Why Speak French?
French is spoken on 5 continents. North America Europe About 1/3 of Canadians speak French. In the US more than 400,000 people speak it. It is an official language of Louisiana It is a key language in the European Union Africa Asia Over 20 countries in Africa have kept French as their official language South America
200 million French is the native language of over 200 million people. It is a second language to millions more. A list of countries where French is a national language: Belgium Benin Burkina-Faso Burundi Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti France Gabon Guinea Haiti Ivory Coast Luxembourg Madagascar Mali Monaco Niger Republic of Congo Rwanda Senegal Seychelles Switzerland Togo Vanuatu
International Organizations French is the official working language of the United Nations, UNESCO, (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), NATO, (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the International Red Cross and international courts
50% of current English vocabulary comes from French. It is a very good base for learning Romance Languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian.) explosion excellence ballet cellulite abracadabra absent bible abandon abdomen biceps barbecue cantaloup caramel discrimination dimension bazooka
Technology & Medicine France is a world leader in technology and medicine For example, below is a list of recent French accomplishments HIV – the virus that causes AIDS TGV – High speed Train Chunnel – Tunnel under the English Channel Concorde – Supersonic Airplane Surgical robots
Louis Pasteur - Pasteurization Other French Inventions.. Louis Pasteur - Pasteurization Gustave Eiffel - Eiffel Tower Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau - Scuba Equipment Bartholdi - Statue of Liberty Louis Braille - Braille Nicolas Conte - Pencils Doctor Joseph Ignace Guillotin - The Guillotine Laennec - Stethoscope Jacques Heim and Louis Reard - the Bikini
France has been the leader of high fashion Since the 16th century, France has been the leader of high fashion Chanel, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent.
France is the birthplace of some of the most famous artists ever born.
Literature French writers have been awarded more Nobel Prizes in Literature than any other country (except writers in English) Little Red Riding Hood Sleeping Beauty Cinderella Madeline 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' 'The Count of Monte Cristo', The Man in the Iron Mask 'The Nutcracker' 'The Three Musketeers' Around the World in 80 Days Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Tourism France is the most popular tourist destination in the world Paris is the most visited city in the world
Le Fin… (The End)
That means making milk products safe to eat and drink..
Scuba stands for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.