Pays de la Loire

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Pays de la Loire

• French lesson 6

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Virtual discovery of a region

• http//www.chateauxloire.com http//www.chenonceau
  .com/media/fr/index_fr.php
• Dan huwa regjun li jinsab fil- punent tal-
  pajjiz. Huwa jigbor fih hames dipartimenti u
  jinsab vicin ir-regjuni ta Bretagne u Normandie.
  Il- kapitali ta dan ir-regjun hija l- belt
  taNantes. Ix-xmara Loire taqsam lil dan
  ir-regjun min-nofs u l-wied ta din ix-xmara huwa
  mportanti mmens ghall-ekonomija, l-kultura u
  l-attivitajiet edukattivi ta dan ir-regjun. Dan
  ir-regjun tant huwa sinjur fdak li ghandu
  xjaqsam ma patrimonju u pajzaggi kulturali li
  fis-sena 2002, l- Unesco ddikjaratu bhala World
  Heritage for Humanity Site,  
• FPays de la Loire insibu ammont kbir ta rziezet
  specjalment fejn irabbu l-baqar ghall-
  produzzjoni ta prodotti tal- halib u hniezer.
  Matul il- kosta tal-Atlantiku nsibu bosta
  portijiet li jintuzaw kemm ghas-sajd kif ukoll
  ghall-merkanzija. Insibu wkoll rziezet
  ghat-trobbija tal papri. Fost l- industriji
  ewlenin insibu dawk tessili, tal- karozzi u tal
  vapuri.  
• Pero dan ir-regjun huwa maghruf ghall- kastelli
  kbar  u sbieh li nsibu tul ix-xmara Loire. U fil-
  fatt il- website li ser nzuru llum
  http//www.chateauxloire.com/ tiffoka proprju fuq
  dawn il- kastelli.. Nidhlu ghalhekk fil- parti
  carte des chateaux fejn insibu mappa tal-aktar
  kastelli imporanti fdan ir-regjun. Fil- fatt
  fdan ir-regjun insibu l-fuq minn 300 kastell li
  l- bini taghhom ikopri z-zmien bejn is-seklu
  ghaxra u s-seklu sittax. Ghaliex dan l-ammont
  kollu? Meta r-rejiet bdew jibnu dawn il- kastelli
  hdejn ix-xmara Loire, in- nobbli ma kinux iridu
  jkunu l-boghod mill-aktar bniedem bsahhtu fil
  pajjiz appuntu r-re, ghalhekk bdew jibnu
  l-kastelli taghhom biex ikunu fejn jaqblilhom
  jigifieri vicin tieghu. Aktar il- quddiem ir-re
  Francois l-ewwel iddecieda li c-centru tal-poter
  ghandu jkun  f Parigi.  Aktar  tard ir- re Luigi
  14 bena l-palazz ta Versailles ftit il- barra
  minn  Parigi. Madanakollu, ir-rejiet xorta wahda
  kienu jippreferu jqattghu l- bicca l- kbira
  tal-hin taghhom fil kastelli tal- Loire. 
• Ejja naghtu daqqa tghajn lil uhud min dawn il-
  kastelli. Nikklikkjaw fuq Selection des Chateaux
  u hawnhekk insibu lista ta kastelli britratti u
  links ma sites specifici. L-akbar kastell huwa
  dak ta Chambord pero wiehed mill-isbah huwa bla
  dubju ta xejn le chateau de Chenonceau. U fil-
  fatt ser nikklikkja fuq ir-ritratt biex immur
  fis-sit ufficjali ta dan il- kastell. Dan il-
  kastell huwa maghruf bhala il- kastell tan- nisa
  / tad- dami kif kienu jsejhulhom dak iz-zmien
  ghax ghadda minn idejn nisa mportanti. Huwa mibni
  fuq ix-xmara Cher li tirrifletti l-arkitettura
  tieghu, u jigbor fih gonna ta sbuhija liema
  bhala. Izda ejja naghtuh daqqa tghajn minn gewwa
  u nikklikkjaw fuq Visite. 

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• Tamin jghati daqqa tghajn lejn il-gonna ta dan
  il- kastell. Hemm zewg gonna principali fdan
  il-kastell-dak ta Diane de Poitiers u dak ta
  Catherine de Medicis li kienu rivali . Iz-zewg
  gonna huma mibnija fuq stili differenti. Nistghu
  naraw hom mill- vicin  billi nikklikkjaw fuq
  Jardins. Xi haga ntressanti dwar dan il- kastell
  huma l- arrangamenti tal- fjuri li nsibu fkull
  kamra. Hemm team ta haddiema li xogholhom huwa
  li jbdlu dawn l- arrangementi tal- fjuri darbtejn
  fgimgha biex il- kastell jinghata dehra bhal li
  kieku ghadhom jghixu fih in- nies. Il- fjuri li
  jintuzaw jitkabbru fi gnien apposta gnien
  enormi  ta10,000metru kwardu. Jintuzaw ukoll
  weraq u zkuk ta pjanti tal- akwati biex jaghtu
  dehra ta kastell fil- kampanja. 
• Nistghu niehdu idea tal- hwejjeg li kienu
  jintlibsu fdak iz-zmien billi nzuru La galerie
  des Dames.  
• Dan huwa wiehed biss mill-kastelli li intom
  tistghu izzuru fPays de la loire. Bhas-soltu
  ahna nistednukom issibu l- hin u tidhlu fdawn
  is-sites biex issiru tafu izjed dwar dawn il-
  kastelli. 

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To go further ...

• The Châteaux de la Loire were for most of them
  built during the French Renaissance, at a time
  when the royal power was mainly located along the
  rivers. Many castles were built, among them we
  can name le château dAmboise, le château de
  Blois, le château de Chenonceau.. It is a main
  attraction popular among tourists since these
  castles represent part of the French history and
  some of them have particularities very
  interesting such as the stairs of the château de
  Chambord.
• Diane de Poitiers was the favorite of Henri II
  who offered her the Château de Chenonceau. She
  asked Pacello da Mercoliano to lay out the right
  bank of the river Le Cher and to the architect
  Philibert de lOrme to build a bridge linking the
  castle to the left bank of the river in order to
  create new gardens. The garden was called Diane
  de Poitiers. At the death of Henri II, Diane de
  Poitiers was ordered by Catherine de Medicis,
  mother of the king, to give back the castle to
  the Crown and to accept in exchange to go and
  live in another castle le château de Chaumont
  sur Loire. This castle is also known as Le
  château des dames (the Ladies castle) because of
  all the women who owned it and participated to
  its construction.

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Weekly Song Clip

• Renaud Séchan, known as Renaud was born in Paris
  on May 11, 1952. He is a popular French singer.
  His early work is characterized by a volatile
  temperament, innovative use of French, and edgy,
  dark, left-wing social and political themes. His
  music focuses on the disparity between classes,
  the abuse of political power, overbearing
  authority and disgust for the military, with rare
  glimpses of tenderness for his fellow humans, the
  planet earth, and art. After a dry spell marked
  by an addiction to alcohol, he made a comeback
  hit with his album "Boucan d'enfer" in 2002.
  Several of his songs can be classified as
  long-lasting hits in France, including the sea
  tale "Dès que le vent soufflera", the irreverent
  "Laisse béton", the ballad "Morgane de toi" and
  the nostalgic "Mistral gagnant". In 2006 Renaud
  married Romane Serda, the mother of his son
  Malone. Its with her thqt he recorded the
  following song Anais Nin which tells about the
  life of a real american writter, Anais Nin.
• Renaud Anais Nin

RomaneParis, 14 avrilMa vie est un
exilJ'envie tes jours tranquillesA
ClichyHenri, volcan veloursBandit au souffle
courtJ'écris la nuit, le jourTout mon amourMon
amourLà dans mon journalRenaudRefrainAn
aïs Nin a le diable au coeurLa douleur
assassineAnaïs Nin, AnaïsInfiniment
féminineAnaïs Nin a le diable au coeurLa
douleur assassineAnaïs Nin,Anaïs
RomaneMillerRenaudJ'ai fuit le bruit
des villesLa pluie est un exilElle coule des
jours tranquillesA ClichyRomaneHenri j'ai
le coeur lourdDu gris qui nous entoureJe crie
depuis toujoursTout mon amourMon amourLà dans
mon journal Renaudau RefrainRomaneMil
ler
J'ai froidLe temps d'un taxiEt me voilàContre
toi, HenryAttend-moi, je te suisPeu m'importe
siParfois la nuit nous trahitEnfer ou
paradisApprends-moi l'interditRenaudL'inter
dit (L'interdit...)RenaudRomaneAnaïs Nin
a le diable au coeurLa douleur assassineAnaïs
Nin,AnaïsInfiniment féminineAnaïs Nin a le
diable au coeurLa douleur assassineAnaïs Nin
6
Intercultural Differences Maltese and French as
languages

• French and Maltese languages have some words in
  common, even if for most of them, they were given
  a maltses accent and spelling ( like Bongu
  Bonjour , Bonswa Bonsoir ).
• Nowadays, these ways to greet someone tend to
  disappear in Malta since people use a lot the
  English forms like hello or good evening. This is
  a result of the language evolution in a
  bilingual country.
• In France, many words also belong to other
  languages from English, Arabic etc. But the
  French remains the main language and French
  people are proud of it.
• Maltese was recognized as on of the official
  languages of the European union but still people
  like to use English for the official meetings and
  conferences on international scale.
• French is not only spoken in France. There are
  many countries where it is spoken in the world ,
  and as a result, the French language is the
  official language of 29 states or countries which
  represents 110 million real francophone people
  all over the world.
• For sure, the French spoken all over the world is
  not exactly the same, some words are different
  and the accents are different too. A French
  person can recognize a Quebecker just by hearing
  that person talking.
• The accents are also presents within France and
  depending on the region, the way of speaking will
  slightly change. Some words will also be
  different from one region to another.