1、Unit 5 Languages Around the WorldListening and Speaking 核心脉图目标导引话题阅读主题导入【引言解读】One language sets you in a corridor for life.Two languages open every door alongthe way.Frank Smith释义:一门语言能带你进入人生旅途,两门语言则为你开启人生旅途中所有的大门。弗兰克史密斯启示:语言是人与人之间沟通的工具,是一个人生产与发展必备的技能,掌握多门语言可以让你了解更多的外部世界,也为你事业的成功插上腾飞的翅膀。【名言名句】1.Lang
2、uage is the embodiment of life.语言是生活的化身。2.Language is fossil poetry.语言是诗歌的化石。3.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。【话题导读】As is known to all,the power of words can be equal to a gun.When you saysomething ill to someone else,youre,to some
3、 extent,setting up a destructiverelationship with him.Instead,if you inspire others by uplifting words,thecontribution to strengthen your friendship can be significant.However,whether thewords are anti-ear or not,there is no doubt that they do succeed in making their wayto impress you at all times.P
4、ersonally,there are specific words that impress me a lot.Its the final exam injunior high school.Unfortunately,I failed though I had made a good preparationbefore it.I never knew whether others laughed at me at that time.What aroused me,though,were the words from my classmatesIt never rains,but it p
5、oursfrom which I benefit a lot.I guess that its his inspiring words that set off my innermotivation to feel good about myself again.From my own perspective,realizing that we human beings are in need ofpositive reinforcement,I attach great importance to speaking inspiring wordswhenever it is needed.词
6、海拾贝1.uplifting adj.令人振奋的 2.specific adj.特定的;具体的3.motivation n.动机,动力4.to some extent 在某种程度上我学我思Do you think that words have a powerful effect,and why?_I think words,especially inspiring words,are powerful because they can give people strength and inspire them to do better.Explore languages around the
7、 world.主题词汇听写.教材听力填空 To some students,it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English.There are,however,nearly(1)_in the world.After Chinese,thelanguage with the most native language speakers isnt Englishits Spanish!Learning English is(2)_,but it is wise to learn at least one other forei
8、gnlanguage,if possible.7,000 languagesvery usefulThere are many reasons why people learn a foreign language.Many studentschoose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN.As they think it meansbetter job chances in the future.The UN has(3)_:Arabic,Chinese,English,French,Russian,and Span
9、ish.They are spoken by around 2.8 billion peopleas their native or second languages.Some students,though,choose to study a language because of(4)_.One American girl chose to learn Danish because her grandparents were fromDenmark.When she was little,her grandpa used to read letters to her in Danish f
10、romtheir relatives in Denmark.Another young lady started learning(5)_because shehad several friends from African countries where French is spoken.What do you think?Which other language would you choose to study and why?six official languagesfamily orfriendsFrench.话题听力体验听下面一段长对话,回答以下小题。1.Whats Peters
11、 problem?A.He cant understand Chinese program.B.He cant talk with Chinese people.C.He cant understand Chinese grammar.2.How long has Peter been learning Chinese?A.3 years.B.4 years.C.5 years.3.What can we learn from the conversation?A.Peter speaks Chinese a lot.B.Peter is happy to learn driving.C.Pe
12、ter needs a lot of practice.【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 ofgrammar and vocabulary,but I find it difficult to talk with Chinese people.I cantunderstand them.W:Well,thats a problem.How lon
13、g 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 like learning todrive.If you w
14、ant to drive perfectly,you have to practise over and over.Similarly,if you want to speak Chinese well,you need lots of practice.【Pronunciation】【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。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。其中在词首与词尾时的发音技巧与英式英语相同。例如:。而在词中时,英国人的读法和词首、
15、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:better city letter little。/t/d/Italian Italyphotographyphotograph【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.referB.factorC.carveD.variety(2)A.native B.attitude C.gas D.character(3)A.majorB.boughtC.talkD.law(4)A.subwayB.tongueC.struggleD.regard(5)A.pointB.ChristmasC.
16、dialectD.apartment2.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 himevery 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.
