Unit 5 Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking Unit 5 Languages around the world 1.Listen to a speech about learning foreign languages and talk about reasons why people study a foreign language; 2.Know the differences between British and American accents; 3.Learn different kinds of English. 2 Lead-in One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. —Frank Smith 一种语言能带你进入人生旅途，两门语言为你开启人生旅途中的所有大门。 ——弗兰克·史密斯 How many languages are spoken in the world? A. More than 4,000. B. More than 5,000. C. More than 6,000. D. More than 7,000. Pre-listening √ There are about 7,099 languages spoken in the world. This number is constantly increasing because new languages appear every day. These languages are dynamic and living. With modernization, a third of these languages face the risk of extinction. The Asian continent has the largest percentage in terms of the number of languages spoken, which is 32%. About 2,300 languages are spoken across the continent. The Africa continent follows closely with 30%. There are an estimated 2,000 languages spoken on the continent of Africa. Pacific is third with 18.5%, the Americas are fourth with 15%, and Europe is last with 4%. 4 China China has more than 300 languages spoken. These languages are popular in Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China. The popular language is Mandarin Chinese spoken by more than 955 million people. However, Standard Chinese is the official language. Cantonese is also very popular. Exploring languages around the world Before you listen, match each photo with the correct country name. Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries. Hello! Bonjour! Hallo! здравствуйте! iHola! ! France Germany Canada Russia India Spain Listening and Speaking Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Circle the official languages of the United Nations (UN). Rus