french 3 final: culture
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French | English |
|---|---|
 la ville de Québec | la capital of Quebec; one of the oldest cities in the new world |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | near city of Quebec; people go there to pray for restoration of health |
| la ville de Montréal | 2nd largest francophone city in the world; located on an island in the St. Lawrence river |
| FUAJ | Fédération Unie des Auberges de Jeunesse |
| l'université Laval | université in Quebec that dates back to 1952 |
| le vieux Québec | center of government in the Quebec culture |
| la Citadelle | ancient fort in Quebec |
| le Guide Michelin Rouge | classifies hotels and restaurants according to the number of stars |
| Jacques Cartier | discovered the St. Lawrence river and France in 1534 |
| je me souviens | motto of Quebec; shows desire to preserve French heritage |
| l'université McGill | universite in Montreal |
| le français | only official language in Quebec since 1947 |
| Mont-Royal | named for King François ler; the island on which Montreal is located |
| le fleuve Saint-Laurent | major river in eastern Canada; flows through Montréal, Quebec, & St.Anne de Beaupré |
| le château Frontenac | a huge hotel in Quebec |
| Ville-Marie de Montréal | first real colony in Quebec; original name of Montreal |
| 220 volts | electric voltage in Europe |
| Tahiti | nuclear testing here in 1995 |
| Côte-d'Ivoire | leading producer of cocoa beans |
| la cuisine martiniquaise | spicy with lots of fruits de mer |
| le "bac" | this difficult exam has many forms based on one's major field of study |
| ville de Chartres | small city south-west of Paris |
| le grandes vacances d'été | juillet & août - everyone goes then! |
| Leopold Senghor | first president of Senegal |
| Wolof | spoken language in Senegal |
| Victor Schoelcher | helped free slaves in Martinique |
| François Mitterand | former president of France |
| Étratat | resort on "la Manche" |
| Biarritz | surfing capital of Europe; near the Spanish border |
| la côte d'Azur | Mediterranean coast; favorite vacation destination |
| Roissy-Charles de Gaulle & Orly | French airports close to Paris |
| Catherine de Medicis | Queen of France, wife of Henri II |
| Le château de six femmes | Chenonceaux; famous chateau that spans a river |
| Chambord | Largest Loire Valley chateau (440 rooms!) built by François Ier |
| Versailles | Louis XIV's palace, close to Paris |
| Blois | Loire Valley chateau; famous for spiral staircase |
| François Ier | French Renaissance king; built Chambord |
| Amboise | castle of Charles VIII; daVinci lived here |
| le Roi Soleil | King Louis XIV |
| R.E.R. | express trains/metro system. extend into suburbs of Paris |
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