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European Languages

European Languages. SS6G11 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe. SS6G11 a. Explain the diversity of European languages as seen in a comparison of German, English, Russian, French, and Italian. Essential Questions.

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European Languages

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  1. European Languages SS6G11 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe.

  2. SS6G11 a. Explain the diversity of European languages as seen in a comparison of German, English, Russian, French, and Italian.

  3. Essential Questions • Why is it important for countries within Europe to have the same languages? • How does the diversity of languages in Europe reflect its unique cultural characteristics?

  4. Vocabulary • Diversity- • Comparison- • Dialects- differences (races and cultures) looking at the similarities and differences of things a variation of a language

  5. German • German is the official language of ________ and ________. • It is also spoken in Switzerland, eastern part of France, Luxembourg, Italy, and parts of Eastern Europe. • Many ________ are spoken in Germany and other nations of Europe. Germany Austria dialects

  6. English • English is the official language of ____________. • It is spoken differently from region to region. • English lends itself to having different _____________. • People in the __________ _________ speak English but it sounds different than that spoke in Britain. Britain accents United States

  7. Russian Russia • Russian is the official language of __________. • Russian is known as a ____________ (a branch of Indo-European) language. • It is the largest native language in ___________. • Russian is also spoken widespread outside of Russia. Slavic Europe

  8. French romance • Known as a ‘__________ language.’ • French is the official language of ___________. • It is also spoken widely in Belgium and Switzerland. France

  9. Italian • Known as a ‘____________ language.’ • Italian is the official of ________. • It is spoken in Switzerland, also. romance Italy

  10. What is difficult about different countries having different languages? • Why is it important for countries within Europe to have the same languages? • How does the diversity of languages in Europe reflect its unique cultural characteristics?

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