Semaine 1: Introduction

Semaine 1:

Introduction

• France, Francophonie and French Language

• Brief introduction to French grammar

UHLF1112

This course introduces the basic skills of reading and understanding, speaking, listening, and writing in French together with some basic grammar. Students will practice the correct French pronunciation and intonation. Some aspects of the country, France, its culture and traditions will also be introduced. Students should be able to read and write simple texts in French and engage in simple conversations on common topics. Cultural elements will be incorporated in each lesson.

Introduction to France and Its Culture

The country is also called as L'Hexagon because of it is roughly hexagonal in shape.

Area of: 640,679 km²

​Population: 67,399,000

The most visited country in the world with 89 millions visitor in 2018.

France has 18 regions. 13 mainland 5 outre-mer.

https://journeytofrance.com/regions-of-france-list/

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Open Ended

What France is Famous for ?

Multiple Choice

Eiffel Tower

Multiple Choice

The Louvre

Multiple Choice

Mont St Michel

​​Eiffel Tower

​​The Louvre

​​Mont St Michel

​​TOURISM

FASHION BRAND

Multiple Choice

Macaron

Multiple Choice

Croissant

Multiple Choice

Baguette

FOODS

The blue, white and red flag dates from the Revolution. It was adopted on July 14, 1790, the first anniversary

of the storming of the Bastille.

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Le Drapeau Français

The French Flag

Blue and red are the colors of Paris. The white color represents the King and the royalty.

• Was written by Claude Joseph Roget de Lisle in 1792.

• As a war song to motivate the troops from Marseille on the way to Paris and the north eastern border of France where the new Republic was attacked by neigbouring countries.

National Anthem

LA FRANCOPHONIE

• 300 million de francophone in the 5 continent 88 countries

• L'OIF (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie)

  • cultural and educative, politic exchange

French Language: La langue Française

• French language, français, probably the most internationally significant Romance language in the world which include Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian.

  • Ex: Example (en), Exemple (fr), Ejemplo (sp), Exemplo (po)

• The English language has also been enriched by many French words and expressions

  • Ex: Attaché, bureau, cliché, déjà vu

• French is one of the working languages in several international organizations.

  • The United Nations (UN)

  • The International Olympic Committee (IOC)

  • The Red Cross

  • The European Union (EU)

  • World Trade Organization (WTO)

  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• Académie Français

  • Council for matters pertaining to the French Language

  • Les immortels

• French phrases follow a strict word order.

  • Subject - Verb - Object (SVO)

  • Ex: Je regarde la télévision.

• Nouns, adjectives and determiners will be modified according to grammatical gender (Feminine or Masculine) and grammatical number (Singular or Plural)