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1. [THE_VOTIVE_FESTIVAL]
The votive festival is a tradictional
festival of the South of France. It takes
place in summer generally from July to
September. These festivals are not
really always intented to the bulls but
it's a good occasion to regroup all the
city or the village. It's a great moment
of conviviality.
[How_?
An exemple of votive festival,
It's the one of Nîmes.
This festival is composed of many
differnces type of bulls show.
Sometimes in the street with
horseriders who try to keep the bulls
between them (Photo). Or sometimes in
an area who person need to fix little
pikes on the bull's neck or to snatch ring
positioned on the horn... There are
obviously very much other type of bulls
game, like these whit a pool etc...

2. The flora of the South of France
The South of France is home to
many species of plants, trees and
shrubs which are specific to it
( rosemary, thym, olive tree… ).
These plants have a lot of
utilities.
They are used for their fruits, to
decorate, for their vegetables,
for their wood, for their medical
properties…
Some can slow the cancer !

3. Olives
There are a lot of differents types of olives, which all have several
colours but the main types are black and green olives. But it's
almost the same taste.
With olives we can do a lot of products like olive oil.
We use this oil in to cook dishes and in sauces.
Then we can eat the olives in tapenade : it's a mash of
olives and for that we can use both types of olives.
Finally we use them in cosmetics, like soap, shampoo,
lipstick... So olives are really usefull.
Europe is a big consommer of olives particulary in the
mediterranean region because it's in this region of the world
where the level of olive production is the highest.
To conclude we can say that olives are a part of our culture
because we eat olives almost every day.
We enjoy tapenade on bread and we can also eat the olives in
brine with a drink.

4. Pic Saint Loup
The Pic Saint Loup is a famous
mountain well-known for the
quality of his wine, the beauty of its
landscapes, his lovely castle, his
medieval love legend, and the series
of activites that we can do there.
The castle of montferrand
The produce
around the Pic
Saint Loup is
mainly a red
wine.

5. Pic Saint Loup
His story :
Three brothers, Loup Guiral, and
Clair all lovers of the beautiful
Bertrade set out on a crusade
without knowing which of them
would be chosen as her husband. On
they way back the beloved had died.
They decided to live as hermits on
top of three mountains. The Loup's
one was the Pic saint loup.
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Activities :
A prestigious
rugby school
The Pic Saint Loup is really
representative of my region

6. Montpellier's beaches
● Lucky for us, the wheather here is usually great,
which welcomes everyone to go to the beach !
It's nice and warm, there not many waves so it's
super calm and enjoyable. If you don't feel like
going for swim, you can go for a long walk on
the beach and pick up beautiful shells.
● In the summer, many tourists come to
Montpellier for its amazing beaches.

8. The Markets
e
In France, we can buy all we need by many different ways. On internet or in
markets. You can see some differents markets, some markets where you can
only buy food or special markets like the Christmas one. We also have of course
some shopping centers or supermarkets.
One of the many little markets with
specials sellers
Christmas market in Montpellier
French website
where you can
buy and sell all
you want.
Supermarkets we have in France

9. French brands
France is primarily known for its brands.
Main sectors are fashion & cosmetics, food,
transport & accomodation. France is also
renowned for the high quality of its products
« à la française ».
France is the first exportator of cosmetics in
the world. Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Chanel,
Guerlain, L'Oréal are well-known.
Paris remains
the capital city
of fashion.The
« haute-
couture » is
incarnated by
several
designers like
Jean-Paul
Gauthier, Louis
Vuitton and
Coco Chanel…
The french gastronomy is
appreciated for its refinement
and its authenticity.
France is also known
thanks to its transports,
whether cars (Renault,
Peugeot-Citroen) or
aircraft (Airbus, Airfance).
The french AccorHotel
gathers Mercure, Sofitel,
Pullman, Ibis together.
L'Ocitane, Souleiado, Avene, Perrier are
native from southern France.

10. French restaurants habits
and manners

11. Restaurants habits
On a restaurant's
table there are
always :
A jug of water
Salt and pepper
A basket of pieces of
french bread ( la
baguette)
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Openning times :-from 12 pm to 14 pm
-from 7 pm to 11 pm (or later)
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12. 1) the plate (the napkin is in it)
2, 3) there are different sorts of
knives : the meat knife, the cheese
knife* and the classic knife
4, 5) the teeth of the forks are
pointed down in order to do not hurt
people
6, 7) Sometimes there is a spoon or a
little fork for the dessert
8, 9) There are three differents
glasses : the tallest is used to drink
water, the medium one to drink le vin
rouge and the smallest to drink le vin
blanc.
There is sometimes a big spoon for le
potage.
* the cheese knife :

13. A traditional french meal
is composed of :
- Un apéritif or an aperitif: composed
of alcohol and sometimes of toasts of
tapenade (french specialty made of
olives and anchovies).
- Une entrée or a starter:often a salad
an oil and vinegar dressing or a soup.
- The main course (le plat principal):
often composed of meat or fish.
- The cheese board ( sometimes):
composed of french cheese like the
brie, the bleu, the camembert, the
goat cheese and so on.
-The dessert and the coffee, or the
“café gourmand” (coffee drink with
cakes).
A salad with oil and
vinegar dressing
A cheese board
Toasts of tapenade
The pot-au-feu, a
traditional french meal
The « café
gourmand »

14. A french meal takes one or two hours : people
eat slowly because they take time to speak and
laugh.
In France, the service is included in the bill.
However, people can give a pourboire for the
waiter if they enjoyed the service (5% to 10%
of the bill).

15. French restaurant manners
Do :
-The man must enter first
in the restaurant.
-You must eat with the fork
in your left hand and the
knife in your right hand.
-Your hands must be on the
table, not under.
-Your napkin must be on
your knees.
-You must wait everybody at
the table to be served
before start eating.
-You must eat with your
mouth closed.
-The wine glass must be
filled only to the half (a full
wine glass is considered as a
bad manner).
Don't :
-You mustn't eat with your
fingers.
-You mustn't put your
elbows on the table.
-Your napkin mustn't be
around your neck.
-You don't have to toast.
-You mustn't talk when you
are eating.
-You mustn't cut your salad
or your pastas.
-You mustn't burp, it is
very rude.
-You mustn't sneeze or
wipe noisely.
-It is forbidden to smoke
in a restaurant.
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