the european day of languages. the european day of languages was created in 2001 by the european…
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Foreign languages are used more and more in everyday life, especially at work. There are more than 200 European languages, so English is just not enough. Learning languages help to understand each other a lot better, and it helps to overcome cultural differences.TRANSCRIPT
The European Day of Languages
The birth of the Day The European day of languages was created in
2001 by the European Union and the Council of Europe of Strasbourg.
It is celebrated on September 26, and concerns millions of people. There are 45 countries involved.
It was made to diversify the languages learnt in Europe and to prove their utility.
Why such a day? Foreign languages are used more and more in
everyday life, especially at work. There are more than 200 European languages, so
English is just not enough. Learning languages help to understand each
other a lot better, and it helps to overcome cultural differences.
Facts about European languages There are about 225 different languages in Europe,
which is 3% of the world total. A language contains about 50000 words but only a few hundred are commonly used.
There are 3 groups which contain all of the European languages: ► Germanic ,such as German, Dutch, English, Yddish, etc… ► Romano, like French, Spanish, Portuguese, etc...► Slavic, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian…
How to participate First, you have an idea, such as a game, a
tournament, a European Café…You set up your event… But nobody knows about it!
Then, you go to the EDL’s site, and enter your event in the calendar, and talk about it on newspapers, etc. Now people know it will happen!
Your event’s ready!
Lou
Quiz The European Day of Languages was created in…
2001 19982006
The number of official European languages is…3000200 10
The European Day of Languages is on…September 1st
November 20th
September 26th
Quiz The languages of Europe represent…
3% of the world total 30% of the world total3% of the Eurasian total
How many words are there in a language?10 00050050 000
How many are commonly used?A few thousandA few hundred All of them
Quiz Yddish is a…
Slavic language Germanic dialect Germanic language
Why do we learn new languages? To understand each other better and to overcome
differences in culture For fun Because we are in school
Who can participate? How? Only companies, because it’s really expensive Everybody, just go to the EDL site so it is known Only schools