Beginner
60 mins
Teacher/Student led
+80 XP
Teacher-led from the board — pupils need no device

How Many Languages Are in This Room?

Explore the languages already present in your classroom by counting those you know a word from. Listen to everyday greetings in five languages and practise identifying them by sound. Discuss bilingual place-name signs and appreciate linguistic diversity.

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    1 - Languages Already Here ~5 mins

    How many languages can this class already say a word in, even a little? Put your hand up for every language you can say one word of, including ones from home. We will count them together!

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

    • Spot everyday greetings in different languages
    • Guess a language from a short sound clip
    • Talk about why Irish place-name signs use two languages

    2 - Greetings Across Five Languages ~10 mins

    We will go along each row together on the board. Listen carefully, then say each greeting back as a class. After the first row, tell us which two sounded almost the same. Then we meet the next greetings the same way, a little faster.

    3 - Which Language Do You Hear? ~9 mins

    A short spoken clip will play. Options will appear on the board. We listen twice with hands down the first time. On the second play, point or put your hand up when we ask which language you heard.

    4 - Into Your Copy ~5 mins

    COPYBOOK MOMENT

    Open your copy. The full list stays big on the board. Watch two write-alouds first (one short form, one longer form), then copy any three greetings from today's board. Put a tick beside any you already knew before today. If spelling feels tricky, pick from the shorter shortlist on the board.

    5 - Greeting Bingo ~9 mins

    You each get a bingo card (paper or a mini-whiteboard grid). Listen for the greeting and mark the square that matches the sounds you hear, not only the English meaning. Worked example: if you hear Bonjour, mark the Bonjour square. First full line stands and shouts Bingo! — then we can play a second round if you want.

    Pupil practice
    Module 1 · The Languages All Around Us
    Lesson 1 · How Many Languages Are in This Room?
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