WHY LEARN FRENCH?

Green Card (Immigration) to Canada Becomes Much Easier French being the second most popular language in Canada, there are some provinces (states) which will give you high points for special, fast-track 1-year green cards called PNPs (provincial nominee programs) if you are proficient in French. As such, the Federal Immigration program by CIC-Canada also awards additional points for French proficiency. French is a business language: Today, MNCs have over 2,000 subsidiaries in France, and French companies have over 600 subsidiaries in the United States. Major corporations with headquarters or subsidiaries in France include Du Pont, Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, Apple Computer, Michelin, Renault, Bic and many more. Scholarships and Preference in worldwide Universities: Most graduate schools require knowledge of at least one foreign language, and French remains the most commonly used language after English. BEGINNERS BASIC TIPS TO GET YOU STARTED Think in French - Yes! This is the key to mastering the French language at the very core. It even comes before French grammar. Most of the successful French learners have found that this technique think in French works like magic! At any moment of leisure as you sit down to think on any issue pull yourself towards thinking French. It will not be easy if you are not using it often, but the technique will work its magic quickly. A Hindustan Times Website

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Know and understand the French Culture - This is the very enjoyable part! Take time to know the French. Listening to French music, watching French movies, French radio, reading French books or magazines - these will remind you constantly of your goal (Master French!) and build up basics. As you do so, you will learn French quickly - learning new words and delving deeper in formation of sentences.

A French-to-English Dictionary: These are essential tools to get started with! You need an adequate i.e. atleast 40,000 entries dictionary. Dont just accept the first translation you see. Just as in English, most words can have several meanings. Speak in French: Find some friends or colleagues or a neighbour who can interact with you in French. Dont be hesitant to start speaking in French. You can learn French easily by practicing every day. Dont forget that communication will increase your chances of success. By speaking in French you will learn about the French grammar and your vocabulary will be stronger.

Differences and similarities that French Beginners must know between English and French as a language: French beginners must know basic French similarities differences from that of English. French and English are related languages in a sense, because French is a Latin language with English influence. There are some similarities between English and French languages most notably the same alphabet and a number of true cognates. However, there are a number of differences, both major and minor, between French and English. For example, accents like or are used in French language for many words whereas in English language they are used only in foreign words. Gender in French is used for all nouns and most pronouns whereas in English only for personal pronouns.

French alphabets: The French alphabet has the same 26 letters as the English alphabet, but they are pronounced differently. Let us see the alphabets pronunciations for the French beginners:

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French Alphabets A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Pronunciation ay beh she deh uh eff zheh ahsh ee zhee kah ell em en oh peh koo air ess the ooh veh doo-blah-veh eeks ee- greek zed

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