European Day of Languages
European Day of Languages
Objectives:
to encourage students to learn new languages and
improve their skills in English learning; to motivate students’ speaking skills
based on learnt material; to systematize students’ knowledge about Europe,
European countries and European
languages; to widen students’ knowledge about European languages.
Materials:
Questionnaire, Power Point presentations, Video “Guess the language they speak”, hand-out material for team work.
PROCEDURE:
I.INTRODUCTION.
1.1 T: Today we are celebarating the European day of
Languages I am sure you are wondering what the European Day of Languages is and
when it is marked.
The European
Day of Languages is held on the 26th of September every year.
The European
Day of Languages is a celebration of the amazing number and variety of
languages spoken across Europe. Schools and organisations mark the event every
year with a European languages day to promote language learning and to
celebrate the linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe.
1.2.To add to
the celebrations of ‘European Day of Languages’ why not greet each other in
another European language. Below is a
list of some possible “Hello” greetings in different languages.
Gracias / Merci ( pupils greet each other )
How did the
European Day of Languages start?
The Council of
Europe and the European Union jointly organised the European Year of Languages
in 2001. Millions of people from 45 countries participated in activities to
promote language learning and the preservation of cultural diversity.
The European
Year of Languages was so successful that the Council of Europe declared that
the European Day of Languages should be celebrated every year from then on.
1.3 Students are performing songs in different
languagues from the Eurovision contest for others to guess what language it is
sung in.
T: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his
head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart”
Nelson
Mandela
T: Why is it important to learn foreign languages today?
Pupils' ideas
II. MAIN PART OF THE LESSON
2.1. T: The
European Languages quiz
Now do you want to know how much you are aware of
Languages? Let us do the European languages quiz
Power point presentation (the teacher gives comments
on new unknown pieces of information)
2.2 T: Certainly with the help of this quiz you’ve enriched your knowledge about
languages, their origin, the different branches of the Indo-European family,
the first form of written language, about sign languages and now it is time to
read some more interesting and fun facts about languages. Be ready to add
something new you’ve learnt from
reading. (hand-out material on reading task)
Pupils share the information with each other in open
class that surprised or impressed them most and give answers to the teacher’s questions.
2.3T: How
many languages are spoken in Europe?
Pupils give answers
naming all European languages
The European Union has 24 official languages. These
are Bulgarian, Czech, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish,
French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Irish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese,
Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish and Swedish
What is the
newest European language?
The language which has most recently become an
official language of the European Union is Croatian, which took the total
official EU languages up to 24 in 2013.
However, there are many, many more languages spoken in
Europe that aren't official languages of the EU, such as Luxembourgish.
What about the
Ukrainian language? Actually? It is considered the European one but not
the official. We strongly believe that one day Ukraine will become a member of
the European Union and the Ukrainian language will be acknowledged as the
official language of the European Union and will be used on an equal basis in
all European institutions.
The melodic and singing Ukrainian language, its poetry
enchants everyone with its beauty. Nowadays, when Ukraine is fighting for its
independence and sovereinty, it is becoming even more popular in the whole world. It is so charming that it is translated into
many languages of the world.
Listen how the «Testament” by Great Kobzar sounds in
different languages
T: Як умру то
поховайте мене на могилі серед степу широкого
на вкраїні милій
Pupils continue to declare the lines of the poem in
foreign languages and students guess
the language.
3. Team work
Pupils are
split into three teams Each team is given a set of hand-out material on doing
the tasks and showing their general knowledge about Europe in History, Science,
Maths, Geography and Languages. The teacher gives a time limit (10 minutes).
The winner is a team who has got the most correct points
III .LESSON SUMMARY.
“So many languages you know, So many man you are”
It's estimated
that there are over 225 languages spoken altogether in Europe. That leaves you
an awful lot to choose from when it comes to picking what language ie next to learn.
It is vital not only to know your own native language
but also the other languages, the
languages of other peoples. The more we know, the more educated we become When you learn a foreign language, you then
find out something new about its people and
culture and, as a result, you further develop. So, don’t put limits to your
self-developing, don’t close new opportunities, learn new languages, make new
friends, speak fluently with them and be open to new experiences in your life.
Happy Languages Learning!
Fun Facts about European Languages
There are more than 225 languages spoken in Europe,
representing around 3% of the world’s total languages.
If you only count native speakers, Russian is the most
spoken language in Europe. However, English comes out on top if you include
second-language speakers.
Languages are sometimes related to each other if they
come from similar roots. These are known as ‘language families’. The three main
language families in Europe are Germanic, Romance and Slavic.
Most European languages use the Latin alphabet, and
some Slavic languages use the Cyrillic alphabet. Armenian, Georgian, Greek and
Yiddish have their own alphabet.
London is the most linguistically diverse city in the
world, as over 250 languages are spoken there.
Interesting Facts about the European Day of
Languages
The European Day of Languages is celebrated annually
on the 26th of September.
The very first European Day of Languages was held in
2001.
It was started by the European Commission and Council
of Europe.
The European Union has 24 official languages.
There are events and celebrations taking place all
over Europe on the day.
There are even high profile conferences about
languages and how people around the continent can be encouraged to learn new
ones.
From my experience in the summer camp "WOW"
Advanced foreign methods provide us with a wide variety of role-plays upon the subjects “Drama”. They were efficiently put into practice in my classes in the English summer camp ‘WOW” where I used to work. The following games help participants to meet each other closer, to overcome some complexes, to widen their world outlook. They give students some senses of acting, develop the image, creative activity of the players and their skills to use them in different improvised situations. Students feel confident and they trust each other with the help of these games.
1. ”Acquaintance”. Invitation to the theatre. All players make a circle. Everyone introduces himself or herself and names a famous actor, an actress or a playwright with whom they would like to go to the theatre. The first letters of the guest’s and player’s name or surname must coincide. The next player repeats the previous names and introduces himself.
2. Drama “Mix-up”. Each player gets a card with a half of a famous film. The players are supposed to find their halves and make a scene for other players to guess, using dialogues, gestures without saying the title of the film.
3. “Who am I?” Each player gets a card with a name or surname of a famous actor or singer. The players do not know who they are. They can stick these cards on their backs. While asking different questions, they try to guess.
4. “Description”. The players close their eyes. Somebody begins to describe the appearance, clothes, character of another player. The person described goes on.
5. “Emotions”. The player shows different senses by means of movements, expressions on the face for the others to guess.
6. “ A mirror”. The player finds a partner and tries to imitate his partner’s movements as the reflection in the mirror.
7. “Reflect the dance”. Music sounds, each person begins some dancing movements in turn. All the dancers are supposed to reflect the dance.
8. “Where am I?’’ Each pair of the players gets a card with a place where they are situated. The pair demonstrates the place for others to guess.
9. “Make a sense”. Students work in groups. Each group gets a card with a name of a thing which they should represent without saying any word. The others are supposed to guess while asking.
10. “The host of the party”. The host of the party is supposed to guess all his guests, observing their movements, talks, sounds ( it may be an animal). Then he must invite them to the party. The host as well as the guests can talk with each other.
11. “A sad story” ( A happy story). The beginning of the story, for example “It was a sunny day…”, is given for pupils to finish with a sad or happy ending.
12. “Freeze the scene”. The pair makes a scene. One of the players says “Freeze”. The actors freeze. The person who has said that word, substitutes for one of the actors, repeats his last word and goes on acting. He may change roles and ideas of the scenes.
1. “A Picnic Game”. Say what thing you would like to take for a picnic, the thing must begin with a letter your name begins. If there are too many children, you can form 3-4 circles of 15 in each.
2. Game “Simon says”. Simon can trick you. Simon gives you an order to do one thing but he does another one. If you are mistaken, you go out. The last player is Simon (a winner). There can be 6 players.
3. Game “Freeze” (statues) The idea is to reach the other side first, if the leader turns around, you freeze into statues. The leader should count till five. Any player caught moving must go back to the starting line. The winner becomes a leader (7 pupils, 1 leader). This game can be played 2 -3 times.
4. A song “Row, row, row the boat…”. All players join their hands and make a circle singing this song. While sitting down, they shouldn’t break the circle.
5. A Quiz : -Who was the first man in space?
-Who was the first man the stepped on the Moon?
-What is the longest river in the world? (the Nile)
-Who was the first president of America? (G.Washington)
6. A riddle. Can an elephant jump higher than a house? ( No, because houses can’t jump).
7. A game. Throw a ball up into the air and try to say as many words in English as you can. The winner is a person who said the most words. You can make this game more complicated. Children can say words related to some topics, for example “Fruit and vegetables”, “Colours”, Countries”, “School Subjects”, “Hobbies” and so on.
8. A game. There are 2 teams, 5 players in each. One player from each team sits and 4 players, who are blindfolded, must come up to the player and try to put a cap (a jacket, shoes, socks) on him.
9. A Game “The best actress”. A person who can say emotionally 10 times without laughing “Oh, my God. I am so beautiful” is a winner.
10. A quiz. - Who was the youngest president of the USA? (Roosevelt)
-Have the Olympic games ever been held in the same city more than once? Yes, in London 1908,1948)
-What is the highest mountain in the world? (Everest)
11. Riddles 1. When is the cook bad? (when he beats an egg or when he cuts off the hen’s head)
2. There are 6 of us in every family but only four in a town? What are we? (letters)
A song “Seven Days a week”
12. A Game “Picasso”. There are 5 players in each team. Each person runs out and draws something for the team to guess. The team that guesses the most of pictures is the winner.
13. A game “Musical chairs”. There are 7 players but 6 chairs. When music starts, the players march around the chairs. When it stops, they try to sit down on the them. One player will be left standing. This player is out of the game and takes away one chair. The last player who sits on the chair is a winner.
14. A Game “London Bridge”. 10 players plus two. Two players form the bridge.. Each bridge player picks a symbol. They join their hands and hold them up as high as they can. Everyone goes under the bridge and says “London Bridge is falling down… My fair lady .. On these words “ My fair lady, the bridge drops and locks a player, swinging the fair lady ‘back and forth’ as they say “”Take the keys and lock her up.. The captured player gives the symbol and stands behind the bridge….
15. A quiz: - Did William Shakespeare ever live in London? (yes)
-Do all birds lay eggs? (yes)
-What is the longest river in Russia? (The Lena)
-What is the biggest ocean? (The Pacific ocean)
16. Riddles. 1. What has no head, no arms, no legs but still has a tongue? ( a shoe)
2. How can you divide 6 apples among seven hungry people?( to make juice or jam)
A song “I will do my homework tomorrow”
17.A game “Dog and bone. A player, who is a dog, is in the middle. His eyes are closed. The rest try to take away Dog’s bone. A player who steals, must get to his place without dog hearing him. If Dog hears, he barks. The player then goes back to his place without the bone. When a player is successful, all the players put their hands behind their backs. Dog is told to open his eyes and guess who has the bone. He has got 3 chances to guess. If he guesses, the player becomes Dog. If he fails, he is out of the game. The leader picks another player to be Dog.
18.A Chasing game “Duck, Duck, Goose”. There are 10 or more players. Goose walks around the circle (outside) touching each player on the head and says “Duck”. But when it says “goose”, the fun begins. That player jumps up and chases Goose around the circle. If Goose reaches the player’s place before being tagged, the player becomes the Goose. But if it is tagged, it is Goose again.
19. A Game “Rock. Scissors. Paper” is played with three simple hand-signs: a fist for a rock, two fingers for scissors and an open hand for paper. Hide the hands and count aloud to three. They make a sign and show it. ( 3 pairs, for some points (5 times) count the score)
20. A quiz - What is the largest continent? (Asia)
-What is the smallest country in the world? (the Vatican city)
-What is the largest animal in the world? (the blue whale, its tongue is bigger than an elephant)
21. Riddles. 1.Why can’t it rain for two days without stopping? (because there is always a night between)
2.What gets larger as more of it is taken away? (a hole)
A song “I’ve got”
22. A Game “Pussy wants a corner”. There are 5 players. The player (Pussy) goes from a player to a player asking for a corner. He is always told to see a neighbour. While this is going on, the corner players try to call each other and exchange the places before Pussy can reach. Who has no corner, becomes Pussy. Pussy can also stand in the middle and order “Everybody, change” .
23. A Game “Jack and Jill”. There are 10 or more players. They join hands. Two of them Jack and Jill are in a circle.
Jack is blindfolded and tries to tag Jill “Where are you, Jill?” Jill must answer and keeps ducking to keep from being tagged. When Jack does tag, he takes off blindfold and joins the circle, Jill picks another Jack from the circle. This time she is blindfolded and tries to tag Jack. It starts all over again. Who isn’t tagged for a long time has got a prize.
24.A Game “Who is the Leader?” One player goes out, 12-15 players form a circle, choose a leader and do the same movements that the leader does.The leader changes the movements unnoticeably. The player must guess who the leader is.
25. A Quiz -Which is more intelligent a dolphin or a penguin (a dolphin)
-What is the biggest city in the world? (Tokyo)
-Which is the heaviest metal? (lead)
26. Riddles 1. Who speaks Russian, English, German and other languages (an echo)
2. There are 5 candles burning. 2 of them are blown out. How many candles are there? (2, because 3 were burnt to an end)
A Song.
27. A Game “Oh, my dear, I love you so much. Please smile to me.”
- A Player, who is in the middle of the circle, saying these words does everything to make other players laugh. “I love you too, but I can’t smile”. Who smiles, goes to the middle.
28.A game “Copy the dance”.
29. A Quiz –Which is farther from the Sun Jupiter or Saturn? (Saturn)
-Which is faster a cheetah or an ostrich? (a cheetah)
30. Riddles. Parents decided to put one gold coin every year into a box on their daughter’s birthday. Years passed. When they looked into the box they found 5 gold coins. How old was their daughter? (20, she was born in a leap year)
A song.
31.A game. Throw a ball up and collect things.
32. A Game “Show up.”5 players show the word without saying, 2 are apart and guess. The team which guesses the most of the words is a winner.
33. A game “Observation”. Players gather around and try to remember the things which are on the tray. Remove the cloth. Give them 1 minute to look, replace the cloth. Let them take a pen and paper and write all the things.
34. Riddles.
1.Imagine you are a driver. You are driving a bus. At a bus-station 2 people get on the bus. At the next bus-stop 5 people get, the 3 go off the bus. At the 3-rd Bus-stop 8 people got onto, but 2 go out. How old is a driver? (The same age as you, because you are a driver).
2.Peter and 7 friends have gone to the pub for lunch. However, there it’s very expensive. Peter has got little money. The barman says: Cut this cake into pieces and I will give you it free. But you can only make 3 cuts. Peter took a knife, cut 3 times, the barman gave him the cake. How did he do it?
A Quiz
1. What is the longest river in the world? (the Nile)
2. What is the longest river in Russia? (The Lena)
3. What is the biggest ocean? (The Pacific ocean)
4. What is the largest continent? (Asia)
5. What is the smallest country in the world? (the Vatican city)
6. What is the largest animal in the world? (the blue whale, its tongue is bigger than an elephant)
7. What is the biggest city in the world? (Tokyo)
8. Which is the heaviest metal? (lead)
9. Who was the first president of America? (G.Washington)
10. Who was the youngest president of the USA? (Roosevelt)
11.What is the highest mountain in the world? (Everest)
Music day
(within the week of English)
The Music of the Beatles sounds.
Compere 1 Dear girls and guys. Have you got any idea what band performs this song ? (The Beatles) Where did they come from? (Liverpool, Britain)
Actually, pop music was born there, in Britain. British music has spread all over the world. Singers and musicians are the new idols of thousands of young people, who try to copy them in the way they dress, walk, cut their hair and even in the way they sing. The names pop, rock, punk, and acid rock music are well-known to everybody and they are of the English origin. Among the most popular English pop and rock stars are the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Genesis, the Police, the Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Boy George, Phil Collins, Freddy Mercury and many others. Can you add some more famous names?
Compere 2 In 1952 a Liverpool schoolboy, john Lennon, started a rock-roll group. The other members were Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best.
In August 1960, they went to Hamburg in Germany and worked hard every night in the clubs. When the group returned to Liverpool, Stuart and Pete left, and Ringo Starr joined. Their first records were great hits in the UK. With their records and their concerts attended by thousands of yelling young fans, they became millionaries and also received an award from Queen Elizabeth II. In 1964, they visited the United States. The Americans loved them and the Beatles became famous fast.
The Beatles worked perfectly as a team. They had different personalities and abilities but they they were great friends. John was the clever Beatle; Paul was the good-looking Beatle; George was the quiet Beatle; and Ringo was the happy Beatle.
The Beatles were very talented. John and Paul wrote songs quickly and easily. George was a songwriter, too. Ringo did not play the drums fantastically but the others were good musicians. George and John played the guitar well and Paul was a fine bass guitarist. George and Paul were the lead singers but all the Beatles sang.
From about 1968, things went badly with the group. The Beatles changed slowly from a group to four individuals with different interest. In 1970, they split up. The Beatles were the first international pop group and Lennon and McCartney were the best songwriting team of the twentieth century.
Compere 1 In 1980, John Lennon, who was then living in the States, was killed by one of his fans, a madman in New York. When a police officer asked him a question, he answered “Yes, I do. I killed John Lennon”. What was the original question? Give your ideas, please.
Compere 1 Do you know what country jass, blues, hip hop, reggae and house music developed in? (the USA) The original style was jass. When Africans were taken to the New World as slaves, they took their traditions and also their music with them. Their music was very rhythmical and sounded very different from the music Europeans and Americans used.
Compere 2 Black people sang their songs in groups, when they were at work in the fields or when they went to church. When they learnt to play musical instruments, their songs were transformed into music and complex currents of jass. Rock’n roll really began with the blues and gospel music, popular in the 1920s and 1930s. This is the music that influenced the king of Rock’n roll himself, Elvis Presley.
Compere 1 Over the years, Rock’n roll grew and gave life to new forms of rock music. The Rock’n roll of the 1950s grew into the Hard rock of the 1970s. Bands like the Rolling Stones and the Doors were very popular at this time.
The 50s music that led us to the Twist in the 1960s which gave way to the discos of the 70s, led to dance music 80-90s, has led to today’s techno, house music.
But the power of rock’n roll continues. Its emotions live on in modern music. The heart of rock’n roll is still beating.
Compere 2 Dear friends, you can enjoy listening to different styles of music during each break.
It’s Halloween
It’s Halloween! It’s
Halloween!
It’s Halloween
The moon is full and bright.
And we shall see what can’t be seen
On any other night!
Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls
Grinning goblins fighting duels
Werewolves rising from their tombs,
Witches on their magic brooms.
In masks and gouns we haunt the street
And knock on doors for trick or treat.
Tonight we are the king and queen,
For oh tonight it’s Halloween!
- Why do you have such big, big shoes?
- Much walking, much walking, - said the
someone.
- Why do you have such long thin legs?
- Much running, much running.
- Why do you have such wide shoulders?
- Much carrying, much
carrying.
- Why do you have such fat, fat hands?
- Much working, much working.
- Why are you here? What is it you want?
- I came to get……….YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW CANADA?
(TESTS AND QUIZES)

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