1. Europe
SS6G11a. Explain the diversity of languages as seen in a comparison of German, English, Russian, French, and Italian.

2. Do Now: Copy “DRC Major Languages of Europe” (NB p.10)
Origin
Example Language
Official Language in
# of Native Speakers
West German Languages
Largest of 3 groups
German
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, EU…
100 million
English
United Kingdom, Ireland, EU
62 million
Slavic Languages
Russian
Russia, United Nations…
140 million
Romance Languages
French
France, Belgium, EU…
65-80 million
Italian
Italy, Switzerland, EU…
63 million

3. Comparing European Languages
Germanic
German:morgen
English: morning
Slavic
Russian: Первая половина дня
Romance
Italian: mattina
Spanish: mañana
French: matin

4. Historical Maps of Europe
1 AD
100 AD
200 AD
400 AD
1200 AD
1000 AD
800 AD
600 AD
1400 AD
1600 AD
1800 AD
2000 AD

5. History of the English Language Timeline

6. 200 + languages are spoken in Europe.
They are grouped into 3 categories

7. 1. Germanic 2. Romance 3. Slavic has the most speakers
Speakers live mostly in northwest & central Europe
2. Romance
Includes French, Italian, & Spanish
Speakers live mostly in south & west Europe
Comes from the Romans, who spoke Latin
3. Slavic
Example is Russian
Speakers live in central & eastern Europe
Uses Cyrillic alphabet

8. Cyrillic Alphabet

9. Problem
Solutions
It is hard to live, work, and trade with people who can’t talk to each other.
Kids learn other languages at school
European Union has 23 official languages
Special laws protect languages spoken by only a few people

10. Diversity in European languages today
Many countries have more than 1 official language
People have many ethnic backgrounds
People immigrate to other countries for jobs
Many people speak English as a 2nd language

11. Problems It is hard to communicate.
In school, the official language is taught.
Documents are written only in official languages.
Government workers speak the official language.

12. Class work (NB p. 13)
CRCT Test Prep pp Write questions and correct answers in your notebook

13. What have Europeans done to solve the problem of so many languages?
They require schoolchildren to learn 1 or 2 other languages.

14. Which languages come from the ancient Roman Empire?
French, Italian, and Spanish

15. Besides differences in words, what other challenge do Europeans face in communicating with each other?
They use 2 different alphabets

16. What do these statements show about Europeans?
Schoolchildren in Europe learn more than 1 language The European Union records all its business in 23 languages Laws have been written to protect languages spoken only by a few people
What do these statements show about Europeans?
Europeans respect the languages of other cultures

17. bon jour-----buon giorno
In what way are the French and Italian languages alike?
They are both Romance languages that derived from Latin

18. Which European language has the largest number of native speakers?
Russian

19. Which describes a way that Russian is different from the other languages?
It is not an official language of the European Union

20. Which group is less likely to learn the language of a new country?
Older citizens

21. What is a problem caused by many languages spoken in the same country?
It is difficult to read and understand official forms.

22. What did children of German immigrants to Russia have to do in school?
Learn the Russian language

24. Which question can be answered using the graph?
What percentage of people in France have Italian as their native language?

25. What part of the people in France speaks German as their native language?
3 %