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Unit 5 Languages around the world
Listening and speaking
Broaden students view;
Develop the ability of getting the key word and the main idea when listening;
Study how to express one’s attitude towards learning language;
Enable students to pay attention to what pronouns refer to;
Cultivate sense of speaking and thinking in English and make up a dialogue about why to learn other language.
Learning objectives:
Spain ________
Germany ________
France ________
Explore languages around the world
Russia ________
Canada ________
India ________
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Chinese ________
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 ________
Spanish ________
Arabic ________
Korean
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French
________
English ________
Japanese
________
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Listening tips:
Don’t try to catch every word in the speech. Instead, listen for key words and phrases.
Write down the key words you listen as quickly as possible.
2nd listening
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's the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning
Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.
Listening tips:
①Before you listen , you can read the questions. It will help you focus on
getting the key word easily.
Guess the meaning of “ billion, native, attitude”.
②Try to catch the main ideas instead of trying to remember and translate each
word you hear.
Add more information to your notes and then answer the question accordding to them.
2nd listening
1. What is the main topic of this speech
Learning a foreign language.
2. How many languages are there in the world
Around 7000 languages
3. How many billion people speak the UN's official languages as their
native or second language
2.8 billion people
4. What's the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning
Learning a foreign language is very useful./It’s very useful to learn one
or more foreign languages.
Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.
3rd listening
1. They think it means better job chances in the future.
Many students choose to learn _______________________________ in the UN.
2. They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people.
The UN has 6 official languages: ______________________________
Listen to the speech again. What do the pronouns refer to in the sentence
Listening tips: :
Pronouns refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier.
one of the languages that are spoken
Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
Russian, Spain
4th listening
To some students, it seems that______________________________ is English. There are, __________, nearly 7,000 languages in the world. After Chinese, the language __________________________________ isn’t English---it’s Spanish! Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn _____________________
__________, if possible.
There are _____________________people learn a foreign language. Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN. As they think ___________________________________ in the future. The UN has _______________________: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. They are spoken by______________________ as their native or
second languages.
the only foreign language to learn
however
with the most native language speakers
at least one other foreign
language
many reasons why
it means better job chances
six official languages
around 2.8 billion people
4th listening
Some students, though, choose to study a language_____________________.
One American girl _______________________ because her grandparents were
from Denmark. When she was little, her grandpa ________________________ in
Danish from their relatives in Denmark. Another young lady started learning
French because she had __________________________________ where French
is spoken.
What do you think Which other language would you _____________________
and why
because of family or friends
chose to learn Danish
used to read letters to her
several friends from African countries
choose to study
Listening tips:
1. Before you listen , you can read the questions. It will help
you to focus on getting the key word easily.
2. Don’t try to catch every word in the speech. Instead, listen for
key words and phrases.
3. Write down the key words you listen as quickly as possible.
4. Pronouns refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier.
Speaking
Work in pairs or groups. Discuss which other language(s) you want to learn and why.
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Example
A: What language do you want to study
B: I really want to study French. I think 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.
Some words are pronounced differently in America and Britain.
Listen and pay attention to the differences.
schedule
hostile
either
address
direct
laboratory
advertisement
shone
American English vs British English
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 to the paragraphs read by two different speakers. Which speaker has a British accent and which has an American accent
American English vs British English
Imitate one of the accents and read the paragraph by yourself.
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Homework
Make up one dialogue with your partner trying to use more new expressions studied in high school.
(Pay attention to your handwriting.)
1. Which other language do you want to learn
2. List your reasons.
Thank you!
One language sets you in a corridor for life.
Two languages open every door along the way.
-----Frank Smith
