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

Unit 4 A World of Words Theme Reading ★学习目标： •读懂介绍联合国官方语言的说明文，运用主旨细节、猜词策 略获取信息，简单介绍语言相关信息。 •了解世界语言多样性，尊重不同国家的语言与文化。 •能从多维度分析语言价值，思考联合国官方语言的选择依据。 •会借助思维导图梳理文本，主动运用阅读策略开展阅读。 ★教学重难点： •借助序列连接词提取文本信息，掌握找主旨与细节的阅 读方法。 •利用上下文线索推断生词，掌握重点词汇，完成简单语 言介绍输出。 •多角度分析联合国官方语言的选择理由，表达个人观点。 •迁移文本结构，仿写逻辑连贯的语言介绍短文。 Free talk Look at the picture. People in different countries say “你好” in different ways. •Why do people use so many different words for the same meaning? •Can you share one foreign word you already know? Pair work. Look at the picture and talk about where the languages are spoken. English — all over the world Russian—Russia Japanese—Japan French—France Spanish—Spain Korean—South Korea Arabic—Arab countries Chinese—China 5 How many official languages do you think the UN has? Pre-reading Read the text. Find new words and infer their meanings based on the context clues in the text. 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? New word: global How I infer: _______________________________ What the word means: It must mean _________________________________. the sentence and the words around it affecting or including the whole world New word: ______________ How I infer: _______________________________ What the word means: It must mean _________________________________. New word: ______________ How I infer: _______________________________ What the word means: It must mean _________________________________. gentleman the words around it and its suffix a man who is always polite tour the sentence and the words around it a short trip 9 Para. 1 Introduction Para. 2-6 Body Para. 7 Conclusion Introduce there are six official languages at the UN. Some facts and opinions: Arabic、Chinese、English and French、Russian、Spanish Any questions? 10 Read the text again and complete the following chart. Main idea: The six _______________ at the UN Detail: Arabic the official language of ______________________________________________ Detail: Chinese with _____________________ __________ in the world Detail: English the most ________________ _______________________ over 20 countries across North Africa and the Middle East over 1.4 billion Chinese speakers widely used language Detail: French an important language for learning _______________ Western culture Detail: Russian a useful language when ______ _________________________ you are looking for jobs Detail: Spanish with more ______________ than English native speakers official languages 11 Read the text and answer the questions. Where is Arabic used as an official language? How many Chinese speakers are there in the world? It is the official language of over 20 countries across North Africa and the Middle East. There are more than 1.4 billion Chinese speakers in the world. Read the text and answer the questions. How many countries use French outside France? How many people speak Russian as their mother tongue? French is used in about 30 countries in Africa, Europe and North America outside France. Around 150 million people speak Russian as their mother tongue. Read the text and answer the questions. What words does the writer use to order the introduction of languages? Which language in the text interests you most? Why? “First”, “Next”, “Besides”, “Last but not least”. Example: Chinese interests me most. More and more foreigners are learning it with the development of China. 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 Vocabulary gentleman ▶n. ① 绅士；有教养的男子（复数：gentlemen） 例：A real gentleman respects everyone around him.（真正的绅士会尊重身边每一 个人。） ▶n. ② 先生（正式称呼，演讲、会议用语) 例：Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our school.(女士们，先生们，欢迎来到我 们学校。） united ▶adj. 联合的；统一的；团结的 ▶固定专有名词：the United Nations (UN) 联合国 the United States (US) 美国 the United Kingdom (UK) 英国 例：The United Nations has six official languages.（联合国拥有六种官方语言。） We are united as a team.（我们作为一个团队团结一致。） The United States is in North America.（美国位于北美洲。） tour ▶n. 旅行；观光；游览 •tour guide 导游 例：We will go on a tour of the city.（我们将要游览这座城市。） •go on a tour 去旅行 / 观光 例：We will go on a tour of the UN next week.（下周我们将去联合国参观游览。） ▶v. 参观；游历；巡回游览 例：We plan to tour many countries in Europe.（我们计划游历欧洲很多国家。） tongue ▶n. ① 语言；方言 •mother tongue：母语（= native language） 例：Her mother tongue is English. = Her native language is English. （她的母语是英语。） ▶n. ② 舌头 例：The doctor asked me to stick out my tongue.（医生让我伸出舌头。） population ▶n. （地区、国家等的）人口，人口数量 问人口多少，用 what/how large，不用 how many /how much •a large/small population：人口众多/稀少 例：This island country has a small population.（这个岛国人口稀少。） •the population of…：…… 的人口 例：What’s the population of China?（中国人口是多少？） •a population of + 数量：…… 的人口数量 例：The city has a population of five million.（这座城市有 500 万人口。） Exercise 单项选择 1. —What is the ______ of this small country? —About 2 million. A. people B. population C. number D. group 2. Ladies and ______, let’s start our short tour today. A. gentleman B. gentlemans C. gentlemen D. gentleman’s 3. French is _____ used in many African countries. A. wide B. widely C. width D. widen B C B 根据括号内容填空 1. My cousin works as a ____________ (导游) in a history museum. 2. The ____________ (联合的) Nations helps solve world problems. 3. This kind of traditional story is ____________ (广泛地) spread across Europe. 4. Ladies and ____________ (先生), please keep quiet during the show. tour guide United widely gentlemen Homework Homework ▶Need to do: •Finish the exercises about this lesson. •Retell the six UN official languages in 3-5 sentences. ▶Choose to do: •Search for one more official language of a country and take short notes. Thanks! $