1、One language sets you in a corridor for life.Two languages open every door along the way.Frank Smith一门语言能带你进入人生旅途，两门语言则为你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中的所有大门。开启人生旅途中的所有大门。Where was the photo taken?How do people from different countries communicate with each other at an international conference?Which la
2、nguages do you think are officially used?Before ListeningWhat countries do the photos stand for?Which languages are spoken in these countries?The CN TowerBrandenburg GateRed SquareTaj Mahal Louvre MuseumPalace of MadridEnglish,FrenchGermanFrenchRussianHindi,EnglishSpanishDo you know these countries
3、and their languages?Japan-JapaneseChina-ChineseEgypt-ArabicDenmark-DanishBrazil-PortugueseprtuizItaly-ItalianWhile-listeningActivity 2:Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers.Circle the official languages of the United Nations(UN).1.What is the main topic of this
4、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.Its very useful to lear
5、n one or more foreign languages.Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.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 language.it:studying a UN language.They:the six official UN languages.Refer
6、encePronouns(it,they,she,etc.)refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier.Pay attention to the context of words to help you understand what the pronouns refer to.4.Listen to the speech again.What do the italicised words refer to in the sentences?To some students,it seems that the only foreign l
7、anguage to learn is English.There are,however,nearly 7,000 languages in the world.After Chinese,the language with the most native language speakers isnt English,its Spanish!Learning English is very useful,but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language,if possible.There are many reasons
8、why people learn a foreign language.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 languages:Arabic,Chinese,English,French,Russian,and Spanish.They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as
9、 their native or second languages.Some students,though,choose to study a language because of family or friends.One American girl chose to learn Danish because her grandparents were from Denmark.When she was little,her grandpa used to read letters to her in Danish from their relatives in Denmark.Anot
10、her young lady started learning French because she had several friends from African countries where French is spoken.What do you think?Which other language would you choose to study and why?Post-listeningWork in pairs or groups.Discuss which other language(s)you want to learn and why.A:What language
11、 do you want to study?B:I really want to study.I think that A:Why?Do you want to go to some day?B:Yes,Id love to.Also,A:EXAMPLE 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 want to go to France some day?B:Yes,I d
12、love to.Also,French is used by many international organisations around the world.Do you know that FIFA s full name is in French?A:Oh,I remember that.But I don t know how to pronounce it.1.Work in pairs.Read the words to each other and see if you pronounce them differently.2.Listen and pay attention
13、to how the speakers pronounce them.Pronunciation English is a crazy language.There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger;neither apple nor pine in pineapple.English muffins werent invested in England or French fires in France.Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads,which arent sweet,are meat.W
14、e 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 buthammers dont ham?(Richard Lederer)British accent(woman)American accent(man)Listen to the paragraph read by two different speakers.Which speaker has a British accent and which has an American accent?
