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Primary KS1
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Is speaking English enough?
Challenge (2 mins)
How many
languages can
you spot here?
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Stop
Pair chat (2 mins)
Match the road signs
with the right word.
Can you guess the
country they speak this
language in too?
Slow
Starter: What do these signs mean?
School
See the next
slide for
answers!
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Stop
(French)
Spoken in
France
Slow
(Japanese)
Spoken in
Japan
Starter: What do these signs mean?
School
(German)
Spoken in
Germany
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In the news recently, it said that there are fewer children
learning languages than before. But lots of people say
learning a language is really important.
Language
English
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Number of Children
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Why are we talking about this?
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How do you think learning
a language helps with
each of these things? Can
you think of any more
examples?
Making
friends
Going on
holiday
Your brain!
Knowing how to speak another language can be really helpful, even if
everybody around you speaks English.
Did you know?
The most popular language
in the world is Mandarin
Chinese.
Why are we talking about this?
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Now let’s try translating some languages!
Match each word to the right picture.
There will be nine questions.
0 – 2
I’m not too sure about other languages
3 – 6
I know a little bit about other languages
7 – 9
I’m a language expert!
What do you think
your score might
be?
How good are you at languages?
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We’ll start with French.
Baguette magique CroissantVoiture
1) How good are you at languages?
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The next language is German!
Lehrer BusMilch
2) How good are you at languages?
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Now let’s try Spanish!
Casa Bufanda Colegio
3) How good are you at languages?
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Ready for the answers? Add up your score and see how you did!
Baguette
magique
What did you get out of nine?
CroissantVoiture
Milch Bus Lehrer
BufandaCasaColegio
How good are you at languages?
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Lots of children think learning a language is hard. But there are lots of
ways you can make learning a language fun, like watching your favourite
shows in another language!
Try and translate!
Click to watch a Peppa
Pig episode in a language
called Mandarin, which is
spoken in China. Can you
tell what is happening?
0:00-
4:44
https://safeshare.tv/x/cNUEkNSrEn8
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After trying out all the
different languages
today, which of these
people do you agree or
disagree with? Make
sure you explain why.
“It’s hard work to
learn a language,
but all the hard
work pays off!”
“So many people
speak my main
language, I don’t
think it’s worth
learning another
one.”
“You can learn
lots about the
world and other
people by
learning a new
language.”
Try and translate!
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Yes
• Lots of people in the world
speak English, so we don’t
need to learn anything else.
• Other counties should learn to speak English too, because so
many other people speak it.
• Learning a language is hard
and takes a long time.
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Is speaking English enough?
Yes
• More and more people in the
world speak other languages,
like Spanish or Mandarin. So
learning languages like these is
even more important.
• Learning a new language
means you can make friends
and go on holiday easily.
• Learning a language is also a
brilliant hobby, and makes you
brainier!
No
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Is speaking English enough?
No
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