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Polyglots – the people of the 21 st century

Polyglots – the people of the 21 st century. The epigraph to our lesson. “Those who doesn’t know foreign language, doesn’t know his own”. J.W.Goether. Problem questions. Is it important to know foreign language in the 21 st century? 2. What should a man of the 21 st century be like?.

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Polyglots – the people of the 21 st century

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  1. Polyglots – the people of the 21st century

  2. The epigraph to our lesson “Those who doesn’t know foreign language, doesn’t know his own”. J.W.Goether

  3. Problem questions • Is it important to know foreign language in the 21st century? 2. What should a man of the 21st century be like?

  4. The way we are going to work today • Divide into two groups. • Each group must choose a secretary for writing the main ideas of a group. • The other members of a group are the generators of ideas. • The members of a group offer different ideas. • Each group’s representatives must represent their ideas.

  5. Generate the ideas about What do you know about the history of languages? When did language appear? How many languages do people have? Do you know something about language integrity? Why languages die out? What dying out can cause?

  6. The history and evolution of languages

  7. Legend about the Tower of Babel The Bible tells us about the Tower of Babel. According to it after the Flood people began to talk on one language. People wanted to build a huge tower in Babylon. It could become a symbol of human unity.

  8. Confusion of languages But God decided that people could do everything without his permission. He confused the languages for people couldn’t understand each other. People stopped to comprehend each other and dropped to build the Tower of Babel.

  9. When did language appear? Scientists think that language appeared more than 500 years ago. They don’t know how it could be. All languages on our planet are equal in their structure of complexity. There are no simple languages, because each language is best adapted for a particular nation.

  10. How many languages do people have? • There are 7000 languages on our planet. • Every two week one language disappears. • Scientists don’t know all languages which do exist on our planet.

  11. Distribution of languages on our planet

  12. Integrity of languages • 40 languages– 80% of population • 3500 of languages– 0,2% of population For language integrity we need 100.000 of its carriers

  13. Languages die out more quickly than animals!!! Threat of dying out florafaunalanguages 8% 18% 40%

  14. Всемирный атлас исчезающих языков

  15. Why languages die out? • Globalization • Migration

  16. What can dying out cause? • Culture of a particular nation disappears, • Literature legacy – poems, legends etc. is lost forever. • Knowledge about nature and universe is lost.

  17. Guess!!! Coptic – коптский язык Sanskrit- санскрит Latin - латинский Dalmatian - далматский

  18. February, 21International day of native language

  19. September, 26European day of languages

  20. Let’s have a rest!!!

  21. Polyglot – is derived from two Greek words, “poly” – many, “glotta” – language. It is a man who knows many languages, at least four. Hyper polyglot is a man who knows more than six languages. Do you know famous polyglots?

  22. Cleopatra Cardinal G.Mezzofanti John II 8 languages 100 languages 10 languages l. Tolstoy A. Griboedov A. Zaliznyak 16 languages 9 languages more than 100 languages

  23. Is it important to know foreign languages in the 21st century? Generate your ideas!!!

  24. Language enrich the spiritual world of people. 2. Language expand outlook. Language rise the cultural level. Language introduce the culture, customs and traditions of another nation.

  25. What should a man of the 21st century be like?

  26. Imaginative innovative inventive ignorant… What should a citizen of the 21st century be like The Freshers Answer . . .

  27. A citizen of the 21st century should be QUICK and FIT in our QUICKLY moving world. A citizen of the 21st century should be STRONG and MUSCULAR to solve all problems of our century.

  28. Ecological problems: global warming, air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, endangered animals, birds, insects, flowers, trees… The 21st century citizen should be CAREFUL because it is important to take CARE of our nature. Otherwise the 22nd century citizen will have no safe place to live in!

  29. A citizen of the 21st century should be COMMUNICATIVE ... ... because it is the century of COMMUNICATION technologies.

  30. ... a citizen should be good at languages to talk with people of other countries.

  31. Independent Thinker Global Citizen Experimental Inventor Problem Solver Brave Leader RESUME Thoughtful Student Knowledge Hungry Serious Investigator PowerfulDreamer Perceptive Observer Positive Philosopher Original Writer Constructive Planner Optimal Innovator Fearless Discoverer Flexible Collaborator Skilful Specialist Optimistic Creator Cooperative Student Inspired Admirer Sincere Friend Argumentative Talker

  32. How do you see a man of the 21st century? Make a project!!!

  33. Thank you for your work during the lesson

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