Why do you think you should learn another language?

It’s a multilingual world- not everyone speaks English It’s a multilingual world- not everyone speaks English. 94% of the world does NOT speak English as their first language. 75% of the world does not speak English at all. There are over 300 languages spoken in London alone Approximately 110 million people speak French as a first language and about 190 million speak it as a second language!

Dark Blue: Mother tongue Light Blue: Spoken as a second language Blue: Official language Green: minority language

A few thoughts from other people Do you agree with what they’re saying? Can you see this apply to you? Videos http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00r1z93 (3min30-4min25) Key stage 2 children showing how languages could be useful on the Year 6 school trip

What to do now? Practise makes perfect Always make the most of any given situation: visiting a foreign country, or meeting people who speak different languages Join clubs/visit websites Watch foreign films (with subtitles!)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00r1z93 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00r1z61