1、Unit 5 Languages around the worldListening & SpeakingStep 1. Lead inHow do you greet others?What do you say？How do people in another city/country greet each other?Step 1. Lead inLets watch a video.How many ways of greetings/saying goodbye can you remember?Match each photo with the correct country na
2、me.342615CN tower CanadaBrandenburg GateGermanyLouvre Museum FranceRed Square RussiaTaj Mahal IndiaRoyal Palace SpainStep 2. Pre-listeningWhich languages are spoken in these countries?English, FrenchGerman FrenchRussianHindi, EnglishSpanishStep 2. Pre-listeningTranslate the following words and phras
3、es.billion n. _native adj. _n._attitude n. _refer vi. _ vt. _refer to _ 十亿出生地的；本地的；土著的 本地人态度；看法提到；参考；查阅查询；叫求助于指的是；描述；提到；查阅Listen to a speech, circle the official languages of the UN and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Russian Chinese Korean Japanese Spanish Arabic English Frenc
4、hStep 3. While-listeningLets check.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 second language?4. What is the attitude of the
5、speaker towards foreign language learning?Learning a foreign language. Nearly 7,000.Around 2.8 billion. Its very useful to learn one or more foreign languages. Step 3. While-listeningLets check.Listen to the speech again. What do the italicized words refer to in the sentences? 1. They think it means
6、 better job chances in the future. 2. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion peoplethey: students who choose to study a UN languageit: studying a UN languagethey: the six official UN languagesStep 3. While-listeningStep 3. While-listeningWrite T or F according to the listening.Step 4. Language points
7、If you have the chance, what other language(s) do you want to learn? Why? For example:My father is doing business with Russians. Id like to learn Russian so I can help him in the future.I like watching Japanese cartoons, so Id like to learn Japanese. Perhaps I should study French. I think it sounds beautiful, and I know its used in many countries. Step 5. Post-listening_.Whats your feeling about learning a foreign language?What problems have you met?What advice can you offer?Step 5. Post-listeningGroup workThank You
