Look at the letters on a keyboard. That is one way of writing. Today we find out that many languages use other ways of writing — not the letters on our keyboard. Japanese, Arabic, Russian and many others write in ways we cannot type on a standard Irish keyboard.
Watch and listen as we go across each shape row, then say the word back when invited. Notice which letters look familiar and which marks sit above or below a letter.
Same idea, different page: some languages write "circle" with marks not on our keyboard (you do not need to say them):
We will open the map of Asia. Volunteers may tap a country — see if you can find a place where the writing looks nothing like the letters on our keyboard. What do you spot?
Open your copy. Look at the sample on the board. We will all copy this one together, matching the shapes as closely as you can. Go slowly.
円
Japanese for circle
Then finish this sentence in English: It felt ___ because ___.
Some languages use our letters in new ways — listen for that. Listen to each short clip twice before anyone answers. Which language do you hear? Choose from the names the board shows after each double play.
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