高中英语-The World's Top ten Languages教学课件设计

外研版第九册Module4

TheWorld’sTopTenLanguages

LanguagesoftheWorld

4moduleTheBeltandRoad一带一路全称“丝绸之路经济带和21世纪海上丝绸之路”的“theSilkRoadEconomicBeltandthe21st-CenturyMaritimeSilkRoad”

LearnForeignLanguagesDoyouthinkitisimportanttolearnaforeignlanguage?

Why?reasonsforlearningaforeignlanguage★Makeourhomelandknowntotheworld★Learntheadvancedscienceandtechnology★Meetnewpeopleanddevelopfriendships★Discoveranewculture★Studyorliveoverseas★traveltoorworkina

foreign

country★work

for

amultinationalcompany★communicatewiththenatives★readoriginalforeignbooksandwatchforeignfilms

TheWorld’sTopTenLanguages4moduleLearningAims1.Haveageneralideaabouttheworld’stoptenlanguages;2.Thinkmoredeeplyaboutwhyweshouldlearnforeignlanguages;3.Increase

national

self-confidenceand

national

pride;4.Writeanemailtosharewithyourfriendyourplantolearnaforeignlanguage.

1.

Whatdoyouthinkthenumbersafterthenamesofthelanguagesmean?

Itmeansthenumberofpeoplewhospeakthelanguageworldwide.ScanningReading2.Whataretheworld’stoptenlanguages?

TopTenLanguagesHindustaniSpanishRussianFrenchMalay-IndonesianPortugueseBengaliArabicEnglishPutonghuaPutonghuaHindustani[ֽhindu'stɑ:ni]Arabic['ærəbik]Bengali[beŋ'gɔ:li]Portuguese[ֽ,pɔ:tʃu'gi:z]Malay-Indonesian[mə'lei][,ində'ni:ʒən]TopTenLanguagesHindustaniSpanishRussianFrenchMalay-IndonesianPortugueseBengaliArabicEnglishPutonghuaPutonghuaCarefulReadingQ1Q2Q3Q1Q2Q3CarefulReadingWhatspecialstatusdoesEnglishhave?

DoyouthinkHindustaniwillbecomethemostspokenlanguageifonedaythepopulationofIndiaovertakesthatofChina?Why?AfterlearningSpanish,whichlanguagesdoyouthinkwillbeeasiertolearn?Why?Itistheofficiallanguageinmorethan75countries,morethananyotherlanguage.Idon’tthinkso,becauseEnglishisimportantinIndia,whichwouldstopitfrombecomingthemostspokenlanguage.French,ItalianandPortuguese.BecausetheyhavethesamerootsinLatin.Q1Q2Q3Q1Q2TopTenLanguagesHindustaniSpanishRussianFrenchMalay-IndonesianPortugueseBengaliArabicEnglishPutonghuaPutonghuaCarefulReadingCarefulReadingArabicwasmadethesixthofficiallanguageoftheUnitedNations_________itisthelanguageoftheKoran,_________millionsofMuslimsinothercountriesspeakaswell.ItwasexplorerssuchasVascodaGama___________madePortugueseknowntotheworld.French,_______usedtobethelanguageofdiplomats,isoftenconsideredtobe___________________(romantic)languageintheworld.becausewhichthat/whowhichthemostromanticWhichforeignlanguagedoyouwanttolearn?Why?Ithinkthemostimportantreason______weshouldlearnaforeignlanguageisthatitcanhelpuscommunicatewithpeopleallovertheworld.________,wecanmeetnewpeopleanddeveloplife-longfriendships._________,whenwetravelorstudyabroad,itwillbeeasierforustoenjoythelocalcultureandhaveaenjoyabletrip.____wecanhaveagoodknowledgeofaforeignlanguage,wewillhaveanadvantageoverothersinhuntingforajobinamultinationalcompanyorinaforeigncountry.

AsfarasIamconcerned,Icanreadoriginalforeignbooksandwatchforeignfilmsmorecomfortably.reasonsforlearningaforeignlanguagewhyInaddtionWhat’smoreIf

AnE-mailfromaPenpalDearRose:Howiseverythinggoingonwithyou?IamhappytohearthatyourcountrystartedtheBeltandRoadprogram.IamstudyingChineseincollegenowandIhopethatonedayIcangotoChinatoworkandlivethere.HaveyouconsideredtomajorinEnglishorotherforeignlanguageswhenyouareadmittedintotheuniversity?Ifyouwanttolearnmynativelanguage,Iwillhelpyou.

Lookingforwardtoyourreply.YoursTomDearTom:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DearTom:Howareyougettingalongthesedays?Iamgladtoreceiveyouremail.Ifeelveryproudofwhatmymotherlandisdoing.IhopeonedayIcanbeinvolvedintheBeltandRoadprogram.RecentlyIhavethoughtaboutwhetherIshouldlearnasecondforeignlanguagewhenIentertheuniversity.IfindthatIaminterestedinFrench,which,oftencalledthemostromanticlanguageintheworld,isspokeninmanycountries,suchasSwitzerlandandCanada.YouknowIameagertobecomeajournalistandIhopethatonedayIcanworktheretobeajournalist.ButmyparentswantmetolearnArabic,whichtheythinkismorehelpfultomewhenIhuntforajob.Ihaven’tdecidedwhichonetochoose.Canyougivemesomeadvice.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldreplytomeatyourearliestconvenience.Yours