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Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
人教(2019)必修第一册
Unit 5 Languages around the World
Look at the opening page and discuss the following questions.
Do you know where the photo was taken?
2. Which languages do you think are officially used here?
Lead in
The photo was taken at a United Nations General Assembly meeting.
English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Russian
Pre-listening
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Before you listen, match each photo with the correct country name. Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries.
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While-listening
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Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Circle the official languages of the United Nations (UN).
While-listening
1. What is the main topic of this speech?
2. How many languages are there in the world?
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?
Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.
Learning a foreign language.
Nearly 7,000.
Around 2.8 billion.
It is very useful to learn one or more foreign languages.
While-listening
Listen to the speech again. What do the italicized words refer to in the sentences?
1 They think it means better job chances in the future.
2 They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people ...
they: students who choose to study a UN language
it: studying a UN language2
they: the six official UN languages
The Most Spoken Languages 2023 - (statisticsanddata.org)
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Transition
Transition
Do you think all the Englishes in different countries are the same?
How many kinds of Englishes are there?
The Most Spoken Languages 2023 - (statisticsanddata.org)
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Listening and Talking
Explore different kinds of English!
While-listening
British English
American English
Australian English
Listen to the first part of the talk. What are the different kinds of English mentioned?
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