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Best reasons to get french

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I assembled this series of high-profile facts regarding France to help my middle school Australian students *get* that French is a Power language and that it would be an amazing opportunity-broadener for them in the next few years.
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Too many reasons to *GET* French!
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Too many reasons to *GET* French!

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Reality check:

There are all kinds of reasons to learn a foreign language –

and French in particular.

Reality check:

There are all kinds of reasons to learn a foreign language –

and French in particular.

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Your [family] trip to any country will be greatly enhanced if you speak the language beyond a basic, “Bonjour,” “Merci” and “Au revoir.”

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The locals will be more friendly and helpful, as they will be impressed by your efforts at speaking their language.

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An obvious one is to be able to communicate with the people who speak it.

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Flip-side: As most Europeans know YOUR language, not knowing ANY foreign language might make you seem un-intelligent or lazy.

And that would be SO wrong,

RIGHT?

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HARD FACTSReality #1: U are not going to be 14 FOREVER!

Reality #2: Whether u can afford it or not, at one time or another, you will WANT to go to Europe.

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Reality #3: you have NO idea whom you will meet and what you will need to do in a few years’ time.

True or False?

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Reality #4: You probably already know – deep inside – that you don’t know for

sure where you will want to be ... or need to go ... some 5 years from now ...

some 10 years from now.

True or False?

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Reality #5: by the time you need that amazing full-time

job, around 2020, you might not be able to find what you need in Australia.

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Massive Heads Up: whether you *think* you would like to become a mechanic, a doctor, a manager, a chef, a model, a

spy, a horse trainer, an architect, a model, a teacher, a ballerina, a singer or a vet or a scientist, knowing a fair amount of FRENCH will always give you an edge over the competition.

Why?

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Because everyone *out there* knows that French is a challenging language

to master. And NOT everyone CAN do it.

So, when you show that you speak French reasonably well, it tells

everyone that you know how to train your brain and that you have great

self-discipline!

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There’s this WEIRD thing about French: while Japanese

is primarily spoken only in Japan and German is primarily

spoken only in Germany, French is spoken officially in 33 countries in which French is

either the official language, or one of the official languages

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& here are some of the reasons that make French

the most *out there and useful* language to learn:

 

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Fact: France is the world’s leader in

inspiring high-end, luxury fashion.

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Fact: France is the world's third military power after the US

and Russia.

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Fact: the French are a world leader in

medical research: the AIDS virus was first isolated by French

doctors.

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Fact: Most commercial satellites are put into space on

French Ariane rockets.

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Fact: France is the fourth largest producer of

practical and prestige automobiles in the world

with their range of Renault, Peugeot and

Citroën.

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Fact: France has the 5th largest economy in the world after the U.S., Japan, China,

Germany.

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Fact: France is the leading country in terms of classic

high-end, expensive cuisine. French chefs are world-famous

and inspirations to 1000s of wannabe chefs around the

world.

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Even snails don’t taste like snailsThey are WORLD famous delish

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Fact: The world’s fastest train is STILL the French TGV.

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Fact: France is the world's leader in the production of

luxury goods.

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Fact: France gives more humanitarian

aid per capita to developing nations than does the US.

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Medecins Sans Frontiers is its original name

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Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) is an internationally-based, non-governmental medical organization with a presence in over 70 countries throughout the world.

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The volunteers working for MSF include doctors, nurses, engineers, water and sanitation experts, administrators, as well as other professionals.

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Wot? U already know you’ll never be into helping the world in that way?

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Fact: France is the world's second largest builder

and exporter of civilian and military aircraft and helicopters.

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Fact: The French Airbus is the world's second largest fleet

of commercial airliners.

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In 1890 Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee.

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120 yrs later, French, you might have

noticed, IS still the Official language of the

O.Games!

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So ... let’s say it one more time: whether you *think* you would like to

become a mechanic, a doctor, a manager, a chef, a model, a spy, a

horse trainer, an architect, a model, a teacher, a ballerina, a jet pilot, a

singer, a race car driver or a nurse or a vet or a scientist, knowing a decent

amount of French will open up MANY options for YOU.

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Know French and you could truly be on your way to

being an urban player in the huge global world out there!

Who knows, right?

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Uh ... not so fast!

Question: is the earth flat OR is the planet already almost flat?

Ah! D’ you hear that ‘cos of all the new technologies already in place, the *world* is no

longer just ... *round*?

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That means that even if you don’t ever leave *home,* just with your laptop and your

professional specific add-ons and apps,

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From home, YOU could do be doing your own work-thing with French speaking doctors, managers, actors, bands, scientists, mechanics, spies or nurses in 33 different countries without even getting into a car ... or a plane! Entirely up to you!

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Smokin’ plan!!

So, what about French?

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Don’t leave home without it!

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It’s like,

WHY would you?

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