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French is the official language in 33 countries. There are approximately 200 million speakers of French, and they live principally in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, and parts of Aftica. [tis the second most-taught language in the world (English is first) French can also be heard in the United States. While small Francophone (people who speak French) populations can be found in every state, the majority of U.S. French speakers reside in Louisiana and New England. French is the official language in the following countries: Belgium Benin Guinea Burkina Haiti Burundi Luxembourg Cameroon Madagascar Canada Mali Central Arian Republic Martinique chad Mauritius Comoros Monaco Congo Niger Congo, DemocraticRepublicof Rwanda Ivory Coast Senegal Djibouti Seychelles France St. Pierre & Miquelon French Polynesia. Switzerland Gabon Too Guadeloupe Vanuatu French is an unofficial second language in the following countries: Algeria Camboia Laos Lebanon Morocco Syria Tunisia Vietnam ‘These countries are found in the continents of Europe, Africa, North America, Australia/Oceania, and Asia. EET clit PLIES] CE RTREE Et a oy 3 bas a ey s i & =a 5 Re Pal 5 & 3 2 & = RUSTRALIRTOCERNIE”) You are an employee at a travel company, and you have been asked to design a Rower| Point that will attract tourists to a French-speaking country. The Power Point should represent what a tourist would experience with their five senses during a visit to that country. You will therefore first need to choose a country from the list of 33 French-speaking countries on page 1, and then conduct research on what a person might see, hear, touch, smell and taste in the country you have chosen. Your employers will have to approve your poster when it is completed, so you will also need to prepare notes to explain why you chose your design, Write one paragraph for each of the following questions as you do your research, then design your poster. You may cheese fe dors en your oun or'with your colleague from Travel company « ‘) What can someone SEE in the country you chose? For example: museums, parks, pyramids, lakes, seas, oceans, mountains, rain forests @® What can someone HEAR in the country you chose? For example: native animals, music © What can someone TOUCH in the country you chose? For example: sand, rocks, water °) What can someone SMELL in the country you chose? For example: popular foods, pollution, salty air, tob , fish, flowers © What can someone TASTE in the country you chose? For example: fruits, vegetables, delicacies, animals, insects, plants, fish With & Err st all Saloove fortes, By youll, fee cand. > Gre Working WIth a partrec The capital of the country and the population of the country. ‘A famous person from the country and his/her profess! The form of government the country has and its current leader. “Two of the country’s major exports “The country’s major religion(s) ‘An important holiday in the country and the date it is celebrated (The country’s unit of currency and its exchange rate per U.S. dollar. @@) The name of a traditional song or dance from the country. @)_ The general climate/weather of the country. 0} A major historical event involving that country. Also find the following, and include them with your report: ‘a map of the country + a picture of the country’s flag +a picture of something that can be seen in the country #5 bons ports fe banging a Sample of your country's cw Sin

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