VIRTUAL SESSION – BASIC BUSINESS ENGLISH

ROUTINE MAP

Always in my days I get up at

5:00 am and read my bible

I bathe at 6:00 am

I have breakfast at 6:15 am I take the

bus at 6:40 am

I work from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm

I have lunch at 12:00 pm

I come back to my house at 5:45 pm

Sometimes in my days

I get up at 5:00 am

Always Almost in my

days

I play piano at night

I study at night

I travel in motorcycle at weekends

FRANCE

O NAME: FranceO LOCATION: EuropeO GOVERNMENT:  RepublicO OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: French 100%, rapidly declining

regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish).

O MAJOR RELIGION(S):  Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%.

O MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities.

THE FACTSTHE FACTS

The Facts

BUSINESS

Titles are important and it is best to address people directly by using Mr., Mrs., or Miss, followed by the surname.  Note: "Monsieur" is for Mr, "Madame" is Mrs. and "Mademoiselle" is Miss.

Tittles

Arriving on time for a meeting is important.  Punctuality is valued.

Meetings

The French tend to take time when negotiating. Do not rush them or appear impatient.  Expect a great deal of time to be spent reviewing details before a final decision is made. 

Negotiations

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