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Top Pick

Zut!   Catherine Murphy taught French in Cardiff, UK, for 10 years and resigned last year in order to be able to spend more time to work on Zut.  Zut provides a comprehensive set of interactive activities for French teachers and learners, featuring more than 500 exercises, over 100 of which have audio samples of native French speakers. It is an easily navigated resource, organized for each year of study and also includes exercises for the interactive whiteboard.

LOTE Links: French Resources The Center for Educator Development: Languages Other Then English has created a great resource page for French.

French Art

Caves of Lascaux   Use this site to visit the pre-historic cave paintings no longer open to the public.

Louvre  This world-renowned museum has a excellent web including a virtual visit.

Orsay Museum   Learn about the 19^th century collections, the current exhibitions and even the gift shop.

French Culture and History

Creating French Culture   This exhibit traces the history of this relationship from Charlemagne (b. 742?-d. 814) to Charles de Gaulle (b. 1890-d. 1970), through the prism of more than 200 magnificent "treasures" on loan from the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris.

History of France  by Brigham Young University.  These links connect to France's historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated.  They shed light on key historical happenings within France and within the broadest sense of political, economic, social and cultural history.

World of French Culture and Education in the USA   Supported by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States and FACSEA (Society for French-American Cultural Services and Educational Aid) and based in New York, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy's mandate is to enable the American public to experience the rich and dynamic world of French culture in its various manifestations on U.S. territory.

French Food

French food from About.com  Archived and updated articles covers recipes, history and the mystique of French cooking.

Food in France   Find out why food is a key ingredient of life in France and try some French cooking at home with these recipes. From Oxfam and partners.

Foods and Wines from France  The French Government’s emissary in the United States for information about French foods and wines. Under Wines and Foods, the Recipe link includes some quick tips for becoming a French gourmet cook.

French Cheese  Learn about the 400 varieties of French cheese and each of the region's that produce this delicious French commodity.

French Cuisine  Information gathered by the American Association of Teachers of French. 

Global Gourmet: France  Recipes, history and much more will whet your appetite for French food at this site.

French Geography and Travel

Excite Guide to France  A reliable source for you or your students to plan for travel in France.

France Travel Planning   This commercial ‘everything in one place’ site could be good for a trip planning activity in English.

Francophone Tourisme  This site is most useful for upper secondary or university.

French Embassy in the United States  This site has a French and English version. You can read daily briefings by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the current situation.

French Phone Book Use this Web site to search for Web sites using French by keywords, region or map.

French Tourist Office  This official site includes travel planning, virtual museum visits in France and practical guides to getting around.

Map and Information of Paris  Locate any monument by name or area. 

Paris Metro  The Reseau Autonome de Transport Parisien allows you to learn about the Metro or plan a trip.

Paris Pages  Here, you’ll find a collection of sites for The City of Lights, including monuments, train stations, postcards your students can send for writing assignments, and more.

 

View Paris This image takes a while to download, but is worth the view.
 

International Web Cams

Aubagne You can see the hillside beloved by Marcel Pagnol, changing with the seasons in real time.

Ski Stations at Courcheval Check out the slopes en France.

Virtual Visits

Louvre  Visit the many galleries of this amazing museum, and learn the many architectural eras represented in the building itself.

Collection of Collections  This site from the French Cultural Ministry gives a collection of expositions in architecture, print media, music and art, including partial visits to each collection.  Updated.

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