2019新人教必修一Unit5 Languages Around the World

 Listening and speaking

Explore languages around the world

Teaching aims:

1. Enable students to get familiar with languages,especially the 6 official languages of the UN.
2. Better understand the pronouns and what the pronouns refer to in listening.
3. Talk about the languages and tell the reasons in simple English.

Teaching key points:

1. Help students get familiar with the vocabulary of different countries and their languages through listening practice.
2. Try to arouse the students’ interest in language learning in thematic context.

Teaching difficult points:

1.Enable students to be aware of pronouns in daily conversation and be able to understand the content of pronoun reference correctly in the process of Listening.

2.Enable students to fully discuss the reasons and motivation of language learning.

Teaching procedures:

Step1 Lead-in

Look at the opening page and discuss the following questions with your students.

T:Which languages do you think are officially used in the UN?

Ss:English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish...

T:How do you understand the quote:One language sets you in a corridor for life.Two languages open every door along the way?

Ss:Mastering more languages can give you many chances in your life including your work opportunities, your horizon, your fully understanding of the world.

Step2 Listening:Explore languages around the world

Activity1 Warming up

Before you listen, match each photo with the correct country name. Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries.（Ex1on page 60）

France 3 French   Russia 4 Russian  Germany 2 German

Spain 6 Spanish  Canada 1 English, French  India 5 Hindi, English

Activity2: First listening

For the first listening, you are required to tick the two languages with the most native speakers.Circle the official languages of the United Nations. And then answer the four questions below.

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 people speak the UN’s official languages as their native or second language?

Around 2.8 billion.

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

It’s very useful to learn one or more foreign languages.

Activity3 Second listening

T: Boys and girls, for the second listening, please pay special attention to the pronouns in the speech, especially focus on the italicized words in the sentences below and what they refer to.

1.They think it means better job chances in the future.

They:students who choose to study a UN language. it: studying a UN language

2.They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people.

They: the six official UN languages.

Activity4 Third listening

Listen to the speech for the last time and fill in the blanks with words and phrases you hear（通过最后一遍听力的练习，让学生掌握和熟悉表达态度以及原因的句式，从而为说的练习做好充足的语言支架）

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 most native language speakers isn’t English—it’s Spanish.Learning English is very useful,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 future.The UN has six official languages:Arabic,Chinese,French,Russian,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 because of 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 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. 

Step3 Speaking

1. Review the listening material and try to complete the table below.（红色部分为学生填写）

2. Work in pairs or groups.Discuss which other languages you want to learn and why.(Ex5 on Page61)

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 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.

Step 4 Homework

1. Review the new words learnt from the listening material.
2. Tell your partner what language you would love to learn in the future and why.