Absolutely nothing is so important for a nation`s culture as its language

1. Wilhelm von Humboldt Absolutely nothing is so important for a nation`s culture as its language

2. Russian language as a world language Total speakers: • Primary language: 164 million • Secondary language: 278 million (2006) • Official language in 11 countries

3. Contribution of Russian culture to the world culture

4. Famous Russian names

5. *Every road has two directions *Looking at a tree see its fruit; looking at a man see its deeds. *A mile walk with a friend has only one hundred steps. *Eat what is cooked, listen to what is said. *A guest has not to thank the host, but the host the guest. Russian proverbs

6. Chinese language as a world language • Total speakers: 1.3 billion • Official language in 5 countries • Spoken in countries with Chinese communities

7. Contribution of Chinese culture to the world culture

8. Famous Chinese names

9. *A child`s life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark. *Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself. *A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. *A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. Chinese proverbs

10. Arab language as a world language • Total speakers: 280 million native speakers 250 million non-native speakers • Official language in 25 countries

11. Contribution of the Arab culture to the world culture

12. A drop of water falls in an ocean wide A grain of dust becomes with earth allied What doth they coming, going here donate? A fly appeared a while, then invisible he became. Океан, состоящий из капель велик. Из пылинок слагается материк. Твой приход и уход – не имеют значенья. Просто муха в окно залетела на миг. Omar Khayyam rubayat

13. *Every day of your life is a page of your history. *What starts with a condition has a good ending. *Blindness of the eye is better than blindness of the heart. *Avoiding mistakes is better than apologizing after. *Leading by example is better than commandments. Arabic proverbs

14. Spanish language as a world language • Total speakers: first language: 350 million second language: 150 million • Official language in 21 countries

15. Contribution of Spanish culture to the world culture

16. Famous Spanish names

17. *Water you are not going to drink, let it run. *Faces we can see, hearts we can`t know. *Lazy people work twice. *Don`t speak unless you can improve on the silence. *A lazy youth, a lousy age. *A wise man changes his mind, a fool never. Spanish proverbs

18. 1. Comment on one of the phrases: If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. (Nelson Mandela) I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my dog. (Emperor Charles V) 2. Express your opinion about a world language in future. 3. Give the examples of interaction of Russian language with English language (or Chinese, Arab, Spanish languages). You may choose one of the tasks you like. Home task