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3.6: Francophonie - Points culturels

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    Objectifs 

    In this section, you will learn about:

    • Paris
    • Anglicisms

    On découvre !

    Balcony with view of Eiffel Tower"This work" by Pixabay.com is in the Public Domain, CC0
    clipboard_ee4743c7f76593b410829cdee5934bd85.png"Montmartre" by William J. Carrasco is licensed under CC BY 4.0
    clipboard_e4ec72df42bc956f69331dab883a4c574.png"This work" by pixabay.com is in the Public Domain, CC0

    La langue vivante

    An "anglicisme" is a word or expression borrowed from English and used in French. Anglicisms are very common among young people and have stronger presence in certian social practices such as pop culture to computer science and technology. Some guardians of the French language argue against “anglicismes” because they believe French equivalents can be invented for borrowed words. For example, in Québec, the word “pourriel” has been invented to replace the English word “spam.”

    Ressources supplémentaires

    Here is a list of anglicismes accepted by the French Academy.

    Read about French Anglicisms & Franglais.

    Have fun waching this video about English used Weirdly in French.

    Saviez-vous ?

    Did you know that most spoken word in the world is?

    Watch this video to find out: Le mot le plus prononcé dans le monde

    On pratique !

    Activité A

    Les arrondissements de Paris : The city of Paris is divided into “arrondissements” or districts. There are a total of 20 “arrondissements” in Paris. Please use the map of these arrondissements to answer the questions below.

    The tour guide shows us several of these arrondissements. Can you match each place listed below with the right arrondissement that you see in the video?*

    Les arrondissements :

    1er (first) 4e (fourth) 7e (seventh) 8e (eighth) 9e (ninth) 12e (twelfth) 16e (sixteenth) 17e (seventeenth)

    * The arrondissements are written in roman numerals in the video, if you are not familiar with them, click here.

    1. La Gare de Lyon est dans le_____________________arrondissement.
    2. Le Trocadéro est dans le_____________________arrondissement.
    3. L’Île de la Cité est dans le_____________________arrondissement.
    4. Le Marais est dans le_____________________arrondissement.
    5. La Galerie Vivienne est dans le_____________________arrondissement.
    6. Le Jardin du Palais est dans le_____________________arrondissement.
    7. Les Champs Elysées sont dans le_____________________arrondissement.
    8. Pigalle est dans le_____________________arrondissement.
    9. Montmartre est dans le_____________________arrondissement.
    10. Le Pont Alexandre III est dans le_____________________arrondissement.
    1. List 8 places, monuments that you see in the video:
      1. ________
      2. ________
      3. ________
      4. ________
      5. ________
      6. ________
      7. ________
      8. ________

    Ressources supplémentaires

    Let’s take a tour of Paris with the help of this video created by France’s rail transport SNCF: Visite de Paris.

    Watch this video of Paris during the Covid-19 Quarantine.

    Here is a Guide to Museums in Paris.

    Activité B

    Qu'est-ce qu'une famille ? Watch this video where people in France are asked to define "la famille". Then, answer the following questions about it. 

    1. Based on what you see in the background, can you guess the city? 

    2. What family members are mentioned in the video ?

    3. What adjectives, if any, are associated with “la famille”?

    4. How do people define a family?

    5. Which one of the definitions given of “la famille” do you think best describes it?

    6. In your opinion, do the people interviewed consider family important? Can you justify your answer?

    7. If you had to, how would you define “la famille”?

    Activité C

    Regardez la vidéo, puis répondez aux questions : Qui est Nabil El Abid ?

    1. Quel est son nom ?
    2. Quel est son prénom ?
    3. Il a quel âge ?
    4. Qu’est-ce qu’il fait dans la vie ?
    5. Il habite loin ou près de Paris ?
    6. Il habite dans un appartement ?
    7. Il est divorcé ?
    8. Il a des enfants ?
    9. Quel âge a son enfant ?

    Activité D

    Partons à la plage avec Tello, Nina et toute la famille de Nina !

    Watch the video above, write down as much information as you can. Then write a short paragraph describing Nina’s family members, what each of them likes, where they are, and describe their physical appearance.

    ________

    Ressources supplémentaires

    Watch this video to review les salutations and to learn about the verb aller: French in Action

    On approfondit !

    Ressources en ligne

    Use the following resources to type accents and/or search for words:

    • Accents: ç, à, é, è, â, ê, î, ô, û, ù, ë, ï, ü 
    • Dictionnaire français-anglais

    Exercice 1 : les arrondissements

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