RhneAlpes

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Rhône-Alpes
French lesson 3
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Virtual discovery of a region

• Illum se nzuru regjun li jinstab fix-xlokk
  tal-pajjiz, fil-qalba tal- muntanji mhux ta
  bxejn jismu Rhone-Alpes. Dan ir-regjun gie
  msemmi ghax-xmara Rhone u l-Alpi, il-muntanji li
  appuntu jinstabu fdan ir-regjun. Dan ir-regjun
  jikkonsisti minn tmien dipartimenti u nsibu bliet
  bhal Grenoble u Annency, izda  huwa
  fdipartimenti bhal Savoie u Haute Savoie li
  nistghu nsibu l-aktar xenarji spettakolari.
  Hawnhekk insibu wkoll il-muntanja Mont Blanc,
  l-aktar muntanja gholja fl- Ewropa. Il- kapitali
  tadan ir-regjun hija l-belt ta Lyon, it-tieni
  l-akbar metropoli fi Franza kollha. Ninnutaw li
  in-naha tal- punent ta dan il-pajjiz imiss
  malfruntiera tal-Isvizzera u tal-Italja Dan
  ir-regjun jikkonsisti minn tmien dipartimenti u
  nsibu bliet bhal Grenoble u Annency. Sa 50 sena
  ilu kienu jigu mitkellma djaletti regjonali bhal
  Franco Provencal u lOccitan pero l-uzu ta dawn
  id-djaletti naqas hafna. Insibu wkoll ammont
  sostanzjali ta immigranti minn pajjizi bhal
  Polonja, L-Italja, il- Portugal u l-Afrika ta
  Fuq.
• Lyon huwa c-centru gastronomiku ta Franza
  prattikament hawn insibu l-aqwa ikel bhal per
  ezempju z-zalzett ta Lyon  u s-salami maghruf
  bhala rosette. Lejn l-Alpi nsibu l- fondue u
  nsibu wkoll hafna tipi ta gobon bhal Bleu de
  Bresse u Rebluchon. U xi nghidu ghall- inbid?
  Bhal Beaujolais u Cotes du Rhone. Hawnhekk isir
  ukoll il-liqueur maghruf bhala Chartreuse.
• www.drometourisme.com 
• Dipartiment  interessanti huwa La Drome. Fil-fatt
  illum ghazilt li nzur is-sit ta dan
  id-dipartiment li jaghmel parti minn dan
  ir-regjun. Ma l-ewwel daqqa tghajn mill-ewwel
  tinduna li atmosfera li tirrenja fdan il- post
  hija wahda ta liberta u  armonija fin-natura.
  Il-frontpage tadan is-sit jinqasam fbosta
  partijiet interessanti . Jien ser nidhol
  fLaissez -vous seduire decouvrez la Drome. A
  voir absolument 
• A voir absolument Bil-fors trid tara 
• Il-pajsagg- Il- park naturali ta Vercors Royans
  huwa meravilja fih innifsu. Muntanji, rziezet
  tan-naghag, foresti kbar . Dan il- post huwa
  gawrha. Biss biss fih 1800 speci ta pjanti
  differenti, 60 speci ta orkideja, 135 speci ta
  aghsafar u 65 speci ta mammiferu. Hemm wesghat
  kbar ta haxix li mhux ta bxejn li bosta hikers
  u nies li jhobbu t-trekking ifittxu dan il- post.
   

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• Insibu r-rahal ta Mirmande, imdawwar
  bfortifikazzjonijiet, il- kastell ta Grignan.
  Il- belt ta Montelimar hija meqjusa bhala il-
  bieb tan-Nofsihar ta Franza. Hawnhekk diga tibda
  tinhass l-atmosfera mediterranja bil-kafetteriji
  bit-terazzini. Mhux ta min jitlef il- qubbajt li
  jsir fdan il- post. Fil-fatt Montelimar hija
  maghrufa ghall-qubbajt. 
• Prodotti tipici li nsibu fdan id-dipartiment
  huma l-imbid particolarment imbid imsejjah
  lHermitage u Cotes du Rhone. Iz-zejt taz-zebbuga
  li nsibu fdawn l-akwati jissejjah iz-zejt
  taNyons u huwa maghruf ghat-tjubija tieghu. 
• Hemm hafna rkejjen interessanti ohra fdan is-sit
  fosthom il- parti ddedikata lill-kultivazzjoni
  tal-lavanda li ilha ssir ghal aktar minn mitt
  sena.  Il- lavanda mhux biss tohloq atmosfera
  liema bhala bil- kulur taghha imma timla l-arja
  briha pjacevoli u dawl. Il- lavanda hija
  kkulivata biex minnha jsir iz-zejt tal-lavanda
  biex imbaghad jittiehed Grasse il- belt
  mahgrufa ghalll- produzzjoni tal- fwieha. 
• Prodotti ohra li nsibu huma l-hawh, anciprisk u
  langas. Ir-ravjul hawnhekk isir bil-mili maghmul
  minn gobon Comté u tursin u jissajjar ghal 90
  seconda fl-istokk tat-tigiega. Insibu wkoll gobon
  tal-moghoz maghruf bhala Picodon.  
• Imma fLa Drome zgur li min ihobb l-isports
  ghandu xalata shiha.
• Kull tip ta sports jista jigi pprattikat
  hawnhekk. Ghandek il-golf , it-trekking u wiehed
  jista jixxabbat u jitla ma bosta qcacet u
  gholjiet. L-isports tal- ilma mhux nieqes
  specjalment canoing, rafting u windsurfing. Pero
  fix-Xitwa - xi haga spettakolari. Is- skiing
  resorts, il- borra joholqu atmosfera ta barra
  minn hawn u bosta huma dawk li jmorru
  jipprattikaw skiing jew snow boarding fil-belt
  zghira ta Rousset.

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To go further

• The Vercors Natural park is a regional park
  located in the Rhône-Alpes Region. Thanks to its
  mountains (some being 2 000 meters tall), this
  park offers many activities such as hiking,
  climbing, skiing or canyoning. During World War
  Two, this park became a hiding place for the
  Resistance fighters and its name remains as an
  important setting for the French history. This
  park is a cattle-rearing area and cheese is
  produced there.
• Le chateau de Grignan (Grignan Castle) was built
  in the XIIth century and transformed into a
  fortress during the XIIIth century by the Adhémar
  family. During the 17th century, it became a
  place were the elite gathered. There lived
  François de Castellane-Adhémar de Monteil, Lord
  of that place and his wife, Marguerite de
  Sévigné. Marguerite de Sévigné, also known as the
  countess of Grignan is very well known thanks to
  the famous letters she wrote to her daughter.
  Later, the castle was sold and partially
  destructed before being reconstructed by its
  later buyers. Nowadays, the castle is property of
  the Conseil General de la Drôme and tourists can
  visit it. In summer, many celebrations, concerts
  and plays are done there, reenacting the life of
  the countess.
• Montélimar is known as the city of the nougat. It
  is in that place that the best French nougat is
  cooked. There, noe can also visit some historical
  places such as The Adhémar castle,the Narbonne
  tower. There are also a lot of museums such as
  the museum of the Nougat, the museum of the
  miniature, the contemporary art center. But you
  can also walk in the streets and along its
  Provencal alleys.
• Tain lHermitage is a town well-known for its
  wine production. Many celebrations about wine are
  done there such as the vintage feast in
  September. It has also some historical places to
  visit such as the Taurobole, a stele in the
  center of the town where bulls were sacrificed
  for the Gods during the Roman occupation. You
  can visit also the chapel where the legend says
  an hermit used to live (explaining the name of
  the town).
• The Côtes du Rhône represents the 73000 hectares
  where the wine is grown along the Rhône river.
  Different grapes are grown to make different
  wine. There, the attraction popular with the
  tourists is the Route des Vins (Road of the
  wines) people go from one wine grower to
  another to taste and by wine. They can also visit
  the cellars where the wine is kept.

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• The lavender is another particularity of the
  region. It is used to make soaps, perfumes,
  honey, essence etc. In that region, you can find
  many distilleries of lavender and also the museum
  of lavender. It is a real business in the region
  and the violet fields smelling good lavender is a
  huge attraction popular among the tourists of the
  region.
• The Pidocon is a French cheese baked in the
  Rhône-Alpes region. It is a goat cheese and comes
  from the Occitan word Picaudon, meaning piquant
  cheese. The taste comes from the fact that the
  goats eat special herbs such as lavender, lime
  tree, chestnuts and all they can find in the
  mountain. By eating these herbs, the goats also
  clear the mountain.

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Weekly song clip

• Florent Pagny twieled fl-1961 fBurgundy.
  Fl-etazghira ta 16-il-sena, iddecieda li
  jittanta xortieh fParigi. Hemm beda jaqlaxi
  haga tal-flus billi jaghmel xogholijiet zghar l
  hemm u l hawn. Bil- flus li kien jaqla seta
  jhallas il-lezzjonijiet tal-kant. L-ewwel passi
  ta Florent fid-dinja tal-ispettaklu saru permezz
  tarwolijiet zghar fzewg films. Wara, huwa
  rrekordja l-ewwel single u grazzi ghall-attitudni
  anti-konformista u t-temi tad-diski tieghu, huwa
  sar popolari hafna fost iz-zghazagh. Fil-
  karriera tieghu ltaqa ma hafna ntoppi u tlajja u
  nzul sakemm fl-1994 irnexxielu jikseb il-fama
  bhala wiehed mill-aktar artisti Francizi maghrufa
  madwar id-dinja ambaxxatur tal-muzika Franciza
  u performer mill-aqwa.  
• Florent PAGNY, Ma liberté de penser

Quitte à tout prendre prenez mes gosses et la
télé, Ma brosse à dent mon revolver la voiture
ça c'est déjà fait, Avec les interdits bancaires
prenez ma femme, le canapé, Le micro onde, le
frigidaire, Et même jusqu'à ma vie privéeDe
toute façon à découvert, Je peux bien vendre mon
âme au Diable, Avec lui on peut s'arranger,
Puisque ici tout est négociable, mais vous
n'aurez pas, Ma liberté de penser.
Prenez mon lit, les disques d'or, ma bonne
humeur, Les petites cuillères, tout ce qu'à vos
yeux a de la valeur, Et dont je n'ai plus rien à
faire, quitte à tout prendre n'oubliez pas, Le
shit planqué sous l'étagère, Tout ce qui est
beau et compte pour moi, J' préfère que ça parte
à l'Abbé Pierre, J' peux donner mon corps à la
science, S' il y'a quelque chose à prélever, Et
que ça vous donne bonne conscience, mais vous
n'aurez pas, Ma liberté de penser.
J' peux vider mes poches sur la table, Ca fait
longtemps qu'elles sont trouées, Baisser mon
froc j'en suis capable, mais vous n'aurez pas,
Ma liberté de penser.Quitte à tout prendre et
tout solder, Pour que vos petites affaires
s'arrangent, J' prends juste mon pyjama rayé,
Et je vous fais cadeaux des oranges, Vous
pouvez même bien tout garder, J'emporterai rien
en enfer, Quitte à tout prendre j' préfère y'
aller, Si le paradis vous est offert, Je peux
bien vendre mon âme au diable, Avec lui on peut
s'arranger, Puisque ici tout est négociable,
mais vous n'aurez pas, Non vous n'aurez pas, Ma
liberté de penser.Ma liberté de penser.
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Intercultural DifferencesHolidays and traveling

• In France, the school holidays are not all at the
  same time (except for Christmas and summer
  holidays). France is divided into zones and each
  academy belongs to one of the three zones so that
  it avoid traffic jams. The map above represents
  the different zones.
• The holidays are one week in november, two
  weeks in december, two weeks in february/march,
  two weeks for easter and two months in summer.
• Usually, the french population remains in France
  (about 90) since within the country, one can
  find everything he wants sea, mountain,
  country and many activities and festivals are
  organized during the summer. Then the French
  people travel in Europe since it is easy to cross
  the borders, no need to have passport and it
  remains not that expensive.
• Camping is very popular in France. Many people
  reserve the same camping the year after the
  other. They like to gather and meet the other
  habitués year after year. Others go to their
  family since most of the time people have to move
  for work reasons.
• Many students work during the summer to gain
  money either to go on holiday or to save for the
  renting of their flat when they go to university.
• Another kind of holidays French people like is to
  go and travel with a guide book 9mostly students
  like it) and go to the adventure with their car.