| A | B |
|---|
| Comment dit-on "back to school" en français? | la rentrée |
| When do students go back to school in the fall? | early September |
| What do French students carry their books in? | un cartable (satchel/bookbag) |
| Comment peut-on dire (can one say) "good-bye" en France? | au revoir, salut, bye, ciao |
| What is "la Francophonie"? | the French speaking world |
| How many people speak French in Europe? | 75 million |
| Name the five countries and the one city in which French is spoken in Europe? | la France, la Belgique, le Luxembourg, la Suisse, Monaco, et Andorre (these last two are principalities) |
| Which are the two countries where they speak more than French? | la Belgique et la Suisse |
| Which are the three former French colonies in North Africa? | from west to east: le Maroc, l'Algérie, la Tunisie |
| Which of these three North African countries is the largest? | l'Algérie (which has a big chunk of the Sahara desert |
| What is the official language in these three North African countries? | Arabic |
| What does "langue d'ouverture" mean? | language that opens doors |
| What is the "langue d'ouverture" in the three North African countries? | le français |
| What is French used for in the three North African countries? | politics, business/commerce, literature and the arts |
