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Why learn languages?

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English is not enoughWhat other reasons for learning a language are there?

Here are some ideas from university and year 12/13

students:

It’s fun • you find out about other people and

cultures • knowing a language makes you more

employable • they lead you into other subjects •

you make new friends • you learn about yourself

and your own country • it gives you more

confidence • great for holidays! • gives you

communication skills…

It’s a multilingual world…Test your knowledge, Languages of the European Union

Match the language to the percentage

of its native speakers in the EU

24%

16%16%

16%

11%11%

6%

Français

Deutsch

Español

English

Italiano

Nederlands

All others

Deutsch

Français

Italiano

English

All othersEspañol

Nederlands

Employability: give yourself the edgeThis is what a top employer said he is looking for in

a new employee:

• social skills

• ability to work in a team

• communication skills

• problem-solving skills

• confidence

• experience

• open mindedness

• flexibility

Learning languages gives you these skills

Speaking another language makes you stand out

from the crowd

Employability: give yourself the edgeThe top employer also said:

• Business is global today

• English is important but not enough

• You need to get noticed overseas

• Foreign languages are vital

He gave some tips on the social side of business:

• Listening is a skill

• Cultural awareness pays off

• Relationships make a difference

• Networking is easier in the local language

Give yourself the edge… they did!Match the names on the left to the degrees on the right:

J. K. RowlingAuthor (Harry Potter)

Paula RadcliffeAthlete

Lucy LiuFilm star

Jonathan RossTV and Radio Presenter

Rory Bremner Comedian

Fiona BruceNewsreader

Chris MartinMusician (Coldplay)

Nigella LawsonTV Chef

Chinese Language and Culture(1990)

European Studies(1982)

French and German(1983)

Modern European Studies(1996)

Greek and Latin(1999)

French and Classics(1987)

Medieval and Modern Languages(1983)

French and Italian(1986)

J. K. RowlingAuthor (Harry Potter)

French and Classics(1987)

Paula RadcliffeAthlete

Modern European Studies(1996)

Lucy LiuFilm star

Chinese Language and Culture(1990)

Jonathan RossTV and Radio Presenter

European Studies(1982)

Rory Bremner Comedian

French and German(1983)

Fiona BruceNewsreader

French and Italian(1986)

Chris MartinMusician (Coldplay)

Greek and Latin(1999)

Nigella LawsonTV Chef

Medieval and Modern Languages(1983)

“Only 6 per cent of the global population are native English speakers.”

Extracts from a House of Lords Debate, 3 December 2009

“75 per cent of the world’s population speak no English at all.”

Extracts from a House of Lords Debate, 3 December 2009

“77 % British exporters believe they lose business because they can’t speak other languages.”

Extracts from a House of Lords Debate, 3 December 2009

“Exporters who use language skills achieve on average 45 % more sales.”

Extracts from a House of Lords Debate, 3 December 2009

What do you know about Germany?

Do you know any German?

What do you imagine studying a language to be like?

What do you think we will do in lessons?

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piece of paper and a pen/pencil!

1. What is the capital of Germany?2. Which continent is Germany in?3. What currency do the Germans use?4. Name three makes of German cars.5. Ludwig van Beethhoven was a famous what?6. Who is the current German Prime Minister?7. If you ordered ‘Wurst’ in a restaurant what would you

be eating?8. Name 3 countries which border Germany.9. ‘Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte’ is a famous German what?(a) beer (b) gâteau / cake (c) bread10. In how many countries do they speak German?

Quiz über Deutschland!

Without looking in a dictionary or online, how many of these cognates (a word that looks/sounds very similar to the English word) can you work out? Write them down on a piece of paper! Extension task: what do we notice about nouns in German? Answers are at the end of the PowerPoint

hallo Elefant Haus Januar Diamant

fantastisch

Bett Familie Religion Englisch

Dezember Kultur Banane Garten Kaffee

Super Learner (very difficult!):

Schokolade Katze Knie Schule

Bruder Blut Qualität Apfel

Schwester falsch Sohn guten Morgen

Engel Feuer Sonne Bier Bär

EngelKatze

EnglischBananeKaffeeFeuer

BärDiamantElefant

BierSchokolade

Sonne

How many can you

remember?

How many can you

remember?

Now test yourself!

Record your score and

do it again!

Greetings- can you work these out by yourself?

Guten Morgen!

Guten Tag!

Guten Abend!

Hallo!

Tschüss!

Auf Wiedersehen!

Greetings! Could you try translate this conversation?• Hallo!• Guten Morgen!• Guten Tag!• Wie geht’s?• Mir geht’s gut, danke!• Mir geht’s…• Mir geht’s nicht gut!

OK…Und dir?

Und… and… this one too?

• Wie heisst du?• Ich heisse Lucy und du?• Ich heisse Ben• Auf Wiedersehen!• Tschüss!

Ein kleines Gespräch

Put the sentences in the correct order- try do as many as you can from memory!

Auf Wiedersehen! Mir geht’s gut, danke!Tschüs

Ich heiße Steffi. Guten Tag!

Wie geht’s?Hallo! Wie heißt du?

Ich heiße Jürgen und du?

Extension: practise the dialogue and change it so it applies to you and a friend (change the names)

- Guten Tag!- Hallo!- Wie geht’s?- Mir geht’s gut, danke! Und Dir?- Mir geht’s schlecht.- Wie heißt du?- Ich heiße Jürgen und du?-Ich heiße Steffi.- Auf Wiedersehen- Auf Wiedersehen!

Das richtige Gespräch!

Use the key below to decipher the following German words - what do they mean in English? You may need to try saying them out loud as they are very difficult! Answers at the end!

German t tt ss pf g ff b ch f d

English d th t p y p f k p th

Affe

Dieb

Brot

Leder

Pfanne

Mutter

Bad

Wetter

Wasser

Antworten (answers) quiz 1. Berlin

2. Europe

3. Euros

4. BMW, Porsche, Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes…

5. Composer

6. Angela Merkel

7. Sausage

8. Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands

9. B (black forest gateau)

10. 6 (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland)

Antworten (answers)hallo- hello

Elefant- elephant

Haus- house

Januar- January

Diamant- diamond

Fantastisch- fantastic

Bett- bed

Familie- family

Religion- religion

Englisch- English

Dezember- December

Kultur- culture

Banane- banana

Garten- garden

Kaffee- coffee

Schokolade- chocolate

Katze- cat

Knie- knee

Schule- school

Bruder- brother

Blut- blood

Qualität- quality

Apfel- apple

Schwester- sister

Falsch- false

Sohn- son

guten Morgen- good morning

Engel- angel

Feuer- fire

Sonne- sun

Bier- beer

Bär- bear

Antworten!1. Affe- ape

2. Dieb- thief

3. Brot- bread

4. Leder- leather

5. Pfanne- pan

6. Mutter- mother

7. Bad- bath

8. Wetter- weather

9. Wasser- water