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Unit 5 Languages
around the world
Do you know where the photo was taken?
The photo was taken at a United Nations General
Assembly . 联合国大会
Who are they ?
interpreters
How many working languages are there at this kind of conference? What are they?
Six. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian
and Spanish
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
为你开启人生途中的所有大门。
What does Smith suggest/imply?
Smith suggest that many more opportunities are
available to people who speak more than one language.
the journey of life
different opportunities and paths
Before you listen, match each photo with the correct country name. Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries.
explore
France ______ Russia ______ Germany ______
Spain ______ Canada______ India ______
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6
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French
France
Russian
Russia
English, French
Canada
German
Germany
Hindi, English
India
Spanish
Spain
The six photographs show famous landmarks in each
country, each with a word meaning" hello’’ in its official
language.
Picture 1 shows the skyline of the city of Toronto, Canada,
including the CN Tower. The tower was built in 1976 and
held the record for the world’s tallest free-standing structure for 32 years. The CN stands for Canadian National,
the name of the company which built the tower.
Picture 2 is the Brandenburg Gate, a monument in Berlin,
Germany. Built in the 18th
century on the site of a
former city gate, it is one
of the country’s best-known landmarks.
Picture 3 shows the Louvre Museum, in Paris,which
opened in 1793 and is
the world’s largest museum
Red Square, a central square in Moscow. It is called
Red Square not because of the red buildings but
because the word for red
in Russian also means
beautiful.
Picture 5 shows the
Taj Mahal, in India, a
building completed
in 1643 to house (放置)the tomb of the mughal emperor’s favourite
wife.
Picture 6 shows the R