1. It’s your choice!
French or Spanish?

2. World Languages
French
Ms. Kostolecki
Spanish
Mr. Draper
Mr. Morreale

3. Which language is
easier to learn?
French or Spanish?

4. Both Languages Use the same alphabet as English, but the•
Use the same alphabet as English, but the
letters will have different sounds and
accentuation. •
French: soupe du jour •
Spanish: sopa del día •
English: soup of the day

5. Both Languages
memorization •
Importance of –
Vocabulary –
Grammar

6. Small Differences French sentence Spanish is slightly•
French sentence •
Spanish is slightly
structure is
easier to pronounce.
close to English
sentence structure. •
Spanish grammar •
French grammar
increases in difficulty as
remains fairly constant
you continue to
in difficulty as you
advance through the
continue to advance
courses.
through the courses.

7. Comparing Spanish to French is like comparing
and •
Neither is your native language English. •
Each is pronounced differently from English. •
Each has different sentence structure from English.
Each requires memorization of vocabulary and
grammar. •

8. baño
école
águila
château
fête
¿Qué?

9. petite
table
brunette
voyage
menu
orange
encore
cuisine
45%

10. Here are the Spanish translations of
the French & English words.
French
= Spanish
= pequeño
Petite
Brunette
= moreno
Menu
= carta
Encore
= otra vez
Table
= mesa
Voyage
= viaje
Orange
= anaranjado
Cuisine
= cocina

11. Where are
French and
Spanish
spoken in
our world?

12. Spanish is spoken predominantly in the
western hemisphere.

13. French is spoken on 5 of the
world’s 7 continents.

14. Comparison maps of the two languages and
where they are spoken in the world. S P A N I S H __ F R E N C H

15. Which languages can
I continue to study
throughout high
school?

16. French and Spanish courses offered at the high school:•
French and Spanish courses
offered at the high school: –
Level 1B –
Level 2 –
Level 3 –
M.V.C.C. Dual Credit 191/ 192 –
M.V.C.C. Dual Credit 201/202

17. Dual Credit Courses Both French and Spanish are offered for
college credit (Dual Credit) through MVCC
(Mohawk Valley Community College) in the 11th
and 12th
grades.
You can save money by taking
college courses in high school.
You earn up to 12 COLLEGE credits
while still in high school.

18. Importance of
choice

19. Courses Available French Spanish French 1A Spanish 1A or or French 1

20. It’s your choice!
French
Spanish

21. We look forward
to seeing you in
class.