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en At school   »   it A scuola

4 [four]

At school

At school

4 [quattro]

A scuola

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Where are we? Do-- ---m-? D___ s_____ D-v- s-a-o- ----------- Dove siamo? 0
We are at school. S-am- a -cu---. S____ a s______ S-a-o a s-u-l-. --------------- Siamo a scuola. 0
We are having class / a lesson. A----m--lezi--e. A______ l_______ A-b-a-o l-z-o-e- ---------------- Abbiamo lezione. 0
Those are the school children. Q---t- son----i s-u-e---. Q_____ s___ g__ s________ Q-e-t- s-n- g-i s-u-e-t-. ------------------------- Questi sono gli studenti. 0
That is the teacher. Qu---a - --in--gn-n--. Q_____ è l____________ Q-e-t- è l-i-s-g-a-t-. ---------------------- Questa è l’insegnante. 0
That is the class. Q------è----c--s-e. Q_____ è l_ c______ Q-e-t- è l- c-a-s-. ------------------- Questa è la classe. 0
What are we doing? Che-co-a fa-c--m-? C__ c___ f________ C-e c-s- f-c-i-m-? ------------------ Che cosa facciamo? 0
We are learning. S-u--amo. S________ S-u-i-m-. --------- Studiamo. 0
We are learning a language. Im-ariam---na--i-gua. I________ u__ l______ I-p-r-a-o u-a l-n-u-. --------------------- Impariamo una lingua. 0
I learn English. I------i- l-i-g---e. I_ s_____ l_________ I- s-u-i- l-i-g-e-e- -------------------- Io studio l’inglese. 0
You learn Spanish. T- -t-----o ---gnol-. T_ s____ l_ s________ T- s-u-i l- s-a-n-l-. --------------------- Tu studi lo spagnolo. 0
He learns German. L-i---ud-- -l---d-s-o. L__ s_____ i_ t_______ L-i s-u-i- i- t-d-s-o- ---------------------- Lui studia il tedesco. 0
We learn French. N-----udiamo-il --a-cese. N__ s_______ i_ f________ N-i s-u-i-m- i- f-a-c-s-. ------------------------- Noi studiamo il francese. 0
You all learn Italian. V-i -t--i--- --ital--n-. V__ s_______ l__________ V-i s-u-i-t- l-i-a-i-n-. ------------------------ Voi studiate l’italiano. 0
They learn Russian. L--o------a-- -- ru---. L___ s_______ i_ r_____ L-r- s-u-i-n- i- r-s-o- ----------------------- Loro studiano il russo. 0
Learning languages is interesting. S------e--na ling-a-è-i-tere--a--e. S_______ u__ l_____ è i____________ S-u-i-r- u-a l-n-u- è i-t-r-s-a-t-. ----------------------------------- Studiare una lingua è interessante. 0
We want to understand people. Vo--i-mo -a--re-l- ge-te. V_______ c_____ l_ g_____ V-g-i-m- c-p-r- l- g-n-e- ------------------------- Vogliamo capire la gente. 0
We want to speak with people. Vo-l-----parlar--co- -a g----. V_______ p______ c__ l_ g_____ V-g-i-m- p-r-a-e c-n l- g-n-e- ------------------------------ Vogliamo parlare con la gente. 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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