1、1.To know more about the different languages around the world.2.Enable students to get the detailed information and use the information to answer the questions.3.Improve the students ability to make a conversation.AIMS:全世界共有40008000种语言。德国出版的语言学及语言交际工具问题手册提供了比较具体的数字：5561种。其中汉语，英语，西班牙语，法语，俄语，阿拉伯语等是世界主
2、要语言。How many kinds of languages are there in the world?The photo was taken at a United Nations General Assembly meeting.1.What are they doing?2.Where are they from?3.Which languages do you think are officially used here?Brainstorming Match each photo with the correct name.FranceRussiaGermanySpainCan
3、adaIndiaCanadaGermanyFranceRussiaIndiaSpain中国：你好中国：你好 英语：英语：HelloHello，hi hi韩语：韩语：法语：法语：Bonjour Bonjour 德语德语:Hallo Hallo俄语俄语:日语日语:阿拉伯语阿拉伯语:?葡萄牙葡萄牙语语:Ol:Ol荷兰语荷兰语:Hallo :Hallo 西班牙语西班牙语:Buenas!Buenas!保加利亚语保加利亚语:瑞典瑞典语语:hej:hej希腊语希腊语:意大利语意大利语:Ciao:Ciao波兰语波兰语:cze:cze 罗马尼亚语罗马尼亚语:bun:bun.斯洛文尼亚语斯洛文尼亚语:zdravo
4、:zdravo,匈牙利语匈牙利语:hell:hell芬兰语芬兰语:hei :hei 泰语泰语:?鹰How to say“Hello”in different languages?Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers.Circle the official languages of the United Nations.Russian Chinese Korean JapaneseSpanish Arabic English French Listen for gist(主旨主旨),
5、detail,and inference（推理）（推理）:When listening to the tape,you should focus on the text as a whole.You should listen out for specific details,such as times or numbers.Inference involves you drawing a conclusion that is not stated in the text.Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.1.What is
6、 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 learning?Learning a foreign language.Nearly 7,000.Around 2.8 billion
7、.Its very useful to learn one or more foreign languages.Listen to the speech again.What do the italicized words 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 people.They:students who choose to study a UN languageit:studying a
8、 UN languageThey:the six UN official languagesReferencePronouns(it,they,she,etc.)refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier.Pay attention to te context of words to help you understand what the pronouns refer to.work in pairs or groups.Discuss which other language(s)you want to learn and why.My
9、 father is doing My father is doing business with Russians.business with Russians.Id like to help him in Id like to help him in the future.the future.I like watching Japanese I like watching Japanese cartoons,so Id like to cartoons,so Id like to learn Japanese.learn Japanese.Perhaps I should study P
10、erhaps I should study French.I think it sounds French.I think it sounds beautiful,and I know its beautiful,and I know its used in many countries.used in many countries.A:What 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
11、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 French?A:Oh,I remember that.But I dont know how to pronounce it.FIFA:Fdration Internationale de Football Association(International Federation
12、 of Association Football)国际国际足联足联 Work in pairs.Read the words to each other and see if you pronounce them differently.schedulehostileeitherAddressDirectLaboratoryadvertisementShone edju:l skedul hstal hstl a(r)i dres dres darekt drkt lbrtri lbrtri dv:tsmnt dvrtazmnt n on BrE.AmE.English is a crazy
13、language.There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger;neither apple nor pine in pineapple.English muffins werent invented in England or French fries in France.Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads,which arent sweet,are meat.We find that quicksand can work slowly,boxing rings are square,and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.And why is it that writers write but.hammers dont ham?(Richard Lederer)Listen to the paragraph read by two different speakers.THANKS
