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Pourquoi le Franais? Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Interesting Facts French and English are the only two global languages. French is spoken in 70 countries on 5 continents. Slide 5 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 Slide 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 considrable de la langue. Slide 7 Knowing a foreign language opens the door for many travel opportunities. Slide 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. Slide 9 Some of the places that speak French that you could visit are: France Haiti Quebec Martinique Belgium La Cote dIvoire Senegal Montreal Slide 10 With French classes, you could go on field trips that allow you to experience the language & culture. Slide 11 Notre-Dame The Louvre The Arc de Triomphe Eiffel Tower Slide 12 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. Slide 13 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. Slide 14 Fun activities Pen Pal opportunities Interactive websites What has been French class to us? Slide 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. Slide 16 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 wouldnt be able to see in other classes. Slide 17 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! Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 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. Slide 21 Slide 22 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. Slide 23 Voulez-vous des escargots? Slide 24 You get to eat French food! Escargots (snails) Pain au chocolat (chocolate bread) Crepes Jambalaya Slide 25 French cuisine is some of the best in the world In class youll learn about different foods & dishes and even have a chance to make & taste some! Slide 26 Slide 27 Slide 28 Having an understanding of a language helps you appreciate the people and their culture, including literature, food and music! Slide 29 Literature? In FRENCH class?! Yes youll have a chance to read things that French kids your age know and love Slide 30 Youll get to listen to music from different French- speaking places and learn to figure out what they are saying Slide 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 Slide 32 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 Slide 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. Slide 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 Slide 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 Slide 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 Slide 37 Merci! Et Au Revoir we all hope to see you next year! Arc de Triomphe Mont St. Michel Slide 38 Bobby Morgan Chelsea Seekins Danielle Lamarre Jake Loskant Jennifer Plecan Jody Tedford Kara Smith Melanie Furman Sarah Bradner & all of the other JJMS & Bacon French alumni Slide 39 Mais, cest beaucoup! Mon Dieu! je suis raplapla! Slide 40