La Francophonie

La Francophonie

by Kristen Skiles

​La Francophonie

​Do you know why it's so important to learn French?

French is a GLOBAL LANGUAGE which means it's spoken on nearly ​every continent on EARTH!

​Let's see how much you know about French in the WORLD...

Multiple Choice

French is spoken in____________countries throughout the world.

• 5

• 29

• 75

• 195

Multiple Choice

It is estimated that ______________ people speak French every single day.

• 2000

• 1 million

• 50 million

• 200 million

Multiple Choice

French is spoken in over 20 countries in_______ -  an area larger than the United States.

• Europe

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

Multiple Choice

Approximately ________ English words have their origin in French.

• 10

• 1,000

• 5,000

• 20,000

Multiple Choice

French is one of the two official languages of our neighbor to the north ________________.

• Canada

• Australia

• Mexico

• France

Multiple Choice

Montreal, the second largest French speaking city in the world, is only ______ miles from the U.S. border.

• 40

• 100

• 400

• 1,000

Multiple Choice

Studies show that students who learn another language score _________ on standardized tests like the ACT than those who do not.

• better

• worse

• the same

Multiple Choice

There are approximately ______________ American companies doing business in France including Coca-Cola, Disney, Apple and Ford.

• 10

• 200

• 1800

• 4500

Multiple Choice

French is one of the official languages of _____________.

• The International Red Cross

• The Olympics

• The United Nations

• All three of the other answers

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Now you are an expert in "La Francophonie"!

​ For your final activity in this Quizizz, watch the following video about the countries with the largest concentrations of French speakers and answer the questionst that follow it!

Open Ended

What country that was mentioned in the video did you expect to see? (Which country did you know was francophone before you watched the video?)

Open Ended

What country that was mentioned in the video were you suprised to see?  (What country did you not realize was francophone or what country had you not heard of before?)

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​Merci!!!!

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​Thank you for all your hard work today!!!

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​If you did not score at least 70% correct you should do the Quizizz again in order to get your credit for your work today!