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You can find a list of the countries here.  \nSuggestions for evidence  \nYou’ll need to upload some evidence onto your eDofE account to show your progress.  \nExamples of evidence might be:  \n■ Create an ongoing vocabulary list.  \n■ Write a short paragraph introducing yourself and where you live.  \n■ Record a pretend conversation.  \n■ Screenshots of progress on a language learning app.  \n[DofE.org](DofE.org)  \nThe Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a Registered Charity No: 1072490, and in Scotland No: SC038254, and a Royal  \nCharter Corporation No: RC000806.Registered Office: Gulliver House, Madeira Walk, Windsor, SL4 1EU  \nLANGUAGES: Learn a Commonwealth language  \nProgramme plan  \nIf you need help structuring your activity, you could follow some suggestions below. This is a guide, so there’s no need to follow it exactly – you can create something entirely new with your Assessor if you would prefer.  \nThis programme planner is for people who are learning a new language from scratch. If you already have basic knowledge of a language and want to improve, you’ll have to adapt it.  \n\n| Week no. | Activities | Suggested tasks |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Week 1 | Language learning | Learn greetings (Hello / Goodbye / Please / Thankyou etc). |\n| Week 2 | Language learning | Learn numbers 1–20. |\n| Week 3 | Listen to music in your chosen language – look up lyrics in English and the chosen language to compare. | Look up some artists, maybe different genres, and listen to a few songs and try to understand them.\u003Cbr>If you read the lyrics at the same time, it’s easier to pick out individual words. If you can also find English lyrics, you can compare the two, and pick out specific vocabulary.\u003Cbr>Write down any interesting words or tips about pronunciation. |\n| Week 4 | Language learning | Learn some describing words such as colours and sizes. Practice describing people or objects. |\n| Week 5 | Language learning | Learn the different types of weather and write descriptions of weather in different Commonwealth countries. |\n| Week 6 | Watch a TV programme in your chosen language (either dubbed or originally in that language – you can have English subtitles!). | Choose a tv programme in the chosen language or watch an English programme with dubbing into the chosen language.\u003Cbr>Write a summary of what the show was about, and any vocabulary you learned. |\n| Week 7 | Language learning | Learn words relating to family and friends and write sentences about your own family and friends. |\n| Week 8 | Language learning | Learn positive / negative describing words. |\n\nLANGUAGES: Learn a Commonwealth language  \nProgramme plan  \n\n| Week no. | Activities | Suggested tasks |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Week 9 | Watch a news report / read news articles in your chosen language. Some languages may have a ‘slow news’website, which reads the news in a slower and easier to understand way. | Write a summary in English about the news report, and list five words you learnt from it. |\n| Week 10 | Language learning | Learn vocabulary about animals and write sentences about them. |\n| Week 11 | Language learning | Learn modes of transport and directions. Practice asking for directions in your target language. |\n| Week 12 | Watch a movie in your chosen language (either dubbed or originally in that language – you can have English subtitles!). | Choose a movie in the chosen language or watch an English movie with dubbing into that language.\u003Cbr>Write down any words you heard and recognised, and any thoug","cbCaifNNF2qAaS0f","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifNNF2qAaS0f","pdf",1255163,"English","# Skills section\n## Evidence suggestions\n# Programme plan\n## Weeks 1-8\n## Weeks 9-13","[{\"question\":\"How can you choose which Commonwealth language to study?\",\"answer\":\"Identify a language spoken in the Commonwealth that you want to study. 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