内容正文:
Listening & Speaking
A World of Words
Unit 4
Time to Relax
重点
重点
通过本节课的学习,学生能够:
Learning objectives
Learning objectives
1. 获取有关国家、官方语言、标志性景点与文化符号的词汇和表达;
2. 运用所学,介绍不同国家的官方语言及其标志性文化符号;
3. 参与小组讨论,流畅表达自己想要学习的外语以及理由;
4. 认识到语言学习的多元价值,激发探索世界语言与文化的兴趣。
What languages do you know in the world?
Brainstorm
你好
HELLO
HALLO
Ola
Bonjour
ПРИВЕТ
HOLA
Russian /ˈrʌʃn/ n. 俄罗斯语
German /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
n. 德语
Chinese
Spanish
Portuguese
German
English
French
...
Russian
Look and talk
What countries do these flags represent?
Russia
France
Great Britain
Italy
China
Germany
Do you know the official languages in these countries?
Think and match
Match the countries with their official languages.
China
Italy
France
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
Russian
English
French
Chinese
Italian
German
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Look and answer
1. What can you see in each picture?
the Great Wall
Matryoshka Dolls
Neuschwanstein Castle
/ˈkɑːsl/ n. 城堡
The Eiffel Tower
Big Ben
rivers
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Look and answer
2. Where are they from?
the Great Wall
Matryoshka Dolls
Neuschwanstein Castle
The Eiffel Tower
Big Ben
rivers
China
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Read and match
Match the sentences (1-6) with the pictures.
1. As one of the greatest wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China will be visited by many people during the coming holiday.
2. Neuschwanstein Castle is a symbol of Germany.
It is also called the Sleeping Beauty Castle.
3. Big Ben is one of the top landmarks in Great Britain. It weighs more than 15 tons.
4. The rivers in Venice will again be filled with travelers from all over the world.
5. The Eiffel Tower is one of the most popular tourist places in Paris. It was built between 1887 and 1889, and was named after its engineer Gustave Eiffel.
6. People often buy Matryoshka Dolls when they travel to Russia. The dolls are good presents for both kids and adults.
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Read and learn
1. As one of the greatest wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China will be visited by many people during the coming holiday.
2. Neuschwanstein Castle is a symbol of Germany. It is also called the Sleeping Beauty Castle.
3. Big Ben is one of the top landmarks in Great Britain. It weighs more than 15 tons.
4. The rivers in Venice will again be filled with travelers from all over the world.
5. The Eiffel Tower is one of the most popular tourist places in Paris. It was built between 1887 and 1889, and was named after its engineer Gustave Eiffel.
6. People often buy Matryoshka Dolls when they travel to Russia. The dolls are good presents for both kids and adults.
one of the + 形容词最高级 + n. (pl.) 最……的之一
e.g. The Great Wall is one of the most famous places of interest in China.
a symbol of ... ……的象征
e.g. The panda is a symbol of China.
be filled with = be full of 充满了……
e.g. The bag is full of apples.
= The bag is filled with apples.
be named after... 以……命名
e.g. The bridge is named after a great man.
Listen and repeat
What do you think Great Britain is famous for?
Big Ben. It weighs more than 15 tons.
Do you know what the official
language of Great Britain is?
Yes, it’s English.
Read and practice
Replace the parts in bold and practice with your partners.
What do you think Great Britain is famous for?
Big Ben. It weighs more than 15 tons.
Do you know what the official
language of Great Britain is?
Yes, it’s English.
What do you think France is famous for?
The Eiffel Tower. It was built in the 19th century, and was named after its engineer.
Do you know what the official
language of France is?
Yes, it’s French.
Share your conversation
Free talk
Is learning a foreign language good for us?
If so, what benefits can we get by learning a foreign language?
Listen and answer
Listen to the text and answer the question.
What does the text mainly talk about?
It mainly talks about the benefits of learning a foreign language.
Listen and fill
Listen to the text and fill in the blanks.
The Benefits of Learning a Foreign Language
It allows you to __________ new cultures. You may find it __________ to
talk with people from different cultures.
It gives you a better chance of _________ in the job market, and your chance
of getting a good job will be greatly __________.
Learning to use a new language is an excellent _________ of the brain.
The brain needs to work ________ when you try to either understand or speak
the language.
experience
enjoyable
success
improved
training
actively
Listen and judge
1. Learning a foreign language can bring us many benefits. ( )
2. Learning a foreign language stops us from experiencing new cultures. ( )
3. We may find it boring to talk with people from different cultures. ( )
4. Speaking a foreign language helps improve our chance of getting a good job. ( )
5. Learning a new language cannot train our brain well. ( )
6. Our brain works actively when we use a new language. ( )
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Listen to the text and judge whether the statement is right or wrong.
Listen and read
Listen to the text and read it aloud.
Learning a foreign language can benefit you in many ways. First, it allows you to experience new cultures, and you may also find it enjoyable to talk with people from different backgrounds. Second, it gives you a better chance of success in the job market. The world has become a global village, and if you speak a foreign language, your chance of getting a good job will be greatly improved. Third, learning to use a new language is an excellent training for the brain. The brain needs to work actively when you try to either understand or speak the language. In a word, by learning a foreign language, a whole new world will be opened up for you.
Think and answer
Learning a foreign language can benefit you in many ways. First, it allows you to experience new cultures, and you may also find it enjoyable to talk with people from different backgrounds. Second, it gives you a better chance of success in the job market. The world has become a global village, and if you speak a foreign language, your chance of getting a good job will be greatly improved. Third, learning to use a new language is an excellent training for the brain. The brain needs to work actively when you try to either understand or speak the language. In a word, by learning a foreign language, a whole new world will be opened up for you.
Topic sentence
Summary
Supporting Ideas
What’s the structure of the text?
Discuss and say
Can you list some other benefits of learning a foreign language?
make more friends from other countries
travel around the world more easily
have a better understanding of our own language
read foreign novels and articles in their original language
...
Think and talk
Work in groups. Talk about the following questions.
Languages
Besides English, what other foreign languages do you want to learn? Why?
Benefits
Structure
experience new cultures
German
French
Russian
Italian
…
train our brain
make more friends
...
Topic sentence
Supporting ideas
Summary
I want to learn French. First, France is a beautiful country. I’d like to travel there and communicate with local people without language barriers. Second, ...
In a word, I think learning French is an excellent way to improve myself.
Give a report
Let’s enjoy
learn about different countries, their official languages and cultural symbols.
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After learning this lesson,
I can
talk about the foreign language I want to learn and give reasons.
know the benefits of learning a foreign language.
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Summary
Homework
1. Read the text three times.
2. Write a short paragraph to introduce the foreign languages your group members want to learn.
Unit 4
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