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The Importance of Languages
• How many languages are spoken throughout the world?
• 100• 200• 300• More than 500
Just over 6,500
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•In London alone, more than 300 languages are spoken.
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•The proportion of the world which does not speak English as its first language is:-
• 1%• 25%• 74%• 94%
94%
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What proportion of the world speaks no English at
all?• 75%• 60%• 50%• 25%
75%
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How many UK companies are losing business because of language
barriers?• 1 out of every 100• 1 out of every 50• 1 out of every 5
1 out of every 5
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English is not enough!
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How will studying languages help you?
• It will increase your job opportunities
• With the growth of the European Union, there is a much greater need for people who have a foreign language.
• 60% of all UK trade is with non English-speaking countries
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It will boost your brain power
• Researchers from University College London studied the brains of 105 people – 80 of whom spoke a foreign language.
• They found that learning another language improved the brain in the same way that exercise builds muscle
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It will give you more money
• Learning a language can boost an average worker’s earnings by up to 20%
• For a person earning the average national salary, that would mean an extra £200,000 over a working life.
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It can even improve your love life!
• A survey of 270 dating agencies found that people who speak a foreign language are more attractive to the opposite sex!
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Why French?
• According to employers, the languages which most companies want are:-
• 1st French• 2nd German
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French is spoken as a native language in:-
• France Luxembourg Monaco• Switzerland Canada ( Quebec)• Guadeloupe Martinique Benin• Guinea Mali Ivory Coast• Niger Senegal Togo• French Guiana Central African Republic• Burkina Faso Congo Gabon• La Réunion New Caledonia Haiti• French Polynesia Saint Pierre Mayotte
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French is the only language other than English which is
spoken on 5 continents
• French is the second most frequently used language on the internet
• French is ranked the second most influential language in the world
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French, along with English, is the official working
language of:-
• The United Nations• The International Olympic Committee• The International Red Cross• The Council of Europe• The European Court of Justice
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France is visited by more tourists than any other
country in the world
•The Eiffel Tower is the most visited tourist attraction in the world
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•The following people have one thing in common …
•They all speak French !
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Johnny Depp
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Orlando Bloom
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Jarvis Cocker
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Ellen Macarthur
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Robin Williams
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Mick Jagger
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Uma Thurman
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John Travolta
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Tina Turner
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Elton John
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Sol Campbell
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Davina McCall
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Jamie Oliver
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Madonna
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Matthew Perry
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Lisa Kudrow
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Kylie Minogue
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Which other celebrities speak
foreign languages?
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Jonathan RossRussian
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Lucy LiuJapanese and Chinese
Mandarin
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Gary LinekerSpanish and Japanese
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Gwyneth PaltrowSpanish and Italian
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J K RowlingFrench, Spanish and Portugese
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Arsene WengerEnglish German Italian Japanese
Spanish
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Christopher LeeFrench, German, Italian, Spanish,
Russian, Greek and Swedish