Romanian presentation-of-france

1. This project is funded with the support of
the European Commission.
ROMANIAN STUDENTS PRESENT
FRANCE
„SAINT MARY” SPECIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR HEARING IMPAIRED
BUCHAREST

3. Gallic Rooster
FRENCH FLAG
FRENCH SYMBOLS
MAP OF FRANCE

4. FRENCH FLAG HAS GOT THREE COLOURS:
- blue is for liberty
- white is for equality
- red is for fraternity
FRENCH FLAG

5. IMPORTANT FACTS
FRENCH REPUPLIC OR RÉPULIQUE FRANÇAISE
Surface: 632 833,6 km²
Population: 65 856 601 citizens
Nationality: Frenchman, Frenchwoman
The first language: French
Capital: Paris
Currency: euro
Government: unitary semipresidential constitutional republic
President: François Hollande
Member of European Union since 1958

6. FRANCE AND EUROPEAN UNION
One of the founding fathers of European unity was the statesman
Robert Schuman. He was a qualified lawyer. Between 1948 and 1952 he
was French foreign minister. In cooperation with Jean Monnet he drew
up the internationally renowned Schuman Plan. He proposed joint
control of coal and steel production, the most important materials for the
armaments industry. His Plan was published on 9 May 1950. This date
is regarded as the birth of European Union.
„The six states signed the agreement for the European Coal and
Steel Community in Paris in April 1951. In this way, Europe began as a
peace initiative.”
Robert Schuman was also President of the European Parliament
between 1958-1960.
http://europa.eu/about-eu/eu-history/1945
1959/foundingfathers/schuman/index_en.htm
Robert Schuman

7. STRASBOURG AND THE EUROPEAN
INSTITUTIONS
Council of Europe European Parliament European Court of Human Rights

9. Geographic settlement
France, including the island of Corsica, is the
largest country in Western Europe. It is
situated in the northwest of European
mainland .
The natural borders
North - English Channel
West -Atlantic Ocean
East - The Alps, Jura Mountains, Rhine
Great River
Southeast - Mediterranean Sea
South - Pyrenees
Neighbours
North – Belgium, Germany
East – Switzerland, Italy
Southeast - Monaco
South - Spain

10. Landforms
Major Landforms in France are:
- Rhine Plane
- Loire Valley
- French Alps( the highest point in the
Alps is Mont Blanc (4807 m)
- Jura Mountains
- Pyrenees
- Massif Central plateau
- Corsica Island

11. Waters
Major Bodies of Water in France are:
- Seine River
- Loire River
- Meuse River
- Gulf of Lion
- Rhone River
- Bay of Biscay
- English Channel
- Mediterranean Sea
- Atlantic Ocean
- Rhine River

12. THE REGIONS OF FRANCE
Mainland France is divided into 27 regions and these into 101
departments.
The Mediterranean island of Corsica belongs to France.
There are also 5 ROM (regions d’outre mer or overseas regions)
also belonging to France:
- French Guyana in South America,
- Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean
- La Reunion and Mayotte in Africa in the Indian Ocean.
http://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/france-facts.html

13. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

14. PARIS
NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL
CHAMPS ELYSEES

15. VERSAILLE CASTLE
Castle of French Kings

16. COTE D’AZUR

17. FRENCH ALPS

18. CORSICA
FRENCH PROVENCE
LAVENDER

19. HISTORY OF FRANCE
The Celtic Gauls arrive in France in 700-500BC.
In 58-50BC Roman Emperor Julius Caesar defeats the Gauls in 58-50
BC and France becomes part of the Roman Empire until 476AD.
During the Middle Age, Charles I (Charlemagne), the Kings of the
Franks, united most of Western Europe and laid the foundations for
modern France and Germany. In 768 he took the Frankish throne and in 774
became King of Italy. In 800 he became the first Holy Roman Emperor - the
first recognized Roman emperor in Western Europe since the collapse of
the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. The expanded Frankish
state created by Charles I is called the Carolingian Empire.

20. The Hundred Years’ War was a series of conflicts waged from
1337 to 1453 between Kingdom of England and Kingdom of France
in order to control of the latter Kingdom. Joan of Arc is considered
a French heroine of this war and a Roman Catholic saint.
Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), known
as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi-
Soleil), was a monarch who ruled as King of France from 1643 until
his death. His reign lasted 72 years and 110 days.
French was ruled by kings for many centuries until the storming
of the Bastille during the French Revolution in 1789.
Then Napoleon becomes Emperor of the French Republic until
he is sent to exile.
http://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/france-facts.html
http://en.wikipedia.org

21. WORLD WAR I
„World War I was a major conflict fought between 1914 and 1918.
Who fought in World War I?
World War I was fought between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. The main members
of the Allied Powers were France, Russia, and Britain. The United States also fought on the side of
the Allies after 1917. The main members of the Central Powers were Germany, Austria-
Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.
Major Battles
Some of the major battles during the war included the First Battle of the Marne, Battle of the Somme,
Battle of Tannenberg, Battle of Gallipoli and the Battle of Verdun.
How did it end?
The fighting ended on November 11, 1918 when a general armistice was agreed to by both sides.
The war officially ended between Germany and the Allies with the signing of the Treaty of
Versailles.”
http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/

22. WORLD WAR II
• „World War II was fought between the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) and
the Allied Powers (Britain, United States, Soviet Union, France).”
• When was it?
„World War II started in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland.
Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany.
The war in Europe ended with Germany's surrender on May 7, 1945.
The war in the Pacific ended when Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945.”
http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i

23. Famous people in France
Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923)
The famous tower in Paris was designed by the
engineer Gustave Eiffel. That’s why it is called
Eiffel.

24. The French great painters and sculptors
Claude Monet Pierre-Auguste Renoir Edgar Degas Paul Cezanne
http://www.tvl.ro/paris/obiective-turistice/muzeul-rodin.html

25. FRENCH KIDS LITERATURE
“The Little Prince”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

26. GREAT FRENCH ACTORS
Louis de Funès
Gérard Depardieu

27. HISTORICAL PERSONALITIES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc
JOAN OF ARC
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
THE EMPEROR OF FRANCE

28. http://www.historia.ro/

29. FRENCH CUISINETo eat is for French people a lifestyle. Fertlile soil of France provides people with fresh fruit
and vegetables, grain and herbs. The Mediterranean Sea and the Atlanitc Ocean offer a lot of fish
and seafruit.
France is also famous in the world for its fine wine, its soil being suitable for growing
grapes.
Every region of France has its own particular cheeses. There are 365 types of French cheese.
Brie, Camembert and roquefort are among them.
The most important part of every French meal is the baguette that can be served in different
ways and used to make sandwiches.
Soupe au Pistou is made with dried beans, zucchini and tomatoes, potatoes herbs and a small
shape of pasta. The pistou is added at the end.
A sweet crêpe
Soupe au Pistou

30. TRADITIONAL FRENCH COSTUMES AND
DANCES

31. Holidays and celebrations
• Christmas Day
• New Year’s Day
• Easter Holiday
• Labor Day on 1st of May
• National Day or Bastille Day is celebrated on July 14. This is the day the Bastille fortress in Paris
was stormed by revolutionaries to start the French Revolution.
http://www.mslimalicious.com

32. OUR „JOURNEY” THROUGH FRANCE WAS FANTASTIC.

33. FRANCE IS A LOVELY COUNTRY.

34. WE WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FRANCE FROM YOU.
WE ARE READY NOW FOR THE SKYPE CONFERENCE.
SEE YOU SOON.
AU REVOIR!