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Languages spoken by almost half of the world’s population share the same roots. French, English, Spanish, Celtic languages, Urdu, Hindi and many more are Indo-European languages which come from a group of people who lived approximately 8000 years ago. Where did these people live?
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Present day Britain
Present day France
Present day Ukraine
Present day America
Why are there 2 words in English for animals, one for the dead animal and one for the animal still grazing in the field?
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English speakers love animals too much.
French speaking Normans were rich and ate the animals which were looked after by English speaking peasants
This distinction exists in all languages
I don’t know, please tell me!
French was the official language of England for about 300 years
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True
False
Why is the grapheme “tion” at the end of a word (revolution, action etc.) pronounced with a “sh” sound rather than “S”?
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Because of its Latin roots
It’s a regional accent in Scotland
That’s how people in Paris pronounce it
It is linked to the regional accent in Normandy
Number 80 in French is quatre-vingts which literally means four twenties. How do they say 70, 80 and 90 in the French speaking part of Belgium?
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Septante, octante, nonante
Soixante-dix, quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-dix
Septante, quatre-vingts, nonante
Soixante-dix, quatre-vingts, nonante
What do the following rivers share: Dordogne in France, Dour in England and Scotland, Duero in Spain and Douro in Portugal - also linked to the word Dŵr in Welsh?
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The word Dour which is the Celtic word for water
Dour means hard river in Norman French (rivière dure)
Dour is the English word for water
Dour is the French word for water
Gaelic speakers gave us the names of many regions and countries where they lived. Places like Portugal, Galicia, Gaul and more. Wales and Wallonia also belong to that category of places whose name comes from the word Gael. In what way?
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Wallonia in Belgium is pronounced Gallonia
W and G and 2 sounds at the start of a word which have been swapped throughout history - Wales/Gaels Wallonia/Gallonia
Gaelic speakers used to go to Belgium on holiday
The Welsh don’t like speaking Celtic languages
Sports: which 2 words come from French?
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Tennis and football
Ballet and rugby
Ballet and tennis
Football and rugby
Fashion: French words associated with fashion are used in English. Names of clothes, such as a dress comes from the French dresser (la table), meaning setting the table to make it prettier. But where does the word Fashion come from?
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It comes from the Greek and means beauty
It’s a Germanic word meaning the way you look
It comes from the French Façon, meaning the way - you dress (façon de s’habiller)
It means clothes in old English
Many legal terms in English have 2 words for the same concept: liberty/freedom, lawyer/advocate, jail / prison. One has Germanic roots and the other one French roots. Do you know why?
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German speaking tribes ruled Britain
For some people, it’s easier to say these words with German roots
French was considered more elegant and judges wanted to show off their French
The people in charge of the legal system (judges, lawyers) were the Normans and spoke French. The accused at that time tended to be the common people and generally spoke English
Many words were borrowed from the French and added to the English language which is why English has many more words than most languages around the world
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True
False
The United Kingdom is made of:
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England, Scotland and Wales
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland
Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland
The Auld Alliance between France and Scotland is one of the oldest in the world. As a consequence, many cultural and linguistic links exist between the 2 countries. Which name of these Scottish dishes comes from the French language?
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Haggis
Boiled neeps
Fried tatties
Cranachan
Australia’s first penal colony was created on 20th January 1788 by Britain - in fact the 26th January is the date now celebrated nationally as "Australia Day". When did le comte de La Pérouse, the French explorer, arrive in botanic bay? What were his intentions?
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January 1787. He wanted to conquer Australia.
January 1788. He was on a scientific mission exploring the world and therefore didn’t fight against the British.
January 1789. He wanted to fight the British troops.
Never. His boat sank on the way there.
The Cajuns in Louisiana are originally French immigrants who lived in Canada
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True
False
When Napoleon sold Louisiana to the American government in 1804, what proportion of the country did it represent then?
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About 10%
About 20%
About 30%
About 50%
What kind of Cajun dish is a Gumbo?
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A chicken soup
A fish soup
A big dish with chicken as its main ingredient
A big dish with crocodile as its main ingredient
Accents: in French there are accents on top of letters which change the way these letters are pronounced. However è (accent grave) and ê (accent circonflexe) are pronounced the same way. Why does the circumflex exist? What letter does it replace and which often has been kept in English?
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A silent S which has been removed from the spelling of a word (Forest/Forêt)
French speaking people like accents on top of letters
English speaking people like the letter S
I’m not sure!
Days of the week in French and in English: what do Thursday and jeudi mean?
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The day of the sun and the moon
The day of Thor and jupiter
The day of mars and Junio
The day of saturn and venus
One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. This is a quote from:
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Franck Smith
Nelson Mandela
Richard Tallaron
My teacher
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