Learning about languages.

You could Find out how to say ‘hello’ in lots of languages.

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How many can you recognise ?

You could research and find foreign words in the English language

Which language ?

chop suey gung ho lychee

cumquat won ton wok

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Cantonese words in English

chop suey gung ho lychee

cumquat won ton wok

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bungalow dinghy

jute tom-tom

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Bengali words in English

bungalow dinghy

jute tom-tom

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coffee arsenal sultan saffron

mosque Sahara mummy Muslim

Allah syrup zero amber

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Arabic words in English

coffee arsenal sultan saffron

mosque Sahara mummy Muslim

Allah syrup zero amber

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Which language?shawl checkmate kiosk

lilac jackal bazaar

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Dari words in English

shawl checkmate kiosk

lilac jackal bazaar

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Which language?

sushi judo karaoke karate

kimono ninja origami rickshaw

satsuma samurai bonsai tycoon

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Japanese words in English

sushi judo karaoke karate

kimono ninja origami rickshaw

satsuma samurai bonsai tycoon

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Which language?

alphabet Olympic rhythm dinosaur

democracy helicopter athletemathematic

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museum acrobat marathon theatre

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Greek words in English

alphabet Olympic rhythm dinosaur

democracy helicopter athletemathematic

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museum acrobat marathon theatre

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You could find out where in the world and how many people speak some languages

Who speaks French?

Spain

FranceItaly

Corsica

Germany

Luxembourg

Switzerland

Austria

Netherlands

Belgium

Andora

M arseille

Paris

Bay ofB iscay

M editerraneanSea

England

French is an official language in the following countries:Belgium, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, France, Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu, Vietnam.There are about 129,000,000 French speakers in the world.

French speaking countries are in blue, can you guess more

languages?

Useful websites

Language of the Month http://www.newburypark.redbridge.sch.uk/langofmonth/index.html

BBC Languages http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

Names from Around the World http://www.20000-names.com/index.htm

Useful websitesLanguage Investigators http://www.languageinvestigators.org.uk

Say Hello to the World http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/

Jennifer‛s Language Page http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/