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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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2000 AD1800 AD1600 AD1400 AD
1200 AD 1000 AD 800 AD 600 AD
400 AD200 AD100 AD1 AD
Historical Maps of Europe
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History of the English LanguageTimeline
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• 200 + languages are spoken in Europe.
• They are grouped into 3 categories
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1. Germanic • 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• It is hard to live, work,
and trade with people who can’t talk to each other.
Solutions• 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. 127-131 Write questions 326-337 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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Schoolchildren in Europe learn more than 1 languageThe European Union records all its business in 23 languagesLaws 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 %