1、123After this class,you will：get familiar with countries and their languages,especially the 6 official languages of the United Nations.have a better understanding of the pronouns and what the pronouns refer to in listening.talk about the foreign languages you want to learn and tell the reasons in En
2、glish.Greetings in different countries.1.Do you know where the photo was taken?The photo was taken at a United Nations General Assembly（联合国大会）meeting.2.Which languages do you think are officially used here?United Nations USAUKChinaFranceRussia(P60)Discuss：1.What places are there in the pictures?2.Wh
3、at countries do the pictures stand for?3.Which languages are spoken in these countries?CanadaEnglish,French the CN Tower加拿大国家电视塔Germany 德国德国German 德语德语;德国人;德国的 the Brandenburg Gate勃兰登堡门Hello！Hallo！FranceFrenchRussia Russian the Louvre Museum卢浮宫 Red Square红场Bonjour！the Taj Mahal 泰姬陵/td/mhl/the Royal
4、Palace of Madrid马德里皇宫IndiaHindi,EnglishSpain SpanishHola！BrazilPortuguese/ptiz/ChinaChineseJapanJapaneseEgyptArabicDenmarkDanishItalyItalian Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers.Circle the official languages of the United Nations(UN).Russian Chinese Korean Japa
5、nese Spanish Arabic English FrenchAfter Chinese,the language with the most native language speakers isnt Englishits Spanish!1.What is the main topic of this speech?Listen to the speech again,answer the questions and complete the table.3.How many billion people speak the UNs official languages as the
6、ir native or second languages?2.How many languages are there in the world?4.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?What languages students choose to learnWhy5.One of the UN official languages(many students)6.Danish(an American girl)7.French(another young lady)1.What is
7、 the main topic of this speech?Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.3.How many billion people speak the UNs official languages as their native or second languages?2.How many languages are there in the world?4.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?Learni
8、ng a foreign language.Nearly 7,000.It is very useful to learn one or more foreign languages.Around 2.8 billion.Listen to the speech again.What do the italicised words refer to in the sentences?Pronouns (it,they,she,etc.)refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier.Pay attention to the context of
9、 words（语境）to help you understand what the pronouns refer to.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 UN languageThey:the six official UN languagesThere are many reasons why peopl
10、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
11、tive or second languages.What languages students choose to learnWhy5.One of the UN official languages(many students)6.Danish(an American girl)7.French(another young lady)Because they think it means a better job chance in the future.Because her grandparents were from Denmark.Because she had several f
12、riends from African countries where French is spoken.(The students are discussing foreign languages they want to learn and why.)Perhaps I should study French.I think it sounds beautiful,and I know its used in many countries.My father is doing business with Russians.Id like to learn Russian so I can
13、help him in the future.I like watching Japanese cartoons,so Id like to learn Japanese.SpainSpanishMexico 墨西哥SpanishPortugal/ptl/葡萄牙PortugueseBrazilPortuguesethe Netherlands荷兰Dutch荷兰语Finland芬兰Finnish芬兰语Sweden瑞典Swedish 瑞典语Switzerland瑞士German,French,ItalianThailandThai language 泰语Malaysia马来西亚Malay马来语th
14、e Philippines菲律宾Filipino/flpin/菲律宾语Vietnam/vietnm/越南Vietnamese/vietnmiz/Indonesia/ndni/印度尼西亚Indonesian印尼语the United Kingdom Englishthe United States EnglishAustralia EnglishNew Zealand 新西兰EnglishIndia English,HindiCanadaEnglish,FrenchFranceFrenchGermanyGermanJapanJapaneseKoreaKoreanEgyptArabicRussia
15、RussianItalyItalianDenmarkDanishThe reasons for learning a foreign language:1.I want to make more new friends all over the world/from.2.Studying.helps me meet new and interesting people.3.I want to/would like to better understand the culture by learning.4.Its used in many countries.By learning.,I ca
16、n communicate with people all over the world.5.It means a better job chance in the future.6.I wish to/Im dying to/expect to travel to.so I prefer to study.7.I wish to study abroad(留学）/study in.in the future.8.I want to do business with.Learning.provides more business opportunities.9.Learning.expands
17、 my view of the world and makes me more open-minded.10.I can read more books written in.(that language).11.Studying.makes me more self-confident.12.Learning a foreign language helps to keep my brain sharp.Work in pairs.Discuss which other language(s)you want to learn and why.EXAMPLE:A:What language
18、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:.B:What about you?A:I want to study.because.B:.Foreign Ministry spokesman外交部发言人外交部发言人EnglishFrenchRussianArabicSpanish KoreanJapaneseHindiUrdu乌尔都语（Pakistan 巴基斯坦的官方语言）GermanPortugue
19、seHow do you understand the quote?One language sets you in a corridor for life.Two languages open every door along the way.Frank Smith（走廊；通道）（走廊；通道）Many more opportunities are available to people who speak more than one language.the journey of lifedifferent opportunities and paths we could take1.Practice the conversation you made in Activity 5.2.Preview Reading and Thinking and finish relative exercises(P62-63).
