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Unit 5 Languages around the world
Period 1 Listening and speaking
One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.
—Frank Smith
一种语言将你置于人生的走廊。两种语言打开了路上的每一扇门。—弗兰克·史密斯
Part 1 Explore languages around the world
Part 2 Explore different kinds of English
Pre-listening
How many languages are spoken in the world
A
More than 4,000
B
More than 5,000
C
More than 6,000
D
More than 7,000
Pre-listening
China
China has more than 300 languages spoken. The languages are popular in Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China mainland. The popular language is Mandarin Chinese spoken by more than 955 million people. However, Standard Chinese is the official language. Cantonese is also very popular.
中国有300多种语言。这些语言在西藏、台湾、香港和中国大陆很流行。流行的语言是9.55亿多人说的普通话。标准汉语是官方语言，但是粤语很流行。
数据源自 可能会有误差
Pre-listening
Before you listen, match each photo with the correct country name. Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries.
Hello!
Bonjour!
Hallo!
здравствуйте!
Hola!
!
France
Germany
Canada
Russia
India
Spain
France
Germany
Spain
India
Russia
Canada
Spanish
Russian
French
German
English & French
Hindi & English
1st listening
Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Circle the official languages of the United Nations.
Russian Chinese Korean Japanese
Spanish Arabic English French
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Six official languages used in the United Nations
English
Arabic
Chinese
Spanish
French
Russian
2nd listening—Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.
1. What is the main topic of this speech
2. How many languages are there in the world
3. How many billion people speak the UN‘s official languages as their native or second language
4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning
There are nearly 7,000 languages in the world.
Languages in the world
About 2.8 billion people.
It's useful.
3rd listening—Listen to the speech again. What do the italicised words refer to in the sentences.
1. They think it means better job chances in the future.
2. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people.
Reference
Pronouns (it,they, she,etc.) refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier. Pay attention to the context of words to help you understand what the pronouns refer to.
they: students who choose to study a UN language
it: studying a UN language
they: the six official UN languages
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish.
To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English. There are, however, nearly 7,000 languages in the world. After Chinese, the language with the most native language speakers isn’t English—it’s Spanish! Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible. There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language. Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN, as they think it means better job chances in the future. The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their native or second languages. Some students, though, choose to study a language because of family or friends. One American girl chose to learn Danish because her grandparents were from Denmark. When she was little, her grandpa used to read letters to her in Danish from their relatives in Denmark. Another young lady started learning French because she had several friends from African countries where French is spoken. What do you think Which other language would you choose to study and why
Work in pairs or groups. Discuss with you partners:
If you have the chance, what other language(s) do you want to learn Why
How do you understand Frank Smith’s words “One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.”
Speaking
Part 2
Explore different kinds of English
British English
American
English
Work in pairs. Read the words to each other and see if you pronounce them differently.
schedule
hostile
either
address
direct
laboratory
advertisement
shone
英 [ edju:l] 美 [ sked ul]
英 [ h sta l] 美 [ hɑstl]
英 [ a (r)] 美 [ i , a ]
英 [ dres] 美 [ dres]
英 [d rekt] 美 [d r kt, da -]
英 [l b r tri] 美 [ l br t ri]
英 [ d v :t sm nt] 美 [ dv r ta zm nt]
英 [ n] 美 [ on]
Listen and pay attention to how the speakers pronounce them.
Look at the pairs of words below. Which words are British English and which are American English Try to think of more pairs of words like these
British English: petrol sweet toilet honour mum flat
American English: gas candy restroom honor mom apartment
Other examples of pairs of British/American English words
VS
人行道： Pavement sidewalk
垃圾： Rubbish trash
足球： football soccer
地铁: Tube subway
饼干： biscuit cookie
糖果： sweets candy
句号： full stop period
秋天： autumn fall
公寓： Flat apartment
电梯： Lift elevator
炸薯条： chips fries
汽油： Petrol Gas
高速公路： Motorway highway
English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat. …we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it that writers write but… hammers don’t ham (Richard Lederer)
Listen to the paragraph read by two different speakers. Which speaker has a British accent and which has an American accent.
Homework
Exercise book
P62-64
Thank you!
