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Unit 5 Languages around the World
Period 1 Listening and Speaking
Explore languages around the world
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学习目标
本课结束时,你将能够:
1. 感知和注意不同国家的主要语言,积累不同语言的表达;
2. 在听的活动中获取与梳理听力文本中关于语言的事实性信息(联合国的官方语言、语言的种类与数量、代词的指代等);
3. 尝试在新语境中运用有关语言和代词的表达,得体地与人交流,体现跨文化意识。
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Canada
Match and discuss
Which languages are spoken in these countries?
Germany
France
Russia
India
Spain
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The languages with the most native speakers
The official languages
of the UN
Arabic, Chinese, English,
French, Russian, Spanish
Listen, tick and circle
Chinese, Spanish
1. What is the main topic of this speech?
2. How many languages are there in the world?
Exploring languages around the world.
Nearly 7,000.
Listen and answer
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.
Positive.
Listen and answer
What do the italicised 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 ...
Listen and notice
To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English. There are, however, nearly 7, 000 languages in the world. After Chinese, the language with the most native language speakers isn't English—it's Spanish! Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible.
There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language. Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN. As they think it means better job chances in the future.
Many students
study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN
Listen and check
The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2. 8 billion people as their native or second languages.
Some students, though, choose to study a language because of famil