小组进行小组进行PKPK。抢答最快又准确的组加分。抢答最快又准确的组加分（选择和问答题得（选择和问答题得1 1分，句子翻译分，句子翻译3 3分，对分，对话得话得5 5分）。分）。2.2. 得分最多的组获胜，得分最少的组将会受得分最多的组获胜，得分最少的组将会受到到“惩罚
5、惩罚”。（奖惩最后揭晓）。（奖惩最后揭晓）Group competitionAActivity 1 listening for main ideas Listen to a speech and choose the correct answer.What is the main topic of this speech? A Learning English.B Learning a foreign language.C Official languages of the United Nations汉字是一种有趣的文字AActivity 2 listening for specific i
6、nformation Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.1. How many languages are there in the world?2. Circle the official languages of the United Nations.Russian Chinese KoreanJapaneseSpanishArabic English French3. How many billion people speak the UNs official languages as their native or
7、second language?Nearly 7,000.Around 2.8 billion. 汉字是一种有趣的文字AActivity 3 listening for detailsListen to the speech again and fill in the table below. Who Language(s) Why Many students One of the UNs official languages It means _ An American girl _Her grandparents were fromDenmark. Another young lady _
8、She had several_ from African countries where _ is spoken.better job chances.DanishFrenchfriendsFrenchListen to the speech clips again. What do the italicised words（斜体字）（斜体字） 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 pe
9、opleThey: students who choose to study a UN languageIt: studying a UN languageThey: the six official UN languagesvi. 提到提到; 查阅查阅 vt. 查询查询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 official langua
10、ges:Arabic,Chinese, English, French,Russian,and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion peopleActivity 4 listening for detailsReferencePronouns (it, they, she, etc.) refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier. Pay attention to the context of words to help you understand what the pronoun
11、s refer to.AActivity 5 Speaking 2. 你想学另外哪一门外语？为什么？3. 学习外语有什么重要性？What is the importance of learning foreign languages?What language do you want to learn？/Which other language would you choose to study and why? 1.你想学外语吗？Do you want to learn foreign languages?Ask three questions in EnglishThe importanc
12、e of learning foreign languages languagelanguagea toola tool /bridgebridgehelp us learn advanced science and technologypromote the understanding of different culturesbetter understand the worldspread Chinese traditional culturetravellingfurther our studyhave a better jobDifferent people have differe
13、nt reasons about learning a foreign language. Look! Some students are talking about it. 学科AActivity6 Speaking She can help her father do business with Russians in the future.She likes watching Japanese cartoons.He thinks French sounds beautiful and is useful .What language(s) do you choose to learn
14、and why?Example ( You can make a dialogue like this)A:What language do you want to study?B: I really want to study . I think that. What about you?A: I choose to studybecauseB: I agree with you. What is the importance of learning languages in your opinion?A:I believeAnd you？B:In my opinion,Language i
15、s like a bridge that connects all the corners of the world.One language sets you in a corridor for life.Two languages open every door along the way. Frank SmithIf you talk to a man in a language he understands，that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language，that goes to his heart. Nelson Mandela 如果你用一个人听得懂的语言与他交流，他会记在脑子里；如果你用他自己的语言跟他交流，他会记在心里。 曼德拉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的所有。 弗兰克史密斯渲染着这些文字的情绪Homework1. Write a short passage about the importance of learning languages.2. Surf the Internet and find more information about the development of the six official UN languages.听力原文
