1、Unit 5 Listening and SpeakingExplore languages around the worldThe United Nations General AssemblyInterpreters of different languagesPre-listeningHello!Hallo!The CN TowerBrandenburg GateMuse du LouvreBonjour!Red Square?鳰Taj MahalRoyal Palace of MadridHola!France:FrenchGermany:GermanCanada:English,Fr
2、enchRussia:RussianIndia:Hindi,English Spain:Spanish What countries are these?While-listeningListen to a speech.Tick the two languages with the most native speakers.Russian Chinese KoreanJapaneseSpanish Arabic EnglishFrenchWhile-listeningListen to a speech.Circle the official languages of the United
3、Nations(UN).Russian Chinese KoreanJapaneseSpanish Arabic EnglishFrenchWhile-listeningListen again.Answer the questions.1.How many languages are there in the world?Nearly 7,000.2.How many billion people speak the UNs official languages as their native or second language?Around 2.8 billion.3.What is t
4、he attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?It is useful to learn one or more foreign languages.4.What is the main topic of the speech?Learning a foreign language.While-listeningListen again.What do the italicised(斜体的)words refer to in the sentences?1.They think it means better job
5、chances in the future.2.They are spoken by around 2.8 billion peopleStudents who choose to study a UN language Studying a foreign languageThe six official UN languages Post-listeningWhich other language(s)do you want to learn?Why?Look at the picture below.Whats your discovery?1.Listen to the first p
6、art of the talk.What are the different kinds of English mentioned?British English,American English and Australian English.LISTENING PART 1 As many countries speak English as a first language,there are many different kinds of English around the world:British English,American English,Australian Englis
7、h,and many others.Some English learners might ask,“Can English speakers from different countries all understand each other?”The answer is yes.People in these countries can usually understand each other with very few problems.There are differences in vocabulary,pronunciation,and grammar,but those are
8、 usually not big problems.However,those differences can cause confusion for non-native English speakers.For example,a student who has learnt British English might not be familiar with the different vocabulary that an American might use.Listen to this conversation between a foreign language student a
9、nd her American classmate.2.Listen to the second part of the talk.Tick the pairs of words that the students are confused by.semestertermrestroomtoiletgaspetrolsubwayundergroundLISTENING PART 2Amy:Thank you very much for helping me with my English.Betty:Youre welcome!When are you free to meet?This se
10、mester,Im free on Tuesday and Thursday after lunch.Amy:Im sorry?What does“semester”mean?Betty:You know,semester-half of a school year.Amy:Oh,you mean like a term?Betty:Yes,like a term.The British say“term”.We usually say“semester”here in America.Amy:Got it!My first English lesson with you,haha?OK,le
11、ts meet on Tuesday.Where shall we meet?Betty:Lets meet at a coffee shop near my home.Its very convenient to get there by subway.Amy:Subway?Do you mean the Underground?British English or American English?Can you think of more pairs of words like these?American EnglishBritish Englishmetre/meter,favour
12、ite/favorite,autumn/fall,film/movie,football/soccer,practise(v.)/practice(v.),traveller/traveler 美式英语与英式英语的区别1.发音：美国英语有卷舌音，但英式英语没有，例如r发音，美国人在r发音之前发音，而英式英语发音平缓，不发r音，这就是为什么美国英语听起来比英国英语更圆滑的原因。2.语调：美国英语和英国英语语音符号是不同的，导致他们的语调不同，美国人更加夸张，英国人更注重整洁。美式是这样的Oh!my Gad，而英式是这样的Oh,my God!从语调的起伏来看，英式的风格甚至更小。3.说话速度：美国
13、人一分钟能说近150个单词，而英国人能说近200个单词，因为英语发音波动更快。4.单词拼写不同：美式英语通常会将英式英语字母组合“our”中的“u”省去,美式英语常用“z”。5.部分用词不同：autumn(英式）fall(美式)TalkingUnderline the Underline the useful expressions for clarification.useful expressions for clarification.Asking for clarification Useful expressionsDo you mean?Does that mean?Im sorry.What does mean?Im sorry.Would you mind repeating?I beg your pardon.So am I right in saying?So what you really saying is?Thanks
