Exploring Language and Cultures

Exploring Language and Cultures

French

Study Guideline

1. The 2nd Test of 2nd semester will be held on March 23, 2015.

2. The test will have the following question format:

1) Matching

2) Multiple choices

3) Naming places in France

4) True/ False questions

3. Please study the following French phrases. You should know the meaning of these phrases and know how to use them in the dialogue.

1) Français

2) ça va bien,

3) bonjour,

4) çava,

5) À tout,

6) ciao,

7) salut

8) Au revoir

9) Merci

Please use above words to filling the following dialogue:

A: Bonjour!

B: ______

A: Comment çava ?

B: ______.

B: Çava ?

B: ça va bien, ______.

A: Ciao.

B: ______.

2. Please study the notes (the handouts) about famous tourist sites in Paris.

1) Please name the following famous tourist sites based on pictures:

Seine River, Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Versailles Palace, Arch of Triumph

Notre Dame De Paris, Avenue Des Champs Élysées

3. Please study the following questions about Paris:

1) Eiffel Tower:

a. what materials were used to build up Eiffel tower?

b. whom was the tower named after?

c. how many levels does the tower have? Is there any restaurant there?

d. Why people wanted to demolish the tower at first?

e. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world;

2) The Palace of Versailles

a) Where is the Palace of Versailles?

b) The function of the Palace?

c) When was the Palace build? And who built it?

d) Famous places in the Palace?: Hall of Mirrors, Landscape, and The Grand Apartment

3) Arch of Triumph

a) Who does Arch of Triumph honor?

b) Which avenue is Arch of Triumph located at?

c) Whose names were are inscribed on inner and outer surface of the Arch?

4) Louvre

1) Louvre is one of largest and most visited museum in the world.

2) famous collections in the museum

3) Who chose Louvre as a place to display the royal collection? And When?

5) Notre Dame De Paris

1) What type of architecture does Notre Dame has?

2) What does Notre Dame De Paris mean in French?

.3) What kind of place is Notre Dame?

6) Seine River

1) What is Seine River famous for?

2) Where is Seine River?

7) Avenue des Champs-Élysées

1) What is Avenue des Champs-Élysées famous for?

4. Please study the following for French speaking world.

For the following continent, please list one or twocountries (places) which French is spoken as official language/second language.

Asia

North America

Europe

South America

Africa

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