Le Monde Francophone

French: A Global Language

It is spoken as an official language in 33 countries around the world and is the only language other than English spoken on five continents.French and English are the only two global languages.

French: A Global Language

• French as a foreign language is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English.

French and Tourism

• More tourists visit France than any other country in the world.

French and Your CareerA Language of Diplomacy

• French, along with English, is the official working language of:

• the United Nations

• the International Monetary Fund

• the European Community

• The International Red Cross

• the Olympics

French and Your CareerScience and Technology

• French is the second language of the internet (after English).

• France is a major world research center in the field of high energy physics..

• The French are the world's third manufacturers of electronics equipment.

• France has one of the most advanced systems of telecommunications in the world. Fiber optics were invented in France.

Le football

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWAJhUNj8Xg

Le football

Le Tennishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWe6WxRQxvI

LongchampsHorseracing

Le Mans - Auto-racinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuzC89uqARM

Le Tour de Francetour de france 2011 pub

French – The language of the Culinary Arts

Les escargots

• Les baguettes

et le fromage!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WbQbdxhwG8

Le vinhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zBXltvVTPI

French – The language of fashion

Yves Saint Laurent

Louis Vuittonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87eADuxiGEA&feature=related

Channelhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvDFPjx-uBU

Girbaud

Lacoste

MonetFather of Impressionism

Renoir

PointilismSeurat

Degas

Toulouse-LautrecMoulin-Rouge

cancan dancers

FrenchThe Language of Culture

• and cinema– The Cannes International

Film festival annually attracts the attention of the world when the best films directors and actors are named.

French The Language of Culture

• Great literary

– Les Miserables

– The Three Musketeers

– 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

– The Little Prince

– The Stanger

• and philosophical masterpieces…

– Descartes

– Pascal

– Rousseau

– Voltaire

– Sartre

French – The language of literature

Victor Hugo

Le Petit PrinceSaint-Exupery

Les Bandes Dessinées

• Barbar • Tintin

Asterix

La Révolution Américaine

• General LaFayette Le Comte de Rochambeau

Les exploreurs françaisLaSalle, Marquette, Joliet, Cartier,

Champlain

American Cities with French names

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._place_names_of_French_origin#Missouri

• Detroit

• Baton Rouge

• Saint Louis

René Descartes

• JE PENSE;

DONC,

JE SUIS!

Marie Curie

Les Montgolfier Brothers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp-5q2kw6RM&feature=related

Les medecins sans frontières

French and Your CareerHealthcare and Medicine

• The French are a world leader in medical research: the AIDS virus was first isolated by French doctors

French and Your CareerTransportation

• The fastest train (TGV) is French.

• The fastest commercial airplane (Concorde) is French (built in collaboration with British Airways).

• France is the fourth largest producer of automobiles in the world (Renault, Peugeot, Citroën) and third largest exporter. (All Mack trucks are manufactured by Renault.)

Renault

• Peugeot