Listening

andSpeaking&ListeningandTalkingUnit5Languagesaroundtheworld1.Listentoaspeechaboutlearningforeignlanguagesandtalkaboutreasonswhypeoplestudyaforeignlanguage;2.KnowthedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanaccents;3.LearndifferentkindsofEnglish.Lead-inOnelanguagesetsyouinacorridorforlife.Twolanguagesopeneverydooralongtheway.—FrankSmith一種語言能帶你進(jìn)入人生旅途，兩門語言為你開啟人生旅途中的所有大門?！ヌm克·史密斯ExploredifferentkindsofEnglish1Listentothefirstpartofthetalk.WhatarethedifferentkindsofEnglishmentioned?BritishEnglish，AmericanEnglish，andAustralianEnglish.Listentoaspeechandtickthetwolanguageswiththemostnativespeakers.CircletheofficiallanguagesoftheUnitedNations

(UN).

Russian ChineseKoreanJapaneseSpanishArabicEnglishFrench√√SixofficiallanguagesusedintheUnitedNationsEnglishArabicChineseSpanishFrenchRussianListentothespeechagainandanswerthequestions.1.Whatisthemaintopicofthisspeech?2.Howmanylanguagesarethereintheworld?3.HowmanybillionpeoplespeaktheUN’sofficiallanguagesastheirnativeorsecondlanguage?4.Whatistheattitudeofthespeakertowardsforeignlanguagelearning?Therearenearly7,000languagesintheworld.Learningaforeignlanguage.About2.8billionpeople.It’sveryusefultolearnoneormoreforeignlanguages.Listentothespeechagain.Whatdotheitalicisedwordsrefertointhesentences.1.

Theythinkitmeansbetterjobchancesinthefuture.

2.Theyarespokenbyaround2.8billionpeople.They:studentswhochoosetostudyaUNlanguage

it:studyingaUNlanguageThey:thesixofficialUNlanguagesArabic,Chinese,English,French,Russian,Spanish.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?ListenandanswerMakingareservationforaflightfromLondontoParis.CustomerandoperatorinSkiesAirlines.MakingreservationsOpening_____________,__________helpyou?_________tobuyaplaneticketfromLondontoParis.Talkingabouttime____________areyoutravelling?Therearetwoflightsthatday:Oneinthemorningat9:30andtheotherintheafternoonat5:00.Which_____________?Onthe23rdofDecember.The9:30fight,please.SkiesAirlineshowcanII'dlikeOnwhatdateListenandfilldoyoupreferSixofficiallanguagesusedintheUnitedNationsEnglishArabicChineseSpanishFrenchRussianListentothespeechagainandanswerthequestions.1.Whatisthemaintopicofthisspeech?2.Howmanylanguagesarethereintheworld?3.HowmanybillionpeoplespeaktheUN’sofficiallanguagesastheirnativeorsecondlanguage?4.Whatistheattitudeofthespeakertowardsforeignlanguagelearning?Therearenearly7,000languagesintheworld.Learningaforeignlanguage.About2.8billionpeople.It’sveryusefultolearnoneormoreforeignlanguages.Listentoaspeechandtickthetwolanguageswiththemostnativespeakers.CircletheofficiallanguagesoftheUnitedNations

(UN).

Russian ChineseKoreanJapaneseSpanishArabicEnglishFrench√√SixofficiallanguagesusedintheUnitedNationsEnglishArabicChineseSpanishFrenchRussianListentothespeechagainandanswerthequestions.1.Whatisthemaintopicofthisspeech?2.Howmanylanguagesarethereintheworld?3.HowmanybillionpeoplespeaktheUN’sofficiallanguagesastheirnativeorsecondlanguage?4.Whatistheattitudeofthespeakertowardsforeignlanguagelearning?Therearenearly7,000languagesintheworld.Learningaforeignlanguage.About2.8billionpeople.It’sveryusefultolearnoneormoreforeignlanguages.Listentothespeechagain.Whatdotheitalicisedwordsrefertointhesentences.1.

Theythinkitmeansbetterjobchancesinthefuture.

2.Theyarespokenbyaround2.8billionpeople.They:studentswhochoosetostudyaUNlanguage

it:studyingaUNlanguageThey:thesixofficialUNlanguagesArabic,Chinese,English,French,Russian,Spanish.5ChooseoneortwopairsofwordsinActivity3andmakeaconversation.Theexpressionsbelowmayhelpyou.AskingforclarificationDoyoumean...?Doesthatmean...?I′msorry.Wouldyoumindrepeating...?SoamIrightinsaying...?ChineseBrEAmE街區(qū)；鄰近的地方neighbourhoodneighborhood勞動力labourlabor顏色colourcolor榮譽(yù)honourablehonorable幽默humourhumor特別喜愛的人（或物）favouritefavorite電影院theatretheater公里kilometrekilometerMorepairsofwords.ChineseBrEAmE電梯liftelevator汽油petrolgas,gasoline秋天autumnfall地鐵undergroundsubway大學(xué)universitycollege垃圾rubbishg