The document discusses the history and purpose of the European Day of Languages, which is celebrated annually on September 26th. It notes that in 2001, UNESCO proclaimed the 21st century as the century of polyglots, or multilingual people, and the first European Day of Languages was established. The goal of the holiday is to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and encourage language learning. The document provides background on the history of different European languages and their roles over time, and discusses stereotypes about different European nationalities.

2. 1. The
history of
the holiday
2. Countries
and
nationalities
3. European
languages
4. Why not
to be a
polyglot?
5. Do not
believe
stereotypes
6. Reflection
stage

3. On the 26th of September 2001
UNESCO (United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization) proclaimed the 21st
century to be a century of polyglots.
That year was declared as a
Worldwide Language Year. A new
holiday appeared in Europe.
Hundreds of events were organized,
reaching millions of people in 45
countries.
The aim of this day is to promote
cultural and linguistic diversity and
to encourage people to learn
languages.

5. Inspecting the history of Europe we can allocate three unequal
periods, when different languages played a leading role.
1st
• The Early Middle Ages
2nd
• The Beginning of the
Renaissance
3rd
• The period of the Industrial
revolution in Europe
Check your
answer

6. Paris Royal palace was a center of
Europe culture, and French – a
language of politicians, the upper
classes.
Rich people hired foreigners as
teachers for their young sons and
daughters. So there was a kind of
natural training which was very
effective.
Text A

7. Latin made the major strategic function. On the one hand, it kept and
handed knowledge down, and on the other hand, it became means of
international dialogue. Preparation of Latin speakers was only Christian
church’s Right. The priests thereby had possibility to monopolize access to
knowledge.
Text B

8. British Empire lost its colonies.
They formed their own states,
whose population spoke English.
Worldwide, about 400 million
people speak English as their first
language. It is therefore not
surprising that so many people
want to learn English. In Europe
alone, about 80% of young people
who learn a foreign language
choose it.
Text C

9. 1.English began as a … in North
Germany.
2.Its speakers moved to Britain in … .
3. In the 11th century the upper classes
spoke … .
4.English spread outside Europe in … .
5.In the 19th century English became
important because it was the … .
6. In Nigeria … people speak English,
in India … , in the Philippines … .
Keys:
1. small group of dialects
2. the 5th century
3. French
4. the 16th century
5. language of the British Empire
6. about 45 million, almost 35 million
people, about 31 million people

10. German is one of the most
widespread languages in
Europe: it is spoken by about
100 million people.
Germany is the most
powerful industrial
country.
French is one of the most
beautiful languages
Spanish is the simplest
language to learn. It’s a
language of Latin
America.
Italy is a romantic
country with very
rich history

11. the German
are snobbish, well-mannered people.
They are great tea-drinkers.
the French
Are very emotional and very talkative
people. They eat pasta add spicy
souses.
They say the British
are always serious and provident. They
eat sausages and drink a lot of beer.
the Norwegian
wear black furry hats and long coats.
They eat caviar and drink alcohol.
the Ukrainians
are greedy but polite. They eat frogs
and drink champagne.
the Italian
are slow and dull. They like skiing.
They eat a lot of fish.
What stereotypes about different nations do you know? Are they true?

12. Do you know that:
 The best Rapper is White (he is Eminem);
 The best golf player is Black (Tiger Woods);
 The tallest basketball player is Chinese (a superstar of NBA
Yao Ming – 2m 29sm).
The next time you’re tempted to stereotype a
group of people, think about the groups to
which you belong. List the stereotypes linked to
those groups. Does each of those stereotypes
apply to you?

13. - a poem which consists of 5 lines and is compiled
according to strict rules:
 1st line – a noun (a sinkwane topic)
 2nd line – 2 adjectives reflecting the sinkwane topic
 3rd line – 3 verbs describing actions that have to do
with sinkwane topic
 4th line – a phrase or a sentence describing the students
attitude to the topic
 5th line – word –resume of the topic

14. Communication,
Interesting, useful,
Informs, unites, gives joy.
We need international communication.
A dialogue.
Language
Polyglot
Europe
Stereotypes
Compose your Sinkwane:
Sinkwane example:

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 ЮНЕСКО
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 Чернець
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 Карта англомовних країн
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16.  карта Британської імперії http://www.rus-obr.ru/files/userfiles/british_empire-800.jpg
 плакат Talk to me http://www.globalbydesign.com/wp-
content/uploads/2007/09/european_day_languages_talktome1.gif
 Годинник http://www.livegif.ru/Gallery/DOM/CLOCKS/TIME3.GIF
 смачний прапор Італії http://kalabasa.ru/wp-
content/uploads/Food%20Festival/6.jpg
 сомбреро http://charmnator3.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/spanish_class.gif
 прапор-людина http://images.mgou.ru/news/07-10-10/1.jpg
 баскетболіст http://rekordy-ginnesa.ru/lyudi/samyj-vysokij-basketbolist-v-mire.html
 сінквейн http://www..ru/praktika/sinkveyn.html
 Рекорди Гіннеса http://rekordy-ginnesa.ru/lyudi/samyj-vysokij-basketbolist-v-mire.html
 Эмінем http://dekatop.com/archives/89
 Тайгер Вудс http://all-biography.ru/alpha/w/vuds-tajger-woods-tiger