1. Fall for French Je t’aime

2. 220 million speakers in 5 continents Global language

3. Do you recognize these instances of French culture? Cultural language

4. Familiar language mayonnaise croissant aeroplane surprise limonade éléphant café sport papier Through French you can learn other languages: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese As much as 50 % of English vocabulary is from French.

5. Salut ! Tu t’appelles comment? Salut ! Je m’appelle François. Ça va ? Ça va bien, merci, et toi? Fun language – have a go! Super! You’ll quickly reach the level where you’ll manage in everyday situations. Ça va, merci. Au revoir !

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7. France is the most attractive tourist destination in the world — more than 70 M tourists annually! Other favourites include e.g. Switzerland, Canada, Switzerland, Canada, Monaco and Monaco and Tunisia Tunisia Holiday language

8. Knowledge of French will help you secure a job in technology, forest, medicine, clothing, cosmetics, energy and car industries in Finland and abroad. Business language

9. Language for international affairs

10. With French you’ll stand out!

11. Dia 1: Eiffel & Notre Dame CC BY Kielitivoli Tampere, Arc de Triomphe Microsoft Clipart Dia 2: www.francophonie.orgwww.francophonie.org Dia 3: rooster, wine, model, croissants/baguette Microsoft Clipart, Citroën CC BY Mika Lintujärvi, Milou & frog CC BY-NC-ND Vesa Koskinen, Matisse CC BY-NC-ND Phillip Martin www.phillipmartin.info, Les Bleus shirt CC BY-SA Altrensa, Wikimedia Commons, Barbapapa CC BY-SA Gautier Barbe, Wikimedia Commons, Sébastien Loeb CC BY-SA Craig Coomans, Wikimedia Commons, Astérix, Tintin and Renault pictures do not meet the threshold of originality needed for copyright protection, and are therefore in the public domain. The author of Christian Lacroix photo Jorge Barrios has released the photo in public domain, Wikimedia Commonswww.phillipmartin.info Dia 7: photos 1 and 4 CC BY Mika Lintujärvi, photos 2 and 3 CC BY Kielitivoli Tampere Dia 8: all photos CC BY Kielitivoli Tampere Dia 9: all photos public domain Dia 10: Statue de la Liberté CC BY Mika Lintujärvi, French class CC BY-NC-ND Nina Pirttinokka, other photos CC BY Kielitivoli Tampere Photo and picture sources