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 .