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Europe SS6G11a. Explain the diversity of languages as seen in a comparison of German, English, Russian, French, and Italian.
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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
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Comparing European Languages
Germanic German:morgen English: morning Slavic Russian: Первая половина дня Romance Italian: mattina Spanish: mañana French: matin
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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
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History of the English Language Timeline
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200 + languages are spoken in Europe.
They are grouped into 3 categories
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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
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Cyrillic Alphabet
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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
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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
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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.
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Class work (NB p. 13) CRCT Test Prep pp Write questions and correct answers in your notebook
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What have Europeans done to solve the problem of so many languages?
They require schoolchildren to learn 1 or 2 other languages.
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Which languages come from the ancient Roman Empire?
French, Italian, and Spanish
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Besides differences in words, what other challenge do Europeans face in communicating with each other? They use 2 different alphabets
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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
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bon jour-----buon giorno
In what way are the French and Italian languages alike? They are both Romance languages that derived from Latin
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Which European language has the largest number of native speakers?
Russian
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Which describes a way that Russian is different from the other languages?
It is not an official language of the European Union
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Which group is less likely to learn the language of a new country?
Older citizens
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What is a problem caused by many languages spoken in the same country?
It is difficult to read and understand official forms.
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What did children of German immigrants to Russia have to do in school?
Learn the Russian language
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Which question can be answered using the graph?
What percentage of people in France have Italian as their native language?
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What part of the people in France speaks German as their native language?
3 %
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