综合英语3Unit5.ppt

II. [ GRE作文题目I ] “Many of the world’s lesser-known languages are being lost as fewer and fewer people speak them. The governments of countries in which these languages are spoken should act to prevent such languages from becoming extinct.” III. [ GRE作文题目II ] “The most effective way to communicate an idea or value to large groups of people is through the use of images, not language.” * Ask students to list the various ways of communication by referring to Step One on page 199 * * * * 基督教《圣经》中《旧约全书》。说是创世纪时，人类在洪水之后，从所乘的方舟停下的山上，来到西纳平原。在那里，人们试图建设一个城市和一座通向天堂的高塔，The Tower of Babel。这种企图惹怒了上帝，他于是使人类开始讲各种语言，互不理解，最终无法完成其初衷，并且从此散落地球各处。“Babel”因此在字典里也被解释为：无法施行的计划；嘈杂，混乱的声音。 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Unit Five Language Teaching Aims to reflect on various ways of communication with a focus on language To critically think about language study To get to know the features of narrative writing through the study of How I discovered Words Talking about ways of Communication There are many ways to communicate besides language, for example, gestures, eye contact, facial expressions, try to figure out the following pictures. Task 1 Picture Describing Click the picture to get the answer How does he feel? Language Language is a system of symbols designed for the purpose of human communication. The Tower of Babel The Tower of Babel 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. 3 They said to each other, Come, lets make bricks and bake them thoroughly. They used brick instead of stone, and tar(石漆)for mortar(灰泥). 4 Then they said, Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.“ 5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. 6 The LORD said, If as one people speaking the same language they have