2. Lesson 25 The five-star red flag - The national flag of The People's Republic of China (PRC)

3. The national flag of the People's Republic of China is red in colour, with five stars. The five five-pointed yellow stars are located in the upper left corner. One of them, which is bigger, appears on the left, while the other four hem it in on the right.

4. The red colour of the flag symbolizes revolution; the stars take on the yellow colour in order to bring out their brightness on the red ground. The larger star represents the CPC, while the four smaller ones, the Chinese people. The relationship between the stars means the great unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the CPC.

5. This flag belongs to Hong Kong

6. Japan

7. South korea

8. Australia

9. India

10. Indonesia

11. Singapore

12. Nepal

13. Iran

14. Iraq

15. South Africa

16. Germany

17. France

18. United Kingdom

19. Russia

20. Brazil

21. Canada

22. Mexico

23. United States of America

24. New Zealand

25. Egypt

26. COUNTRY Language People Plural( 复数 ) China Chinese Chinese Chinese Japan Japanese Japanese Japanese America English American Americans Australia English Australian Australians India Indian Indian Indians Canada English Canadian Canadians Germany German German Germans Russia Russian Russian Russians Egypt Arabic Egyptian Egyptians

27. COUNTRY Language People Plural( 复数 ) Britain English British British Spain Spanish Spanish Spanish Sweden Swedish Swedish Swedish Korea Korean New Zealand English New Zealander (s) France French Frenchman Frenchmen England English Englishman Englishmen

28. WTO 是什么意思 What ____________________? What _______________________? What __________________________? What’s ________________________? does WTO mean does WTO stand for( 代表, 代替 ) do you mean by WTO the meaning of WTO

29. Lesson 26 True or False ( )1.There are ______ languages in the world. A.less than 5 thousand B. more than 5 thousand C.5 thousand D. no more than 5 thousand ( )2. ___ is the most widely used of these languages. A.Chines B.English C.German D.Spanish ( )3.It is important to learn English because it is the languge of ____. A.business B.the air and the sea C.sport and science D.all these of A,B and C ( )4.____ has the largest number of speakers. A.Chinese B.English C.German D.Spanish B B D A

30. ( )4.____of Chinese people are living and working in almost evey country in the world. A.Large or small groups B.Large groups C.Small groups D.Few ( )5.___ kinds of languages are used in the UN. A.Five B.Four C.Six D.Seven ( )6.Chinese is spoken ____China. A.only inside B.only outside C.inside and outside ( )7.____is widely spoken in many parts of Asia and Africa. A.French B.Arabic C.Chinese D.English ( )8.Now more and more people are learning ____especially in Central and South America. A.French B.Arabic C.Chinese D.Spanish A C C B D

31. Lesson26 Homework 1. 据说使用最广泛的语言是英语. _____________English is _________________. 2. 不但 Peter 已经通过了考试 Mary 也通过了. ________ Peter ________ Mary ____ passed the exam. 3. 这部作品已经被翻译成英文, 这样一来更多人能 了解它.This work______________________ English_______ more people can know it. 4. 说汉语的人最多。 Chinese has _______________________. It is said that the most widely used language Not only but also has has been translated into so that the largest number of speakers

32. 5. 全世界有多少种语言 ? __________ languages ___________ the world? 6. 六种语言作为联合国的官方语言使用. Six languages are ________________in the UN. 7. 你说 UN 是什么意思 ? 我的意思是联合国. ___________________UN? I mean the ___________________. 8.PRC 代表什么 ? What does PRC ____________? 它代表中华人民共和国. It _________ the People’s Republic of China. How many are spoken in used as the official languages What do you mean by United Nations stand for stands for

33. Lesson 27 1. This flag________ （属于） China. 2.To swim in the deep sea _______( 独自 )isn’t safe. 3.English is the most widely used language __________________( 全世界） 4.To __________( 参加 )sports helps you stay fit. 5.To speak English _______( 当众 ) makes you nervous 6.__________( 举行 )the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 means athletes will gather in Beijing. belongs to all over the would go in for in public To hold on your own