Unit 4 A World of Words Theme Reading课件 2026-2027学年仁爱科普版英语九年级上册

Theme Reading Unit 4 A World of Words Time to Relax 重点 重点 通过本节课的学习，学生能够：  Learning objectives  Learning objectives 1. 读懂介绍联合国六大官方语言的短文，并准确提取文中关键细节信息； 2. 借助上下文猜测生词含义，借助图表梳理文本信息，学会归纳语篇中的事实信息； 3. 运用扫读、精读策略开展阅读活动，参与小组交流； 4. 感受世界语言多样性，尊重不同地域文化。 Lead in Look at these pictures and answer the questions. People from different countries communicate with each other. What tool helps people understand each other? Languages Lead in Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1. What’s the name of this organization? The United Nations, the UN. 2. What does the UN do? It keeps the world peace. 3. If delegates from every country hold meetings, can they use all languages in the world? No, they use official languages at the UN. Pair work Look at the picture and talk about where the languages are spoken. Some languages in this picture are official languages of the UN. Read and think Read the text. Underline the new words and circle the text clues, and then infer the meanings of the new words. 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. ① ② ③ Read and underline 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? ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ Read and write Read the text. Underline the new words and circle the text clues, and then infer the meanings of the new words. New word: global How I infer: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ What the word means: It must mean ________________________. Russia is a global leader in several industries. worldwide Read and analyze Read quickly and analyze the whole text. 1. The passage has _______ parts: (1) Introduction: Para. ______ (2) Body (introduce six official languages): Para. ______ to Para. ______ (3) Conclusion: Para. ______ 2. What is the main topic of the whole text? A. The history of the United Nations B. Six official languages at the UN C. How to learn foreign languages well three 1 2 6 7 ✔ Read and answer Read Para.1 and finish the following tasks. 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. 1. Who is Amy? 2. What does “walk you through these amazing languages” mean? She is a tour guide. It means Amy will introduce these languages one by one to visitors. /tʊə(r)/ 旅行；旅游 walk sb. through 引导某人了解... ① Read and answer Read Para.2 and finish the following tasks. 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. ◆ Introduce one official language: _________ 1. Where is Arabic used as official language? 2. What can we learn about Arabic? Over 20 countries across North Africa and the Middle East. It is becoming one of the most important languages. Arabic ② Read and answer Read Para.3 and finish the following tasks. Next, there is Chinese. There are more than 1.4 billion Chinese speakers. With the rapid development of China, Chinese will be spoken and learned by more and more people outside China. ◆ Introduce one official language: _________ 1. How many Chinese speakers are there? 2. Why will more people outside China learn Chinese? Chinese ③ More than 1.4 billion. Because of the rapid development of China. with the rapid development of... 随着...的快速发展 Read and judge Read Para.4 and finish the following tasks. 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. ④ ◆ Introduce two official language: ___________________ English and French 1. English has the largest number of native speakers in the world. ( ) 2. Important journals and books are published in English around the world. ( ) 3. French is used in about thirty countries inside France. ( ) F T F Read and answer Read Para.5 and finish the following tasks. 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. ⑤ ◆ Introduce one official language: _________ 1. How many people speak Russian as their mother tongue? 2. What advantage can people get if they speak Russian? Russian Around 150 million people. It is useful when they look for jobs. /ˈɪndəstri/ n. 工业；生产制造 ◆ Introduce one official language: _________ There are more _________ speakers of Spanish than those of English. In _________________, Spanish is also the most _________ ________ language. Read and fill Read Para.6 and finish the following tasks. 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. ⑥ Spanish native the United States second popular last but not least 最后但同样重要的是 native speaker 说母语的人 Read and complete Read the text again and complete the main-idea-and-detail chart. Main idea: The six _________________ at the UN official languages Detail: Arabic the official language of ______________________ ______________________ Detail: Chinese ______________________ ______________________ in the world Detail: English the most ______________ _____________________ _____________________ Detail: French an important language for learning _______________ ______________________ Detail: Russian a useful language when _____________________ _____________________ Detail: Spanish with more _____________ than English over 20 countries more than 1.4 billion speakers widely used language Western Culture you are looking for jobs native speakers Learn and fill Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given words in the box. guide rapid publish industry population 1. Xu Yuanchong translated many Chinese books into English and his works ________________ both at home and abroad. 2. Chinese is now spoken by nearly one sixth of the world’s ___________. 3. I was very thankful to my teacher, Mr. Li, because he _________ me through learning Russian well. 4. With the ________ development of the internet, people can learn a foreign language by themselves. 5. The rise of the tourism _________ has helped people know more about other countries’ culture and languages. were published population guided rapid industry be thankful to 感激...;感谢... /ˈtʊərɪzəm/ n. 旅游业 /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/ n. 人口 Group work Choose one language from the six UN official languages. Write a short passage to introduce it. Content: ● Basic information about the language ● Why this language is important in the world Structure: _______ is one of the six official languages at the UN. It is spoken by… It is useful because… Let’s enjoy master key information about six official languages. 3 1 After learning this lesson, I can understand the importance of different languages and learn to respect different cultures. use reading skills to find details from the context. 2 Summary Homework 1. Choose one of the six UN official languages. Search for one fun fact about it and write it down in your notebook. Share it in our next class. 2. Imagine you are Amy, the tour guide at the UN. Write a short speech to introduce your favourite language in the passage. Try to use the information we learned in class. Unit 4 Thank you! Time to Relax $