1. Why Speak French?

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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   

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. France is the birthplace of some of the most famous artists ever born.

10. 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

11. Tourism France is the most popular tourist destination in the world
Paris is the most visited city in the world

12. Le Fin…
(The End)

13. That means making milk products safe to eat and drink..

14. Scuba stands for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.