Languages

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GCSE Languages Cottingham High School
Bonjour!
Guten Tag!
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The Importance of Languages

• Just over 6,500 languages are spoken throughout
  the world?

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The Importance of Languages

• In London alone, more than 300 languages are
  spoken.

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The Importance of Languages

• 94 of the world DOES NOT speak English as its
  first language

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The Importance of Languages

• 75 of the world speaks no English at all

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The Importance of Languages

• 94 of the world DOES NOT speak English as its
  first language!

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The Importance of Languages

• 1 out of every 5 UK companies are losing
  business because of language barriers

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English is not enough!
Langlais ne suffit pas!
Englisch reicht nicht aus!
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Why choose GCSE Level Languages?
Languages mean
better jobs
more money
useful skills for life
wider travel opportunities
interesting and exciting lessons
understanding others.
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How will studying languages help you?

• It will increase your job opportunities
• After ICT skills, languages are the 2nd most
  sought after skill by employers.
• 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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Cheryl Morgan Career Counsellor Jobsite.co.uk,
one of the UKs leading online recruiters agrees
Making your CV stand out is absolutely crucial
in todays tough job market. Languages can open
fantastic opportunities and moreover are becoming
increasingly important to UK business.
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Top 10 languages for business
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• Germany is the UKs largest non-English speaking
  trading partner.
• In 2010, UK goods and service imports from
  Germany were worth 56 billion and exports were
  worth 39 billion.

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• Over 100 million people speak German in Europe,
  out of a population of 500 million and there are
  currently 12 million European students learning
  German.
• German is actually quite similar to English, so
  learning German is easier than you think!

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• French is the only language other than English
  which is spoken across 5 continents.

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• 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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Language skills earn you more money!
Learning a language can boost an average workers
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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Language skills 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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Languages skills 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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What does GCSE MFL consist of?
Speaking Speaking Exam One 15 Speaking Exam
Two 15 Writing Writing Exam One
15 Writing Exam Two 15 Reading One Reading
Exam 20 Listening One Listening Exam 20
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What grades can I get?

• A to E

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What skills will I develop?
Increase your WORD POWER

• GAIN CONFIDENCE

Express your ideas and opinions clearly and
precisely with help from
Give speeches and presentations
IMPROVE ICT, LISTENING AND PRONUNCIATION SKILLS
DVDS
Use the language ICT programmes and
stimulating specialist websites.
MUSIC
LYRICS
POETRY
PROSE
VIDEOS
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I cant believe she got the pay rise instead of
me! And all because she can speak French to the
people at our Paris offices
SALES PERSON
If only Id taken a language at GCSE
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Shes so beautiful. The woman of my dreams. I
wish I could speak to her in her own language,
then maybe Id have a chance
TAXI DRIVER
If only Id taken a language at GCSE
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I just cant believe I didnt get into the
university I wanted to go to. I didnt realise
theyd want me to have a languages GCSE. Now
what am I going to do?
COLLEGE STUDENT
If only Id taken a language at GCSE
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We missed our train because I couldnt understand
what the announcement said. Now Ill never make
that meeting in Madrid. The contract will go to
our rivals this time for sure.
ACCOUNTANT
If only Id taken a language at GCSE
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My boss wanted to send someone to night classes
to learn a new language. He said itd help the
company welcome our new employees from abroad. I
really wanted to do it, but he picked him. All
because hed done a language before
CALL CENTER EMPLOYEE
If only Id taken a language at GCSE
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I just wish Id been able to understand my client
when she told me what haircut she wanted. Then
she wouldnt have ended up with those awful
highlights I gave her.
HAIRDRESSER
If only Id taken a language at GCSE
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If my boss had seen me working on that brand
new Audi R8 hed have definitely promoted me.
Shame I didnt understand what the owner wanted
me to do
MECHANIC
If only Id taken a language at GCSE