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Scandinavia. They were there because Newfondland was a fish-processing station for cod fishermen. Official discovery by Caboto in 1497. By 1600, english and French were chiefs rivals for Newfoundla In 1713 and 1783, the latter marking the armistice ending the American Revolution, recognize British sovereignty but granted French fishermen the right to land and dry their catches along portions of northern and western coasts. 17th century: for 150 years, the settlement was prohibited to maintain

landscapes of Vieux-Quebec Vieux-Québec in Quebec City has become to international tourists a high-end commodity since the attribution of the Unesco World Heritage label to the city in 1985. It is a socially constructed area which carries many French symbolic values, which is left by its language, culture and history. World heritage landscapes as those of Vieux-Québec are cultural landscapes in which symbols and images of the past are recurrent. In Vieux-Québec the notions of city improvement

674,843 km2 * Population: 65,447,374 (January, 2010) * Currency: Euro * Form of government: Unitary semi-presidential republic * -  President: Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP)  -  Prime Minister: François Fillon (UMP) * Official language: French * Religion: Roman Catholic (90%), Protestant (2%), Jewish (1%), Muslim (1%), unaffilated (6%) * National holiday: National Day, 14 July (1789) - (Taking of The Bastille) * Anthem: La Marseillaise * Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

priorities of French, German, and other Western European publics. (C//NF) Public Apathy Enables Leaders To Ignore Voters. . . (C//NF) The Afghanistan mission’s low public salience has allowed French and German leaders to disregard popular opposition and steadily increase their troop contributions to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Berlin and Paris currently maintain the third and fourth highest ISAF troop levels, despite the opposition of 80 percent of German and French respondents

I would like to be a French assistant next year in the united-kingdom because I’m eager to share my knowledge with English pupils. I ‘d like to teach them and i will show goodwill to enhance all pupils. I would like to show them some French movies or TV series. I would like to study French songs or poems and ask pupils if they have understood the meaning. I hope that I could share with them some activities in relation with their class to improve their way of speaking French. By suggesting activities

French Accent Marks - Their Meanings and How They're Used | French accent marks can be the bête noire for students of French, whether they are just beginning or at an advanced level. This article seeks to make sense out of the purpose of the accent marks and help students to know when to use them. [pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic]Introduction to the Five French Accent Marks Although they can be a pain in the backside to English speakers, accent marks in French

century: French Normans invaded England under William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy and king of England from 1066 to his death) Victory of the William’s army against the Anglo Saxon army at Hastings in 1066. England was ruled from France, the language of the aristocracy was French; England was officially a province of Normandy. The Savoyards dukes took all the trade but they were bourguignon enemies who were allied to the English. That’s why the kings of England were more powerful than French kings

Jones and Peter Mayle's treatments of Anglo-French culture clashes. In Paris to help set up a chain of English tearooms, Paul West encounters resistance to work by his French co-workers and odd indifference to the project by his boss, owner of four meat factories. Much more importantly, however, he tries to learn how to order a glass of beer and find a decent apartment. Clarke strikes a good balance between Paul's work, his struggles to understand the French, and his love life, which fluctuates between

issues. The French region of Alsace is unique in France, due to its complex history. The region has at times been under German rule, which affects it linguistically, culturally and even economically. The territory was part of the Holy Roman Empire between 870- 1648. At this time the population was ethnically German, but it eventually became part of France after the “thirty years war” when the city of Metz became part of the Kingdom of France in 1552 and Mulhouse became part of the French Republic

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