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Contents
Introduction x
Culture
Un dimanche en France A Sunday in France 4
La France et la religion Religion in French society 5
Parfum de nos enfances Lavender fields, aromatic and more 6
Les marchés du Sénégal The bustling markets of Senegal 8
Les mois du camping et du crabe Summertime fun in Guadeloupe 10
Les vendanges The bountiful grape harvests 12
Noël sur les marchés Charming French Christmas markets 14
La légendaire impolitesse Stereotypes of French people 16
Francophonie canadienne French culture in Canada 18
La mode, reflet de la culture Fashion and French culture 19
Évaluez votre compréhension Test your comprehension 20
Voyages
La grande et la merveilleuse The grandeur of Normandy 24
Les pâtisseries de Paris The bakeries of Paris 25
Le visage unique de Montréal The diversity of Montreal 26
Des îles pleines de richesses Guadeloupe, Guyana, and Martinique 28
Aix-en-Provence A small city full of charm 30
Le quartier de la Croix-Rousse The hill town of Lyon 32
Le vieux Marseille : le panier Marseilles attractions and culture 34
Belle-Île-en-Mer A sweet escape to a French island 36
Saint Tropez The famous and the sublime 38
Le Sud-Ouest de la France The Bordeaux region of France 39
Évaluez votre compréhension Test your comprehension 40
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Tradition
Un jour, un chocolat French Advent calendars 44
Les vacances à la française Work and vacations in France 45
Le temps des sucres The maple harvest of Quebec 46
Le réveillon de la Saint Sylvestre French New Years’ traditions 48
Des chants sacrés Christmas songs of Guadeloupe 50
La tradition du pastis A traditional drink from Provence 52
Le vin et le fromage français French wine and cheese traditions 54
Le flamboyant automne Autumn in France 56
La cérémonie du mariage French wedding traditions 58
Évaluez votre compréhension Test your comprehension 60
Célébration
Pâques en France Easter in France 64
La fête du Travail Labor Day history and tradition 65
Le carnaval aux Antilles Carnaval in the French West Indies 66
Faites de la musique ! A celebration of music 68
Poisson d’avril ! April Fools! 70
Le 14 juillet The national holiday of France 72
La fête de la Saint-Jean Baptiste The national holiday of Quebec 73
Le festival de musique créole A celebration of Creole music 74
Quid des Vieilles Charrues The independent music festival 76
Jours de mémoire Day of the Dead, day of memory 78
La fête des Rois en France Three Kings Day 80
Noël en Provence Christmas in Provence 82
Évaluez votre compréhension Test your comprehension 84
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Biographie
Ingénieur français célèbre Gustave Eiffel, famous engineer 88
Une femme, une artiste Artist and sculptor, Camille Claudel 89
Albert Camus et l’absurde The writings of Albert Camus 90
Cinéaste français François Truffaut, French director 92
Écrivain et philosophe français The life and writings of Sartre 94
Prix Nobel de médecine The inventor of insulin 95
La Môme France’s most beloved singer 96
Écrivaine acadienne Antonine Maillet, writer and scholar 98
À la découverte de Matisse The discovery of a Matisse 99
Une personnalité fondamentale Aimé Césaire, author and politician 100
Les débuts de Coco Chanel The life and style of a fashion icon 102
Évaluez votre compréhension Test your comprehension 104
Coutumes
Bises ou pas bises ? To kiss or not to kiss? 108
Ne pas avoir l’air d’un touriste France travel tips 110
L’étiquette professionnelle Business etiquette 112
La bienséance autour d’une table Etiquette at the French table 114
La signification des gestes Understanding French gestures 116
Les expressions usuelles Useful expressions and idioms 118
Évaluez votre compréhension Test your comprehension 120
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Les Arts
Les humoristes québécois Comedians of Quebec 124
Les Petits Rats Young ballerinas of Paris 125
L’art public à Montréal Public art of Montreal 126
La musique guadeloupéenne Music and dance of Guadeloupe 128
Les splendeurs de Versailles Versailles sights and attractions 130
Le théâtre français History of the French theatre 132
Chansonniers québécois Singer-songwriters of Quebec 134
Les troubadours au Moyen Âge Troubadours of the Middle Ages 135
Les musées parisiens Paris museums 136
Un symbole de la culture Marionettes from Lyon 138
La tradition du théâtre d’été Summer plays in Quebec 140
La Cinémathèque française Cinema and film museum 141
Évaluez votre compréhension Test your comprehension 142
Histoire
La fleur de lys Origin of the fleur-de-lis 146
Historique du drapeau français History of the French flag 147
À la découverte de la Martinique The discovery of Martinique 148
La Nouvelle-France The making of French Canada 150
Les sans-culottes Working-class French revolutionaries 152
L’Arc de Triomphe Historical Paris monument 154
La Cité médiévale Medieval city of Carcassonne 155
Histoire de France Marie Antoinette and French history 156
Jeanne d’Arc National heroine of France 158
La Révolution française The French Revolution 160
Évaluez votre compréhension Test your comprehension 162
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