French Language by Lauren Franceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv Language Investigation Report en-us 2021-09-14 18:49:35 UTC 2025-09-25 13:06:48 UTC hello@padlet.com 24 Countries Speak French laurenfranceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771756009
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Chad
  • Ivory Coast
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Haiti
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Monaco
  • Niger
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Switzerland
  • Togo
  • Vanuatu

    • citation: https://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/countries-french-official-language/

    ]]>     2021-09-27 16:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771756009     Background Information laurenfranceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771771559 -270 million people speak French worldwide.
    -80 million native speakers.
    -Spoken primarily in France.

    citation: https://www.lingoda.com/en/content/french-speaking-countries/]]>     2021-09-27 16:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771771559     Writing System laurenfranceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771812465 -Latin alphabet
    -Uses Diacritics
    1. Acute accent
    2. Grave accent
    3. Circumflex accent
    4. Diaeresis
    5. Cedilla
    -French is Subject, Verb, Object (SVO)

    citation: https://www.101languages.net/french/writing_system.html

    ]]>     2021-09-27 16:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771812465     Saying laurenfranceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771819865 “Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir”
    means:
    "It is better to prevent than to heal."

    citation: https://www.fluentu.com/blog/french/french-proverbs/

    ]]>     2021-09-27 16:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771819865     French Pronunciation laurenfranceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771831957 2021-09-27 16:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771831957 Listen to French! laurenfranceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771842006 2021-09-27 16:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771842006 Fun Facts! laurenfranceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771848354 -French was first written in 842 AD!
    -The first great work of French literature was the 'Chanson de Roland' (Song of Roland), which was published in about 1200.

    citation: https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm]]>     2021-09-27 16:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771848354     Bourrée Dance laurenfranceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771888335 -Old traditional French folk dance.
    -Bourrée resembles the gavotte.
    -Danced with quick and skipping steps.
    -Bourrée was adapted by the French court for the purpose of concert dance.

    ]]>     2021-09-27 17:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771888335     Religion laurenfranceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771897197 Majority of French speaking individuals practice Christianity.

    citation: https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/french-culture/french-culture-religion    ]]>     2021-09-27 17:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771897197     Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) laurenfranceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771929292 -French artist & Post-Impressionist painter.
    -Born in Ain-en-Provence.
    -Celebrated as the forefather of Fauvism and precursor to Cubism.

    citation: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Cezanne]]>     2021-09-27 17:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771929292     The Basket of Apples laurenfranceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771942040 -Still life oil painting by famous French artist Paul Cézanne.
    -Remarkable for balanced composition due to unbalanced parts.
    -Contains Cézanne signature tilted tables.

    citation: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111436/the-basket-of-apples

    ]]>     2021-09-27 17:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1771942040     Crème Brûlée Recipe laurenfranceschina1 https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1772000975 Delicious French dessert!

    First printed recipe for crème brûlée is from the 1691 edition of the French cookbook Le Cuisinier Royal et Bourgeois by Francois Massialot, a cook at the Palace of Versailles.

    citation: https://www.gourmandise.com/blog/alittlehistorycremebrulee]]>     2021-09-27 17:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenfranceschina1/gvfbz9z0ve6vbemv/wish/1772000975