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There are around 262,375,152 There are around 262,375,152 people over the age of 5 years old people over the age of 5 years old that speak more than one languagethat speak more than one language

There are more than 2,700 There are more than 2,700 languages spoken worldwide with languages spoken worldwide with 7,000 different dialects7,000 different dialects

BeginningBeginning

When you first begin learning a When you first begin learning a language you believe that you are language you believe that you are not able, that you are never going to not able, that you are never going to be able to do it.be able to do it.

You feel that it is really hard to learn You feel that it is really hard to learn compared to your own first compared to your own first language!language!

Whilst Learning a languageWhilst Learning a language

When learning a language you When learning a language you also learn a lot about the also learn a lot about the country that the language you country that the language you are learning comes from, so if are learning comes from, so if you learn German, you learn you learn German, you learn about German lifestyles, about German lifestyles, festivals and their celebrations festivals and their celebrations like Christmaslike Christmas

DuringDuring

As you begin to get used to the As you begin to get used to the language that you are learning you language that you are learning you begin to understand the way in which begin to understand the way in which this ‘new’ language works, including this ‘new’ language works, including the different tenses, past, present the different tenses, past, present and future, and also the spelling of and future, and also the spelling of wordswords

The language that you learn seems The language that you learn seems to fold out in front of you after a while to fold out in front of you after a while as you get used to itas you get used to it

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The most difficult language to The most difficult language to learn is Basque, which is learn is Basque, which is spoken in north-western Spain spoken in north-western Spain and south-western France. and south-western France.

More than 1,000 different More than 1,000 different languages are spoken on the languages are spoken on the continent of Africa. continent of Africa.

In the futureIn the future

Languages can set you up for many Languages can set you up for many careers in the future, whether you careers in the future, whether you want to be a helicopter pilot, a want to be a helicopter pilot, a doctor, or even a secretary, doctor, or even a secretary, languages can always help you.languages can always help you.

Languages are most called upon in Languages are most called upon in modern day throughout the modern day throughout the emergency services more than many emergency services more than many other businessesother businesses

My View on learning a My View on learning a LanguageLanguage

To me learning a new language To me learning a new language is an enjoyable task and a good is an enjoyable task and a good skill.skill.

I enjoy learning the way other I enjoy learning the way other languages work compared to languages work compared to our own first language, an our own first language, an interesting subject area known interesting subject area known as ‘linguistics’.as ‘linguistics’.

How languages can help youHow languages can help you

Languages can help a person in Languages can help a person in many different ways, whether it many different ways, whether it be for going away on holiday to be for going away on holiday to a foreign country to using a a foreign country to using a language for a career it is language for a career it is always good to learn a second always good to learn a second languagelanguage

Careers where more than one Careers where more than one language can help…language can help… Army LinguistArmy Linguist Police TranslatorPolice Translator International Air DispatcherInternational Air Dispatcher Aid WorkerAid Worker Language TeacherLanguage Teacher Marketing industries dealing Marketing industries dealing

with foreign companieswith foreign companies Etc.Etc.