Assembly: European Day of Languages EDL

An assembly to support work during the European Day of Languages in September. This highly dynamic presentation has an assembly plus a range of ideas and resources for follow-up form time activities.

This beautifully-designed and editable 25-slide Powerpoint presentation creatively presents information on this event and can be showcased to any age group and includes specific pages for primary or secondary students. It includes images, dynamic transitions, informative text, video and links for extension work in form time – including extra video and classroom activities.

Slide 1: What is the European Day of Languages. Includes video.
Slide 2: Why does this matter to us all?
Slide 3: The benefits of learning a language. Includes short video.
Slide 4: The benefits of learning a language. Includes long video.
Slide 5: Why diversity of language matters.
Slide 6: Examples of different ways of saying Hello in Europe. Includes sound files.
Slide 7: Celebrity linguists.
Slide 8: International tongue twisters. Includes sound files.
Slide 9: What careers can languages take you into? Includes teacher script.
Slide 10: It starts with small steps and it starts with you…
Slide 11: Closing Thoughts
Slide 12: Follow-up form time activities title screen
Slide 13: Links to official EU resources for follow-up.
Slide 14: Form time activities: Colouring activity
Slide 15: Form time activities: European Languages Wordsearch
Slide 16: Form time activities: Write a Languages poem activity
Slides 17-22: Form time activities: Languages quiz – with answers
Slides 23-25: Other form time ideas to support Language Day awareness in schools

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