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.
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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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
Le Maghreb (North Africa)
Québec
La Suisse