1、l Do you know where the photo was taken?l Which languages do you think are officially used here?Opening PageThe photo was taken at a United Nations General Assembly(联合国大会联合国大会)meeting.United Nations interpreters of different languages Different languages to say“Happy New Year”EnglishFrenchRussianAra
2、bicSpanish KoreanJapaneseHindiUrdu 乌尔都语(Pakistan巴基斯坦的官方语言)GermanPortuguesethe CN Tower加拿大国家电视加拿大国家电视塔塔the Brandenburg Gate勃兰登堡门勃兰登堡门the Louvre Museum卢浮宫卢浮宫Red Square红场红场the Royal Palace of Madrid马德里皇宫马德里皇宫the Taj Mahal 泰姬陵泰姬陵 Different languages to say“Hello”Pre-listeningMatch each photo with the co
3、rrect country name.Which languages are spoken in these countries?CanadaEnglish,FrenchGermanyGermanFranceFrenchRussiaRussianIndiaHindi,EnglishSpainSpanish Other countries and official languagesChinaJapanEgyptItalyDenmarkBrazilItalianChineseJapaneseArabicDanishPortuguese Listening2.Listen to a speech
4、and tick()the two languages with the most native speakers.Circle()the official languages of the United Nations(UN).RussianChineseKoreanJapaneseSpanishArabicEnglishFrench1.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 officia
5、l languages as their native or second language?4.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?Listening3.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?Listening3.Listen to the speech
6、again and answer the questions.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 foreign language learning?Listening3.Listen to the speech again and answer the questio
7、ns.Around 2.8 billion.Its very useful to learn one or more foreign languages.Listening tipsPronouns(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.Reference(1)They think it means better job cha
8、nces in the future.they:students who choose to study a UN language it:studying a UN language(2)They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people they:the six official UN languages Listening4.Listen to the speech again.What do the italicised words refer to in the sentences?There are many reasons why peopl
9、e 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 their na
10、tive or second languages.ListeningWhat languages do some students choose to learn?Why?StudentsLanguageWhyMany students a UN language An American girlA young ladyDanishFrenchBecause her grandparents were from Denmark.Because she has several friends from African countries where French is spoken.There
11、are many reasons why people learn a foreign language.It means better job chances in the future.Listening scriptTo some students,it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English.There are,however,_ in the world.After Chinese,the language with _isnt English its _!Learning English _,but it i
12、s_,if possible.There are many reasons 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 _ official languages:_.They are spoken by _ people as their native or second langu
13、ages.nearly 7,000 languagesaround 2.8 billionis very usefulExploring languages around the worldthe most native language speakersSpanishsixArabic,Chinese,English,French,Russian,and Spanishwise to learn at least one other foreign language Listening scriptSome students,though,choose to study a language
14、 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.Another young lady started learning French because she had several friends from Afric
15、an countries where French is spoken.What do you think?Which other language would you choose to study and why?SpeakingDiscuss which other language(s)you want to learn and why.Which other language(s)you want to learn?Why?EXAMPLEEXAMPLE:A:What language do you want to study?B:I really want to study Fren
16、ch.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 organisations 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.Post-listen
17、ing Benefits of learning any foreign language:Meet new people and develop life-long friendshipsDiscover a new cultureBecome more open-mindedStudy or live overseasImprove your employabilityCompletely transform your travel experienceIncrease your brain powerImprove your decision making skillsDevelop confidence.Post-listeningOne 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，两门语言则为你开启人生旅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。途中的所有大门。弗兰克弗兰克史密斯史密斯
