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Unit 4
A World of Words
Theme Reading
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Learning aims
通过阅读,了解联合国六大工作语言的基本信息
能正确使用本课时中的重点词汇和句型
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Lead in
“Thank you” in different languages
Activity 1
To know Six official languages at the UN
Look at the picture and talk about where the languages are spoken.
Arab
English
Spanish
France
Russia
China
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Skim the text and answer the question.
What’s the main idea of the text?
Six official languages at the UN.
Scan the text and underline the new words and circle the text clues, and then infer their meanings.
New word: global
How I infer: __________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
What the word means: It must mean
______________________________.
From the context “Russia is a ... leader in several industries”, talking about influence across the whole world
of the whole world /worldwide
Careful reading
Read Para.2~3 carefully and answer the questions.
1 How many countries use Arabic as their official language?
2 Where are these countries mainly located?
3 Why will more and more people outside China learn and use Chinese?
Over 20 countries.
They are mainly in North Africa and the Middle East.
Because of the rapid development of China.
English is the most widely used language in the world. ( )
There are over 400 million native English speakers. ( )
Many important journals and books come out in English. ( )
French helps people learn Western culture. ( )
French is used in 30 countries only in Africa. ( )
Read Para.4 carefully and write T (true) or F (False).
T
F
T
T
F
1 About 150 million people speak Russian as their mother tongue. ( )
2 Russia is a global leader in all industries. ( )
3 Knowing Russian may be helpful for people to find jobs. ( )
4 Around the world, Spanish has more native speakers than English. ( )
5 Spanish is the most popular foreign language in America. ( )
Read Para.5~6 carefully and write T (true) or F (False).
T
F
T
T
T
Read the text again and complete the following chart.
Hello, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the United Nations. I’m your tour guide, Amy. There are six official languages at the UN. Now, let me walk you through these amazing languages.
First, let’s talk about Arabic. It is the official language of over 20 countries across North Africa and the Middle East. Arabic is becoming one of the most important languages.
Next, there is Chinese. There are more than 1.4 billion Chinese speakers in the world. With the rapid development of China, Chinese will be learned and used by more and more people outside China.
English is the most widely used language. There are nearly 400 million native English speakers. Around the world, many important journals and books are published in English. Besides English, French is also an important language for learning Western culture. Outside France, French is used in about 30 countries in Africa, Europe and North America.
Russian is spoken by around 150 million people as their mother tongue. Russia is a global leader in several industries, so speaking Russian can also be useful when you are looking for jobs.
Last but not least, I’d like to introduce Spanish. Believe it or not, there are more native speakers of Spanish than those of English worldwide. In the United States, Spanish is also the most popular second language.
Well, that’s it! Now, any questions?
Detail: Arabic
the official language of ______________
________________
________________
Main idea: The six ________________ at the UN
Detail: Chinese
with __________
_______________
_______________
in the world
Detail: English
the most
_______________
_______________
official languages
over 20 countries across North Africa and the Middle East
more than 1.4 billion Chinese speakers
widely used language
Detail: French
an important language for learning
______________
Detail: Russian
a useful language when ___________ _______________
Detail: Spanish
with more _______________
than English
Western culture
you are
looking for jobs
native speakers
Language points
Activity 2
Use the key language points correctly
1 I’m your tour guide, Amy.
复合名词,tour 旅行;guide 向导。
tour guide 导游
例句:My mother works as a tour guide.
我妈妈是一名导游。
2. Now, let me walk you through these amazing languages.
现在,让我们一起逐一了解下这些神奇的语言吧。
walk sb. through sth, 意为“引导某人了解或熟悉某事(通过轮流展示过程的每一步)”。
e.g. Could you walk us through the process of self-testing?
你能介绍一下自我测试的流程吗?
walk through 意为“走过,穿过”,后面常接地点。
e.g. They walked through the thick forest all by themselves.
他们独自穿过这片茂密的森林。
3 With the rapid development of China,…随着…… 的飞速发展
(写作高分句型)
with 介词短语作状语
例句:With the rapid development of science, our life becomes better.
随着科技飞速发展,我们的生活变得更好。
4 English is the most widely used language
修饰过去分词 used;形容词 wide‑widely;
widely‑used 合成形容词:广泛使用的。
例句:Computers are widely used in our daily life.
电脑在日常生活中被广泛使用。
5 many important journals and books are published in English.
be published in 用某种语言出版
结构:am/is/are + done 一般现在时被动;
in + 语言,表示 “用某种语言”。
例句:This story book is published in French.
这本故事书用法语出版。
last but not least 意为“最后但同样重要”,用于表示最后一个陈述与之前的陈述样重要。
e.g. Last but not least, I'd like to thank all the classmates.
最后但同样重要的是,我要感谢所有的同学。
e.g. Last but not least, think twice before sharing information online!
最后但同样重要的是在网上分享信息之前要三思!
6. Last but not least, I'd like to introduce Spanish.
最后但同样重要的是,我想介绍西班牙语。
7 Believe it or not, there are more native speakers of Spanish than those of English worldwide.
Believe it or not 信不信由你
例句:Believe it or not, he can speak five languages.
信不信由你,他会说五种语言。
Summary
Detail: Arabic
the official language of ______________
________________
________________
Main idea: The six ________________ at the UN
Detail: Chinese
with __________
_______________
_______________
in the world
Detail: English
the most
_______________
_______________
official languages
over 20 countries across North Africa and the Middle East
more than 1.4 billion Chinese speakers
widely used language
Detail: French
an important language for learning
______________
Detail: Russian
a useful language when ___________ _______________
Detail: Spanish
with more _______________
than English
Western culture
you are
looking for jobs
native speakers
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Exercise
根据要求完成句子(用所给中文提示补全英文句子,每空一词)
1. 阿拉伯语是北非和中东20多个国家的官方语言。
Arabic is the official language of ______ 20 countries ______ North Africa and the Middle East.
2. 有超过14亿的说汉语的人。
There are ______ than 1.4 ______ Chinese speakers.
3. 英语是最广泛使用的语言。
English is the most ______ used language.
4. 俄语被大约1.5亿人作为母语使用。
Russian is spoken by ______ 150 million people ______ their mother tongue.
5. 西班牙语的使用者比英语的使用者更多。
There are ______ native speakers of Spanish ______ those of English.
over
across
more
billion
widely
around
as
more
than
Homework
1 Write the key words and phrases three times each.
2 Write a short paragraph about English.
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