1、Unit 5 Languages around the worldTeacher：0101 PART ONE01020304read about the development of Chinese characters and students difficulties in learning Englishlisten to a speech about learning foreign languages and talk about reasons why people study a foreign language.write a blog about language study
2、.l e a r n a b o u t t h e history of the Oxford English Dictionary01一种语言将你置于人生的走廊中。两种语言打开了一路上的每一扇门。Lead inWork in pairs and discuss the following topics: To better understand the world; / To promote the understanding of different cultures; To have a better job and further our study .EnglishChinese1
3、. Do you know where the photo was taken?2. Which languages do you think are officially used here?Before you listen , match each photo with the correct country name . Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries.426153Matchwith.Task 1Lets listen Listen to a speech and tick the two langu
4、ages with the most native speakers. Circle the official languages of the United Nations (UN).RussianChineseKoreanJapaneseSpanishArabicEnglishFrenchTask 21. What is the main topic of this speech?2. How many languages are there in the world?Task 33. How many billion people speak the UNs official langu
5、ages as their native or second language?4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.Pronouns (.) refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier. Pay attention to the context of words to help you understand what the pr
6、onouns refer to.Reference1. What is the main topic of this speech?2. How many languages are there in the world?Learning a foreign language.Nearly 7,000.3. How many billion people speak the UNs official languages as their native or second language?4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreig
7、n language learning?Around 2.8 billion.It is very useful to learn one or more foreign languages. Listen to the speech again. 1. They think it means better job chances in the future.2. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people .What do the italicized words refer to in the sentences?They: students
8、who choose to study a UN languageit: studying a UN languageThey: the six official UN languagesTask 4 Work in pairs, discuss which other language(s) you want to learn and why.Task 5 Do business with Help sb do sth / help sb. With sth Would like to do=want to do sound + adjDiscussion TimeEXAMPLE:A: Wh
9、at 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, Id love to. Also, French is used by many international organizations around the world. Do you know that FIFAs full name is in Fren
10、ch?A: Oh, I remember that. But I dont know how to pronounce it.Try to make a conversationPronunciationp schedulep directp hostilep laboratoryp eitherp advertisementp addressp shonePronunciation TimeWordBritish accentAmerican accentschedule/edjul/skedul/hostile/hstal/hstl,hstal/either/a(r); i(r)/ir,a
11、r/address/dres/dres,dres/WordBritish accentAmerican accentdirect/drekt; darekt/drekt,darekt/laboratory/lbrtri/lbrtri/advertisement/dvtsmnt/dvrtazmnt/shone/n/on/Pronunciation TimeListen to the paragraph read by two different speakers. 英语是一种疯狂的语言。茄子里没有鸡蛋，汉堡包里也没有火腿；菠萝里既没有苹果也没有松树。英国松饼不是英国发明的，薯条也不是法国发明的。
12、甜食是糖果，而不甜的甜面包是肉。我们发现流沙的作用很慢，拳击台是方形的，豚鼠既不是几内亚人也不是猪。为什么作家们会写作，但是。锤子不是火腿吗？（理查德莱德尔） English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; ham in hamburger; neitherneither apple apple nornor pine in pineapple. pine in p
13、ineapple. English muffins English muffins werent invented werent invented in England or French in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies whilewhile sweetbreads, sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat. . We find that quicksand which arent s
14、weet, are meat. . We find that quicksand can work slowly, can work slowly, boxing rings are square, boxing rings are square, and a guinea and a guinea pig is pig is neitherneither from Guinea from Guinea nornor is it a pig. And why is it that is it a pig. And why is it that writers write but . hamme
15、rs dont ham? (Richard writers write but . hammers dont ham? (Richard Lederer)Lederer)PRONUNCIATION既不也不;两者都不;均不虽然;在期间;当的时候;与同时;(对比两件事物)而，然而n.一段时间;一会儿v.消磨;轻松地度过PronunciationWhich speaker has a British accent and which has an American accent?British accent (woman)American accent (man)Thank you for watching！
