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

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 What is it all about?

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

Hi, my name is Ellen MacArthur Hi, my name is Ellen MacArthur. 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!

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

Languages are beautiful! To be able to speak to people in their own language when you travel abroad! Languages are beautiful! With only one language you have no basis for comparison. You will get a better grasp of tenses, prepostions, verbs etc. 3. Learning a new language is like learning a new way to think and a new way to sing! They are melodic. 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 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

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

Buenos días ¡Hola!

Bonjour Bonjour!

Konichiwa Jambo!

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