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Bienvenue F1B /M

Bienvenue F1B /M. Introduction à la France. What do you know about France?. Capital? Flag? President? Population? Languages spoken? Religions?. La capitale: Paris. Le drapeau français. Description: "Le drapeau tricolore" / “le bleu-blanc-rouge”

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Bienvenue F1B /M

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  1. Bienvenue F1B/M Introduction à la France

  2. What do you know about France? • Capital? • Flag? • President? • Population? • Languages spoken? • Religions?

  3. La capitale: Paris

  4. Le drapeau français Description: • "Le drapeau tricolore" / “le bleu-blanc-rouge” • Origin: 1790 and the French Revolution • the official flag for all French dependent areas

  5. The president: Jacques Chirac

  6. Population: about 60 million • Ethnic groups – majority Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities • Languages spoken - French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provençal, Breton, Alsacien, Corse, Catalan, Basque, Flamand) • Religions - catholiques 83%-88%, protestant 2%, juifs 1%, musulmans 5%-10%, athées 4%

  7. Do you think French is a difficult language to learn? • Yes – WHY? • No – WHY?

  8. Differences Between French and English Introduction to some of the key differences between French and English

  9. French and English are related languages in a sense, because French is a Latin language with German and English influence, while English is a Germanic language with Latin and French influence. • Thus there are some similarities between them, most notably the same alphabet and a number of true cognates.

  10. However, there are a number of differences, both major and minor, between French and English.

  11. Differences between French and English

  12. French Accents: There are four French accents for vowels and one accent for a consonant.

  13. The accent aigu ´ (acute accent) can only be on an E. e.g., étudiant.

  14. The accent grave ` can be found on an A, E, or U. On the A and U, it usually serves to distinguish between homonyms; e.g., ou (or) vs où (where).

  15. The accent circonflexe ^ (circonflex) can be on an A, E, I, O, or U. It also serves to distinguish between homonyms; e.g., du (contraction of de + le) vs dû (past participle of devoir).

  16. The accenttréma ¨ can be on an E, I, orU. It is used when two vowels are next to each other and both must be pronounced, e.g., naïve

  17. The cédille ¸ is found only on the letter C. It changes a hard C sound (like K) into a soft C sound (like S), e.g., garçon. The cedilla is never placed in front of E or I, because C always sounds like an S in front of these vowels.

  18. It is essential to put accents in their proper places - an incorrect or missing accent is a spelling mistake just as an incorrect or missing letter would be. The only exception to this is capital letters, which are often left unaccented.

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