Assure unit Plan presentation 1

1. •Many Countries currently use
Why French? French as their official language or
•France provides more as an alternative language
foreign aid than any •Approximately 500 million people
other country except in the world speak French
Japan
•France has the 3rd
largest economy
•France is the 2nd largest
exporter of agricultural
products

2.  There are 3 different
French Dialects used in
Africa they are:
 French spoken by
Africans
 The French variety
spoken by Arabs
 Creole French

3.  Only 2 provinces use French as a primary language and
they are Quebec and New Brunswick
 Quebec is the largest French speaking territory in the
world

4.  French is a spoken but not primary language in several
European Countries other than France they include
 Switzerland (official language)
 Belgium (official)
 Luxembourg (official)
 Monaco
 Andorra

5.  Aside from Canada there are a few other French
speaking areas to be noted:
 The first being a portion of Louisiana still speaks Creole
French
 Haiti
 St. Martin
 West Indies
 Guyana in South America and they still technically
“belong” to France.

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7.  French is spoken in 33 total countries (2nd to English!)
 French is one of 2 languages that are native languages
on 5 continents!
 French is also one of 2 languages taught in every
country!
 Louis XIV reigned for 72 years. Internationally, the
runner up is Britain's current reigning Queen
Elizabeth II.

8.  France has nearly 3000 miles of seashore, with three
major water bodies: the Atlantic
Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the English Channel.
 French people love cheese. There are around 350 to
400 varieties of French cheese
 The Statue of Liberty, one of the most widely
recognized structures of US, was made in France. It
was then gifted to the US in 1886 to celebrate its
centennial.