1. Mon PowerPoint Français (My French PowerPoint) Je m’appelle Alexia (My name is Alexia)

2. Words I Learned In French Pamplemousse (grapefruit) Pasteque (watermelon) Printemps (spring) Ete (summer) Poire (pear) Noel (Christmas) Citrouille (pumpkin) Viande (meat)

3. Charles Léon Stephen Sauvestre was the French architect who built the world-famous Eiffel Tower, in 1889 at Universal Exposition in Paris, France. Il a coûté 260 000 francs pour construire la Tour Eiffel (It cost 260,000 francs to build the Eiffel Tower) The Eiffel Tower

4. The Eiffel Tower Continued The Eiffel Tower rises to a height of 985 feet and for over forty years it was the highest man- made structure in the world. The top may be reached by using lifts and stairs with the first platform being 189 feet, the second being 380 feet and the third at 906 feet above the ground. The structure is largely composed of triangulated sections.

5. More Eiffel Tower This allowed the engineers to build the tower so high. It was originally looked upon as a temporary structure, built for the 1889 Worlds Fair. But people enjoyed it so much and paid so much money to go up for the view, the French Government decided keeping it would be a good idea to raise money and attract tourists.

6. Things I Learned About France France has 674,843 km² of land Some French delicacies are baguettes, ratatouille, (not the mouse!), crepes, tarte normande (apple tart), tourte (pie), eclairs, croissants, and mousse au chocolat There is a Victor Hugo street in every town in France It’s illegal to name a pig Napoleon in France France produces over 400 types of cheese!

7. The word “salut” means both “hello” and “goodbye” It’s the only language (along with English) that’s taught in every country in the world Crayola is a French word that means “oily chalk” France is the most visited country in the world with 75 million tourists yearly, and I think we can thank the Eiffel Tower for about half of those tourists! More Things I Learned About France

8. Sentences I Learned in French Il fait…. de vent (windy), de soleli (sunny), pleut (raining), and neige (snowing) Aujourd-hui cest… mardi, le onze, mars, deux mille quatorze… jeudi, le quatorze, mars, deux mille quatorze On aime faire… regarder la television, ecouter de la musique, jouer au baseball, aller chez des amis, de bicyclette, du camping, regarder des films, aller au parc, aller au magasin, et manger au restaurant

9. La Fin (The End)