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E- Twinning Project

TS1. E- Twinning Project. A short p resentation of Modernity and Traditions in France. School participants. Lyceum of Athens , Athens – Greece Institut de Genech , rue de la libération 59242 Genech -France. Contents of the presentation. Slides :

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E- Twinning Project

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  1. TS1 E-Twinning Project A short presentation of Modernity and Traditions in France

  2. School participants • Lyceum of Athens, Athens – Greece • Institut de Genech, rue de la libération 59242 Genech -France

  3. Contents of the presentation Slides: • 5- Fromtraditional to modern architecture • 6- Fromtraditional to modern architecture • 7- Clothing • 8- French Gastronomy • 9- Flavours of France • 10- Our bakers • 11- Evolution of education in France • 12- Evolution of education in France

  4. Contents of the presentation • 13- The Moulin Rouge • 14-15 Haute Couture • 16- 18 Evolution of the activities of the French youth • 19 How wesay hello in France • 20-21 French cheese • 22-23 French music • 24-25 Historicalevents

  5. Traditional house of Normandy Castles of Loire, hereChenonceau’s one Cathedral Saint Etienne of Metz Haussmanian style buildings in Paris France and itsincrediblediversity Fromtraditional to modern architecture

  6. The Louvre Pyramid, in Paris Beaubourg museum of Metz Orange Cube in the Lyon Confluence « La Défense »: the financial district of Paris France and itsincrediblediversity Fromtraditional to modern architecture

  7. Clothing in France 17th & 18thcentury 19thcentury 20thcentury - In France, during the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th under the reign of King Louis XIV, the nobles wore coats, wigs and Ladies wore corsets. - At the end of the 18th century, with the French revolution, men wore pants and women abandoned the - corset for more formal clothing. During the first half of the 20th century, clothing became more sober, after the 2nd World War, we found more relaxed clothes with the appearance of the skirt for the woman, in the 1970s, the Jeans were one of the clothes marking Globalization in France, and today we see the same clothing in France and in the majority of other countries.

  8. The French gastronomy iswellknownaround the world. France ispopular for having a lot of strange but excellent products. As youmaysee on the pictureat the bottom, that are snailswhich are cookedwith butter sauce withgarlic. Weeatthemmainlyat Christmas and New Year. It’sdelicious. French gastronomy What’sthat ?... You eatfrog legs!! That’s the reasonwhywe are nicknamed « froggy ». In Europe, France is the biggest consumer of frog legs.

  9. French people are good eaters but also good drinkers. France isfamous for theirwines (picture on the left) for instance, Bordeaux, Cote du rhone… and also for theirveryfamous Champagne (picture on the right). Champagne ismostlydrunkduringbigevents as Christmas, New Year, Wedding,… Wine: alcoholic drink made of grapes (red, white and pink) Flavours… Foie gras is in factliver of duckwhich has been prepared. It’s a veryexpensiveproduct and onlyeatenat Christmas and New Year. Cheeses are numerous in France. Each of themrepresents a region of France. Variouscolor, various taste, varioussmelltryit and you’llbesurprised.

  10. OUR BAKERS Whatis the symbol of France ? Bread, of course ! In 1900, French people used to eat 900g a daywhereas in 2010, weeat 160g a day. However, itisstill a basic foodwhichispresent in all ourmeals. Specialities : The French sticks The Croissants Besides, there is a huge diversity of bread : Pain de mie, aux céréales, sportifs…

  11. Evolution of French Education From Napoléon to Jules Ferry : The first high schoolswerefounded in 1802. Differentlevels of education are universities, high schools, secondaryschools, privateschools, boardingschools, and primaryschools. Medical and lawschoolstakeagain the name of faculty, and colleges for littérature and science appear The Era Ferry : Ferry lawsdecidethateducationiscompulsory for childrenaged6 to 13. Suppression of religiouseducation in public schools. From the Libération to May 1968 : In 1959, schooliscompulsory up to 16. Secondaryschoolsbecomesecondaryschoolsof generaleducation, In privateschools, religiouseducationbecomesan option. • Teaching has long been reserved for a certain elite. Education has experienced a democratization. The history of French educationisthereforemarked by economics and socialsconsiderations, but alsodebates on freedomeducation and secularism. • Middle Ages : • Charlemagne ispopularlyregarded as the man whoinventedschool. Lessons are structuredaroundsevenliberal arts. Emergence of universities in the 13thcentury : deepeningknowledge of Greekauthors. • The Ancien Régime : • The modern agedevelopssmallschools, to give basic education to children( reading, writing, counting). They are under the independence of bishops and local communities. Before the revolutionthe first specializedhighereducationestablishments are created. • The French Revolution : • At the beginning of the revolution,educationis not as a priority issue and teachingfrom the Ancien Régime continuse. Education becomessecular and free. Universities are stoppedin 1793 and replacedfrom 1794 by vocationalschools (law, medicine).

  12. Since may 1968 : School becomes a way to carrying out the project the student. Today, it's more twelve millions studens who go to school every day in France, for learn, understand, grow up et prepare to become adults and citizens.

  13. built in 1889 by Joseph Oller, district of Pigalle in the 18th district in Paris • It’s a legendary monument in Paris • called also « the first woman palace » • Many singers performed on stage ( Edith Piaf, Elton John, Frank Sinatra,…) • At the beginning the Moulin was a ballroom • Then it became a theater and a concert room, and after 1903, it became an operetta. • Between the two World Wars « the years starring Mistinguett» took place • During the Second World War it served as a dancing room. The Moulin was rebuilt six years after the war. • Nowadays the Moulin is a famous night club for its women’s shows and its « French Cancan »

  14. Yves saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix, Jean Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, Christian Louboutin … The haute couture is a fieldwhere France excels, The House of Dior was founded at 30 avenue Montaigne in Paris by Christian Dior in 1947. Every year there are well known catwalks. Yves Saint-Laurent was at this time his assistant. Now, Dior is famous in the world. These outfits are worn by famous stars like Jennifer Lawrence Dior …

  15. Chanel … The first boutique "Chanel Modes" hat shop opened in 1910 at 21 rue Cambon in Paris, followed in 1915 by the first Chanel couture house in Biarritz. Jersey, tweed, buttons, loops of uniform, cardigans, jewelry, pants for women, and even short hair are signed Gabrielle Chanel. Also in 1957 she received an Oscar fashion in Dallas. Actress Marilyn Monroe said during an interview, she wore a few drops of Chanel N°5 to dress her nights. In 1983, Karl Lagerfeld took over the artistic direction.

  16. Evolution of youthactivities in France of the 20 th century to 21 th century In the century, the social and cultural life of young people changed a lot thanks to the development of new technologies, changing mentality ... We will see the major differences between the activities of the youth of our generation and of the generation of our grandparents. I/ French youth in the past in 1950-1960 II/ French youth nowadays in 2013

  17. I/ French youth in the past in 1950-1960 Atthat time young people in France wereonly 13% of the population, whichisslightlyhigherthan in the rest of Western Europe. The world emergesfrom the Second World War, ithad faced the first atomic bomb and the "cold war" between East and West and now the real risk was to destroy the Earth … Rock and Roll was born in the 1950s It is primarily a way of life and people thought that this music wanted to contribute to change. These young people shared a common culture that came from the United States and England. In the 1960s, they looked to the USA which was then the center of youth fashion, the temple of pop culture. They found a way to assert their tastes. Adoslescentsabandoned the increasing living room to live in their family room. They spent a lot of time to prepare their homework, including reading. The phonograph plays an essential role to play their favorite records. And most importantly, they listened to the radio on their cell transistor. Theydanced rock, twist, the madison. The slows, more tender, werealsopopularbecausetheyresembled girls and boys. Theywerealsofound in the film, one of their favorite hobbies. These outputs wereallowed but verycontrolled by their parents, and parents werevery active becausetheyremainresponsible for theirchildrenuntiltheirmajority (set at 21 yearsold) ...! At the time, the Mass wasobligatory on Sundays and nightlifeprohibited Young people could go to the ball on Sunday.

  18. MarriageswerePrecose (about 18). The girls werestillreadyto bemothers. Atschool, discipline wasalsoverysevere. Studentsstoodup to greettheirteacher. The apron wasmandatory, no pants for girls. The majority of colleges and high schoolswerenot mixed, boys and girls didnot studytogether. II/ French youth nowadays in 2013 Nowadays the activities and attitudes of young people have changed. In France, a teenager spendshisor her free time to many activities: Sport is important, 35.37% of 15 to 18 regularlypractice a sport, the time spent on sport isabout 1 to 2 hours for a week. The youth of today are muchfreerthanbefore and lesscontrolled by their parents, thisiswhymost of us go out in the evenings and nightclubs (69.47%). Withnew technologyyoung people spend a lot of time on the Internet and videogames and television: thingsthat were not commonbefore.

  19. How wesay hello in France Between boys, weshakeour hands... But wegivekiss girls ! In the north we kiss from left to right... ...and In the south we kiss from right to left!

  20. French cheese • The cheese has a prominent place in the culture of French food. • The French consume on average 24kg of cheese per year. • We are the second consumer of cheese after the Greek. • Cheese consumption has multiplied by 3.4 since 1960. • Over the years, the consumption of cheese has become commonplace. While it could be a meal in itself, nowadays one Frenchman out of two eats it between main dish and dessert. • There are about 1,000 varieties of cheese in France. But this number decreases gradually mainly because of industrialization and various existing sanitary controls.

  21. Chef’s Menu First course :  Maroiles quiche Dish :  cheese fondue Cheese plater :  Camembert, Cantal, blue cheese, goat’s cheese Dessert :  fromageblanc with him raspberries Emmental cheese is most consumed in France « The more there is cheese, the more there are holes. And the more there are holes, the less there is cheese. » Coluche volume of cheese (tonne)

  22. Music has a very important place in French life • The French are controlled by music. Every situation has its music. • The French listen to it in they car, when they work, have shower or in their beds when they think, • And a party between friends means that there is music ! nobody can make it without music. The French music -the place of music in French life Music had an impact on clothing, in the past, hippie, disco, rapper. But now French celebrities are like us, on the contrary to American ones , so we love them ! They aren’t different so there isn’t any French style.

  23. Evolution of the French music over the years.

  24. Historical events in France The Giants of North : First, a giantis a gigantic figure which represents a fictive or real person : So, the Nord-Pas-de-Calais counts 559 giants. Theybelong to the North of France and Belgium’s folklore and are registered in conformance with masterpieces of the immaterial cultural heritage of the humanity with the UNESCO. The Bastille day: The Bastille day is an event of reconciliation and unity for French people, celebrated on14 July. Nowadays, it’s a bank holiday for all the French people, but historically 14 July is the symbol of the Storming of the Bastille, in 1789. During the Bastille day, a military parade takes place on the Champs-Elisées in Paris : The different army corps parade behind the President of the Republic. Then, fireworks are fired in most French cities, during the night of 13, 14, or 15 July, according to cities. Lastly, popular balls are organized in the quasi-totality of cities country, as for example in Paris, with the popular fire brigades’ ball.

  25. Cultural events in France The World Music Day : It was created in France in 1982, in order to celebrate the creation of music : free concerts take place in the street. Since then, it has become a worldwide phenomenon : nowadays, it is celebrated in over 100 countries around the world. The carnival of Dunkerque : It’s the mostfamouscarnival in the North of France. It wascreatedat the beginning of the 17th century. It beginsat the end of December and lastsuntil March, but the « real » celebration of the carnivallasts about threedays in March.

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