Champagne Ardenne

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Champagne Ardenne

• French lesson 13

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Virtual discovery of a region

• Champagne Ardenne http//www.tourisme-champagne-ar
  denne.com 
• Malli nidhlu fil-homepage insibu hafna
  nformazzjoni varjata dwar dak li hu ghaddej
  fir-regjun bhal attivitajiet u metodi kif wiehed
  jista jaghmel mawra interessanti fdan
  ir-regjun. 
• Imma xnafu dwar Champagne Ardenne?
• Champagne Ardenne jinsab fin-northeast ta Franza
  u jmiss mal-fruntiera Belgjana. Jinsab biss
  siegha u nofs il-boghod minn Parigi u jikkonsisti
  ferba dipartimenti. Il-kapitali ta dan
  ir-regjun hija Chalons en Champagne. Nsibu tlett
  xmajjar fdan ir-regjunix-xmajjar Seine, Marne u
  Aisne. Naraw li l-agrikoltura ghandha rwol,
  importanti fdan ir-regjun .  
• Daqqa tghajn lejn Champagne turina li din hija
  provincja storika u maghrufa l-aktar
  ghall-produzzjoni tax-xampanja. Il-kapitali ta
  Champagne hija l-belt ta Troyes pero nsibu bliet
  ohra bhal Reims u Epernay. Insibu li sa mill-bidu
  tas-seklu tlettax kienu jezistu l-fieri ta
  Champagne li kienu jkunu mezz kif l-ibliet
  produtturi ta drappijiet kienu jkunu jistghu
  jaghmlu kummerc ma centri taljani esperti
  fil-qasam tal-esportazzjoni u z-zebgha. Pero
  kienu jinbieghu hafna affarijiet ohra wkoll.  
• Minn naha l-ohra Ardennes hija l-parti tar-regjun
  fejn insibu hafna foresti u raba li jibdew
  mill-Belgju u l-Lussemburgu u jibqghu dehlin fi
  Franza. Insibu bosta widien li minnhom jghaddu
  x-xmajjar fosthom ix-xmara Meuse. Billi Ardenne
  tinsab tmiss kemm mal-Belgju kif ukoll
  mal-Lussemburgu, fil-passat dan il-post ntuza
  bosta drabi bhala art ghall-glied u taqbidiet
  tal-gwerra bejn il-qawwiet Ewropej. Fil-fatt
  matul iz-zewg gwerrer dinjija Ardennes rat
  taqbidiet kbar. 

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• Histoire et Patrimoine Eglises - Chateaux 
• Il-katidral ta Reims huwa l-izjed sit religjuz
  popolari fost dawk li jzuru dan ir-regjun. Dan
  ghaliex dan il-katidral li hu mibni fuq stil
  gotiku.Huwa jismu wkoll Notre Dame u kien il-post
  fejn kienu jigu nkurunati r-rejiet ta Franza.
  Izda dan il-katidral sofra danni kbar matul
  l-ewwel gwerra dinjija ghalkemm bxorti tajba dan
  gie rristawrat aktar tard. Insibu wkoll bosta
  knejjes zghar tipici tal- post fosthom les
  eglises fortifiees jew ahjar il-knejjes li kienu
  jilqghu fi hdanhom lill-poplu fkaz ta xi
  invazjoni. Ovvjament insibu wkoll hafna kastelli
  fdawn l-akwati- mal- mija u hamsin wiehed biex
  inkunu ezatti imma l-aktar wiehed importanti huwa
  Chateau fort de Sedan li huwa l-aktar forti
  importanti fl-Ewropa.  
• Tourisme Vert et Eau 
• Activites sur terre/eau 
• Peress li dan ir-regjun huwa regjun kollu hdura u
  kampanja wiehed jista jipprattika bosta
  attivitajiet bhal tennis, football, u sports
  iehor bhal golf, hiking, trekking u motocross.
  Champagne Ardennes huwa wkoll regjun ta kalma
  partikolari specjalment grazzi ghall-lagi li
  nsibu fl-akwati li permezz taghhom wiehed jista
  jipprattika s-sajd, l-iskiing, is-sailing u
  ohrajn. Attivita oha interessanti li wiehed
  jista jaghmel hija marbuta mal-ajru peress li
  huwa possibbli tmur mawra fuq il-helicopter biex
  tara r-regjun mill-ajru jew inkella jekk int
  aktar avventuruz minn fuq il-hot air balloon.
  Ovvjament li fdan il-post insibu bosta gonna u
  siti naturali fl-akwati ta Haute Marne, la
  vallee de la Meuse u fil- muntanja taReims.
  Il-foresti kbar li nsibu fdan ir-regjun huma ta
  kenn ghal bosta tjur kif ukoll ghall-hniezer
  slavag u crief. Dawn wiehed jista josservahom
  ukoll fin-numru kbir ta parks  u rizervi
  naturali li nsibu fdawn in-nahat.  
• Champagne et Saveurs 
• L-isem tar-regjun stess jixhed l-importanza li
  tinghata lill-produzzjoni tax-xampanja li huma
  jsejhu le roi des vins ir-re tal-imbejjed.
  Il-bdiewa litterament iqattghu s-sena kolha
  jindukraw dawn id-dwieli biex forsi fl-ahhar
  jirnexxielhom ikabbru gheneb ta kwalita biex
  issir ix-xampanja. Il-hamrija li nsibu
  fChampagne Ardenne hija partikolari peress li
  fiha nsibu tahlita tagibs li jaghti toghma
  partikolari lix-xampanja. Fix-xitwa din
  tipprotegi l-gheruq tad-dwieli mis-silg u
  fis-sajf taghti lura l-umdita li d-dielja jkollha
  bzonn biex tikber. Insibu tlett varjetajiet ta
  dwieli Pinot noir, Pinot Meunier u Chardonnay.
  Mitt gurnata wara li jiba jikber l-gheneb jasal
  zmien il- hsad li jsir dejjem bl-idejn u ma jtulx
  aktar minn hmistax. L-gheneb jigi maghsur
  mill-ewwel u jaghti juice abjad u helu li matul
  ix-xhur ta wara jsir imbid. Jezistu aktar minn
  5000 produttur differenti tax-xampanja u kull
  wiehed jipproduci tip ta xampanja btoghma
  differenti. Din ix-xarba hija raffinata  ferm u
  abbinata mal-ikel tal-post din tohloq tahlita
  liema bhalha. Insibu platti bhal le Boudin Blanc
  li huwa tip tazalzett bajdani. LAndouillette
  ta Troyes li huma msaren misjura, il-perzut ta
  Ardennes u les croquignolles ta Reims li huma
  tip ta galletini li jsiru Reims..

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To go further ...

• Reims is also known as the Sacred City. It is a
  French city located in the Champagne Ardennes
  Region. It is very famous for its cathedral.
  There, the King of France Clovis the first was
  baptized in 496. After this, the cathedral became
  the place for the coronation of the Emperors and
  Kings of France. There are also many historical
  places to visit in Reims such as the St Remi
  Basilica which was built in 1007, the Tau Palace
  which was the palace of the archbishop and where
  we can see now the royal treasure of the
  Cathedral and the things used during the
  coronation of the King Charles V, the Gallo roman
  door called Porte Mars there are also many
  museums such as the Automobile Museum, the
  museum of history and archeology located in the
  St Remi Abbaye
• Epernay is a town located in the region. It is
  very famous for its Champagne production. During
  the Gallo-roman period, the wine produced there
  was known under the name of River Wine (Vin de
  Rivière). From the end of the 18th century, the
  Champagne will take part in the economy growth
  of the region. In the town, there is an avenue
  called Avenue de Champagne which is the place
  where many rich houses where built during the
  renaissance period and most of them had caves
  which are still used to stock the champagne.
  Thanks to these amounts of champagne in that
  avenue, it is often named the avenue the most
  rich in the world because of the value of the
  Champagne stocked there.
• The Sedan Castle is the vastest medieval fortress
  of Europe. It was built during the 15th century
  and was first a manor before being transformed
  into a fortress by Vauban when it became a French
  at the very end of the 17th century.

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Weekly Song Clip

• Natasha St Pier twieldet il-Kanada, fl-1981. Meta
  kien ghad kellha biss 12-il-sena ,hija rebhet
  it-Talent Show Le Pouvoir de la Chanson jew
  ahjar bil-Malti-Il- Qawwa tal-Kant,konkors li
  huwa maghruf sew fQuebec. Terbatax-il sena
  kienet diga rrekordjat it-tieni album taghha li
  kiseb success kbir. Pero matul dan iz-zmien ,
  Natasha kienet ghadha mhux maghrufa fi Franza.
  Fil-fatt kien fis-sena elfejn u wahda, wara li
  hadet sehem bhala  wahda mill-protagonisti
  fil-musical Notre Dame de Paris li hija
  ntghazlet biex tirrapprezenta lil Franza
  fil-Eurovision Song Contest.  Minn hemm bdiet
  il-karriera taghha fi Franza. Hija maghrufa
  ghall-partecipazzjoni taghha fbosta spettakli bi
  skop umanitarju u llum hija wahda mill-aktar
  kantanti Kanadizi maghrufa fost il-pubbliku
  Franciz. 
• Pascal Obispo twieled fit-8 taJannar tal-1965
  fBergerac fDordogne.  Huwa beda jkanta fl- 1980
  u ghaxar snin wara irnexxielu jikseb l-ewwel
  kuntratt ma kumpanija tad-diski. L-ewwel success
  tieghu kien Le long du Fleuve.- tul ix-xmara.
  Meta hareg it-tieni album tieghu Plus que tout au
  Monde il- kanzunetti tieghu kisbu success kbir
  u ghadhom popolari sa llum. Fil- fatt dan l-album
  biegh zewg miljun kopja fi Franza. Fost l- aktar
  siltiet popolari nsibu Laurelenn, Lucie, Personne
  u Fan. Pascal huwa maghruf ghall- praspar tieghu
  u anke ghall-istil ta xaghar tieghu.
  Interessanti li tkunu tafu li l-isem pascal
  Obispo mhux hlief anagramma tal- isem tal-pittur
  leggendarju Pablo Picasso. Huwa juza
  l-popolarita tieghu biex jghin fkawzi
  umanitarji, kif ukoll fil- glieda kontra
  l-AIDS. 
• Natasha St Pier , Pascal Obispo Mourir demain

Il y a ceux qui prendraient un avionD'autres qui
s'enfermeraient chez eux les yeux fermésToi,
qu'est-ce que tu ferais ? x2Il y en a qui
voudrait revoir la merD'autres qui voudraient
encore faire l'amourUne dernière foisToi, tu
ferais quoi ? ... et toi, tu ferais quoi ?Si on
devait mourir demainQu'est-ce qu'on ferait de
plus,Qu'est-ce qu'on ferait de moinsSi on
devait mourir demainMoi, je t'aimerai... moi, je
t'aimerai
Et toi, dis moi, est ce que tu m'aimerasJusqu'à
demain et tous les jours d'aprèsQue rien, non
rien, ne s'arrêtera jamaisSi on devait mourir
demainMoi, je t'aimerai... moi, je
t'aimeraiEst-ce qu'on ferait du mal, du bienSi
on avait jusqu'à demainPour vivre tout ce qu'on
a rêvéSi on devait mourir demainMoi, je
t'aimerai... moi, je t'aimerai
Il y en a qui referaient leur passéCertains qui
voudraient boire et faire la fêteJusqu'au
matinD'autres qui prieraient... x2Ceux qui
s'en fichent et se donneraient du plaisirEt
d'autres qui voudraient encore partirAvant la
finToi, qu'est-ce que tu ferais ? ... et toi,
qu'est-ce que tu ferais ? Si on devait mourir
demainQu'est-ce qu'on ferait de plusQu'est-ce
qu'on ferait de moinsSi on devait mourir
demainMoi, je t'aimerai... moi, je t'aimerai...
Je t'aimerai
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Intercultural Differences nightlife

• Maltese people like to enjoy night life during
  the week ends. For the younger, they g to
  Paceville, the main entertainment hub in Malta.
  The nightclubs are free on contrary to France
  where usually the entrance is not free !
• French people like to go out too. But since it is
  expensive, usually they like to gather at home to
  have a meal together and the go out to a bar. It
  depends on the cities but most of the bars close
  at 1. AM in France because of the law. Then,
  people can go to a night bar which can remain
  open until 5AM.
• When summer arrives, Maltese people enjoy going
  to the beach to make barbecues in the evening. In
  France, it is forbidden to make a barbecue on a
  beach most of the time.
• In Malta there are also many local village festas
  where people love to go during the evenings. In
  France, mostly during summer, many villages
  organize evening celebrations such as theatre in
  parks, concerts in the streets..