Unit 5 Languages around the world主题语境——人与自我之生活与学习【语境概说】 本单元话题对接新课程标准“生活与学习”之“语言学习的规律、方法等”。单元话题可以使学生了解汉字是中华民族统一的最厚重的文化基石，中华民族的文化自信主要是汉字文化的自信。弘扬中华优秀传统文化，积极地参与世界文化的对话交流。The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible.学习一门语言的方法就是要尽可能经常地练习说。Knowledge can change your fate and English can accomplish your future.知识改变命运，英语成就未来。1Words have a magical power.They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair.言辞具有不可思议的力量。他们能带来最大的幸福，也能带来最深的失望。Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking1.Translate the following words and phrases.①billion n. 十亿②native adj. 出生地的；本地的；土著的 n.本地人③attitude n. 态度；看法④refer vi. 提到；参考；查阅 vt.查询；叫……求助于⑤refer to 指的是；描述；提到；查阅2.Brainstorming：Which countries in the world do you know are English-speaking countries?3.Fancy yourself a language expert.Answer the following questions.(1)How many languages are there in the world?There are around 7 ， 000 living languages in the world today. (2)Which language has the most native speakers?That would be Mandarin Chinese ， which has more than 1.3 billion native speakers.(3)Which language is most frequently learned as a second language?Around the world ， the most commonly learned second language is 2English.4.Finish Ex.1 on Page 60.Finish Ex.2～Ex.4 on Page 60.1.Speaking—Finish Ex.5 on Page 61 by following the example.A：What language do you want to study?B：I really want to study French.I think that...A：Do you want to go to France someday?B：Yes，...2.Pronunciation—英式英语和美式英语在读音上的区别英式英语和美式英语在读音上的差异主要反映在元音字母 a，o 和辅音字...
