1、UNIT 5LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD人与社会语言学习背景导入:世界语言有几千种,但主要的语言有二十多种。而联合国的工作语言只有六种:英语、汉语、西班牙语、俄语、阿拉伯语和法语。作为中国学生你了解汉语书写体系和汉字演化过程吗?你懂得为什么人们要学外语吗?让我们一起学习和探索相关内容吧!Neither Pine nor Apple in PineappleHave you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble learning English? I hadnt,until one day my fiveyea
2、rold son asked me whether there was ham in a hamburger.There isnt.This made me realize that theres no egg in eggplant either.Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple.This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language to learn.For example,in our free time we can sculpt a sculpture and paint
3、 a painting,but we take a photo.And when we are traveling we say that we are in the car or the taxi,but on the train or bus! While were doing all this traveling,we can get seasick at sea,airsick in the air and carsick in a car,but we dont get homesick when we get back home.And speaking of home,why a
4、rent homework and housework the same thing?If “hard” is the opposite of “soft”,why are “hardly” and “softly” not an opposing pair? If harmless actions are the opposite of harmful actions,why are shameless and shameful behaviors the same?When we look out of the window and see rain or snow,we can say
5、“its raining” or “its snowing”But when we see sunshine,we cant say “its sunshining”Even the smallest words can be confusing.When you see the capitalized(大写的) “WHO” in a medical report,do you read it as the “who” in “Whos that?” What about “IT” and “US”?You also have to wonder at the unique madness o
6、f a language in which a house can burn up as it burns down,in which you fill in a form by filling it out,and in which an alarm is only heard once it goes off!English was invented by people,not computers,and it reflects the creativity of the human race.That is why when the stars are out , they are vi
7、sible , but when the lights are out , they are invisible. And that is why when I wind up my watch,it starts,but when I wind up this passage,it ends. (选自外研版新教材必修第一册 Unit 2)【词汇积累】seasick/airsick/carsick /sisk/esk/ksk/ adj.晕船的/晕机的/晕车的homesick/hmsk/ adj.想家的,患思乡病的opposite/pzt/ adj.对面的;截然相反的 n对立面,对立的人(或物)
8、shameless/emls/ adj.无耻的;不要脸的shameful/emfl/ adj.可耻的;丢脸的reflect/rflekt/ v照出(影像);反映;反射;沉思;显示【靓句背诵】1This made me realize that theres no egg in eggplant either. Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple.这让我意识到eggplant(茄子)里也没有egg(鸡蛋)。pineapple(菠萝)里既没有pine(松树),也没有apple(苹果)。2That is why when the stars ar
9、e out,they are visible,but when the lights are out,they are invisible.这就是为什么星星出现时,我们能看到星星,而当灯光熄灭时,我们却看不到灯光。Section Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking每/日/金/句:Language is a city, everyone adds a brick for the construction of the city.语言是一座城市, 每个人都为这座城市的建设增添了砖瓦。听说强化交际技能目标一 同步听力多维训练.主题词汇听写Lo
10、ok at the following pictures. Please write which official languages are spoken in these countries. .教材听力填空To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English. There are, however, nearly in the world. After Chinese, the language with the most native language speakers isnt En
11、glishits Spanish! Learning English is , but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible. There are many reasons why 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
12、 future. The UN has : Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. They are spoken by around 2. 8 billion people as their native or second languages. Some students, though, choose to study a language because of . One American girl chose to learn Danish because her grandparents were from D
13、enmark. When she was little, her grandpa used to read letters to her in Danish from their relatives in Denmark. Another young lady started learning because she had several friends from African countries where French is spoken. What do you think? Which other language would you choose to study and why
14、?.话题听力体验听下面一段长对话, 回答以下小题。1. Whats Peters problem?AHe cant understand Chinese program.BHe cant talk with Chinese people.CHe cant understand Chinese grammar.2. How long has Peter been learning Chinese?A3 years.B4 years.C5 years. 3What can we learn from the conversation?APeter speaks Chinese a lot.BPet
15、er is happy to learn driving.CPeter needs a lot of practice.目标二 场景模拟体验感悟王东所在的学校现在可以从英语、日语、俄语、法语、西班牙语中任选一门外语,他正在和他的同桌李华谈论选哪门外语。请根据提示完成对话。Li Hua: What language do you want to study?Wang Dong:I want to study Japanese,because 1.(我喜欢看日漫).How about you?Li Hua: I am not sure.I dont want to give up English,
16、as 2.(我一直在学英语) since I was 5.Wang Dong:3.(那么你可以继续学英语).Li Hua: But I am also interested in Japanese 4(因为日语歌很好听).Wang Dong:Why not choose Japanese 5.(既然你对它感兴趣)?Li Hua: My father is doing business with Frenchmen and hopes that I can help him in the future.Besides,French 6(是其中一种语言) used in the United Na
17、tions.Wang Dong:Then why do you hesitate? Li Hua: You know,I found some letters in French 7.(很难发音).Wang Dong:That is really a hard choice.目标三 技巧点拨精准发音【发音技巧】英美发音的不同点1当字母r出现在单词的元音字母组合中时, 北美英语会出现独特的卷舌音。也就是元音发音完毕后, 要很流畅地将舌尖向后卷, 但不得接触上腭。car英/k/美/kr/dear英/d/美/dr/more英/m/美/mr/her英/h/美/hr/2英语中的元音/在用于/f/,/,/
18、s/或鼻音前时,美语发为/,但在字母组合lm前发音为/。英音美音half/hf/hf/bath/b/b/pass/ps/ps/calm/km/km/palm/pm/pm/3.英语/变为美语/或/。英音美音bought/bt/bt/或/bt/talk/tk/tk/或/tk/ball/bl/bl/或/bl/caught/kt/kt/或/kt/law/l/l/或/l/4.英语/,/在美语中不再区分,读为/。英音美音above/bv/bv/but/bt/bt/touch/tt/tt/love/lv/lv/blood/bld/bld/5.美式英语中的 t: 字母t可出现在单词的词首、词中和词尾三个部位。
19、其中在词首与词尾时的发音技巧与英式英语相同。例如: tight/tat/。而在词中时, 英国人的读法和词首、词尾一致, 美国人却有两种读法。由舌尖弹动发出的弹舌音, 听起来像一个非常轻的/d/。例如: bettercityletterlittle。/t/ /d/Italian Italyphotography photograph【听词辨音】1选出字母(组合)发音与其他三项不同的单词(1)A.refer BfactorCcarve Dvariety(2)A.native BattitudeCgas Dcharacter(3)A.major BboughtCtalk Dlaw(4)A.subwa
20、y BtongueCstruggle Dregard(5)A.point BChristmasCdialect Dapartment2在含有所给音标发音的单词下面画线(1)He drove his car so fast that he broke the glass. (2)The short man rides a tall horse to take part in sports. (3)Grandmother loves her grandson very much, so she comes to see him every day. (4)She had a tour outsid
21、e for an hour and picked some flowers. (5)tYoud better go to the city for a letter. 语言基础集释探究新知发展语言知识1(教材P60)How many billion people speak the UNs official languages as their native or second language?有多少亿人把联合国的官方语言作为他们的母语或第二语言?nativeadj.出生地的;本地的;土著的n本地人(1)be native to 原产于;源于ones native country/land/
22、language 某人的祖国/故乡/母语(2)be a native of. 土生土长的人;原产于的动物或植物佳句Above all, being a native of the city, I know a lot about its history and culture.最重要的是, 作为本地市民, 我很了解它的历史和文化。练通单句语法填空During their visit to that country, they communicated with (native) there happily.When it comes to Chengdu, the first thing th
23、at comes to your mind is pandas, which are native Sichuan.写美应用文佳句 当我们学习一门外语的时候, 需要记住我们是如何学会我们的母语的。When we are learning a second language we need to remember_2(教材P60)What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?说话者对外语学习的态度是什么?attitude n态度;看法attitude to/towards. 对的态度/看法have/ta
24、ke a(n).attitude to/towards. 对持的态度佳句Most students hold a positive attitude to this kind of afterclass activity.大部分学生对这类的课外活动持有积极态度。写美应用文佳句正是你对工作不好的态度使你父母生气。It was that made your parents angry.无论你面临什么问题,都应该对工作有积极的态度。No matter what problems you are faced with,you should_. 3(教材P60)Pay attention to the
25、context of words to help you understand what the pronouns refer to.注意单词的语境,帮助你理解代词指的是什么。refer to指的是;描述;涉及;提到;参考,查阅(1)refer to.as. 把称作refer.to. 把提交给(2)reference n. 指称关系;参考;涉及;提及;查阅reference books 参考书佳句While giving the English speech, competitors should not refer to the notes.做英语演讲时,参赛选手应该不看演讲稿。练通写出下列
26、句子中refer to的含义The official referred to the rescue workers several times at the meeting. For more information, you can refer to China Dailys official website.When I said some people were stupid, I wasnt referring to you.As far as I know, he is referred to as a living Lei Feng. 写美应用文佳句他已经为他的演讲做了充分的准备,
27、所以他在演讲时没有看笔记本。He had been well prepared for his speech so that he didnt_ while delivering his speech.UNIT 5LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLDSection Listening and Speaking & Listening and TalkingPart 1听说强化交际技能目标一.1France2.Russia3.Spain4.Germany5.India6.Canada.7, 000 languagesvery usefulsix official language
28、sfamily or friendsFrench.答案: 13. BCC听力原文M:Hello, Professor Zhang.Im Peter. W:Hello, Peter.Can I help you? M:Yeah. I have been studying Chinese for many years, and I have learnt a lot of grammar and vocabulary, but I find it difficult to talk with Chinese people. I cant understand them.W: Well, thats
29、 a problem. How long have you been studying Chinese?M: Three years in junior school, and two years in senior school.W: Um. How do you learn Chinese? Do you often listen to Chinese program?M: I often attend Chinese training programs.W: Yes, I see. Peter, I always think learning a language is rather l
30、ike learning to drive. If you want to drive perfectly, you have to practise over and over. Similarly, if you want to speak Chinese well, you need lots of practice.目标二1I like watching Japanese cartoons2I have been studying English3Then you can go on studying English4because Japanese songs sound beaut
31、iful5now that you are interested in it6is one of the languages7difficult to pronounce目标三听词辨音1(1)D(2)A(3)A(4)D(5)B2(1) He drove his car so fast that he broke the glass. (2) The short man rides a tall horse to take part in sports. (3) Grandmother loves her grandson very much,so she comes to see him ev
32、ery day. (4) She had a tour outside for an hour and picked some flowers. (5)t Youd better go to the city for a letter. Part 2语言基础集释探究新知发展语言知识1nativestohow we learned our native language 2your bad attitude towards/to your workhave a positive attitude towards/to your work3提到查阅指的是把 称作refer to his note book