英语必修 第一册Unit 5 Languages around the world导学案

Unit 5 Languages around the World

  Period 1 Listening&Speaking&Talking导学案

1. To get main facts and sum up main ideas by listening
2. To talk about the topics about how to express reasons for learning a second language after listening and how to give a formal report concerning languages.
3. To talk about some differences of different English words in different countries.

1. To learn to use different listening tips to get the necessary information.

2. To talk about the related topics.

Part 1: Listening and Speaking

Lead in

Work in pairs and discuss the following topics:

1. Which language has the largest number of native speakers?

2. Which language is the most popular and useful language in the world?

3. Why do you learn English?

Step1:

Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers and circle the official languages of the United Nations.

O Russian   O Chinese   O Korean   O Japanese   O Spanish

O Arabic    O English   O French  

Listening tip:

Step 2

Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:

1. What is the main topic of this speech?

2. How many languages are there in the world?

3. How many billion people speak the UN's official languages as their native or second language?

4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?

Step 3: Speaking Project

Work in pairs or groups. Discuss which other language(s) you want to learn and why.

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Part 2: Listening and Talking

Step1：

Listen to the first part of the talk，which is about the introduction of different kinds of English and after finishing listening for the first time, the students need to solve the following tasks.

What are the different kinds of English mentioned?

Step 2:

Listen to the second part of the talk. What are the two pairs of words that the student is confused by? Tick them in the boxes.

口semester/term    口restroom/toilet    口gas/petrol      口 subway/underground

Step 3:

Look at the pairs of words below. Which words are British English and which are American English? Try to think of more pairs of words like these.

Step 4: Speaking Project

Work in pairs. Choose one or two pairs of words in step 3 and make a conversation.

Useful expressions to make a dialogue.

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【答案】

Part 1: Listening and Speaking

Lead in

Work in pairs and discuss the following topics:

1.Which language has the largest number of native speakers?

Chinese

2.Which language is the most popular and useful language in the world?

English

3.Why do you learn English?

To have a better job and further our study

To better understand the world

To promote the understanding  of different cultures.

Step1:

Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers and circle the official languages of the United Nations.

O Russian   √ O Chinese   O Korean   O Japanese  √  O Spanish

O Arabic    O English   O French 

Listening tip:

Step 2

Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:

1.What is the main topic of this speech?

 Learning a foreign language

2.How many languages are there in the world?

 nearly 7000

3.How many billion people speak the UN's official languages as their native or second language?

 Around 2.8 million

4.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?

It is very useful to learn.

Step 3: Speaking Project

Work in pairs or groups. Discuss which other language(s) you want to learn and why.

Answers:

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, I'd love to. Also, French is used by many international organizations around the world. Do you know that FIFA's full name is in French?

A: Oh, I remember that. But I don't know how to pronounce it.

Part 2: Listening and Talking

Step1：

Listen to the first part of the talk，which is about the introduction of different kinds of English and after finishing listening for the first time, the students need to solve the following tasks.

What are the different kinds of English mentioned?

British English   American English   Australian English

Step 2:

Listen to the second part of the talk. What are the two pairs of words that the student is confused by? Tick them in the boxes.

√口semester/term    口restroom/toilet    口gas/petrol     √ 口 subway/underground

Step 3:

Look at the pairs of words below. Which words are British English and which are American English? Try to think of more pairs of words like these.

British English: Petrol   sweet   toilet   honour   mum   flat

American English: gas   candy  restroom  honor  mom    apartment

Step 4: Speaking Project

Work in pairs. Choose one or two pairs of words in step 3 and make a conversation.

Useful expressions to make a dialogue.

Answers:

--Hi, Tom, do you want to try some sweet?

--I am sorry. What do you mean?

---I mean would you like to try some candy?

--- yes. Candy is my favorite. It is so sweet.