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Unit 5 Languages around the world
–Listening and Speaking
Explore languages around the world
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this class, you will be able to
point out the six UN official languages.
figure out what the pronouns (代词) refer to in listening.
develop your critical thinking(批判性思维) by listing the reasons for learning a language from different aspects.
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1. Do you know where the photo was taken?
The photo was taken at a United Nations General Assembly(联合国大会) meeting.
2. Which languages do you think are officially used here?
Lead-in
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Activity 1 Task 1: Match each photo with the correct country name.
France____ Russia___ Germany____ Spain____ Canada____ India_____
Pre-listening
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CN tower(国家电视台)
Brandenburge勃兰登堡门
Louvre museum
Red Square
Taj Mahal
Royal Palace of Madrid
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Activity 1
Task 2: Identify which languages are spoken in these countries.
France -- ____________
Russia -- ______________
Germany -- ______________
Spain -- ______________
Canada -- ______________
India -- ______________
French
Russian
German
Spanish
Canadian
Hidin/English
Pre-listening
Task3 Do you know these countries and their official languages
Brazil
Portuguese /ˌpɔːtʃʊˈɡiːz/
China
Chinese
Japan
Japanese
Egypt
Arabic
Denmark
Danish
Italy
Italian
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〇Russian 〇Chinese 〇Korean 〇Japanese
〇Spanish 〇Arabic 〇English 〇French
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Activity 2: Listen to a speech.
Tick the two languages with the most native speakers.
Circle the official languages of the United Nations (UN).
While-reading
Activity 3: Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.
1. How many languages are there in the world?
There are, however, ____________languages in the world.
2. How many billion people speak the UN’s official languages as their
native or second language?
They are spoken by _____ billion people as their native or
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