France is known for the Eiffel tower but there are so many more wonderful features about it. Like it's fast trains called Train a Grande Vitesse (high speed train or TGV). Has an acquaintance ever been to France or close to it (think in one's mind). One will learn how chefs like to cook, how the government is set up, what schools are like and some important times in Frances history.

The French government is divided into branches. The republic has twenty-two regions subdivided into ninety-six departments. The Paris senate has two hundred ninety-five members and it the National Assembly there are four hundred ninety-one members. The president is elected. The president has a term of seven years if thy do not die between thier seven years of serving.

French people have a lot different school day than in the U.S. At 8:30 a.m. there are two lessons and then there is a short break. After the break (12:30 a.m.) there is a two-hour break (lunch) kids can go home or stay at school for this period of time. (2:30) End of lunch there are three more lessons end at 5:30 then go home till the next day of school.

Most French people are very smart and here are some reasons. Students have six years of primary schools. They also have four more years in secondary school (collage.) Students wanting to go to collage have a very hard exam called the baccalaureate. In France school activities are not as important the schoolwork itself.

Some very important times in history that one should remember are listed next. In 52 BC. France (Gaul) was conquered by the Roman Empire. In 751 Pippin becomes king in the Caroligian dynasty. In 987 Hugh Capet King of the 800 year reign in the Capetian dynasty. In 1774 Louis XVI was elected king of France. In 1875 Louis became the Napoleon emperor.

The industry in France is very important to the French. France is the fourth leading country in economic power. French people have found two new sources of power solar power and water power. After WWII (1945) French people have been trying to build up all of their iron, steel, and energy industries.
When they're not building up their steel or iron they are making different modes of transportation, such as busses, which are used in most of the cities. Only French brands of cars are used in France for some people. Trains are the best mode for long distance traveling (they can go up to 320.5 mph). Ferries link France with Corisica and also link France and Corisica with Great Britan.

The French Cuisine and dining habits are taken quite seriously. In France eating is for pleasure not fast eating they also eat for hours J WOW!!!! Chefs are as fussy about ingredients like you are about your candy. Chefs in France like to use lots of garlic and spices in every meal.

A tipical French day is very cool. Kids have school from early september until the end of june. French study science, civics (government), history, geography, math, french, and foreign langueges. Students get report cards three times a year. Kids don't goof off in the summer. They go to summer camps in the city or forests they call these "centre aire" or "fresh air centers".
French familys seem to be very different than our familys. French family's used to be very large but now are small mostly in cities they are small. Sometimes kids grow up with their aunts uncles and maybe grandparents.

France's transportation helps people get to school and buy food. Transportation gets families from here to there. France's government is very important it is quite old . The history on that goes back a long long ways. It has many important different kinds of industries like, oil drilling, gold mining and they search for many different kinds of minerals and metal.


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