DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SO DIFFERENT PEOPLE Where do people

DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, SO… DIFFERENT PEOPLE?

Where do people come from? NORTH AMERICA EUROPE ASIA AFRICA SOUTHEAST ASIA SOUTH AMERICA AUSTRALIA http: //www. usborne-quicklinks. com/uk/uk_entity_pages/uk_doad_image. asp? lib=922&linkid=306221

ANIMALS CHIMPS DIFFERENCE ? BRAINIER Want to learn more? HUMAN EVOLUTION – YOU TRY IT! http: //www. pbs. org/wgbh/aso/tryit/evolution/

What made you a person? Have you ever wondered why you are what you are?

1. GENES 2. ENVIRONMENT: SURROUNDINGS

1. Genes Some things about you depend on your genes WHAT ARE GENES ? INSTRUCTORS

WHY DO PEOPLE LOOK DIFFERENT ? DIFFERENT GENES

WHERE DO PEOPLE GET THE GENES FROM ? PARENTS Want to learn more? AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY http: //www. amnh. org/ology/? channel=genetics

But… Bodies and Brains same way All of us?

GENETIC DISORDERS http: //www. fotosearch. com/photos-images/down-syndrome. html

The way you live can’t change your genes WHAT THINGS ABOUT YOU DEPEND ON YOUR GENES ? YOUR HAIR YOUR VOICE YOUR EYE COLOURS YOUR SKIN COLOUR

But the way you live can affect how your body copes with these genes! TOOTH DECAY

2. Environment Other things about you depend on the environment - Weather Your way of living People around you Beliefs Let’s learn more about these influences!

Weather Sunny places Dark skin Why ? Natural Sun Protection

Cloudier Fairer skin Why ? Sunshine to keep healthy

People’s Way of Living • Clothes • Houses • Food

People Around Us Learning to fit in How happily people fit depend on: - the kind of person they are - the kind of environment they live in

So, how do you learn to fit in? • School • Family

People´ s Beliefs • Depend on what their families believe in • Religion: many different religions

RELIGIONS ? Religions try to explain how the world and people were made So, what makes religion different from what scientists think? God or Gods

Did you know that festivals are often related to Religion ? http: //www. usborne-quicklinks. com/uk/uk_entity_pages/uk_download_image. asp? lib=922&linkid=306228 Want to learn more? BBC – GUIDE TO RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS http: //news. bbc. co. uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1650000/newsid_1654 900/1654973. stm SCHOLASTIC RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD http: //teacher. scholastic. com/activities/holidays/

And what about talking to each other ? • Thousands of different languages today How many ? • The languages most people speak are English and Mandarin Chinese

But… How did a language begin? • Nobody is sure when or how people started to talk • Perhaps they began with noises (grunts) and signs (pointing)

Language is a way to communicate Let’s listen to different languages around the world ! TIME FOR KIDS –AROUND THE WORLD – http: //www. timeforkids. com/TFK/kids/hh/goplaces/0, 2837 4, , 00. html Want to know more ? PERSON EDUCATION AS FACT MONSTER WORD WISE: SPEAKING OF LANGUAGE http: //www. factmonster. com/ipka/A 0769282. html

As people move around the world, their language goes with them Look! Some words in English have come from other languages!

Tea Chinese Coach Hungarian Potato Orange Native American Arabic

Body Language. What is it? • Use of face and body to communicate • Crying and laughing: same meaning everywhere • Other actions don’t have the same meaning.

EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE: SAME BIG FAMILY HUMAN BEINGS Want to learn more? AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY – A NURTURE WALK IN MENDEL PARK http: //www. amnh. org/ology/? channel=genetics