1、Listening and SpeakingExplore languages around the world 探索全世界语言Learning Objectives 1.Talk about some countries and the languages spoken in these countries.2.Practise listening for main idea,details.3.Talk about which foreign language you want to learn and why.Look and discuss:Do you know where the
2、photo was taken？UN General Assembly meeting(联合国大会)Which language do you think are officially used here?(Tips:6种种)Chinese,English,Russian,French,Spanish,ArabicOne 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途中的所有大门。Lead-inW
3、atch a video and see how people say“Hello!”in other countries.The CN TowerBrandenburg GateRed SquareTaj Mahal Louvre MuseumPalace of MadridEnglish,FrenchGermanFrenchRussianHindi,EnglishSpanishHallo！Bonjour！Hola！What countries do the photos stand for(代表代表)?Which languages are spoken in these countrie
4、s?Pre-listeningFrance Russia Germany Spain Canada India .364215Activity 1Japan-JapaneseChina-ChineseEgypt-ArabicDenmark-DanishBrazil-PortugueseprtuizItaly-ItalianDo you know these countries and their languages?原文：After Chinese,the language with the most native language speakers isnt English,its Span
5、ish!The UN has six official languages:Arabic,Chinese,English,French,Russian,and Spanish.Activity 2:Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers.Circle the official languages of the United Nations(UN).While-listening1.What is the main topic of this speech？A.Learning a f
6、oreign language.B.Introduce languages over the world.2.How many languages are there in the world？_3.How many billion people speak the UNs official as their native or second language？_4.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?A.Positive B.Doubtful(怀疑的)Activity 3:4原文：原文：L
7、earning English is very useful,but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language,if possible.7,000.2.8 billion.1 They think it means better job chances in the future.They:students who choose to study a UN language.it:studying a UN language.They:the six official UN languages.ReferencePronou
8、ns(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.Activity 4:Listen to the speech again.What do the italicised words refer to in the sentences?原文：原文：Many students choose to study one of the lan
9、guages that are spoken at the UN.As they think it means better job chances in the future.2 They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people.To some students,it 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 t
10、he 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 why people learn a foreign language.Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN.As
11、 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 native or second languages.Some students,though,choose to study a language because of family or friends.One
12、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 African countries where French is spoke
13、n.What do you think?Which other language would you choose to study and why?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 love to.Also,French is used by many internati
14、onal 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.Post-listeningWork in pairs or groups.Discuss which other language(s)you want to learn and why.A:What language do you want to study?B:I really want to study .I
15、 think that (俄语很有用).A:Why?B:My fatherA:Sunds great.（俄语很难学）Work in pairs or groups and fill in the blanks.Discuss which other language(s)you want to learn and why.Show timeRussianRussian is usefulBut I think Russian is hard to learn is doing business with Russians.Id like to learn Russian so I can he
16、lp him in the future.1.Work in pairs.Read the words to each other and see if you pronounce them differently.Listen and pay attention to how the speakers pronounce them.English is a crazy language.There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger;neither apple nor pine in pineapple.English muffins wer
17、ent 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 L
18、ederer)BrE:(woman)AmE:(man)2.Listen to the paragraph read by two different speakers.Which speaker has a British accent and which has an American accent?Language points1.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?说话者说话者对对外语学习外语学习的态度的态度是什么是什么?课本课本P60 attitude n.态度态度;看法看法挑战：挑
19、战：他对这件事持积极态度。His attitude this thing is positive.He positive this thing to/towardshas a attitude to/towards导导P124归纳拓展：refer to.as.把称作reference n.参考;查阅;提到;涉及in/with reference to.关于;根据而论for reference以备查阅;以供参考2.What do the italicised words refer to in the sentences?课本课本P60 句中的斜体单词指的是什么？refer to 指的是;描述;提到;查阅;参考;谈到 挑战：挑战：单句语法填空My little niece insisted on referring to oranges her favourite fruit.Then I began my study with (refer)to these complicated theories.asreference导导P124
