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At school

At school

4 [quatre]

A l’escola

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Where are we? On----? O_ s___ O- s-m- ------- On som? 0
We are at school. (Nos-lt--s--som a-l’escol-. (__________ s__ a l________ (-o-a-t-e-) s-m a l-e-c-l-. --------------------------- (Nosaltres) som a l’escola. 0
We are having class / a lesson. (No-al--es- te-i-----ss-. (__________ t____ c______ (-o-a-t-e-) t-n-m c-a-s-. ------------------------- (Nosaltres) tenim classe. 0
Those are the school children. Aque--s-són-e-s-a--m-es. A______ s__ e__ a_______ A-u-s-s s-n e-s a-u-n-s- ------------------------ Aquests són els alumnes. 0
That is the teacher. Aquesta -s ---me----. A______ é_ l_ m______ A-u-s-a é- l- m-s-r-. --------------------- Aquesta és la mestra. 0
That is the class. A-u-st- és l- -l-ss-. A______ é_ l_ c______ A-u-s-a é- l- c-a-s-. --------------------- Aquesta és la classe. 0
What are we doing? Q-- -em? Q__ f___ Q-è f-m- -------- Què fem? 0
We are learning. (---a-tr--) es-----m. (__________ e________ (-o-a-t-e-) e-t-d-e-. --------------------- (Nosaltres) estudiem. 0
We are learning a language. (Nosa--r----e-----e- --a -l----a. (__________ e_______ u__ l_______ (-o-a-t-e-) e-t-d-e- u-a l-e-g-a- --------------------------------- (Nosaltres) estudiem una llengua. 0
I learn English. J- ------o l’a---ès. J_ e______ l________ J- e-t-d-o l-a-g-è-. -------------------- Jo estudio l’anglès. 0
You learn Spanish. Tu-estud--s -’-s------. T_ e_______ l__________ T- e-t-d-e- l-e-p-n-o-. ----------------------- Tu estudies l’espanyol. 0
He learns German. El- ---ud-a l-a---any. E__ e______ l_________ E-l e-t-d-a l-a-e-a-y- ---------------------- Ell estudia l’alemany. 0
We learn French. Nosaltr-s-es---ie--e-----ncès. N________ e_______ e_ f_______ N-s-l-r-s e-t-d-e- e- f-a-c-s- ------------------------------ Nosaltres estudiem el francès. 0
You all learn Italian. V-s-ltres ---ud-e- ---t-lià. V________ e_______ l________ V-s-l-r-s e-t-d-e- l-i-a-i-. ---------------------------- Vosaltres estudieu l’italià. 0
They learn Russian. Ell- / ---es---t--ie- e- --s. E___ / e____ e_______ e_ r___ E-l- / e-l-s e-t-d-e- e- r-s- ----------------------------- Ells / elles estudien el rus. 0
Learning languages is interesting. E--u---r-ll-n-----és-------s-ant. E_______ l_______ é_ i___________ E-t-d-a- l-e-g-e- é- i-t-r-s-a-t- --------------------------------- Estudiar llengües és interessant. 0
We want to understand people. (-o-altre---v-le---omp--nd-- la --n-. (__________ v____ c_________ l_ g____ (-o-a-t-e-) v-l-m c-m-r-n-r- l- g-n-. ------------------------------------- (Nosaltres) volem comprendre la gent. 0
We want to speak with people. (-os--tres--vole- p-r-a--a--- g--t. (__________ v____ p_____ a l_ g____ (-o-a-t-e-) v-l-m p-r-a- a l- g-n-. ----------------------------------- (Nosaltres) volem parlar a la gent. 0

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Mother Language Day

Do you love your native language? Then you should celebrate it in the future! And always on February 21! That is International Mother Language Day. It has been celebrated every year since 2000. UNESCO established the day. UNESCO is a United Nations (UN) organization. They are concerned with topics in science, education, and culture. UNESCO strives to protect the cultural heritage of humanity. Languages are a cultural heritage too. Therefore, they must be protected, cultivated, and promoted. Linguistic diversity is commemorated on February 21. It is estimated that there are 6,000 to 7,000 languages worldwide. Half of those, however, are threatened by extinction. Every two weeks, a language is lost forever. Yet each language is an enormous wealth of knowledge. The knowledge of a nation's people is gathered in languages. The history of a nation is reflected in its language. Experiences and traditions are also passed on through language. For this reason, the native language is an element of every national identity. When a language dies out, more than just words are lost. And all of this is meant to be commemorated on February 21. People should understand what meaning languages have. And they should reflect upon what they can do to protect languages. So show your language that it's important to you! Perhaps you could bake it a cake? And put nice fondant writing on it. In your "mother language", of course!
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