人教版（2019）必修一Unit

5

Languages

Around

the

WorldListeningandSpeakingExplore

languages

around

the

worldLearning

objectivesBy

the

end

of

this

section,

you

will

be

able

to:talk

about

some

countries

and

the

languages

spoken

in

some

countries;practice

listening for main

idea and

details

as

well as

identifyingpronouns

and

what

they

refer

to;talk

about

which

foreign

language

you

want

to

learn

and

why;notice

differences

in

word

pronunciation

and

stress

between

native

English

speakers

from

different

countries.本句出自當(dāng)代心理語言學(xué)家弗蘭克·史密斯，經(jīng)典地詮釋了掌握多門語言的重要性。One

language

sets

you

in

a

corridor

for

life.

Two

languages

open

every

door

along

the

way.—Frank

Smith一門語言能帶你進(jìn)入人生旅途，兩門語言則為你開啟人生旅途中的所有大門?！ヌm克·史密斯Do

you

know

where

the

photo

was

taken?What

are

people

doing

in

the

photo?Which

languages

do

you

think

are

officially

used

here?The

photo

is

of

a

UN

General

Assembly

meeting.

The

UN

was

founded

in

1945,shortly

after

World

War

II,

and

as

of

2017,

it

has

193

member

states.

It

works

to

maintain

international

peace,

promote

development,

provide

assistance

to

people

in

need,

and

protect

human

rights.

More

recently,

it

has

joined

the

fight

against

climate

change.

It

has

its

headquarters

in

New

York.Arabic,

Chinese,

English,

French,

Russian

and

Spanish

are

the

six

official

and

working

languages

of

the

General

Assembly,

its

committees

and

its

subcommittees.During

a

General

Assembly

meeting,

speeches

made

in

any

of

the

six

languages

ofthe

General

Assembly

are

interpreted

into

the

other

five

languages.What

do

you

know

about

any

foreign

languages?What

are

the

two

languages

with

the

most

native

speakers

in

the

world?L

e

a

d

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i

nCanadaGermanyFranceRussiaIndiaSpainBefore

you

listen,match

each

photo

with

the

correct

country

name.Then

discuss

which

languages

are

spoken

in

these

countries.P

re

-

l

i

s

ten

i

ngP

re

-

l

i

s

ten

i

ngFrenchGermanySpainSpanish

(Castilian);there

are

severalregional

languages,such

as

Catalan

and

BasqueIndiaHindi,

English;there

are

22

major

languagesBefore

you

listen,match

each

photo

with

the

correct

country

name.Then

discuss

which

languages

are

spoken

in

these

countries.France

Russia

German

CanadaRussianEnglish,

FrenchListen

to

a

speech

and

tick

(

√

)

the

two

languages

with

the

most

native

speakers.

Circle

(

?

)

the

officiallanguages

of

the

United

Nations

(UN).〇

Russian〇√Chinese〇

Korean〇

Japanese〇√Spanish〇

Arabic〇

English〇

FrenchWhile-listeningListen

to

the

speech

again

and

answer

the

questions.1.

What

is

the

main

topic

of

this

speech?Learning

a

foreign

language.2.

How

many

languages

are

there

in

the

world?Nearly

7,000.3.

How

many

billion

people

speak

the

UN’s

official

languages

as

their

native

or

second

language?Around

2.8

billion.4.

What

is

theattitude

of

the

speaker

towards

foreign

language

learning?It

isvery

useful

to

learn

one

or

more

foreign

languages.ReferencePronouns

(it,

they,

she,

etc.)

refer

to

something

or

somebody

mentionedearlier.

Pay

attention

to

thecontextof

wordsto

help

you

understand

whatthe

pronouns

refer

to.es?sentencReferencePronouns

(it,

they,

she,

etc.)

refer

to

something

or

somebody

mentionedearlier.

Pay

attention

to

thecontextof

wordsto

help

you

understand

whatthe

pronouns

refer

to.1.They

think

it

meansbetter

jobchances

inthe

future.They:

students

who

choose

to

study

aUN

languageit:

studying

a

UN

language2.They

are

spoken

byaround

2.8billion

people

...They:

the

six

official

UN

languagesListen

to

the

speech

again.

What

do

the

italicised

words

refer

to

in

theWhatlanguages

do

some

studentschoose

to

learn?

Why?StudentsLanguageWhyManystudentsA

UN

languageForbetter

job

chances

inthe

future.An

AmericangirlDanishBecauseoffamily.Ayoung

ladyFrenchBecauseoffriends.You??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

mostnative

language

speakers

isn’t

English—it’s

Spanish!

Learning

English

is

very

useful,

butit

iswise

to

learn

at

least

one

other

foreign

language,

if

possible.There

are

many

reasons

why

people

learn

a

foreign

language.

Many

students

choose

tostudy

one

of

the

languages

that

are

spoken

at

the

UN.

As

they

think

it

means

better

job

chancesin

the

future.

The

UN

has

six

officiallanguages:

Arabic,Chinese,English,

French,Russian,

and

Spanish.

They

are

spoken

by

around

2.8

billion

people

as

their

native

orsecond

languages.Some

students,

though,

choose

to

study

a

language

because

of

family

or

friends.

OneAmerican

girl

chose

to

learn

Danish

because

her

grandparents

were

from

Denmark.

Whenshe

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

isspoken.What

do

you

think?

Which

other

language

would

you

choose

to

study

and

why?Post-listeningWork

in

pairs

or

groups.

Discuss

which

other

language(s)

you

want

to

learn

and

why.Work

in

pairs

or

groups.

Discuss

which

other

language(s)

you

want

to

learn

and

why.EXAMPLEA:

What

language

do

you

want

to

study?B:

I

really

want

to

study

French.

I

think

that

the

French

language

soundsbeautiful.A:

Why?

Do

you

want

to

go

to

France

some

day?B:

Yes,

I’

d

love

to.

Also,

French

is

used

by

many

internationalorganisations

around

the

world.

Do

you

know

that

FIFA’

s

full

name

is

in

French?A:

Oh,

Iremember

that.

But

I

don’

t

know

how

to

pronounce

it.Listen

and

pay

attention

to

how

the

speakers

pronounce

them.PronunciationWork

in

pairs.

Read

the

words

to

each

other

and

see

if

you

pronounce

them

differently.schedulehostileeitheraddressdirectlaboratoryadvertisementshoneListen

to

the

paragraph

read

by

two

different

speakers.

Which

speaker

has

a

British

accent

and

which

has

an

American

accent?English

is

a

crazy

language.

There

is

no

egg

in

eggplant

nor

ham

inhamburger;

neither

apple

nor

pine

in

pineapple.

English

muffins

weren’tinvented

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

writerswrite

but

...

hammers

don’t

harm?(Richard

Lederer)Britishaccent

(woman)Americanaccent

(man)Words

and

ExpressionsListen

to

a

speech

and

tick

the

two

languages

with

themost

native

speakers.

(P60)聽一個(gè)演講，在母語使用人數(shù)最多的兩種語言前打鉤。native /?ne?t?v/ adj.

出生地的；本地的；土著的

n.

本地人搭配benative

to

原產(chǎn)于

anative

of

……本地人例句Staying

with

a

native

speaker

isbetter

for

children

than

simplysitting

in

a

classroom.對(duì)孩子而言，和說母語的人待在一起比只是坐在教室里更好。You

can

alwaystellthe

difference

between

the

tourists

and

the

nativ游客與當(dāng)?shù)厝酥g的區(qū)別一望便知。The

panda

is

native

to

China.

大熊貓?jiān)a(chǎn)于中國。Thekangaroo

is

a

native

of

Australia.袋鼠是原產(chǎn)于澳大利亞的動(dòng)物。es.1What

isthe

attitude

of

the

speaker

towards

foreign

language

learning?

(P60)演講者對(duì)外語學(xué)習(xí)的態(tài)度如何？attitude /??t?tju?d;

NAmE

??t?tu?d/ n.

態(tài)度；看法搭配

anattitude

to/toward(s) 對(duì)……的態(tài)度/看法have/adopt/take

a/an

...

attitude