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Languages of Europe

Buongiorno. Добрый дењ. Guten Tag. Bonjour. Good Morning. 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.

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Languages of Europe

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  1. Buongiorno Добрый дењ Guten Tag Bonjour Good Morning 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

  2. 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

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

  4. 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

  5. Romance Language Group • This group includes Frenchand 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

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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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.

  11. Your Task Answers: • Germanic: English • Romance: Italian • Slavic: Russian • Romance: French • Germanic: German

  12. RELIGIONS OF EUROPE Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

  13. Christianity

  14. What’s your Religion? Judaism Christianity Founder/Central Figure: Jesus Christ Holy Book: Bible Followers: Christians Place of Worship: Church Dominate Religion of Europe France, Spain, and Italy follow this religion Most Russians follow this regligion • Founder/Central Figure: Abraham • Holy Book: Torah • Followers: Jews • Place of Worship: Synagogue • Faith is the historical foundation for Christianity and Islam • Many followers live what use to be the Soviet Union • Oldest religion

  15. What’s your Religion? Islam ALIKE MONOTHEISTIC Abraham is the patriarch Holy book Specific place of worship Different view of Jesus Christ Share some holy sites • Founder/Central Figure: Muhammad • Holy Book: Qur’an/Koran • Followers: Muslims • Place of Worship: Mosque • Fastest-growing religion in Europe • Followers believe Muhammad with the last of the prophets

  16. Task: J for Judaism, C for Christianity, and I for Islam • This faith is the historical foundation for Christianity and Islam. • This faith is the dominate religion in Europe • France, Spain, and Italy follow this religion • This religion is the fastest-growing • Most Russians follow this religion0 • Muhammad founded this religion

  17. QUESTIONS • Which is the oldest of the three main religions of Europe?A. Islam • B. Judaism • C. Christianity • D. Roman Catholic

  18. ANSWERS • B. Judaism

  19. QUESTIONS • Which religion is growing at the fastest rate? • A. Islam • B. Sunni • C. Judaism • D. Christianity

  20. ANSWER • A. Islam

  21. QUESTIONS • How are the three religions alike? • A. They can worship several grades. • B. They can each worship only one god. • C. Each of the three religions is getting smaller. • D. They each use a sacred text known as the five books of Moses.

  22. ANSWER • B. They each worship only one god.

  23. QUESTIONS • Which pairing of sacred text and religion is correct? • A. Protestant-Bible • B. Christianity – Talmud • C. Shiite Muslim – Torah • D. Orthodox Judaism- Koran

  24. ANSWER • A. Protestant-Bible

  25. The Literacy RateIN EUROPE SS6G11 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe.

  26. 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.

  27. 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.

  28. 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

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

  30. LITERACY AND PER CAPITA GDP

  31. 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

  32. ANSWER • B. little education

  33. 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

  34. ANSWER • D. Uneducated children

  35. 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?

  36. Credits • Text adapted from Georgia CRCT Test Prep 6th Grade Social Studies, Teaching the Georgia Performance Standards, Clairmont Press, Atlanta, Georgia • Images retrieved from www.google.com/images. 10-12-11 • Image retrieved from http://www.moviebase.info/1008/Rush-Hour/Rush-Hour-55.jpg. 10-16-11 • Quote retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266915/quotes?qt=qt0319121. 10-16-11 • http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/speech.asp • Title Slide: Good Morning from left to right – Germany, French, English, Italian, Russian

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