Thursday, November 13, 2008

Tapez (type) les accents en français!

Dans Microsoft Word:

Accent aigu (é) - Type CTRL+' then letter (été)
Accent grave (è, ù) - Type CTRL+` then letter (père, où)

* On some computers the accents are the opposite direction.

Accent circonflexe (ê) - Type CTRL+SHFT+6 then letter (forêt)
Tréma (ë) - Type CTRL+SHFT+; then letter (Noël)
Cédille (ç) - Type CTRL+, then letter (français)

Aussi: http://french.typeit.org/

Monday, November 3, 2008

Projet francophone - Introduction

  1. Choose two French-speaking countries and fill out the chart on p. 11 of your workbook.
  2. Don't forget to say why each country is interesting for you.

    Useful links:
    The CIA site: www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index
    The textbook site: www.mhhe.com/debuts2 (No password necessary. Click “Student Edition”. In pull down menu at left, choose “Chapitre préliminaire” on the bottom of the list. Under “More Resources” choose “Dossier culturel”.)