FRENCH à la Carte

FRENCH à la Carte
An Internet Hotlist on French

created by Monsieur George La Neve
Somerset Hills School District

Introduction
Bienvenue!
Pack your cyber suitcases, here we go! Warp speed to various links that will take you to France and the language via points of interest. Exploration is the key word. I would like to say 'merci' to Margaret Azevedo at Stanford University for some of the addresses I borrowed.
Amusez-vous! Have fun!

The Internet Resources

Champs-Elysees - Visit the famous avenue.
Champs-Elysees CDs - The publishing company that provides CDs and workbooks to improve the language skills or just know what's happening.

Arts

Café de la Soul - Relax and join us for some café au lait and some Black culture from the United States, the Caribbean and Africa in this Parisian café.
French Culture and History - Looking for research material?
French Museums - This site will link to various museums in France and to areas of cultural interests.
Louvre Museum Official Web Site - Art lovers, Bienvenue au Louvre!

Learning Resources

Astérix, le site officiel - Astérix lovers - this is the site for you!
Berlitz - If you are interested in learning French using the Berlitz method, check this site for local schools.
Canadian Museum of Civilization - Researching Canada?
Club Internet France - Here's an excellent site for students and travelers to improve their knowledge of French and culture.
English-French Dictionary - This page will tap into an English-French dictionary.
Everything about French Cars - Are you interested in learning about the different types of French cars? Here is a site that will entertain and instruct. How much do you know about French cars?
France Time - French culture and lifestyle are explored here. Take a virtual trip to France through videos.
France and Francophonie - France is one of the largest countries in Western Europe. Discover the country and the language at this web site designed by SMU.
French Electronic Phonebook on the Web - Here’s a web site that can be incorporated into the curriculum for focusing on practical vocabulary. This site allows you to search out phone numbers for individuals or businesses. For travelers, here is your opportunity to find numbers for restaurants and hotels.
French Language Resources - Here is the site for learning resources where you will find a substantial list of learning sites for students as well as for travelers. If you want to 'brush up' your French, join us at this cyber library!
French Resource - Another site to help students in their learning of the language.
Green-acre Real Estate in France - I use this site primarily for a French III project that allows students to practice their knowledge of vocabulary. The internet lesson involves researching a home in France after students have learned pertinent vocabulary. Adults may like this particular page for a potential home for a European retreat!
L'Ecole de Henouville en Normandie - Here's your chance to visit a typical small French middle school in Normandie.
Les Liaisons Délicieuses - This location takes you on a gourmet tour of some of the specialities of France. Here we have a site that starts you off with one of France’s leading exports. Come join us for some French cheese!
Liste Cuisine Française - Davis Elder created this page that allows the chef in all of us to try our cooking skills. This site contains various links for the gourmet cook.
Lycos - Lycos allows browsers to search top new stories, pictures, sounds, a city guide, road maps and many other categories.
Mafma - There is a variety of links for French cars located on this page.
Portes Pages d'Accueil - This French-Canadian site is for educators of French.
Quia! French Activities - Try out your French or use this site for review of material you’ve learned. This site also is good if you wish to advance yourself in the language.
The Global Schoolhouse - Want to meet someone from another country? Try France! This site will allow you to set up cyber pal communications.
Voilà Web site/Francophone web search - For those who have a good command of the language, here is an excellent search engine in French.
Web Crawler - Web Crawler is an outstanding search page that can connect you with just about any Web page you need.
Yahoo! - Yahoo! is one of the most intensive search pages on the World Wide Web.

Paris

Bonjour Paris - For research and travel, check this site.
La Tour Eiffel - How much do you know about the Eiffel Tower? Want to challenge yourself with the level of understanding of the language? This site allows you to view information in English and French. Feel like constructing the Eiffel tower? Visit one of the links on the page!
Les Pages de Paris - A site that takes you to Paris, the City of Lights. You will be able to wander through the streets of Paris, visit cafés, try a little cyber shopping or just visit historical landmarks. Here, one has the opportunity to research some of the historical aspects of this great city.
Métro Map - Find your way in the Métro system in Paris. One of the oldest subway systems in the world has also become a model for other cities around the globe.
Métropole Paris - There are a series of links to cultural areas found on this web page. Here, one can read articles by various writers who give you insight as to what is occurring in France.
Paris France postcard Gallery - Visit this wonderful site for photos from Paris. You can e-mail postcards to friends and family.
Serveur officiel de la ville de Paris - Pack your suitcase and check your passport! Cyber travel to this site to connect with other links that take you around Paris. The entire site is in French.
The Paris Pages - Central information link for information on Paris and French culture, serving roughly 70,000 documents and images. The Paris Tourist Office is linked to the site. In English and French.

French Media

AOL's France Web Page - Want to know what's going on in France? Here is an excellent site brought to you by AOL.
Bienvenue à France2! - Want to see what’s on TV in France? I use this site, again, for class projects. Students find this area interesting especially when they find that American programs are being shown dubbed in French.
France TV5 television - Visit what's going on at a French television station.
Magazines - Cultures (French) - A list of magazines in French for students and travelers.
Paris Match - This site has been designed by the French magazine 'Paris Match'. If it’s current events and lifestyles that interest you, try this web site!
Radio France Internationale daily electronic Revue de Presse - Receive daily news from Radio France Internationale.

Travel

American Council for International Studies - This site takes the cyber traveler to the company used by some of our World Languages department members for trips outside of the United States.
Avignon et Provence - Thinking of visiting Avignon and/or other sites in Provence?
La Provence - Want to see what is availability for tourism? Pack your bags for this beautiful part of France.
Paris Web Site - Here is a student project that resulted in the creation of a wonderful web site. Enjoy!
Rail Europe - Fares and schedules for 1500 most-traveled routes and information on passes. Eurostar, and more. In English.
Relais and Chateaux - Directory of properties with info on packages, promos, rates and availability. Reservations can be made via e-mail. In English.
The City of Nancy, France - Visit this lovely town filled with art, history, music and theater.
Tour de France (Regions) - Planning a trip or doing research? Try this site for assistance.
Weather in France - Want to know the weather in France before you leave on that vacation? Here is the site with all the information.

Content by Monsieur George La Neve, glaneve@shsd.org
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Last revised Tue Jun 19 9:18:47 US/Pacific 2007