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accent marks can be the bête noire for students of French, whether they are just beginning or at an advanced level. This article seeks to make sense out of the purpose of the accent marks and help students to know when to use them. [pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic]Introduction to the Five French Accent Marks Although they can be a pain in the backside to English speakers, accent marks in French are part of the spelling of French words, and are as important as any letter. In this article you will learn

THE GRAND ALEXANDER. To Madam Bourneau. S ince I have read the Grand Alexander, the old age of Corneille does not so much alarm me; and I am not so apprehensive that the writing of Tragedies will end with him. However, I could wish, that before his death he would adopt the Author of this Piece, and, like a tender father, give a right cast to the Judgment of one, who alone deserves to be his Successor. I wish that he would give him a good taste of Antiquity, which he enjoys to so much advantage; that

groups: he is black and he wants to be accepted by the white community. He rejects the fact to be treated as a simple black man but he isn’t considered as a white man, even if he went to the university. We can imagine that it’s only when he helps Jefferson to become a man that Grant will belong to one of those groups. We can see the character’s complexity by the dialogue between Henri Pichot and him because Grant doesn’t talk like Miss Emma and tante Lou, he speaks like a white man because of his

compréhension est-ce que vous parlez français ? do you speak French? vous pouvez répéter ? can you repeat that, please? est-ce que vous pourriez parler plus lentement ? could you speak more slowly? je ne comprends pas I don’t understand je parle à peine l’anglais I speak hardly any English Se présenter je m’appelle Sophie my name’s Sophie comment vous appelez-vous ? what’s your name? je vous présente mon mari this is my husband enchanté(e) pleased to meet you comment allez-vous ? how are you? très bien

LARCHEZ Thomas 4è5 Bonjour = Hello ! Ravi de vous rencontrer = Nice to meet you Comment va-tu ? = how are you ? Vous habiter ou a Londre ? = you live or london ? Je me sens malade = I feel sick Où sont les toilettes s'il vous plaît = where are the toilets please Yummy = Délicieux Avez-vous une autre couverture = Have you got another blanket Il ne fonctionne pas = It doesn't work Can i call phone my teacher = Puis-je appeler mon prefesseur ? Je suis le chef de groupe = I'm the group

explains a lot of behaviours in Québec, and one has to know the culture before starting negotiating there. Jacques Cartier discovered the part of Canada which is called Quebec. In the middle of the 18th century, French America was expending to the west, covering more than half of the continent. But after wars against England during decades, the French territory has been sold in 1763, excepted Louisiana (sold in 1803). Along the history, the Quebecois had to fight against English people and against the

the Burdens have decided to visit them so on Sunday, the Burdens head out in their wagon to greet their new Bohemian neighbours. Mrs Burden explains that someone took advantage of the Shimerdas when they decided to move to Black Hawk by overcharging for a farmhouse not suite to th eharsh Nebraska winters. At the Shimerdas, the two families exchange greetings and we see the Shimerda family through Jim's eyes. In a first part, we will study the difficulty the Shimerdas have to adapt in their new country

d’Anglais In this document there is two documents. The first one is an article entitled “Change law to make bullying bosses pay.” It is a newspaper from “The independent on Sunday”, which was published on the 26th of May 2002. So it is a fairly old daily. The second is an extract from a strip drawn. The author is Edward P. Lazear. These articles tacked the issue of harassment from bosses at work. To summarize, the author said that there is more and more bullying bosses at work and this phenomenon

know I’m sorry  Problèmes de compréhension  est-ce que vous parlez français ? je ne comprends pas vous pouvez répéter ? je parle à peine l’anglais do you speak French? I don’t understand can you repeat that, please? I speak hardly any English est-ce que vous pourriez parler plus lentement ? could you speak more slowly?  Se présenter  je m’appelle Sophie très bien, merci comment vous appelez-vous ? salut, ça va ? je vous présente mon mari ça va, et toi 

living there. My origins are Moroccan and thanks to my frequent visit into my relatives’ country I am a fluent Arabish speaker. I am the eldest sibling of a four children’s house assumed by my mother who is a nurse. I use to live and take care of children at different ages. I am baby-sitting since three years in different family. I know how to take care of them with ease and kindness. However, I know how to be strict if it is needed. I always come up to parent’s expectations. I consider myself