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Better late than never.
Unit 5 Languages around the world
----Introduce your favorite language
Canada
MalaySia
Singapore Australia
New Zealand
the United Kingdom
Ireland
ndia
South Africa
the USA
Philippines
1.To get the detailed information by listening to the tape.
。2.To introduce the language you'd love to learn and tell the reasons in groups.
3.To make a conclusion about the importance of learning languages.
Better late than never.
Learning Objectives:
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Warming up
How do people say“你好!”in other countries?
3apaBCTByǔte!
France 3 Russia 4 Germany 2 Spain 6 Canada1_India 5
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Pre-listening:1.Match each photo with the correct country name.
Hallo!
hello Bonjour!
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Pre-listening:2.Which languages are spoken in these countries?
Brandenburg Gate Germany
German
CN tower Canada
English,French
Louvre Museum
France
Russian
Red Square Russia Taj Mahal India Royal Palace Spain
Russian Hindi,English Spanish
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two languages with the most native speakers.
Korean Japanese
Spanisb□ Araby English
Listen to a speech,circle the official languages of the UN and tick the
While listening
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Task 2:Listen again and answer the questions.
1.What is the main topic of this speech?
A.The official languages of the UN.
Reasons to learn a foreign language.
C.The number of languages around the world.
2.How many languages are there in the world?
Nearly 7000
3.How many billion people speak the UN's official languages as their native or second language?
Around 2.8 billion
4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?
usetul/WIse
It's to learn at least one other foreign languages,if possible.
[ While listening
A:What language do you want to
study?
B:I really want to study...I think ...
●A:Why?..
B:Yes,I'd love to.Also,.
Pair-work languages open every door along the way.
If you have the chance,what other language(s)do you want to learn?Why?
One language sets you in a corridor for life.Two
You can use the following useful expressions:
Pehapslshould study Frenchl
thinkit sounds beatifd,andl knowitsusedinmanycounbis
Myfather is ong businesswith
Russians Id like tolam Russian
solcanhkephiminthefitue.
1like watching Japanese artoons
soldliketolam]apancse
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· Task 1:Listen to the first part of the talk and answer questions?
·What are the different kinds of English mentioned?
British English,American English,Australian English
Listening on page 65
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Task 2:Listen to the second part of the talk and tick the two
pairs of words that the students confused by.
()restroom/toilet
(√ )subway/underground
·( √ )semester/term
()gas/petrol
Listening on page 65
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VS
nerican
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Talking
Task 1 Look at the pairs of words below.Which words are British English and which are
American English?Try to think of more pairs of words like these.
British petrol American gas
flat
apartment
toilet
restroom
honour honor
Sweet
candy
mum
mom
sneakers
trainers
trunk
boot soccer
football
vacation holiday stove
cooker
vest
waistcoat
American
behavior
neighbor
first floor/ground floor
/'fast 'flca/
second floor
'sckend 'floa/
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Task 2 More examples
British
behaviour
neighbour
ground floor
/graund flɔ:/
first floor
/[3:st flo/
Learning a foreign language is not so easy. How can we learn a foreign language well?
Thinking
Better late than never.
Language is a tool given to human beings to express ideas.Language is a bridge connecting people together.Language is an art.Language belongs to an era.But there is no quick success in all learning,especially in language. Just put
your heart into learning it seriously.Remember:
it's never too late to learn!
Read loudly
Better late than never.
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