英语 24 字整体教学法
名师团队助你一臂之力
Unit 5 Languages around the world
U5P1
学习目标
1.To get familiar with countries and their languages,especially the 6 official
languages of the UN.
2.To better understand the pronouns and what the pronouns refer to in listening.
3.To talk about the languages and tell the reasons in simple English.
4.To arouse the students interest in learning a foreign language.
课堂探究
Part Ⅰ Lead-in
1.Which languages do you think are officially used in the UN?
2.How do you understand the quote:One language sets you in a corridor for life.Two
languages open every door along the way.
Part Ⅱ Listening:Explore languages around the world
Activity 1 Warming up
Before you listen,match each photo with the correct country name.Then discuss which
languages are spoken in these countries.
1 2
3
4 5 6
France Russia
Germany Spain
Canada India
Activity 2 First listening
Tick the two languages with the most native speakers.Circle the official languages
of the United Nations.And answer the four questions below.
Langua
ges Russian
Letter
s or
charac
ters
Langua
ges
Letter
s or
charac
ters
英语 24 字整体教学法
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1.What is the main topic of this speech?
2.How many languages are there in the world?
3.How many people speak the UNs official languages as their native or second language?
4.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?
Activity 3 Second listening
Pay special attention to the pronouns in the speech,especially focus on the italicised
words in the sentences below and what they refer to.
They think it means better job chances in the future.
They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people...
Activity 4 Third listening
Listen to the speech for the last time and fill in the blanks with the words and phrases
you hear.
To some students, 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 isnt English—its Spanish.Learning
English is very useful,but, if possible.
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,French,Russian,and Spanish.They are spoken by around 2.8
billion people as their native or second language.
Some students,though,choose to study a language 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.
Part Ⅲ Speaking
1.Review the listening material and try to complete the table below.
What language
students
choose to learn
Reason
One of the UN
official
languages
(Many
students)
Danish (An
American girl)
French
(Another young
lady)
2.Discuss which other language(s) you want to learn and 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,Id love to.Also,French is used by many international organisations around the
world.Do you know what FIFAs full name is in French?
英语 24 字整体教学法
名师团队助你一臂之力
A:Oh,I remember that.But I dont know how to pronounce it.
Part Ⅳ Homework
1.Tell one of your friends what language you would love to learn in the future and
why.
2.Review the new words learnt from the listening material:billion,native,attitude.
参考答案
Part Ⅰ
Question 1:English,French,Russian,Chinese,Spanish...
Question 2:Mastering more languages can give you many chances in your life including
your work opportunities,your horizon,your fully understanding of the world.
Part Ⅱ
Activity 1
France 3 French Russia 4 Russian
Germany 2 German Spain 6 Spanish
Canada 1 English,French India 5 Hindi,English
Activity 2
Langua
ges Russian Chinese Korean Japanese
Letter
s or
charac
ters
Langua
ges Spanish Arabic English French
Letter
s or
charac
ters
1.Learning a foreign language.
2.Nearly 7,000.
3.Around 2.8 billion.
4.Its very useful to learn one or more foreign languages.
Activity 3
They:students who choose to study a UN language
it:studying a UN language
They:the six official UN languages
Activity 4
it seems that
it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language
There are many reasons why
because of
Part Ⅲ
What language
studentschoo
se to learn
Reason
One of the UN I should study one of the UN official languages (Russian),because it
英语 24 字整体教学法
名师团队助你一臂之力
official
languages
(Many
students)
can give me many chances in my life.
Danish (An
American
girl)
My father is doing business with Danish.Id like to learn Danish so
I can help him in the future.
French
(Another
young lady)
I should study French.I think it sounds beautiful,and I know its used
in many countries.