1. Languages of Europe SS6G11 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe a. Explain the diversity of European languages as seen in a comparison of German, English, Russian, French, and Italian Guten Tag Bonjour Good Morning Buongiorno Добрый дењ

2. Essential Question: How does the diversity of languages in Europe (German, English, Russian, French, Italian) reflect its unique cultural characteristics?

3. Europe is slightly larger than the US in land area Europe’s population is more than double the US In the US, English is the dominant language Europe is different. It is home to more than 200 languages

4. Most European languages are in 3 main categories Germanic Languages Romance Languages Slavic Languages

5. Germanic Language Group Has most native speakers Native speakers live mostly in northwest and central Europe About 20% of Europeans speak English or German as their native language Most Europeans learn English as a second language in their schools

6. Romance Language Group This group includes French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian These are found in the south and west of Europe These languages come from Latin, the language of the Roman Empire The Roman alphabet is used to write Romance and Germanic languages

7. Slavic Language Group This includes Russian. Which is the most widely spoken Slavic language They are found in central and eastern Europe They are written with a Cyrillic Alphabet

8. The Problems with Multiple Languages It is difficult to live, work, and trade with people who cannot communicate with each other Most schoolchildren learn one or two other languages besides their own

9. The European Union have 23 “official” languages to make sure laws and decisions are understood Special laws exist to protect languages spoken by only a few people

10. http://tts.imtranslator.net/I1SX Lee: Do you understand the words that are a- coming out of my mouth? Carter: Don’t nobody understand the words that are comin’ out of your mouth

11. Your Task Copy the following sentences. Then Write G for Germanic, R for Romance, and S for Slavic. This language is spoken in the United States. This language is spoken in the country that is shaped like a boot. This language uses an alphabet based of Greek letters. People who speak this language live directly south of the United Kingdom. This language is in the same family as English.

12. Your Task Answers: 1.Germanic: English 2.Romance: Italian 3.Slavic: Russian 4.Romance: French 5.Germanic: German

13. The Literacy Rate IN EUROPE SS6G11 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe.

14. Literacy The ability to read and write High literacy rates are usually found in industrialized countries such as the United States and most of Europe.

15. INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES Focus more on manufacturing than farming. These professions require communication skills. The increased wealth of these countries allows them to provide education, healthcare, and technology. High standard of living.

16. LITERACY RATE Third-World Countries- countries that are still developing. Depend on farming Fewer people can read and write Education, healthcare, and jobs are not readily available Poor

17. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT The total value of the final goods and services produced in a country one year divided by the population.

18. LITERACY AND PER CAPITA GDP COUNTRYLITERACY RATEPER PERSON GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT UNITED KINGDOM99%$35,100 FRANCE99%$33,200 RUSSIA99.4%$16,100 GERMANY99%$33,200 ITALY98%$30,400

19. Life Expectancy

20. QUESTIONS People in third world countries have A. the best jobs B. little education C. a higher literacy rate D. a greater standard of living

21. ANSWER B. little education

22. QUESTIONS A literate person in a developed country is most likely to have all EXCEPT which item? A. health care B. technology C. a high paying job D. uneducated children

23. ANSWER D. Uneducated children

24. Task The standard of living is determined by? Literacy is the ability to? A country with a high literacy rate typically has a high ? The literacy rate and standard of live in Europe are?

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