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Ok, look at this picture, as is known to all, it’s a famous building named “Eiffel tower” in Paris. Then, see this word, its meaning is hello, but in French, we need to say “bonjour”.
Secondly, I want to show you a catalogue which I will mention, including geographic region, historic information, popularity, alphabet&symbols, character systems, features, development, culture, economy, preservation and solutions/suggestions.
Thirdly, let us watch a movie. In fact, it’s a famous romantic film “angle loves beauty” in France.
Next, look at this map, more exactly, it describes that how many people speak French around the world. It’s not difficult for us to find that the area focuses on the Europe. To be honest, French is the official, social and literary language of the France, Monaco and Luxemburg. Actually, French is widely used in Europe, even in Canada, French and English are in the equal status, which is distributed in Quebec province. At the same time, French has various dialects. Only in this way can the language show its specialties.
Well, how much do you know about the history of the French language? To tell you the truth, the French language was developed from the Latin of the Roman Empire, and is divided into three historic periods. There are old French, middle French and modern French. During all these periods, the French language was heavily influenced by other languages. For example, old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the failure of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the renaissance. The close proximity of both Germany and Italy also allowed for a great transmigration of linguistic and cultural practices.
Of course, we know france is filled with romance. Similarly, French is a romance language globally spoken by about 77 million people as a first language. By 190 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million

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