Pourquoi le Français?

1. Pourquoi le Français?

2. Why Take French?

3. French

4. Interesting Facts • French and English are the only two global languages. • French is spoken in 70 countries on 5 continents.

5. Interesting Facts • 30% of English words come from French. • French is the official language of many organizations… The Red Cross The Olympics UNESCO NATO the Council of Europe … just to name a few

6. It is a useful language because, throughout the world, 113 million people speak it as a primary language and 500 million people worldwide have a significant knowledge of the language. La langue de Francais est utile parce que, autour du monde, 113 million personnes parlent la langue comme langue primaire et 500 million personnes ont une connaissance considérable de la langue.

7. Knowing a foreign language opens the door for many travel opportunities.

8. Travel There are 55 countries that speak French Learning French can make it so you can visit these countries and speak their language. You can travel to those countries as a foreign exchange student and meet people from around the world.

9. Places to visit Some of the places that speak French that you could visit are: • Quebec • France • Montreal • Belgium • Haiti • Martinique • La Cote d’Ivoire • Senegal

10. Field Trips With French classes, you could go on field trips that allow you to experience the language & culture.

11. France Notre-Dame The Arc de Triomphe Eiffel Tower The Louvre

12. We Share a Border With Canada If you look up north, Canada is mostly a French speaking country. If you were to head up north or go anywhere near there, you might be able to use French and get around without any trouble.

13. All the Fun • In French class, there will be many memorable times with the peers around you. • In this class you are SUPPOSED to TALK A LOT with people near you, helping each other. • If you choose French, then you get to experience other things as well as learning the language.

14. What has been French class to us? • Fun activities • Pen Pal opportunities • Interactive websites

15. We think our teachers are AMAZING! At Bacon, the teachers keep it fun with cultural projects like making Mardi Gras floats or designing comic books.

16. Variety A lot of people take French classes because they want to see what its like to try something new. French classes show you a lot of cool stuff that you wouldn’t be able to see in other classes.

17. College • Doing a language course helps to enter the college that you want. • Some colleges want YOU to have at least three years of a language • More than that is sure to be impressive to colleges!

18. The Beautiful Culture La Belle Culture

19. Celebrations

20. You will be able to learn the life of French speakers… what they eat, where they live, how they spend their free time, what do they do for fun… A lot of it is different compared to what we do in our daily lives.

21. The INCREDIBLE Food... ...La Nourriture Incroyable

22. Trying French Foods You will be able to try some French foods and make some like crepes which are like a French pancake with chocolate strawberries and whip cream. There are also other French foods like chocolate, bread, etc.

23. Voulez-vous des escargots?

24. You get to eat French food! • Escargots (snails) • Pain au chocolat (chocolate bread) • Crepes • Jambalaya

25. French cuisine is some of the best in the world In class you’ll learn about different foods & dishes… and even have a chance to make & taste some!

26. The Language of Love! La Langue D'Amour!

27. C'est le meilleur choix! Its the Best Choice!

28. Having an understanding of a language helps you appreciate the people and their culture, including literature, food and music!

29. Literature? In FRENCH class?! Yes… you’ll have a chance to read things that French kids your age know and love…

30. You’ll get to listen to music from different French-speaking places… and learn to figure out what they are saying

31. French is the third most common language on the Internet. Connect with pen pals, visit foreign websites. Being able to connect from French speakers from around the world helps create new friends. Sometimes if you become close to your pen pal they will come and visit you or you can visit them! Friends

32. Teachers • Teachers play a key role in the experience in learning a foreign language. • Bacon Academy has two French teachers • Madame Berube and Madame Fox • Both are amazing teachers and have first hand experience with the language

33. Teachers The French teachers at Bacon Academy are amazing! Their names are Madame Berube and Madame Fox They're always wanting to help, and try to make learning French as enjoyable as possible. They always have different activities planned for learning new vocabulary.

34. Vocabulary Words Chouette- Neat Mouffette- skunk Ami- Friend Jouer au foot- Soccer Natation- swimming Bien fait- well done Bonjour- good day Chic- Stylish Ennui- Boredom Escargot- Snail Raplapla- Worn out

35. Vocabulary Words Chouette- Neat Mouffette- skunk Ami- Friend Jouer au foot- Soccer Natation- swimming Bien fait- well done Bonjour- good day Chic- Stylish Ennui- Boredom Escargot- Snail Raplapla- Worn out

36. Vocabulary Words Chouette- Neat Mouffette- skunk Ami- Friend Jouer au foot- Soccer Natation- swimming Bien fait- well done Bonjour- good day Chic- Stylish Ennui- Boredom Escargot- Snail Raplapla- Worn out

37. TAKE FRENCH! Mont St. Michel Arc de Triomphe Merci! Et Au Revoir… we all hope to see you next year!

38. Bobby MorganChelsea Seekins Danielle Lamarre Jake LoskantJennifer PlecanJody TedfordKara SmithMelanie Furman Sarah Bradner& all of the other JJMS & Bacon French alumni

39. Mais, c’est beaucoup! Mon Dieu! je suis raplapla!

40. Take French Fin