Friday September 26th is the

European Day of Languages

http://edl.ecml.at/Home/tabid/1455/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

At the age of 18 months you

can speak about fifty words.At the age of five you can speak several

thousand!

By the age of 21, you will have spoken about 50

million words!!!

How many Languages are spoken in Europe?

ABOUT 20 ABOUT 200

So… why learn another language?

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But… don’t worry, we’ve got GOOGLE translate!

So remember…

Not everyone speaks English –it’s a multilingual, multicultural world.

You do not have to be fluent in a language – there is room for all levels of ability in all types of work.

Languages improve the quality of your life and your understanding of how other people live and think.

Are you special?

• Many people in Europe speak English so you in fact are:

NORMAL!

Do you want to be special?

When you can speak a language other than English THEN you are…

SPECIAL!!!