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Unit 5 Listening and Speaking
Explore languages around the world
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The photo was taken at a United Nations General Assembly meeting.
Do you know where the photo was taken?
Which languages do you think are officially used here?
One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.
—Frank Smith
English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Russion are officially used here.
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。
——弗兰克·史密斯(当代心理语言家)
Let’s watch a video and see how people say “Hello!” in other countries.
The CN Tower
Brandenburg Gate
Red Square
Taj Mahal
Louvre Museum
Palace of Madrid
Canada
English, French
Germany
German
France
French
Russia
Russian
India
Hindi,English
Spain
Spanish
Hello
Bonjour
Hallo!
Bonjour!
Здравствыйте!
Hola!
Pre-listening
What countries do the photos stand for? Which languages are spoken in these countries?
brandenburg gate 德国勃兰登堡门
louvre museum 巴黎卢浮宫
red square 俄罗斯红场
taj mahal 泰姬陵
palace of madrid 马德里皇宫
Do you know these countries and their official languages ?
Japan
Japanese
Egypt
Arabic(阿拉伯语)
Denmark
Danish
Korea
Korean
Listening to a speech
2. What is the main topic of this speech?
The official languages of the UN.
Learning a foreign language.
The number of languages around the world.
Pay attention to the first sentence:
“To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English.”
1. Tick the two languages with the most native speakers and circle the official languages of the UN? P60
Listen to the speech again and answer the questions. P60
1. What is the main topic of this speech?
2. How many languages are there in the world?
Learning a foreign language.
Nearly 7000.
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.
Listen to the speech again. What do the italicised words refer to in th