Unit5 Languages around the world----Listening and speaking
Class ____________ Name ______________
Learning objectives and core literacy:
By the end of the class, we will be able to:
Understand the content of the speech and get the specific information.
Think about why we should learn foreign languages.
Express the reasons of learning a foreign language with our partners.
Activity 1:
看图片,识别国家把序号填在图片下的横线上,并说出其官方语言。
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France _________ Russia __________ Germany __________
Spain __________ Canada _________ India __________
Activity 2:
两人一组,讨论以下问题:
What are the two languages with the most native speakers
What are the official languages of the United Nations
Activity 3:
Tick the two languages with the most native speakers.
Circle the official languages of the United Nations.
Activity 4:
Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.
How many languages are there in the world
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What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning
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How many billion people speak the UN’s official languages as their native or second language
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Activity 5:
Listen to paragraph 2 of the speech.
What do the pronouns refer to
They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people... ________________________________
They think it means better job chances in the future.__________________________________
Activity 6:
小组进行讨论,总结学习外语的原因
Do you have more reasons for learning foreign languages Talk about it.
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Activity 7:
朗读对话
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 organizations 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.
两人一组,进行对话
If you were a volunteer in the UN, what language would you like to learn
同学上台进行对话展示,其他同学对两位同学进行评价(1----10分)
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A B A B
Ask or answer correctly and properly
Speak loudly and fluently
Have his/her own ideas
Homework:
Do a survey in the class about which foreign language other students want to learn and why.
Share it in class tomorrow. 学生做关于要学哪门语言及其原因的调查,第二天上课时分享。