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Listening and Speaking
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Listening and Talking
Unit 5 Languages around the world
How do you greet others
How do people in other countries greet others
Lead-in
Let’s watch a video which tells us how people say “Hello!” in other countries.
Lead-in
How much do you know about American English and British English Share with your partner.
China
China has more than 300 languages spoken. These languages are popular in Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China. The popular language is Mandarin Chinese spoken by more than 955 million people. However, Standard Chinese is the official language. Cantonese is also very popular.
Exploring languages around the world
Before you listen, match each photo with the correct country name. Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries.
Hello!
Bonjour!
Hallo!
здравствуйте!
iHola!
!
France
Germany
Canada
Russia
India
Spain
Listening and Speaking
Tapescipts
Amy: Thank you very much for helping me with my English.
Betty: You’re welcome! When are you free to meet This semester, I’m free on Tuesday and
Thursday after lunch.
Amy: I’m sorry What does “semester” mean
Betty: You know, semester—half of a school year.
Amy: Oh, you mean like a term
Betty: Yes, like a term. The British say “term”. We usually say “semester” here in America.
Amy: Got it! My first English lesson with you, haha OK, let’s meet on Tuesday. Where shall we
meet
Betty: Let’s meet at a coffee shop near my home. It’s very convenient to get there by subway.
Amy: Subway Do you mean the Underground
Betty: Yes, the train that goes under the ground!
Amy: Ah, got it! Haha, my second English lesson—thank you!
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.
petrol
gas
sweet
candy
toilet
restroom
honour
honor
mum
mom
flat
apartment
British English
American English
petrol
gas
sweet
candy
toilet
restroom
honour
honor
mum
mom
flat
apartment
autumn
fall
certainly
sure
film
movie
football
soccer
practise(v.)
practice(v.)
British English
American English
lorry
truck
car park
parking lot
garden
yard
holiday
vacation
mobile phone
cell phone
British
English
American English
British English
American English
motorway
expressway
post
mail
pavement
sidewalk
lift
elevator
ground floor
first
floor
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
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Six official languages used in the United Nations
English
Arabic
Chinese
Spanish
French
Russian
Listen to the speech again and answer the questions.
1. What is the main topic of this speech
A.The official languages of the UN.
B. Reasons to learn a foreign language.
C. One American girl.
2. How many languages are there in the world
Nearly 7,000.
Listen for details
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
√
√
Six official languages used in the United Nations
English
Arabic
Chinese
Spanish
French
Russian
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
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
There are nearly 7,000 languages in the world.
Learning a foreign language.
About 2.8 billion people.
It’s very useful to learn one or more foreign languages.
4 Read and role-play the conversation.
What misunderstanding has happened
Martin：Hey，Zhou Wei，do you want to go shopping
There′s a sale at my favourite store.
Zhou Wei： Oh，yes! I really need to buy some pants.
Martin：Pants That′s funny. I don′t usually go shopping
with my friends for pants.
Zhou Wei：You don′t Don′t you like to have somebody
tell you if the pants look good or not
Martin：Er... Not really ... Hey，wait，do you mean
trousers—what you and I are wearing on our legs
right now
Zhou Wei：Oh，yes. That′s what I mean by pants!
That′s American English，isn′t it
Explore different kinds of English
How much do you know about American English and British English
Listening and Talking
EXAMPLE:
A: What language do you want to study
B: I want to study... I think.../Because...
Group members Languages Reasons
Work in pairs
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