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Choosing a Language for StudyChoosing a Language for Study

20122012

Why Should I study French?Why Should I study French?

1. French is the 1. French is the first or second first or second language in more language in more than 43 countriesthan 43 countries

..it is spoken by ..it is spoken by 325 million people 325 million people around the world!around the world!

Words Words WordsWords Words Words

40% to 50% of 40% to 50% of English vocabulary English vocabulary comes from Frenchcomes from French

Learning French Learning French can help you can help you improve your improve your knowledge and use knowledge and use of Englishof English

French is….French is….

The second most The second most frequently taught frequently taught language language worldwide after worldwide after EnglishEnglish

Job OpportunitiesJob Opportunities• International BusinessInternational Business• Travel and TourismTravel and Tourism• Cuisine-CookingCuisine-Cooking• Government ServiceGovernment Service• Post OfficePost Office• Teaching/TranslationTeaching/Translation• ..and hundreds more..!..and hundreds more..!

World’s Most Visited CityWorld’s Most Visited City

…….is in France.is in France ..PARIS!..PARIS! 60+ million tourists visit per year60+ million tourists visit per year ““The capital of the world” for quality of lifeThe capital of the world” for quality of life

Question #1Question #1

How much of the vocabulary of How much of the vocabulary of English comes from French???English comes from French???

Answer: 40% - 50%Answer: 40% - 50%

French is…French is…

The official The official language of language of Canada…Canada…

Montreal is the 2Montreal is the 2ndnd largest French-largest French-speaking city in the speaking city in the worldworld

..And Canada is…..And Canada is…

The major trading The major trading partner of the partner of the United StatesUnited States

A country that A country that requires all requires all products to be products to be labeled in Frenchlabeled in French

French is…French is…

The official working The official working language of …language of …

The United NationsThe United Nations

The Olympic The Olympic CommitteeCommittee

The International The International Red CrossRed Cross

Last, but not least,…FranceLast, but not least,…France

Leads the world in Leads the world in medical research: medical research:

The AIDS virus The AIDS virus was first found by was first found by French doctorsFrench doctors

The Human The Human Genome Project is Genome Project is in Francein France

Question #2:Question #2:

French is the official working French is the official working language of which organization?language of which organization?

The United Nations, the Olympic The United Nations, the Olympic Committee, the International Red Committee, the International Red Cross (and many others)Cross (and many others)

French Words Used in EnglishFrench Words Used in English

CuisineCuisine

Kitchen, a type of food or Kitchen, a type of food or food preparationfood preparation

EncoreEncore

AgainAgain

(In English, it refers to an (In English, it refers to an additional performance to additional performance to an audience) an audience)

Cul-de-sacCul-de-sac

Bottom-of-bag (dead end street)Bottom-of-bag (dead end street)

Du jourDu jour

Of the day (Such as the Soup of the Day)Of the day (Such as the Soup of the Day)

Hors d’oeuvreHors d’oeuvre

Outside of work (Or, with meals, Outside of work (Or, with meals, outside of the main course) – An outside of the main course) – An appetizer!appetizer!

RSVPRSVP

Respond pleaseRespond please (Stands for (Stands for

Répondez, s’il vous Répondez, s’il vous plait)plait)

SouvenirSouvenir

Memory, keepsakeMemory, keepsake

TouchéTouché

TouchedTouched (From fencing: (From fencing:

now it means now it means “you got me”)“you got me”)

SautéSauté

Fried over high Fried over high heatheat

Vis-à-visVis-à-vis

Face to faceFace to face

(In English: in (In English: in relation to)relation to)

Why should I study German?Why should I study German?

Possibly your own Possibly your own heritage!- More heritage!- More than 60 million US than 60 million US citizens are at least citizens are at least partly of German partly of German heritageheritage

In Bucks County, In Bucks County, more than 40% of more than 40% of us have German us have German heritageheritage

German is…German is…

The most widely-The most widely-spoken language in spoken language in Europe- The first Europe- The first or second language or second language in 11 countries!in 11 countries!

Germany, Austria, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Belgium, LuxembourgBelgium, Luxembourg

Study German and…Study German and…

Work in Germany!Work in Germany!

Hundreds of US Hundreds of US college graduates college graduates are hired to work are hired to work there each yearthere each year

Germany has the Germany has the highest paid workers highest paid workers in the world!in the world!

Question #3Question #3

How many European countries use How many European countries use German as their first or second German as their first or second language?language?

Answer:Answer:

1111

Trade and BusinessTrade and Business

More than 750 US More than 750 US companies do companies do business in business in GermanyGermany

Over 1000 German Over 1000 German companies have companies have offices here in the offices here in the United StatesUnited States

Bucks County Connection!Bucks County Connection!

15 international 15 international companies with companies with offices in Bucks offices in Bucks county are owned county are owned by Germany or by Germany or AustriaAustria

German is the language ofGerman is the language of Internationally Internationally

famous writers and famous writers and musiciansmusicians

Beethoven, Goethe, Beethoven, Goethe, Wagner, Schiller, Wagner, Schiller, Freud, NietzscheFreud, Nietzsche

And scientistsAnd scientists

(such as Albert (such as Albert Einstein)Einstein)

Question #4Question #4

More than what number of German More than what number of German companies have offices in the United companies have offices in the United StatesStates

AnswerAnswer

More than 1000More than 1000

English words from GermanEnglish words from German

NoodleNoodle

Pasta made from Pasta made from thin doughthin dough

FoßballFoßball

SoccerSoccer

PoltergeistPoltergeist

A GhostA Ghost

KindergartenKindergarten

Infant SchoolInfant School

DachschunDachschundd

Little dogLittle dog

Verboten!Verboten!

Forbidden!Forbidden!

SchnitzelSchnitzel A thin cut or slice A thin cut or slice

of meatof meat

Wiener Schnitzel is Wiener Schnitzel is a thin slice of veal a thin slice of veal

Why Study Spanish? Why Study Spanish?

Spanish is spoken Spanish is spoken by MORE than 450 by MORE than 450 million people million people worldwide—worldwide—

It is the dominant It is the dominant language spoken in language spoken in 21 countries on 5 21 countries on 5 continentscontinents

In the United StatesIn the United States

Approximately 28 Approximately 28 million people million people speak Spanishspeak Spanish

This is expected to This is expected to grow to well over grow to well over 50 million by the 50 million by the year 2020year 2020

Los Angeles is….Los Angeles is….

The 4The 4thth largest largest Spanish-speaking Spanish-speaking city in the worldcity in the world

New York, San New York, San Antonio, Houston, Antonio, Houston, Miami, Detroit, Miami, Detroit, Chicago, Chicago, Philadelphia have Philadelphia have large Hispanic large Hispanic populationspopulations

Spanish is…Spanish is…

Very essential for Very essential for travel to all of travel to all of Mexico, and Mexico, and Central AmericaCentral America

And nearly all of And nearly all of South AmericaSouth America

Question #5Question #5

What city is the 4What city is the 4thth largest Spanish – largest Spanish –speaking city in the world?speaking city in the world?

AnswerAnswer

Los AngelesLos Angeles

Study Spanish for jobsStudy Spanish for jobs Here and abroad, in Here and abroad, in

all fields:all fields:

Business, commerce, Business, commerce, education, law, law education, law, law enforcement, media, enforcement, media, Department of Department of Immigration, Red Immigration, Red Cross, Social Sciences, Cross, Social Sciences, FBI, International FBI, International Business, Business, Government, Travel Government, Travel and Tourismand Tourism

And Spanish is..And Spanish is..

The 3The 3rdrd most used language of the Internet - most used language of the Internet - as of December 2010as of December 2010

#1 English (430 million net users)#1 English (430 million net users) #2 Chinese (276 million net users)#2 Chinese (276 million net users) #3 Spanish#3 Spanish (124 million net users) (124 million net users)

Learn Spanish to…Learn Spanish to…

Better understand the works of great Better understand the works of great artists and authors such as---artists and authors such as---

Velázquez, Goya, Picasso, el Greco, DalíVelázquez, Goya, Picasso, el Greco, Dalí

Cervantes, Unamuno and García MárquezCervantes, Unamuno and García Márquez

Question #6Question #6

Where does Spanish rank today for Where does Spanish rank today for use on the Internet?use on the Internet?

Answer: Answer:

ThirdThird

Spanish Words used in EnglishSpanish Words used in English

MosquitoMosquito

Means “little fly”Means “little fly”

MargaritaMargarita

Girl’s name Girl’s name meaning meaning “daisy”“daisy”

PlazaPlaza

Town squareTown square

SiestaSiesta

Nap during the dayNap during the day

RanchoRancho

Means Means ranchranch

BroncoBronco

Means wild orMeans wild or

rough in Spanishrough in Spanish

VainillaVainilla

Vanilla in English; Vanilla in English; the flavor the flavor extracted from the extracted from the vanilla beanvanilla bean

BarracudaBarracuda

A relatively narrow A relatively narrow

fish with fish with very very sharp teeth!sharp teeth!

Looking Ahead…Looking Ahead…

In 9In 9thth grade, you may grade, you may study Latinstudy Latin

Here are some of its Here are some of its benefits…….benefits…….

Why study Latin?Why study Latin?

Latin gives you a Latin gives you a better better understanding of understanding of English vocabularyEnglish vocabulary

(As well as that of (As well as that of Spanish and Spanish and French)French)

Latin leads to…Latin leads to… Higher SAT scoresHigher SAT scores

In 2010, Latin In 2010, Latin students nationally students nationally scored an average scored an average of more than 55 of more than 55 points higher in points higher in EnglishEnglish

(Math scores were (Math scores were also higher!)also higher!)

Did you know that..Did you know that..

All 206 bones in All 206 bones in your body are your body are Latin?Latin?

Tibia, fibula, Tibia, fibula, cranium, clavicle, cranium, clavicle, patella, etc. etc.patella, etc. etc.

Latin is great for…Latin is great for…

Learning common Learning common words used in words used in medicine, law and medicine, law and pharmacypharmacy

Understanding Understanding literature better-literature better-especially especially references to references to myths and classicsmyths and classics

Question #7Question #7

What do the words tibia, fibula, and What do the words tibia, fibula, and clavicle represent?clavicle represent?

AnswerAnswer

Bones of the bodyBones of the body

You can study the Ancient RomansYou can study the Ancient Romans Why? What have Why? What have

they done for us?they done for us?

A few contributions:A few contributions:

Roads, system of Roads, system of governmentgovernment

Sanitation, personal Sanitation, personal safetysafety

Culture, and Culture, and creation of lawscreation of laws

Latin is Dead --- NOT!!Latin is Dead --- NOT!!

Latin is no more Latin is no more “dead” than the US “dead” than the US Constitution, or the Constitution, or the deeds of the great deeds of the great men and women men and women who built our who built our civilizationcivilization

We live by its roots, We live by its roots, and by their deeds and by their deeds and inspirationand inspiration

Question #8Question #8

Which people contributed the Which people contributed the concept of roads to our society?concept of roads to our society?

Answer:Answer:

The ancient Romans The ancient Romans

English Words from LatinEnglish Words from Latin

AlibiAlibi

Means “elsewhere”Means “elsewhere”

(You did not commit (You did not commit the crime if you were the crime if you were “elsewhere”)“elsewhere”)

R.I.P.R.I.P.

Requiescat in paceRequiescat in pace

(Rest in Peace)(Rest in Peace)

Et ceteraEt cetera

..and the rest, ..and the rest, and so forthand so forth

MileMile

From mil or “One From mil or “One thousand”thousand”

(it takes one (it takes one thousand steps to thousand steps to walk a mile)walk a mile)

VersusVersus

Means “toward”Means “toward”(English=against)(English=against)

The fight was David The fight was David vs. Goliathvs. Goliath

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