Learning about

languages.

You could Find out

how to say hello in
lots of languages.

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Can
you
find
some
more ?

How many can you recognise ?

You could
research and
find foreign
words in the
English
language

Can you illustrate these words?

Which language ?
chop suey

gung ho

lychee

cumquat

won ton

wok

Can you illustrate these words?

Cantonese words in English

chop suey

gung ho

lychee

cumquat

won ton

wok

Can you illustrate these words?

Which language?
bungalow

dinghy

jute

tom-tom

Can you illustrate these words?

Bengali words in English

bungalow

dinghy

jute

tom-tom

Can you illustrate these words?

Which language?
coffee

arsenal

sultan

saffron

mosque

Sahara

mummy

Muslim

Allah

syrup

zero

amber

Can you illustrate these words?

Arabic words in English

coffee

arsenal

sultan

saffron

mosque

Sahara

mummy

Muslim

Allah

syrup

zero

amber

Can you illustrate these words?

Which language?
shawl

checkmate

kiosk

lilac

jackal

bazaar

Can you illustrate these words?

Dari words in English

shawl

checkmate

kiosk

lilac

jackal

bazaar

Can you illustrate these words?

Which language?
sushi

judo

karaoke

karate

kimono

ninja

origami

rickshaw

satsuma

samurai

bonsai

tycoon

Can you illustrate these words?

Japanese words in English

sushi

judo

karaoke

karate

kimono

ninja

origami

rickshaw

satsuma

samurai

bonsai

tycoon

Can you illustrate these words?

Which language?
alphabet

Olympic

rhythm

dinosaur

democracy

helicopter

athlete

mathematics

museum

acrobat

marathon

theatre

Can you illustrate these words?

Greek words in English

alphabet

Olympic

rhythm

dinosaur

democracy

helicopter

athlete

mathematics

museum

acrobat

marathon

theatre

You could find

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

Who speaks
French?
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.

Netherlands
England

Germany
Belgium
Luxembourg
Paris
Austria

Switzerland

Bay of
Biscay

France
Italy
Marseille
Corsica

Spain

Andora

Mediterranean
Sea

French speaking countries are in

blue, can you guess more
languages?

Useful websites
Language of the Month
http://www.newburypark.redbridge.sch.uk/langof
month/index.html

BBC Languages
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
Names from Around the World
http://www.20000-names.com/index.htm

Useful websites
Language Investigators
http://www.languageinvestigators.org.uk

Say Hello to the World

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/

Jennifers Language Page

http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/