Unit2LanguageTheOfficialUNLanguagesTheUnitedNationswasfoundedin1945afterWorldWarⅡtostopwarsbetweencountries，andtoprovideaplatformfordialogue.TheheadquartersoftheUnitedNationsisinNewYork.Thereare193membersnow.TheofficiallanguagesoftheUnitedNationsarethesixlanguages.TheyareArabic，Chinese，English，French，RussianandSpanish.WhentheUNwasfounded，fiveofficiallanguageswerechosen：English，French，Chinese，RussianandSpanish.Arabicwasaddedin1973.Theselanguagesareusedatmeetings.Theyarealsousedforthedisseminationofofficialdocuments.ThesesixlanguagesareallworkinglanguagesintheGeneralAssemblyandintheEconomicandSocialCouncil.TheyarealsotheworkinglanguagesoftheSecurityCouncil.TheworkinglanguagesattheUNSecretariatareonlyEnglishandFrench.LanguageDaysoftheUNIn2010，theUN’sDepartmentofPublicInformationannouncedaninitiativeofsix“languagedays”tobeobservedthroughouttheyear，oneforeachofficiallanguage，withthegoalofcelebratinglinguisticdiversityandlearningabouttheimportanceofcrossculturalcommunication.Thedaysandtheirhistoricalsignificanceare：UNArabicLanguageDay：December18th.ItisthedateonwhichtheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblychoseArabicasthesixthofficiallanguageoftheUnitedNationsin1973.UNChineseLanguageDay：April20th.ItisalsothedaytohonorCangJie，theancientChinesemythicalfigurewhoinventedChinesecharacters.UNEnglishLanguageDay：April23rd.ThedateistraditionallyregardedasthedeathofWilliamShakespeare.UNFrenchLanguageDay：March20th.ItisthedateofInternationalFrancophonieDay.UNRussianLanguageDay：June6th.ItisthebirthdayofAlexanderPushkin.UNSpanishLanguageDay：October12th.It’sthedateofColumbusDay.Notes1．disseminationn．散布，传播2．theGeneralAssembly联合国大会3．linguisticdiversity语言的多样性4．InternationalFrancophonieDay全球法语日Task根据上文完成下列各题1．WhichtwolanguagesaretheworkinglanguagesoftheUNSecretariat?EnglishandFrench.2．WhendopeoplecelebrateUNChineseLanguageDay?OnApril20th.PeriodOneWelcometotheunit&ReadingⅠ.单词自测1．vocabularyn．词汇2．nowadaysadv.现在，如今3.mainlandn．大陆mainadj.主要的4．occupyvt.占领；占用(时间、空间等)occupationn．占领；消遣；工作，职业5．consistvi.组成，构成6．mixturen．混合，混合体7．officialadj.官方的，正式的officiallyadv.官方地，正式地officern．军官；政府官员8．phrasen．词组，短语9.contributionn．贡献，促成因素；捐赠contributevi.&vt.捐赠；贡献；投稿10．defeatvt.击败，战胜11．replacevt.替换，代替，取代12.entireadj.完全的，整个的entirelyadv.整个地，完全地13．raisevt.养育，培养；举起；增加，提高；筹募；提及14．thereforeadv.因此，所以15．processn．过程；进程16．distinctionn．区别，差别distinctadj.清晰的；有区别的；确切的17．accentn．口音，腔调；着重点Ⅱ.短语自测1．bemadeupof/consistof由……组成(构成)2．nameafter以……命名3．asidefrom除……之外4．takecontrolof控制，取得对……的控制5．leadto导致Ⅰ.阅读课文，选出最佳答案1．WhichofthepeopleplayedtheleastpartinOldEnglish?A．TheCelts.B．TheAngles.C．TheSaxons.D．TheVikings.答案A2．WhatisthemainreasonforEnglish’sdevelopment?A．Theborrowingfromotherlanguages.B．Themixingofdifferentlanguagesfromdifferentcountries.C．Theinvasions.D．Alloftheabove.答案D3．ThebaseofOldEnglishis.A．CelticB．AngloSaxonC．thelanguagesofDenmarkandNorwayD．AngloSaxonmixedwiththelanguagesofDenmarkandNorway答案B4．Accordingtothetext，wecaninfer“theRenaissance”resultedinthechangesofinEnglish.A．vocabularyB．pronunciationC．spellingD．a...
