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Cover of a French-language fact resource headed “Le Saviez-vous?” (Did you know?), introducing the set
Opening cover of the French fact resource
French fact page about Napoleon: his height of 1.67 meters and a rumor about naming a pig after him
Napoleon topic page with two numbered facts
French fact page about Louis-Antoine d’Artois and his stated 20-minute reign during the 1830 revolution
French king topic page about a brief reign
French fact page on La Marseillaise: its composition in Strasbourg and an explanation of “sang impur”
La Marseillaise topic page with two statements
French fact page on “Les fuseaux horaires” (time zones), stating France has 12 across its territories
Time zones topic page with a world map
French fact page on “La frontière” (the border), describing a 730-kilometer border with Brazil in Guiana
Border topic page featuring French Guiana
French fact page on France’s maritime area of 11 million square kilometers and the ship Le Monge
Maritime area topic page with ship information
French fact page on “Les Maires” (mayors), describing uninhabited Meuse villages destroyed in World War I
Mayors topic page about uninhabited communes
French fact page about the village named Y in Somme and its residents, called Ypsiloniens, with a sign
Village topic page introducing Y in Somme
French fact page about carrier pigeons in the French army and their stated use in disaster communications
French army topic page about carrier pigeons
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Le saviez-vous? Interesting Facts about France

On each page of this resource, you will find an interesting fact about France or the French language and an image to illustrate that fact. There are a total of 34 pages which can be used a bell-ringers or fascinators.

Please note:

  • Everything is written in French. The language used is complex and the facts are linked to topics such as justice, tourism, history or heritage. They will therefore be more suited to sparkle the interest of your more advanced and older students.

  • Although the resource comes as a .pptx file, as well as a .pdf file, the facts are images and cannot be edited.

Also included: an index page to keep track of the facts you have already covered with your classes


Example of a fact included:

La tour Eiffel:

1.Aussi appelée « la dame de fer », elle mesure 324m et pèse 10 000 tonnes. Elle est repeinte en moyenne tous les 7 ans.

2. À l’origine, la tour Eiffel était un projet éphémère, présenté par Gustave Eiffel en 1889 pour commémorer le centenaire de la Révolution française. Elle devait être détruite après 20 ans.

3. Elle est aussi une antenne radio géante.

4. En 1940, les câbles de l’ascenseur de la tour Eiffel ont été coupés pour qu’Hitler ne puisse pas monter au sommet lors de sa visite à Paris.



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