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Unit 5 Languages Around the World
Listening, Speaking & Talking
英语也被叫做magpie language,喜鹊喜欢收集各种东西,英语也喜欢收集其他语言的词汇,汉语中的tai chi, feng shui, ginseng
Look at the opening page and discuss the following questions.
1. Do you know where the photo was taken?
2. Which languages do you think are officially used here?
Opening Page
The photo was taken at a United Nations General Assembly meeting.
English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Russian
UN General Assembly meeting. 问学生图片背景都是些什么语言的你好。六种官方语言:汉语 (4.20),英语,俄语,法语,西班牙语,阿拉伯语 每种语言都有自己的Language Days
One language sets you in a corridor (走廊,过道) 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。
——弗兰克·史密斯
[ˈkɒrɪˌdɔː]
Many more chances are available to people who speak to more than one language.
contemporary psycholinguist (心理语言学家) corridor represents the journey of life 或者:The importance of learning a foreign language.
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.
Nelson Mandela
The limits of my language are the limits of my world.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
如果你用别人能理解的语言与对方谈话,那么谈话会进入对方的大脑。如果你用对方的语言与之谈话,那么谈话会进入对方的心里。
纳尔逊曼德拉
语言的限制就是对我的世界的限制。
路德维希维特根斯坦
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Do you know how to say “Hello” in different languages?
◎Which countries do the pictures stand for?
◎What official languages are spoken in these countries?
country: Toronto, Canada
languages: English, French
the CN (Canadian National) Tower 加拿大国家电视塔
Hello!
country: Berlin, Germany
language: German
the Brandenburg Gate 勃兰登堡门
Hallo!
country: Paris, France
language: French
the Louvre Museum 卢浮宫
Bonjour!
法国的卢浮宫(最大的博物馆)
country: Moscow, Russia
language: Russian
Red Square 红场
здравствуйте!
俄罗斯红场(红在俄语中是有漂亮的意思)
country: Agra, India
languages: Hindi, English
the Taj Mahal 泰姬陵
नमसते
there are 22 major langua