Educational resources and fun stuff  

	This page features a selection of quizzes and reference material for use in schools and colleges.

> Travel survival cards: key words and phrases in 15 different languages

> 10 things you didn't know about Slovenia

> 10 things you didn't know about the African Union

> 10 things you didn't know about Somalia

> 10 things you didn't know about Africa

> 10 things you didn't know about the World Trade Centre

European languages quiz
We celebrate the European Day of Languages - 26th September - with a special quiz. From Portuguese to Polish, how much do you know about European languages?
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The Little Book of Languages
A special preview of our book for children (and general interest readers) about languages and the world at large is now available online.
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Borrowed words quiz
Many of the words that we use in English have been ‘borrowed’ from other languages. For example, do you know where the words ‘banana’, ‘marmalade’ and ‘umbrella’ come from?
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Teachers’ notes: languages
Our teachers’ notes cover everything from “How many languages are there in the world?” to “How do you say ‘Hello’ in other languages?”
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English and French: head to head
We mark the 100th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale with a ‘head to head’ comparison of English and French.
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10 things you didn’t know about the EU
Why does the European flag have twelve stars? Which cities are Europe’s Capitals of Culture for 2004? we bring you 10 things you didn’t know about the EU...
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Language briefing: EU enlargment
A selection of linguistic and other information relating to the EU’s new member states.
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World language quiz
In 2003, we marked the European Day of Languages 2003 by visiting a local primary school and running a special language quiz.
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> Ten things you didn’t know about German (PDF, 100K)
As part of the build-up to the 2006 World Cup, we published ten things you didn’t know about the host country’s language.

> Ten things you didn’t know about Latvia (PDF, 327K)
We celebrated Latvia’s national day in 2005 with a list of ten things you didn’t know about the Baltic nation.

> Shape or substance, personal identity and evidentially (PDF, 158K)
For a ‘Languages for Life’ educational conference in 2005, we challenged young students to think about how different languages affect the way we see the world.