This document discusses facts about languages and language diversity. It notes that up to 7,000 languages are spoken worldwide, with 260 found in Europe alone. 24 languages are official EU languages. The document also discusses language families and their origins, as well as the benefits of learning languages, such as improved brainpower and higher earnings. It concludes by listing the number and types of languages spoken by 5 individuals.

1. Language
Diversity
Multidisciplinary Flipped Learning with ICT
Erasmus+ KA2 Project
FLwICT
(2015 – 2017)
Girne Secondary School Izmir/TURKEY

2. Facts about languages:
 Up to 7000 languages are spoken around the world.
 260 languages can be found in Europe
 24 official and working languages of EU;
 80% of home pages on the Web are in English;

3.  English has about 4 000 000 000 native speakers;
 The most native speakers has Mandarin Chinese;
 26 September is European Day of Languages
Facts about
languages:

4. Language Families:
Many languages originate from
separate language families.
Within continental Europe there
are eight language groups
coming from the big
Indo-European group. These
separate into smaller families
resulting in the diversity of
European languages we speak
today.

5. Why should we learn languages?
 It improves your brainpower, with the knowledge
that you already have learn.
 We learn and know other cultures.
 People who use many languages in their jobs earn
around 8% more.
 To communicate with other people.

6. How many languages do you speak? What
languages do you speak?
 Normund, I speak 4 languages – Germany, English,
Latvian and Russian
 Irene, I speak 3 languages – French, English and
Spanish
 Mert, I speak 2 languages – Turkish and English
 Monika, I speak 2 languages – Polish and English
 Thomas, I speak 3 languages – French, English and
Spanish

7. Sources
• https://www.google.lv/search?q=languages&biw=1600&bih=
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• https://www.google.lv/search?q=languages&biw=1600&bih=
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• Our brains

8. Prepared by
 Daugavpils Basic School, Latvia, Normund
Palabinskis
 Girne Secondary School, Turkey, Mert Olucak
 Miguel de Cervantes Secondary School, Spain, Irene
Luque Ysern
 Lycee Maurice Genevoix, France, Thomas Martin
 Poland, Monika Wilinska