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Vladi craint tout, Jenny ne craint rien
Conte Period 6 Autômne 2011
Il y avait un jeune bonhomme de 20 ans au nom de Vladi qui vivait dans une très grande ville. Vladi était de taille moyenne mais fort. Quand même, il craignait tout, même les choses très peu épouvantables*. Une fois il marchait au parc quand tout d'un coup une super gentille lapinette passait sur son chemin bondant joyeusement. Dés qu'il en a vu,* il a crié comme une fille et s'est dépéché vers sa maisonette comme un fou. Vladi craignait la lapinette comme c'était un féroce juguar. Il s'est dit, «Marcher au parc, ça ne vaut pas le coup!»
* dreadful, scary path, road, way *as soon as he saw it
Une autre fois, il faisait un tour dans son jardin quand tout d'un coup une coccinelle a aterrit* sur son épaule. Comme Vladi craignait le plus minuscule insecte sur terre la coccinelle lui épouvantait comme on ne pouvait pas le coire. Encore une fois, il s'est dépéché vers sa maisonette aussi vite que possible. Il craignait la coccinelle! Il s'est dit de nouveau, «Ôh, ça ne vaut vraiment pas le coup de faire un tour dans le jardin!» *aterrit -landed épouvantait - horrified
Il y avait une très belle jeune femme de taille moyenne. Elle était courageuse et aventurière et ravie de faire des activités bien trop dangéreuses. Par exemple, elle était une femme torero en Espagne pendant cinq ans avant l'âge de dix-neuf ans. Elle le faisait parce qu'elle pensait que ça valait vraiment le coup. Elle ne craignait guère*les taureaux. Également, elle faisait la chasse aux autruches en Afrique à main nues. Une fois une énorme autruche essayait de la donner un coup de pied - un coup mortel il faut dire - elle ne la craignait même pas*un seconde. Elle a pris le cou de l'autruche avec ses mains nues et l'a tué en le tordant comme un torchonplus vite que le célèbre Bruce Lee. Elle s'est dit, «Alors ça, ça a valu vraiment le coup!» Elle ne craignait rien, même les autruches les plus mortelles du monde.
*not at all as well, equally *not even twisting like a dish towel
Un beau matin ou les oiseaux chantaient dans leurs petits nids Vladi craintivement prenait son petit déjeuner sur la terrace au café Snooze. Il prenait son "p'tit déj" d'habitude à l'anglais: deux oeufs au plât, quatre tranches de lard, une tranche de pain grillé avec du beurre non salé, un verre de jus d'orange et un fruit. Il s'occupait de ses affaires.
fried eggs, slices of bacon, toast, a glass of OJ, ... minding his own business
En même temps Jenny jouait le jeu "Froggueur" au plein milieu* du Boulevard Colorado. En plus, elle avait les yeux bandés! Elle n'avait pas peur ni des camions, ni des ambulances, ni des voitures, ou ni des scooters qui passaient à toute vitessejuste d'à côté. Mais, juste à la fin du jeu elle s'est cogné* contre la table ou Vladi prenait son fabuleux petit déjeuner. Sans trop exaggéré, Vladi avait horriblement peur de Jenny. Il craignait les femmes sportives et aventurières.
* smack dab in the middle, at full speed, * bumped, knocked into
Si Vladi avait été (had been) au courant* de ce qui allait se passer à son petit déjeuner il n'aurait jamais pris son petit déjeuner chez Snooze. Mais bon enfin bref, il était là mangeant ses œufs au plât quand l'incroyble Jenny a bien cogné contre sa table. Il lui a crié, «Faites attention d'où vous allez. Je viens de recevoir mon "breakfast" anglais"! Je crains qu'il puisse (may) être renversé! Que Dieu me donne de la miséricorde...»Jenny lui a dit très gentiment, «J'en suis fortement désolée!» Quand même, Vladi la craignait toujours et il s'est dit, «Zut! Maintenant ça ne vaut pas le coup d'aller prendre mon petit déjeuner chez Snooze!» * in the know, abreast, privy Even still
Par contre*, ils ont décide (on ne sait pas comment) d'avoir un rendez-vous. Pendant le rendez-vous Jenny lui a proposé de faire une escalade sur le Mont Kilimanjaro, mais Vladi lui a répondu - Je crains qu'elle soit trop dangéreuse, l'escalade! Encore pire, c'est en Afrique! Elle lui a dit, «Non, ne crains rien. Ça vaut vraiment le coup! L'Afrique est incroyable!»
* however even worse
VRAI OU FAUX
1. Vladi était courageux.
2. Vladi craignait toute sortes de choses.
3. Vladi ne craignait pas les lapinettes.
4. Jenny était une jeune femme aventurière.
5. Jenny craignait les toutes sortes de choses.
6. Jenny aimait faire les activités dangereuses.
7. Jenny faisait la chasse aux autruches en Afrique.
8. Vladi s'est dit, "Marcher au parc, ça vaut le coup!"
9. Jenny pensait que faire la chasse aux autruches valait le coup.
10. Jenny a dit à Vladi, "Le Mont Kilimanjaro vaut le coup!"
11. Vladi mangeait un sandwich au jambon.
12. Vladi voulait aller en Afrique.
13. Jenny aimait manger le petit déjeuner chez Snooze.

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Why Study French?
With French, you can …
1. Communicate with French speakers around the world.
French is spoken by over 200 million people on 5 continents as a first or second language.
French is the only language with English taught as a foreign language in every country.
French has the status of official language in 32 countries and governments world-wide.
About 2 million people in the US speak French or French Creole in the home.
9.6 million people speak French in Canada, where French is one of two official languages.
Six million people in America speak French fluently as a second or foreign language. (Some estimate this number to be as high as 11 million people.)
New York, California, Texas, and Florida have joined Louisiana, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire as the main centers of French in the US.
French is among the top five languages in terms of number of web pages used on the Internet.
2. Boost your academic skills.
The richest source of vocabulary in English derives, not directly from Latin, but from French.
Since at least one out of three words in English has been borrowed from French, students studying French will improve their scores on comprehension of reading texts and vocabulary on standardized tests, such as SAT, ACT, GRE, and LSAT.
French has been valued for its words with precise definitions. It was this reason that the founding member countries of the United Nations found it useful to work both in English and in French.
Knowledge of French, with its imbedded Cartesian logic, can improve creative and critical thinking and problem solving in English speakers. It also stimulates brain function and memory.
Knowing French enriches language usage in English in many domains, e.g., legal, administrative, political, architectural, artistic, culinary, aeronautical, and engineering terms.
3. Become proficient more quickly than with most world languages.
French is among the languages that require the least amount of instructional hours in order for an English speaker to reach a high level of speaking proficiency, according to the Defense Language Institute.
It requires approximately 720 hours (5 contact hours a day) for a mature learner to reach an advanced level of speaking proficiency in French; whereas, after 1,000 hours a student of Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean may only reach a low level of speaking proficiency.
Having studied French, the learner can more easily develop proficiency in other languages.
French is a natural choice for speakers of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese because of their common roots in Latin.
4. Increase options for undergraduate and graduate studies.
Many students of French opt to complement or complete their studies in a variety of disciplines in a French-speaking country.
Researchers, particularly in science, technology, medicine, business, and history, have an edge on their competitors when they can read studies in the original language, i.e., French, without having to wait for a translation. Not all research is translated into English.
Most graduate schools require knowledge of at least one foreign language, and French is a popular choice for many fields of study.
The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie networks 630 French-language universities and more than 350 French faculties worldwide.
5. Connect your future to cutting-edge fields in science and technology.
French-speaking countries have been at the forefront of medical research in field such as, HIV virus research, medical genetics (the Human Genome Project), and reconstructive surgery.
French-speaking countries are on the cutting edge of scientific discoveries and technological innovations: for example, nanotechnology, nuclear energy, voice compression, fiber optics, microchips, video gaming, commercial satellites, aerospace technology, and high-speed rail services.
6. Invest in your career.
French speakers are in demand in banking and finance, international market analysis, diplomacy, hotel management, international trade, journalism and media, aviation, national security, education, translation and interpretation, health care, customer service, tourism, and law enforcement.
Knowing French can help one gain a valuable understanding of cultural and business practices in other places.
Knowing French can be a plus in getting a job or advancing in one’s field.
French can provide opportunities for networking globally.
Well-known French-owned companies in the US include Michelin, L’Oréal, BiC, Atari, Louis Dreyfus Property Group, and Air Liquide.
French is an official language of our largest bilateral trading partner, Canada. Quebec alone is the 6th largest trading partner of the US.
The US is the leading investor in France. Over 3,700 American companies operate in France.
France is the second largest investor in the US.
Among foreign countries doing business in the US, France employs the 3rd largest number of Americans.
France is the world’s 8th largest economy and Europe’s 2nd largest market.
7. Enjoy special leisure-time activities.
In the US, half of the foreign films watched and 30% of the foreign books read are in French.
French and Quebec films have experienced international recognition and are shown in the US. French film production (500 films a year) ranks number 2 in the world
French is always an official language used to announce events and winners at the Olympic Games.
Sports enthusiasts can follow their favorite events and athletes in a number of sports popular in the French-speaking world. Examples are:
o cycling in the Tour de France and Paris-Brest-Paris;
o tennis in the French Open;
o horseracing at Longchamps;
o motorcycle racing and Formula 1 automobile racing, 24 Heures du Mans;
o Formula 1 automobile racing, Monaco’s Grand Prix;
o off-road racing in the Rally Dakar;
o baseball and hockey matches against Canadian teams.
8. Benefit more from travel experiences.
French is an influential language spoken and understood in this hemisphere. Over 33 million people in the Americas know French. Some destinations include Quebec, New Brunswick, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Haiti, St. Martin, French Guyana, Maine, and Louisiana.
Most major American cities, including New York, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Houston, have an active French community, which organizes numerous Francophone and Francophile programs and events. The largest French cultural network, the Federation of the Alliances Françaises, has 130 active chapters in the US and Puerto Rico. (There are over 1,135 chapters found in 138 countries around the world.)
Every continent offers French-speaking destinations, which are enjoyed more when the traveler can interact with the local residents in their language.
France is the most visited country in the world, with 75 million tourists each year.
9. Appreciate Francophone contributions to world culture.
The impact of French speakers on literature, philosophy, and the arts (music, painting, sculpture, film, photography, theatre, dance, cuisine, fashion, and architecture) is particularly noteworthy. A small sample includes
o Literature: Albert Camus (France), Antonine Maillet (New Brunswick), Aimé Césaire (Martinique), Jean-Marie Le Clézio (France)
o Philosophy: Jean-Paul Sartre (France), Simone de Beauvoir (France), Ferdinand de Saussure (Switzerland); Michel Foucault (France), Jacques Derrida (Algeria/France)
o Comics: Tintin (Hergé, Belgium), Astérix (René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, France)
o Painting: René Magritte (Belgium), Pierre Auguste Renoir (France)
o Sculpture: Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel (France), Yves Trudeau (Quebec)
o Film: François Truffaut (La Nuit américaine (Day for Night) France), Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (La Promesse, Belgium) ; Denys Arcand (Les Invasions barbares, Quebec) ; Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie, France)
o Photography: Robert Doisneau (France), Léonard Misonne (Belgium)
o Theatre: Le Médecin malgré lui (The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Molière, France); Comme Deux Frères, (Like Two Brothers, Maryse Condé, Guadeloupe)
o Musical Theatre: Les Misérables, (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, France), Notre Dame de Paris (Richard Cocciante and Luc Plamondon, Quebec)
o Vocal music: Jean-Jacques Goldman (France), Natalie Dessay (France), BeauSoleil (USA), Céline Dion (Quebec), Isabelle Boulay (Quebec) ; Les Cowboys Fringants (Quebec)
o Dance: Ballet Folklorique d’Haïti, Le Ballet Jazz de Montréal, Béjart Ballet Lausanne (Maurice Béjart (France/Switzerland)
o Cuisine: Normand Laprise (Québec), Paul Bocuse (France)
o Fashion: Jean-Paul Gautier (France), Jean-Claude Poitras (Quebec)
o Architecture: Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, Le Corbusier (Switzerland/France), Gustave Eiffel (France)
American history is replete with allusions to the presence of the French and French-Canadians on this continent and across our country. These references to people and events have been imbedded in the local, regional, and national culture of the US.
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o The French came first to the New World as explorers in the 16th century. Later, in the 17th and 18th centuries, they undertook hunting and trading with Native Americans as coureurs des bois, (runners of the woods) and voyageurs (travelers and explorers). The names of Champlain, Cartier, La Salle, Marquette, and Jolliet (a French-Canadian trader) are readily identified with the period of exploration of North America. The French established successful settlements in North America (New France) and the Caribbean, and added to the cultural life of the American colonies as they evolved in the 17th and 18th centuries.
o Known as le Grand Dérangement or Great Expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia by the British in 1755,the deportation of the French-Canadian population brought many refugees to New England and to the Louisiana Territory.
o The American Revolution is also remembered for the contributions and military exploits of the French, such as Lafayette, Fleury, Rochambeau, and De Grasse.
10. Understand a variety of world perspectives.
French is spoken in more than 56 countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Knowing French enables one to understand and appreciate cultural diversity, which will not only enhance one’s competitive advantage abroad and help maintain political and security interests, but also promote a better understanding of cultural diversity within the US.
With a knowledge of French, one will be able to work toward global consensus and peace and participate in humanitarian efforts, since French is an official language or a working language in many international agencies and organizations, including:
African Union
Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie
Amnesty International
Council of Europe
Doctors without Borders
European Court of Justice
European Tribunal of First Instance
European Union
International Labor Bureau
International Olympic Committee
International Red Cross
Interpol
NATO
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Press Room at the European Commission
UNESCO
Union of International Associations
United Nations
Universal Postal Union
World Health Organization
Bibliography
Barlow, Julie and Nadeau, Jean-Benoît. “40 Surprising Facts about French: From The Story of French,” The French Language Initiative: The World Speaks French (French Language Advocacy Kit).Carbondale, IL: American Association of Teachers of French, (CD), 2009.
Bullock, Barbara, “The Ease and Challenges for an English Speaker Learning French,” French Language Advocacy Kit: The World Speaks French (CD). Carbondale, IL: American Association of Teachers of French, 2009.
Centre de la Francophonie des Amériques. http://www.francophoniedesameriques.com/
The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Catalog, Chapter 2, 2006-2007. http://www.dliflc.edu/archive/documents/DLIFLCcatalog2006-07.pdf
Eddy, P. A. The effect of foreign language study in high school on verbal ability as measured by the scholastic aptitude test-verbal, final report. U.S.; District of Columbia, from ERIC database, 1981.
France welcomes investment and talent. Paris: Invest in France Agency, Nov. 2008.
Francophonie. Lyon: Collection du Moutard, 2009.
“French Major,” The Princeton Review. http://www.princetonreview.com/Majors.aspx?page=1&cip=160901
“Top 10 Languages,” Internet World Stats: Usage and Population Statistics. http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats7.htm
Invest in France – March 2009 Report, http://www.invest-in-france.org/uploads/files-en/09-04-27_143056_090424_Rapport_annuel_UK_web.pdf
Nadeau, Jean-Benoît and Barlow, Julie. “Modern Quebec: Cutting Edge Culture in French,” French Language Advocacy Kit: The World Speaks French (CD). Carbondale, IL: American Association of Teachers of French: 2009.
Nadeau, Jean-Benoît. Le Français : Autre Langue de mondialisation et où va le français, Speech presented at the Alliance Française de Chicago, March 12, 2008.
Nadeau, Jean-Benoît and Barlow, Julie. The Story of French. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2006.
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. http://www.francophonie.org/oif/
Shryock, Richard. “French: The Most Practical Foreign Language,” Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), http://www.fll.vt.edu/French/whyfrench.html .
Taking action together: Francophonie 2006-2009, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, Service de communication de la Francophonie, 2009.
Timpe, E. “The effect of foreign language study on ACT scores.” ADFL Bulletin, 11 (2), 10-11, 1979.
US Census. http://www.census.gov/

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French Language Website The French Language website includes sections on French history, useful phrases, basic words, an introduction to grammar, literature, slang, and French teaching resources.
Culture-crossing site:a guide to customs, traditions, etc. in many countries:excellent resources to use for class
CultureGrams-all kinds of information and resources about many countries in the world. (User name:luv, password: cgrams)
Lots of French cultural links
World Mapper-Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. From mobile phone usage to literacy and mortality rates, there is a great range of maps here.
Texting en français-Les textos français
Vikidia:images et info (comme wikipedia mais pour les jeunes)
Best French Resources
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Bamjam-great resource of pictures from around the world.
Virtourist-pictures and information from around the world
MFL Image Bank-royalty-free images from Scotland Modern Foreign Languages
Pictures for projects
Flickr pictures you can use for projects, etc.
Animated gifs
Wildlife clipart-free from British museum
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Royality-free music for projects
Free music for projects
More free music for projects
Copy-right free music
Free classical music mp3 directory-great for projects
French music and exercises to practice
Paroles Mania-Musique>
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Animated French Language Learning Games This site contains free to use interactive activities for learning a wide variety of languages and links to study resources. All activities require the use of Macromedia Flash Player.
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Word Reference
Text to Voice Translator-fun
Audio French-English dictionary
Free Online spell check (English-French-Spanish)
Google translation
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Lit Gloss: This site has a connection to original selections of literature in many different languages. Also included is the context of the piece and additional resources to better understand it.
Audio-Vidéo Littérature: listen or see authors' works
Littérature audio
Littérature Archive audio-beaucoup de poètes
Audiocité
Littérature-audio et vidéo
La Litteratureaudio
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Artchive: Click on Mona Lisa to enter.
Artists and their paintings: Just type in the name of the artist to see a painting.
Art Gallery: Excellent source of famous artists. Includes bios and paintings, as well as an index for countries and artists and world literature and art.
French Art: An alphabetical sort of online encyclopedia about French art
French Art History: An English-language website dedicated to French art history
Décod’Art: French-language website guides viewers through art analysis, comparison, and exploration.
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Paroles Mania: Sites with the words to many Francophone songs
Musique Francophone
Musique et paroles
Musique-les chanteurs, les groupes, etc.
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Le laboratoire: Venez jouer, découvrir et bricoler avec les sciences.
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tv5
tf1
Les jours sur la planète-TV5-video avec des exercises
Videos from various French TV resources
Télévision en ligne
Les publicités
Euronews
Deutsche Welle-Les infos en français
Listen Live-Radio stations-music from around the world
CultureBox-Fr3-info culturelle en vidéo
Les infos-20 minutes.fr
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French online tutorial-great list of vocabulary and grammar according to level, plus practice MP3's.
Great grammar explanations
Grammar explanations: Excellent source for reviewing grammar
Advanced grammar
Instant verb conjugator
Vocabulary lists with sounds
French language course
Google Earth
U. S. Department of State travel and passport information
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Rotary International student exchange: information about the student exchange through this International service club.
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International Baccalaureate site
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Newspapers:
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