1、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 learnin
2、g a foreign language.课堂探究Part Lead-in1.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 Listening:Explore languages around the worldActivity 1Warming upBefore you
3、 listen,match each photo with the correct country name.Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries.123456France Russia Germany Spain Canada IndiaActivity 2First listeningTick the two languages with the most native speakers.Circle the official languages of the United Nations.And answer
4、 the four questions below.LanguagesRussianLetters or charactersLanguagesLetters or characters1.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
5、 towards foreign language learning?Activity 3Second listeningPay 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.Ac
6、tivity 4Third listeningListen 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 spea
7、kers isnt Englishits 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,R
8、ussian,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
9、 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 Speaking1.Review the listening material and try to complete the table below.What language students choose to learnReasonOne
10、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
11、 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?A:Oh,I remember that.But I dont know how to pronounce it.Part Homework1.Tell one of your friends what language you would love to learn in
12、the future and why.2.Review the new words learnt from the listening material:billion,native,attitude.参考答案Part 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 underst
13、anding of the world.Part Activity 1France 3 FrenchRussia 4 RussianGermany 2 GermanSpain 6 SpanishCanada 1 English,FrenchIndia 5 Hindi,EnglishActivity 2LanguagesRussianChineseKoreanJapaneseLetters or charactersLanguagesSpanishArabicEnglishFrenchLetters or characters1.Learning a foreign language.2.Nea
14、rly 7,000.3.Around 2.8 billion.4.Its very useful to learn one or more foreign languages.Activity 3They:students who choose to study a UN languageit:studying a UN languageThey:the six official UN languagesActivity 4it seems thatit is wise to learn at least one other foreign languageThere are many rea
15、sons whybecause ofPart What language studentschoose to learnReasonOne of the UN official languages (Many students)I should study one of the UN official languages (Russian),because it 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.
