1、Learning aims At the end of this lesson,you will be able to:.point out some countries and their official languages.2.figure out what the pronouns(代词)refer to in listening.3.talk about which foreign language you want to learn and the reasons.Video People in different countries say“Hello”.What countri
2、es do the pictures stand for（代表）?The CN TowerBrandenburg GateRed SquareTaj Mahal Louvre MuseumPalace of MadridBefore ListeningHello!Hallo!Bonjour!ye!Hola!P60English,FrenchGermanFrenchRussianHindi,EnglishSpanishBefore ListeningWhat official languages(官方语言)are spoken in these countries?Hello!Hallo!Bon
3、jour!ye!Hola!Before ListeningDo you know their official languages?ChinaJapanEgyptKoreaDenmark-Chinese-Arabic(埃及埃及-阿拉伯语阿拉伯语)-Danish-Korean-Japanese.Tick the two languages with the most native speakers.Circle the official languages of the United Nations(UN)联合国.RussianChineseKoreanJapaneseSpanishArabic
4、EnglishFrenchListening Ex.2.32._languages are there in the world.3._ billion people speak the UNs official languages as their native or second language.Nearly 7,000Around 2.8Listening 2What languages do the students want to learn and why?WhoLanguage to learnReasonsSome students one of.because of _An
5、 American girl_because her _ are from_Another young lady_She had several _ from _spoken countries.Danishfamily or friendsgrandparentsDenmarkFrenchfriendsFrenchWhat is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?A.objective B.skeptical C.supportive D.unconcerned To some students,it
6、seems that the only foreign language 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 pos
7、sible.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 six official languages:Arabic,Chinese,English,French,Russian,and Spanish.They are spoken by
8、 around 2.8 billion people as 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 th
9、eir relatives in Denmark.Another 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?Theme sentenceTopic sentenceReason +supporting detaileds or examplesReason 2+supp
10、orting detaileds or examplesPair workFind out and sum up the reasons for learning a foreign language.FamilyPersonal interestPersonal interestP6Which foreign language you want to study and why?One language sets you in a corridor for life.Two languages open every door along the way.Quote Journey of li
11、feOpportunities and paths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。What can we learn from these two sentences?Knowing more languages is important!A:What language do you want to study?B:I really want to study_,because _ is beautiful/useful/amzing,and learning _ can help me have a better understanding of_.A:O
12、h,that sounds great!B:How about you?Which foreign language do you want to learn?A:I would like to learn_.The reason why I choose to study _ is that it _.SpeakingChoose one foreign language you want to study and talk about the reasons.If you talk to a man in a language he understands,that goes to his
13、 head.If you talk to him in his own language,that goes to his heart.如果你用别人能理解的语言与对方谈话，你的话会进入对方的头脑。如果你用对方的母语与之谈话，你的话会进入对方的心灵。Summary.names of some countries and their official languages2.how to figure out what the pronouns refer to in listening 3.how to talk about reasons why people study a foreign l
14、anguage.Work in pairs.Read the words to each other and see if you pronounce them differently.2.Listen and pay attention 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 we
15、rent invested in England or French fires 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 buthammers dont ham?(Richard
16、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?Homework.Do a survey in your class about which other language your classmates want to learn and why.Then orally report it.2.Preview Reading and Thinking.Thank you
