FROM THE MFL DEPT
DIXIT 2nd October 2020
The European Year of Languages 2001, organised by the Council of Europe and the European Union, was successful in involving millions of people across 45 participating countries. Its activities celebrated linguistic diversity in Europe and promoted language learning. Following the success of the Year of Languages, the Council of Europe declared a European Day of Languages to be celebrated on 26th of September each year. This year we celebrated European Day of Languages with a quiz in form time on capital cities and traditions, followed by a delicious European-themed lunch (pictures and menu below)!
Language facts Did you know that… • There are between 6000 and 7000 languages in the world - spoken by 7 billion people divided into 189 independent states. • At least half of the world’s population are bilingual or plurilingual, i.e. they speak two or more languages.
Tongue twisters Practise your French and Spanish pronunciation with these tongue twisters: Spanish: Cuando cuentes cuentos, cuenta cuantos cuentos cuentas. Porque si no cuentas cuantos cuentos cuentas, nunca sabrás cuantos cuentos cuentas. French: Combien de sous sont ces saucissons-ci? Ces saucissons-ci sont six sous. 5
