Unit4 Lesson 4 Theme Reading课件2026～2027学年仁爱科普版英语九年级上册

Unit 4 A World of Words Big Question: How do we use languages? In this unit, you will learn to: introduce different languages. understand cultural differences. use a thinking map to identify the main idea and details. use the reading strategy of making inferences. make a poster to introduce a language. Lesson 4 Theme Reading six official languages at the UN Learning Objective By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Infer new words from context clues Sort out the main idea and details of the six official UN languages Retell the text with key words and correct word forms Value language diversity and keep an open outlook Lead in Look and say. Q1: What can you see in the picture? There are 193 countries and about 7,000 languages in the world. When they meet at the United Nations, what languages can be used as the official languages? Q2: What does it stand for? The United Nations (the UN). Activity 1 Listen and match. English Chinese Which languages do you think they belong to? Spanish Arabic Korean French Japanese Russian Tick the official languages of the United Nations. ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Where are these languages spoken? Why did the UN choose the six languages as official languages? Activity 2 Read the text. Underline the new words and infer their meanings. Then answer the questions. New words Meanings tour a short trip journal a newspaper or magazine global affecting or including the whole world New word: __________ How I infer: ___________ What the word means: __________ Q1: What type of text is this passage? A. A news report. B. An advertisement. C. A tour guide's introduction. Q2: What's the main idea of text? The six ___________________________ at the UN. 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. ... ... Well, that's it! Now, any questions? Skim the passage and answer the question. What type of text is this passage? A. A news report. B. An advertisement. C. A tour guide's introduction. What's the main idea of text? The six _______________________ at the UN. official languages Read Para. 2-5 and complete the chart. Official languages Facts Opinions 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. Language Arabic Fact ... over 20 countries across ... Opinion ... one of the most important ... large area 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. Language Chinese Fact ... more than 1.4 billion ... Opinion With ... will be learned and used by more and more people ... large population economic / political influence 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. Language English Fact ... 400 million native English speakers ... Opinion ... the most widely ... large area academic influence 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. Language French Fact ... is used in about 30 countries ... Opinion ... an important language for learning Western culture. large area cultural influence Russian is spoken by around 150 million people as their mother tongue. Russia is a global leader in several industries, so speaking Russia can also be useful when you are looking for jobs. Language Russian Fact ... around 150 million people ... Opinion ... so speaking Russia can also be useful ... economic influence 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. Language Spanish Fact ... there are more ... than those of English worldwide ... Opinion ... also the most popular second language ... languages Facts Opinions Arabic ... over 20 countries across ... ... one of the most important ... Chinese ... more than 1.4 billion ... ... will be ... by more and more ... English ... nearly 400 million native ... ... the most widely ... French ... about 30 countries ... ... an important language for learning ... Russian ... around 150 million people ... ... a global leader in ... be useful when ... Spanish there are more ... than those ... ... the most popular second language ... Further thinking How does the writer introduce the official languages? _________ of the areas and the speakers are listed to support them. Some ___________ are used to support the writer’s opinions. Numbers adjectives Discuss in groups Q1: How many official languages do these countries have? Q2: Why do English and French keep appearing together? Q3: Are these the languages people usually speak at home? Q4: Why did they become the official languages of these countries? Discuss in groups Q5: Why did the UN choose the six languages as official languages? large area and population large area and population History Economic / Cultural / Academic / Political / Influence Activity 4 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given words in the box. Main idea: The six __________________ at the UN. Detail: Arabic the official language of ____________________________________ Detail: Chinese with _________________ _____________________ ___________ 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 official languages over 20 countries across North Africa and the Middle over 1.4 billion Chinese speakers widely used language western culture you are looking for jobs native speakers Retell There are _________ at the UN. Now, let me ________ these amazing languages. First, let's talk about _______. It is ________ of over ______ countries ____________ and the ___________. Retell Next, there is _______. There are ________ Chinese speakers in the world. With _______, Chinese will be learned and used by ________. Retell English is __________ language. There are nearly __________ native English speakers. Many important _____________ in English. Retell Besides English, French is also an important language for ____________. Outside France, French is __________ in Africa, _________ and __________. Retell Russian is spoken by ___________ as their __________. Russia is a _______ in several industries, so speaking Russian can ________ when you are ____________. Retell _____________, I'd like to introduce Spanish. There are _________ of Spanish than ______ ________. In the United States, Spanish is also the most _____________ language. Activity 4 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 Language points 1. Xu Yuanchong translated many Chinese books into English and his works were published both at home and abroad. 2. Chinese is now spoken by nearly one sixth of the world's population. 3. I was very thankful to my teacher, Mr. Li, because he guided me through learning Russian well. translate A into B 把A翻译成B 国内外 be thankful to 对...很感激 Language points population 人口 ①两个句型： e.g. The city has _____ population of about 5 million. The population of the city _____ about 5 million. ②问句： e.g. What's the population of Fuzhou ? ③修饰词：表示人口多用 表示人口少用 sp. + has a population of + 数词. / The population of + sp + is + 数词. What's the population of + sp. ? large small a is Language points 4. With the rapid development of the internet, people can learn a foreign language by themselves. 5. The rise of the tourism industry has helped people know more about other countries' culture and languages. 旅游业的兴起 tour - tourist - tourism Language points 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. 联合国 (UN) 导游 六种官方语言 walk sb. through sth. (循序渐进地）教；逐步引导；详细讲解... 遍及北非和中东 Language points 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. = over 超过 随着中国的快速发展 在中国以外 Language points 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. 使用最广泛的语言 以英语为母语的人 重要期刊和书籍 用英文出版 西方文化 Language points Russian is spoken by around 150 million people as their mother tongue. Russia is a global leader in several industries, so speaking Russia can also be useful when you are looking for jobs. 母语 全球领导者 在多个行业中 找工作 Language points 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? 最后但同样重要 信不信由你 = all over the world 最受欢迎的第二语言 到此为止，就这样 Summary We learn: the six official languages at the UN. the reasons why they are chosen as official languages. the value of languages. We can: get the main idea and its supporting details of the text, and use this thinking skill in our own talk. infer the meaning of a new word in three ways. Lavf60.16.100 null 1593.4688 null 1959.1829 null 1671.836 null 2351.0208 null 1306.122 null 1541.2239 $