unit 4 Language and Economy 体验英语第四册电子课件.pptVIP

Unit Four Language and Economy Second language A mother mouse was out for a stroll with her babies when she spotted a cat crouched behind a bush. She watched the cat, and the cat watched the mice. Mother mouse barked fiercely, Woof, woof, woof! The cat was so terrified that it ran for its life. Mother mouse turned to her babies and said, Now, do you understand the value of a second language? Language Which language in the world is spoken by most people? Chinese. Which language has the largest vocabulary? English: it has 500 thousand words, 300 thousand technical terms. Which is the oldest written language? Egyptian. Which language has no irregular verbs? Esperanto. Which language has the most letters in the alphabet? Cambodian(柬埔寨语). In which language is the largest encyclopedia printed? Spanish. Can you give a reason why you study English? Interview as many people as you can to get their reasons to study English, and why they think the government choose English as the foreign language for students to study. Sample Dialogue (Dialogue 1 and 2 on Page 78) Example questions: Why do you study English? If you have another choice, what second language would you like to study? And why? Can you give a reason why you study English? Read the Culture Salon Knowing Other Languages Brings Opportunities Discuss with your partner the advantages of knowing a foreign language. (Try to use the expressions mentioned in the Culture Salon) Listening English is becoming the worlds language of the 21st Century and this is no time to __________ U.S. residents or immigrants _______ learning English. English is now the second most widely spoken language in the world, with only Chinese ________ spoken by more people. English is ____________, the second language of ______ , for non-English-speaking people. English is the official language of the European Central Bank and the working language of the Asian trade group ASEAN. In multilingual continental Europ