Make the Transition – French website material
For great backup material on most French topics, check out www.french.ie/. This site is a portal of Scoilnet and is an invaluable resource.
1. Rentrée Zen!
http://livres.fluctuat.net/john-boyne.html – Find out more about the Irish author, John Boyne.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8vInX5846Y – Listen to Carla Bruni sing a song from her latest album.
http://www.didierdrogba.com/fr/index.asp – Look at Didier Drogba’s official website.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1so1ZMgpg2w – Watch Oscar run on this website.
http://www.almanach.free.fr/ – See the date of your fête. Download a free French calendar for your wall.
2. L’école à ton rythme.
http://www.sarkozy.fr/ – Find out more about the French president.
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/ccc-lhebdo-du-4-janvier-quelles-sont-vos-bonnes-rsolutions-pour-2009-/1747717002/? (67k) – Listen to some French people talking about their New Year resolutions.
http://www.manor.ch/fr/enfants/emploi-du-temps.cfm – Download an emploi de temps you can complete for your school day.
3. A la Télé et au Cinéma.
http://www.ftfs.fr/ – Find out all about the French Theatre for Schools Theatre Company. You can read a résumé of their plays. Inspect the student parts and view the photo gallery of past performances.
http://www.yannarthusbertrand.org/ – See some amazing pictures.
4. Boîte à Musique.
http://www.tf1.fr/star-academy/ – Look at the official website of this popular TV reality show, which is similar to “You’re a Star”. See excerpts of the winners on the show over the years.
5. En Forme!
http://www.studyparents.com/Sondage-IPSOS-Sante-Fondation.html – See more details on the Wyeth survey on young people and their health.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqbUvD_I1Yo – Watch an extract from an exclusive interview with Isabelle Dinoire about her face transplant.
6. Le travail et le stage professional.
http://www.joblux.fr/ – Read about jobs available in the luxury industry in France.
** http://www.dossiers-aero.com/concorde.htm – Find out about the Concorde aircraft.
http://www.francparler.org/fiches/presse_interview.htm – Read advice on doing a good job interview.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxpk2_david-copperfield-tour-de-magie_fun – See David Copperfield perform amazing tricks.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28mhi_dernier-vol-du-concorde-2_events – See the last flight of Concorde from JFK airport.
7. Carré D’art.
http://www.bdangouleme.com/ – Find out all about the fabulous festival of cartoons at Angoulême.
http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/fr/index.html – Go to this website and take the virtual tour of the caves. Incroyable!
8. Passionné(e) par le sport.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4tgla_eric-barone-record-de-vitesse-en-vt_sport – See Eric Barone set the world high speed record for mountain biking and many more exciting clips.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvclj_alain-robert-alias-spiderman_extreme – Watch Alain Robert climb the Tour Monparnasse.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/833340/alain_robert_torre_agbar_barcelona_12_11_07_01/ – Watch Alain Robert climb the Torre Agbar in Barcelona.
9. Mangeons Bio!
http://tailleventnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=196&Itemid=44 – Read more about Michel Lotito’s, (Monsieur Mangetout) bizarre eating habits.
http://www.fr.vignelaure.com/ – Find out all about this vineyard.
www.galwaybaywine.com/ – French wines with an Irish connection are reputed to be among the best. See the video where “La Petite Colline d’Espere” is sampled by restaurateurs and critics.
10. Grosses Bises!
http://www.joliecarte.com/ – Send a Valentine’s Day card in the language of love to your loved one with the help of this website.
http://www.nehb.ie/coolschoolbullyfree/default.htm – Find out all about this anti-bullying initiative in Ireland.
http://www.wat.tv/video/est-pas-sorcier-recyclage-igtm_igsg_.html – Look at a 26 minute film in clear French about recycling waste into correct containers.
12. La Science et les Inventions.
http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/jeunesse/quiz-questions.php?id=539&rub=9 – Try a French quiz on French inventions (lots of other topics are also available).
http://www.ftplanet.net/langage-sms.php – This website has a very clear and comprehensive “dictionnaire du langage SMS.”
13. L’Argent ne fait pas le Bonheur!
http://videos.tomsguide.com/video/iLyROoafJrgD.html – Watch Eva Longoria in an advertisement for L’Oréal in French.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates – Read more about Bill Gates here.
http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/economie/societe-generale-jerome-kerviel-un-vrai-krach_469579.html – Read more about Jérôme Kerviel and what he did at Socièté Générale here.