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新人教高中英语必修一
Unit5 Languages around the world
Listening and Speaking
Do you know where the photo was taken?
Which languages do you think are officially used here?
Opening Page
The photo was taken at a United Nations General Assembly (联合国大会) meeting.
United Nations
interpreters of different languages
One 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。
Different languages to say “Happy New Year”
English
French
Russian
Arabic
Spanish
Korean
Japanese
Hindi
Urdu 乌尔都语
(Pakistan巴基斯坦的官方语言)
German
Portuguese
the CN Tower
加拿大国家电视塔
the Brandenburg Gate
勃兰登堡门
the Louvre Museum
卢浮宫
Red Square
红场
the Royal Palace of Madrid
马德里皇宫
the Taj Mahal 泰姬陵
Different languages to say “Hello”
Pre-listening
Match each photo with the correct country name.
Which languages are spoken in these countries?
Canada
English, French
Germany
German
France
French
Russia
Russian
India
Hindi, English
Spain
Spanish
Other countries and official languages
China
Japan
Egypt
Italy
Denmark
Brazil
Italian
Chinese
Japanese
Arabic
Danish
Portuguese
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
Japanese
Spanish
Arabic
English
French
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While-listening
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1. What is the main topic of this speech?
2. How many languages are there in the world?
Learning a foreign language.
Nearly 7,000.
Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.
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3. How many billion people speak the UN's official languages as their native or second language?
4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?
Around 2.8 billion.
It is very useful to learn one or more foreign languages.
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Listen to the speech again.
They think it means better job chances in the future.
They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people ...
What do the italicized words refer to in the sentences?
They: students who choose to study a U