Points de depart, T'es Branche chapitre 1

C'est la rentrée!

Read section C'est la rentrée! on page 18 of your text, and prepare to answer the following two questions. (hint: the questions are on page 19, #s 1-2)

Multiple Choice

When do French teens go back to school?

• août

• septembre

• juin

Multiple Choice

What is the French word for a school bag?

• sac à dos

• lycée

• cartable

Multiple Choice

BONUS! What is the French word for high school?

• collège

• lycée

• cartable

La Francophonie En Europe

Read La Francophonie on p. 18. Prepare to answer the next two questions.

Multiple Choice

VRAI (true) or FAUX (false): France is the only country in Europe that speaks French.

• VRAI

• FAUX

Word Cloud

Give one other country in Europe that speaks French.

What international institutions can you find in European cities where French is spoken?

One is the European Union. Have you heard of it?

The European Union is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, where French is spoken.

European Union Headquarters

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the European Union is to make countries like France stronger by allowing them to work together with their neighbors in the realms of economics and politics.

• vrai

• faux

Monaco and Andorra are both French-speaking tiny countries with a type of government called a Prinicpality.

What is a Principality?

Q. What is a Principality?

A. A country ruled by a prince.

Monaco- C'est très chic

Multiple Choice

Vrai où Faux: A principality is a type of government where a prince rules.

• VRAI

• FAUX

Multiple Choice

Vrai ou Faux: Andorra and Monaco are super-tiny French-speaking principalities.

• VRAI

• FAUX

En Afrique du Nord

The following questions refer to the article on p 19 in your text.

Multiple Choice

Where is the Maghreb?

• Europe

• North Africa

• North America

Multiple Choice

The countries of the Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) speak French because they have a history of being part of the ......

• European Union

• United Nations

• French Colonial Empire

Open Ended

How would you describe Algeria? What type of structures do you see? What landforms, water?