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课件网) Unit 5 Languages Around the World In this unit, you will 1 read about the development of Chinese characters and students' difficulties in learning English. 2 listen to a speech about learning foreign languages and talk about reasons why people study a foreign language. 3 write a blog about language study. 4 learn about the history of the Oxford English Dictionary. Look and discuss 1 Do you know where the photo was taken 2 Which languages do you think are officially used here It was taken at a United Nations General Assembly. English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian. Explore languages around the world 1 Before you listen, match each photo with the correct country name. Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries. 3 4 2 6 1 5 2 Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Circle the official languages of the United Nations (UN). ○ Russian ○ Chinese ○ Korean ○ Japanese ○ Spanish ○ Arabic ○ English ○ French √ √ 3 Listen to the speech again and answer the questions. 1 What is the main topic of this speech 2 How many languages are there in the world Learning a foreign language. Nearly 7,000. 3 How many billion people speak the UN's official language as their native or second language 4 What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning Around 2.8 billion. It is very useful to learn one or more foreign languages. 1 They think it means better job chances in the future. 2 They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people... Reference Pronouns (it, they, she, etc.) refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier. Pay attention to the context of words to help you understand what the pronouns refer to. 4 Listen to the speech again. What do the italicised words refer to in the sentences They: students who choose to study a UN language it: studying a UN language They: the six official UN languages refer to 指的是 Don't refer to the matter again. 不要再提这件事了。 She always referred to Ben as "that nice man". 她总是称本为“那个大好人”。 If you don't know the exact meaning of the word, you may refer to the dictionary. 如果你不知道这个词的确切意思，你可以查词典。 refer ├——— refer to │ ├─指的是 │ ├─_____ │ ├─_____ │ ├─描述 │ ├─参考 │ ———涉及 ├——— refer to... _____... ─ 把…… 称为…… ├─reference ─ n. 说到（或写到）的事；参考 ———reference books ─ 参考书 提及 查阅 as 5 Work in pairs or groups. 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 to go to France some day B: Yes, I'd love to. Also, French is used by many international organisations 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. Explore the Chinese writing system 1 Look at the title an ... ...
