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French Experience, The

Curricular Area: Foreign Language, Cultural Diversity

Grade Level: 9-12

Program Web Site:
The French Experience
Teacher Guide:
Not Available

Record Rights: Recording/duplication allowed as long as IPTV broadcasts the series.

Series Length:
20 programs

Program Length:
15 minutes


Educators can use this hugely successful course to develop students' listening, reading, writing and speaking skills, as well as gain valuable insights into French culture.


101. Présentations
greetings and introductions; features Paris' 14th of July celebration

102. Famille
family; tracing a family tree; a magazine report about the "new father"

103. Professions
work; an Airbus test pilot; a park warden in the Pyrenees National Park

104. Ville et campagne
living in a town or the country; Cergy-Pontoise, a new town the size of Paris built right on the edge of the capital

105. Les courses
shopping for food in shops and at a market; the Chocolate Eaters' Club annual dinner in Paris

106. Toutes directions
asking for directions; author/historian Raymond Bourgart retraces a memorable journey through Strasbourg

107. Á toute vitesse
commuting and traveling by public transport; a Parisian traffic police officer

108. Hótels et campings
different types of accommodations; the convent in Boulaur in southwest France

109. Intérieurs
the home; Chateau du Bosc, holiday home of Toulouse Lautrec

110. Loisirs
leisure activities; villagers of Autretot in Normandy win a coveted prize in the National Village Flower competition

111. Bon appétit!
a chef educating the palates of children in Alsace; behind the scenes at a restaurant in Strasbourg

112. Forme et santé
health and fitness; traditional spa treatments at Luchon in the Pyrenees and Medecins sans Frontieres

113. Au travail
working life; the past and future of agriculture on a farm near Reims; volunteers at the Restos du Coeur, a charitable organization in Paris

114. Plaire et séduire
partners, meeting places, and buying clothes; the creation of a new perfume at Jean Patou in Paris

115. Par tous les temps
sports and the weather; the meteorological van accompanies the Tour de France through the Alps

116. Voyages
ballooning in the Pyrenees; the Canal du Midi in southwest France

117. Langues et travail
the national passion for the French language; the National Dictation Contest; a man who lives in one country but works in another

118. Vacances
making the most of holidays; the creation of a natural reserve in the Alps; panning for gold in the Pyrenees

119. Culture
get information in a museum; express opinions about art; an international festival of comedy in southwest France

120. Les Couleurs de la France
immigrants living and working in France; an immigrant family living in Strasbourg; couscous, the North African dish that has almost become a national dish of France


Previous Broadcasts:

Programs #101 - 120
Monday - Friday, 5:00 - 5:30 a.m.
January 7 - 20, 2009

Two (2) programs air back-to-back

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