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
WHAT ARE SOME OTHER TIES?
THROUGH HISTORY
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
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. Marquis de Lafayette
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 STATUE OF LIBERTY ? LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi / Statue of Liberty 1886 Gustave Eiffel Eiffel Tower 1889
IN LITERATURE
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE
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
IN PHILOSOPHY
DIDEROT VOLTAIRE ROUSSEAU
IN SCIENCE
DESCARTES PASCAL LAVOISIER PASTEUR
IN THE ARTS
MONET IMPRESSION SUNRISE
RODIN THE THINKER
IN ARCHITECTURE
CATHEDRAL: NOTRE DAME DE PARIS PALACE OF VERSAILLES
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
• 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.
1. Diplomacy
2. Aeronautic / Airspace
3. Medical and pharmaceutical research
4. Computer Science
5. Finance
6. Oil and gas exploration
7. Luxury goods
MERCI ET À BIENTOT