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Unit 5
Languages around the World
Listening and Speaking
English is the ______one with the most native speakers
third
Varieties of English
dialects
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.— Oliver Wendell Holmes
The importance
of knowing more languages?
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One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.
---Frank Smith
Journey of life
Opportunities and paths
If you talk 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
Look and Discuss
What languages do you think are officially used there?
where?
A UN General Assembly meeting
English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian,
Korean, Japanese?
How many countries are there in the world?
197
What are the official languages in the United Nations?
English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian
中国:你好 英语:Hello,hi
韩语: 안녕하세요
法语:Bonjour 德语: Hallo
俄语: привет 日语: こんにちは
阿拉伯语:مرحبا 葡萄牙语: Olá
荷兰语: Hallo 西班牙语: ¡Buenas!
保加利亚语: здравей 瑞典语: hej
希腊语: Γεια σου 意大利语: Ciao
波兰语: cześć 罗马尼亚语: bună.
斯洛文尼亚语: zdravo, 匈牙利语: helló
芬兰语: hei 泰语: สวัสดี
“Hello!” in different countries?
despite. [dɪ'spaɪt] prep. 尽管;不管 n. 轻视
Despite old age, she is still learning to drive.
Despite all our efforts we still lost the game.
She ignored all despites and carried on with her dreams.
factor. ['fæktər] n. 因素;因数;因子
Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.
base. [beɪs] n. 基地;基础 vt. 以 ... 作基础
adj. 卑鄙的;不道德的
Our mission was over, and went back to our base.
This novel is based on historical facts.
To betray a friend is a base action.
副词: basely 比较级: baser 最高级: basest 过去式: based 过去分词: based 现在分词: basing 第三人称单数: bases
variety [və'raɪəti] n. 多样;种类;多样化
The hotel offers its guests a wide variety of amusements.
We all need variety in our diet.
词根:vary ['veri] v. 改变;变化;使多样化
Teachers shall vary their lessons to make them more interesting.
vary - variety - various (adj. 各种各样的)
There are various ways of solving the problem.
Listen for details.
What is the main topic of this speech?
2. How many languages are there in the world?
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?
A. Learning a foreign language.
Nearly 7,000.
Around 2.8 billion.
A. doubtful B. positive C. uninterested
B. Introduce languages over the world.
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Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible.
Family
Personal interest
Personal development
Post listening-Speaking
Find out and sum up the reasons for learning a foreign language.
Reasons
Personal interests
Exams
Career
International communication
Different people have different reasons about learning a foreign language. Look! Some students are talking about it. Let’s join them together!
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Activity 4 Speaking
What language(s) do you choose to learn and why?
In the past Japan also wanted to make Japanese one of the official UN languages. They submitted the application (递交申请), but the United Nations refused Japan’s request. In your opinion, what may be the reasons?
In 1999 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (联合国教科文组织 )decided to set February 21st as International Mother Language Day. What’s the importance of setting such a day?
Now more and more people in different countries are learning and speaking Chinese. Maybe someday Chinese will become the next international language like English. What can we do to make Chinese an international language?
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Activity 5 Discussing and sharing
Discuss the following questions in groups and share your ideas.
Japanese
▲ International influence
▲ A small population
▲ Spelling
▲ ...
Mother languages
▲ Disappearing
▲ Culture relics
▲ Using and preserving
▲ Root
▲ …
Chinese
▲ Learning
▲ Developing
▲ Fighting
▲ …
Listen to the whole speech and fill in the chart.
Text: Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible.
Theme sentence:
It is wise to learn .
Reasons People Languages
for better job chances many students a UN language
(some students)
because of or . one American girl
another young lady
What do you think? Which other language would you choose to study and why?
at least one other foreign language
family
friends
Danish
French
Tip 2 for listening: When listening, pay attention to the logical words(but, however, so, because...).
I like watching Japanese cartoons, so I’d like to learn Japanese.
Perhaps I should learn French. I think it sounds beautiful, and I know it’s used in many countries and international organisations around the world.
Read the following sentences and figure out more reasons.
My father is doing business with Russians, I’d like to learn Russian so I can help him in the future.
Report Time
Peer Assessment(同伴评价)
1. Content 内容
(2 points) Does the conversation cover(包含) tasks assigned?
2.Language
(2 points) Do students use clear and fluent(流利的)language?
3.Manner
(2 points) Are students well-prepared and confident?
What have you learned in today’s class?
Detailed information
Learning strategies
Things you want to learn more
Self-assessment自我评价
Discuss which language(s) you want to learn and why.
A: What language do you want to study?
B: I really want to study ... I think that …
A: Why? Do you want to go to … some day?
B: Yes, I’d love to. Also, …
A: …
Thank you!
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人民教育电子音像出版社
普通高中教科书 英语 第一册
2019-08-09
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人民教育电子音像出版社
普通高中教科书 英语 第一册
2019
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