What is European Day of Languages A European

What is European Day of Languages? • A European celebration all the different languages and cultures of Europe and the whole world

Why should we celebrate it? • To show us why it’s so important to learn languages • To encourage us to learn different languages in and out of school

Bonjour, je m’appelle Johnny Depp et je parle français.

Hi, my name is Ellen Mac. Arthur. Speaking French has been central to my success as a sailor.

Hi there, my name is Roger and I speak French and German!

Salut! Je suis Zinédine et je parle français, italien et espagnol.

Bonjour mes sujets! Je suis la Reine et je parle français!

Language facts Did you know? • There around 6800 languages in the world!

Language facts Did you know? • The most widely spoken languages in the world are…. . Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Bengali, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, German and French

Why do you think it’s a good idea to speak another language?

• To be able to speak to people in their own language when you travel abroad! • Languages are beautiful! • To get a better job when you grow up! • To help improve your English!

European countries • • Reception: France Year 1: Poland Year 2: Italy Year 3: Denmark Year 4: Germany Year 5: Spain Year 6: France

SOME OF TODAY’S ACTIVITIES: BUNTING MAKING POSTER COMPETITION QUIZ STORY ON THE BUS READING ABOUT EUROPE

How to say ‘hello’ in some different languages

Bonjour Buenos días Guten Tag G’Day Konichiwa Ciao Shalom Dobre dyen

Buenos días

Bonjour

Konichiwa

Hello to all the children of the world Hello, Bonjour, Buenos días G’day, Guten Tag, Konichiwa Ciao, Shalom, Dobre dyen Hello to all the children of the world We live in different places from all around the world We speak in many different ways Though some things may be different, we’re children just the same And we all like to sing and play