Beginner
60 mins
Teacher/Student led
+80 XP

Who Is in This Room, and Where Are They from?

Explore the languages spoken by your classmates by counting them and identifying their origins. Listen to audio clips to recognise different languages and discuss the effects of migration on language use in Ireland.

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    1 - Last Year We Counted. This Year We Ask Where They Are from ~4 mins

    Many classes have already counted the languages in the room. Today we go further: where did each one come from, and how did it get here?

    By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

    • Count the languages this class actually holds
    • Spot introduction phrases across several languages
    • Talk about how people moving countries change the languages a place speaks

    2 - Three Ways to Meet Someone ~10 mins

    Watch as we go along each row on the board. Listen to one introduction idea at a time, then say it back together. Which ones sound almost like cousins?

    3 - Listen and Name the Language ~10 mins

    Four short clips, a bit trickier than the easiest ones. Listen once. Silent hands up when you have a guess, then we reveal what gave it away.

    4 - Languages This Class Holds ~8 mins

    COPYBOOK MOMENT

    Open your copy. At the top of the page, copy today's three introduction ideas:

    • What's your name?
    • My name is...
    • Where are you from?

    Under that, write the languages this class holds, with a number beside each for how many people know a word of it.

    5 - Introduction Bingo ~8 mins

    You each get a bingo card. Cross off a square when you hear that introduction idea. First full line calls Bingo!

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    Module 1 · The Language Map of the World
    Lesson 1 · Who Is in This Room, and Where Are They from?
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