Le Monde Francophone

I

Bienvenus au monde Francophone

This map is incomplete! Consult the map of the Francophone World on the front cover of Voilà. What are the regions of the Francophone world which do not appear on the map above? Make a list of these regions on a separate sheet of paper to bring to class.

"Francophonie": Terme inventé en 1880 par le géographe Onésime Reclus pour définir l'ensemble des personnes et des pays utilisant le français à des titres divers.

Now you will visit the site of the Ministére des Affaire etrangères. Respond to the questions in the bottom frame. When you have completed this exercise, return to this page and continue with part II. 

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III

Voilà le drapeau du Sénégal. Cliquez sur le drapeau pour visiter le pays.

  


 

III.

As you can see, French is spoken all over the world. Each Francophone country has a distinctive accent. Just as in the USA, there are also regional accents within the Hexagon.

Click on a Francophone country or a region of France to hear the variety of accents and regional/national vocabularies.

 

La France

Le Monde

La Lorraine

Le Maghreb (North Africa)

Le Nord

Québec

La Provence

La Suisse