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As a class, please answer all the questions on a bit of scrap paper . Write the name of the class and the teacher, mark your entry using the answers at the end of this slideshow, and pop it in Mr Berry’s pigeonhole. Good luck!. Lesson 1 starter. European Day of Languages
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As a class, please answer all the questions on a bit of scrap paper. Write the name of the class and the teacher, mark your entry using the answers at the end of this slideshow, and pop it in Mr Berry’s pigeonhole. Good luck! Lesson 1 starter European Day of Languages 10-minute Quiz – Years 9-13 26 September 2012
1. What would we say in English? • Egészségedre! • À tessouhaits! • ¡Salud! • Gesundheit!
2. In which country are up to 175 languages spoken, including the four below? • Tagalog • Spanish • Bisaya • Waray-Waray
3. Which is the odd one out? • Jambo • Buenos días • Arrivederci • Guten Tag
4. Which is the odd one out? • Swahili • Tagalog • Shona • Lingala
5. Which is the odd one out? • Colombia • Canada • Rwanda • Cameroon
6. Which is the odd one out? • Frühstück • petit déj • dinner • desayuno
7. Which is the odd one out? • paella • tortilla • gazpacho • ravioli
8. Which language is this? ελληνικά • Bulgarian • Serbian • Russian • Greek
9. Which language is this? русскийязык • Russian • Polish • Greek • Hindi
10. Which language is this? • Urdu • Thai • Mandarin • Arabic
11. Which language is this? • Arabic • Hebrew • Bengali • Norse
12. What do all these mean in English? • salaam • pace • shalom • pokój
13. What would we say in English? • Atā! • Visogero! • Do widzenia • Wiederschauen!
14. Tie-breaker: Can you name any of the European dishes on today’s DinerMite menu?
The answers: 1. Bless you! 2. The Philippines 3. Arrivederci (the others mean hello) 8. Greek 9. Russian 10. Mandarin 11. Bengali 12. Peace 13. Goodbye! 4. Tagalog (the others are African languages) 5. Colombia (Spanish-speaking - the others use French/English) 6. ‘dinner’ (the others mean breakfast) 7. ravioli (Italian - the others are Spanish dishes)