PRESENTATION TO FORM IV Madame Obels-Robinson
Teacher of French
OBJECTIVE:
Introducing myself
Presenting you the French language from a different perspective
IN THE CLASSROOM
FRENCH? HOW MUCH DO YOU ALREADY KNOW?
AS A MEMBER OF THE CISTERCIAN COMMUNITY YOU HAVE STONG TIES TO FRANCE
THE ABBEY OUR LADY OF CITEAUX CISTERCIAN ORDER
1106 FIRST HISTORICAL CHURCH IN CITEAUX SAINT BERNARD DE CLAIRVAUX
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WHAT ARE SOME OTHER TIES?
� French explorer Jacques Cartier claims territories in 1534- explores the Saint Lawrence river and the French establish fur trading posts
� In the1600s French exploration continues along the Great Laes and the Mississippi Valley. The Explorer La Salle takes the colony of Louisiana for France in 1682
� 1685-1755 The Huguenots (French Protestants) form communities in North America French Acadians leave Nova Scotia and settle in New England and Louisiana when forced out by the British
THROUGH HISTORY
1803 The United Stated purchases Louisiana
� World War I and World War II
� Are you aware of the connection between France and the independence of the US?
� France and the War of Independence
After the declaration of independence the 4th of July1776 France was the first country to recognize the USA.
French frigate Hermione She became famous when she ferried General Lafayette to the United States in 1780 for support to the Americans in the American Revolutionary War
Marquis de Lafayette
STATUE OF LIBERTY ? LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi / Statue of Liberty 1886
Gustave Eiffel
Eiffel Tower 1889
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE
IN LITERATURE
JEan de la Fontaine
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE 17TH CENTURY
PUSS IN BOOTS
LITTLE RIDING HOOD
CHARLES PERRAULT
THE THREE MUSKETEERS Un pour tous et tous pour un
One for all and all for one
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
DIDEROT
VOLTAIRE
ROUSSEAU
IN PHILOSOPHY
DESCARTES
PASCAL
LAVOISIER
PASTEUR
IN SCIENCE
MONET IMPRESSION SUNRISE
IN THE ARTS
RODIN THE THINKER
CATHEDRAL: NOTRE DAME DE PARIS
PALACE OF VERSAILLES
IN ARCHITECTURE
FRENCH TODAY
As the world’s fifth biggest economy and third-ranking destination for foreign investment, France is a key economic partner.
After English and German, French is the third most widely used language on the Internet, ahead of Spanish.
United Nations European Union NATO UNESCO Olympic Games Committee International Red Cross International Courts
1. Diplomacy
2. Aeronautic / Airspace
3. Medical and pharmaceutical research
4. Computer Science
5. Finance
6. Oil and gas exploration
7. Luxury goods
• As the world’s fifth biggest economy and third-ranking destination for foreign investment, France is a key economic partner.
• After English and German, French is the third most widely used language on the Internet, ahead of Spanish.
MERCI ET À BIENTOT
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