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Unit 5
Languages Around the World
Period 1 Listening and Speaking
Do you know where the photo was taken
Which languages do you think are officially used here
课前自主预习
New words
There are one billion people learning English now.
billionaire n.
Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom.
natively adv.
Your attitude would be improved when you fix your attention on good things.
positive attitude
Please refer to the dictionary if you don′t know the word.
reference n.
Let′s play
1. Tom,a _________ Californian,received his doctor′s degree at the University of California.
2. If you want to go into the car industry,you′d better have a few _________ dollars.
native
billion
3. From the experience I learnt a lot about how the
_________ of the leader can affect the members of
a team.
4. You can ________ online articles to complete your
education.
attitude
refer to
课文呈现
Explore languages around the world
1 Before you listen, match each photo with the
correct country name. Then discuss which
languages are spoken in these countries.
France______ Russia______ Germany_______
3
4
2
Spain______ Canada______ India_______
6
1
5
France Spain
Russia Canada
Germany India
French
Russian
German
Spanish (Castilian); there are several regional languages,such as Catalan and Basque
English,French
Hindi,English,there are 22 major languages
2 Listen to a speech and tick the two languages
with the most native speakers. Circle the
official languages of the United Nations (UN].
○ Russian
○ Chinese
○ Korean
○ Japanese
○ Spanish
○ Arabic
○ English
○ French
√
√
3 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
1. What is the main topic of this speech
2. How many languages are there in the world
Learning a foreign language.
Nearly 7,000.
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
Around 2.8 billion.
It is very useful to learn one or more foreign languages.
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.
Reference
4 Listen to the speech again. What do the
italicized 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 ...
They: students who choose to study a UN language
it: studying a UN language
They: the six official UN languages
5 Work in pairs or groups. Discuss which other
language(s) you want to learn and why.
Which other language(s) you want to learn
Why
EXAMPLE:
A:What language do you want to study
B:I really want to study French. I think that the French language sounds beautiful.
A:Why Do you want to go to France some day
B: Yes,I′d love to. Also,French is used by many
international organisations around the world. Do you
know that FIFA′s full name is in French
A:Oh,I remember that. But I don't know how to
pronounce it.
Pronunciation
1 Work in pairs. Read the words to each other
and see if you pronounce them differently.
□schedule □hostile □either □address
□direct □laboratory □advertisement □shone
Listen and pay attention to how the speakers pronounce them.
□schedule □hostile □either □address
□direct □laboratory □advertisement □shone
Word British accent American accent
schedule /' edju l/ / sked u l/
hostile / h sta l/ / hɑ stl, hɑ sta l/
either / a (r); i (r)/ / i r, a r/
address / dres/ / dres, dres/
Word British accent American accent
direct /d rekt;da rekt/ /d rekt,da rekt/
laboratory /l b r tri/ / l br t ri/
advertisement / d v t sm nt/ / dv r ta zm nt/
shone / n/ / o n/
*2 Listen to the paragraph read by two different
speakers.
Which speaker bas a British accent and
which has an American accent
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)
考点精讲
1. native adj. 出生地的;本地的;土著的
n. 本地人
native language _______________
be native to _________________
母语
原产于
既学既练
1. The British forced the _________(native) to leave their
land by burning their villages.
2. The kind of horses is not native _________ America – it
was introduced by the Spanish.
natives
to
3. Pandas are native ______ China.
A.with B.to
C.for D.in
B
4. A native English speaker ________ limited English speakers finds it hard to talk with African people even though they speak English too.
A. is used to deal with
B. used to deal with
C. is used to dealing with
D. used to dealing with
D
2. attitude n. 态度;看法
attitude to/towards ____________________
positive attitude _______________________
negative attitude _____________________
对待…的态度
积极的态度
消极的态度
既学既练
1. In my opinion,my best friend changed my attitude
____________ life.
2. It′s generally believed that people act the way they do
because of their personalities and _________(attitude).
towards/to
attitudes
3. What is your attitude __________ this problem
A. after B. under
C. Beyond D. towards
D
4. My _________ in teaching is different from yours.
A. attitude B. appear
C. approach D. approval
C
3. refer vi. 提到;参考;查阅
vt. 查询
_________ n. 指称关系;参考
refer to _______________________
refer to…as… _________________
reference
指的是;描述;提到;查阅
把…称作…
refer…to… ____________________
refer to a book/dictionary ________________
in/with reference to ___________________
把…提交给…
查阅书/字典
关于;至于
既学既练
1. Your notes are excellent materials __________(refer) to
when you are studying for a test.
2. People who work in offices are usually referred to ______
“white collar workers”.
to refer
as
3. Jim insisted that the book Mr. Black referred _________
was worth reading.
4. I have nothing to say in _____________ (refer) to that
incident.
reference
to
5. I _______ my success to my family′s support.
A.devote B.contribute
C.refer D.owe
D
Devote … to “致力于”contribute … to“贡献” refer …to“参考” owe…to “归功于”
根据句意“他把成功归于家人的支持”答案选D。
6. If you don′t know the meaning of the word,you can ________the dictionary.
A.refer to B.look into
C.look up D.check
A
随堂练习
Exercise
用下列短语的正确形式填空。
ups and downs (be) relate to as if
no matter struggle for
1. Money and fame are not __________ happiness. True happiness lies in being satisfied with your life and being grateful for all the things you have received.
relate to
ups and downs (be) relate to as if
no matter struggle for
__________ how much money you can earn and how successful you become in the future,you should always remember where you are from and keep your family and friends close to your heart.
No matter
3. Life is always full of ______________. Be brave and do
not complain when you experience hard times. Just be
strong and make the best of things. You will get over
tough times sooner than you think.
ups and downs
ups and downs (be) relate to as if
no matter struggle for
ups and downs (be) relate to as if
no matter struggle for
4. Studying is not easy for me at all. However,I fully understand it is something worth putting effort into. I am not _____________ good scores in exams,but rather,a chance for a better future.
struggling for
ups and downs (be) relate to as if
no matter struggle for
5. Be comfortable with who you are. Be happy and laugh
every day. Dance __________ nobody is watching.
Sing __________ no one is listening.
as if
as if
Homework
Write an essay about
“the language I want to learn”.
本课结束
This lesson is over
THANKS!