1、One language sets you in a corridor for life.Two languages open every door along the way.Frank Smith Do you know where the photo was taken?How do people from different countries communicate with each other at an international conference?Which languages do you think are officially used here?To listen
2、 to a speech about learning foreign languages and talk about reasons why people study a foreign language.To pronounce words correctly and know the differences between British and American accents.How many languages are there in the world?How much do you know about the different languages?What langua
3、ge do people speak in different countries?EnglishThe United KingdomList the name of the country and the language.AmericaEnglishFranceFrenchCanadaEnglishFrenchJapanJapaneseIndiaHindi/EnglishRussia RussianSingaporeEnglish/Chinese/MalayAustraliaEnglishBefore you listen,match each photo with the correct
4、 country name.Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries.France _ Russia _ Germany _Spain _ Canada_ India _342615French Russian English,French German Hindi,EnglishSpanish Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers.Circle the official languages of the
5、United Nations(UN).Russian Chinese Korean Japanese Spanish Arabic English FrenchListen 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 7000.3.How many billion people speak the UNs offi
6、cial languages 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.adj.&n.本地的本地的;本地人本地人n.态度态度;看法看法Listen to the speech again.What do the italicised words refer to in the
7、 sentences?1.They think it means better job chances in the future.2.They are spoken by around 2.8 billion peopleThey:students who choose to study a UN languageIt:Studying a UN languageThey:the six official UN languagesvi.提到提到;查阅查阅 vt.查询查询ReferencePronouns(it,they,she,etc.)refer to something or someb
8、ody mentioned earlier.Pay attention to the context of words to help you understand what the pronouns refer to.1.What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?attitude n.the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something 态度态度;看法看法 【拓展拓展】have a good/bad attitude to
9、/towards sb./sth.对某人对某人/某物持好的某物持好的/坏的态度坏的态度 eg Its often very difficult to change peoples attitudes.He has a very bad attitude towards work.【语境应用语境应用】语法填空语法填空Students should have a proper attitude _ college before thinking about which college to attend.(2019 北京北京)to/towards2.Pronouns(it,they,she,etc
10、.)refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier.refer vi.to mention or speak about someone or something 提到；参考；查阅提到；参考；查阅 vt.to look at a book,map,piece of paper etc for information 查询；叫查询；叫求助求助于于 eg Although she didnt mention any names,everyone knew who she was referring to.He gave the speech wit
11、hout referring to his notes.【拓展拓展】refer to 指的是；描述；提到；查阅指的是；描述；提到；查阅 reference n.指称关系；参考指称关系；参考 eg In his speech,he referred to a recent trip to China.The word“finch”refers to a kind of bird.There are several reference books which can help you make your choice.Discuss which other language(s)you want
12、to learn and why.My father is doing business with Russians.Id like to learn Russian so I can help him in the future.I like watching Japanese cartoons,so Id like to learn Japanese.Perhaps I should study French.I think it sounds beautiful,and I know its used in many countries.Why do you want to learn?
13、I want to learn,because.I want to travel to/I like to learn.I am crazy about culture in.It is an international language.do business with.work in transnational corporation(跨国公司跨国公司)A:What language do you want to study?B:I really want to study French.I think that the French language sounds beautiful.A
14、:Why?Do you want to go to France some day?B:Yes,Id love to.Also,French is used by many international organizations around the world.Do you know that FIFAs full name is in French?A:Oh,I remember that.But I dont know how to pronounce it.1.Work in pairs.Read the words to each other and see if you prono
15、unce them differently.schedulehostileeitheraddressdirectlaboratory advertisementshoneListen and pay attention to how the speakers pronounce them.Listen to the paragraph read by two different speakers.Which speaker has a British accent and which has an American accent?English is a crazy language.Ther
16、e is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger;neither apple nor pine in pineapple.English muffins werent invested in England or French fires in France.Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads,which arent sweet,are meat.We find that quicksand can work slowly,boxing rings are square,and a guinea pig is
17、 neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.And why is it that writers write buthammers dont ham?(Richard Lederer)British accent(woman)American accent(man)British English American EnglishWorld EnglishRead the notes and decide which is the best variety of English to learn.The Great Debate:Which English?Brit
18、ish English the“original”variety of the language the language of Shakespeare and other great writers The BBC and many international newspapers use it.American English Most native speakers of English use an American variety.the variety most used in international business Most English language films a
19、re American.World English neither American nor British English doesnt belong to one group of people.Accent is not important if people understand each other.We need to communicate with non-native speakers as well as native speakers.There are some differences between British and American English.Most
20、of them are vocabulary differences and differences in pronunciation and spelling.Watch the following videos and find out how British and American English are different.Read the emails and circle the different expressions the writers use when they express the same things.Lets watch a video.When a Japanese tourist go into McDonald in Thailand.Do you want to learn another foreign language besides English?List the reasons why people study a foreign language(at least 5 reasons).
