名主持带你畅游全球:法国人民,法国节日,法国国庆
◆Words You Should Be Familiar With
Basque巴斯克人，巴斯克人的
Flanders佛兰德斯
Corsican科西嘉的,科西嘉人的,科西嘉方言的
nationalism民族主义, 国家主义, 民族之特性, 民族独立运动
Flemish佛兰德人(语)
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◆Exercises
Blank Filling
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Over the centuries different ①_____ communities have established their homes on what is now French soil. In a region shared by Spain the Basque’s separates movement has been calling for independence since 1959 as Christina learns it from {Phillip Dulouk} of the Basque National Party. We want our area or Basque country to be ②_____ as a nation, different from France and from Spain. Actually while you are pointing this you explain to me exactly what we are standing in front of? Yes, we are in {Byon} which is the northern part of the Basque country, and which belongs to France. Right. Today, a huge part of the Basque country belongs to Spain. All right. So it’s quite different. And is Basque taught in schools today or is it something you only speak at home and it’s…? We ③_____ to have it Ah~ taught in school And now it’s about 20% of the children in the northern part, in the French part learn it at school. And here, it’s ④_____; it’s 80% of the children who can learn it at school. That’s good. Still don’t know Ah~ what the ⑤_____ of Basque * language is. But we tend to believe that for some spoken 5,000 years ago and still it’s spoken. It’s quite ⑥_____ in the world.
Having suffered repeated invasions, the inhabitants of the French Mediterranean island of Corsica have a reputation for ⑦_____ when it comes to outsiders as Ian finds out. For centuries music has not only been a source of entertainment for Corsicans, but also a form of political ⑧_____. I was invited to dinner where I wanted to bring up the ⑨_____ issue of Corsican nationalism and independence.
Dictation
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⑩French Flanders______________________________games.
◆Special Interest
Bastille Day, the French national holiday, commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on 14 July 1789 and marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The Bastille was a prison and a symbol of the absolute and arbitrary power of Louis the 16th's Ancient Regime. By capturing this symbol, the people signaled that the king's power was no longer absolute: power should be based on the Nation and be limited by a separation of powers.
Although the Bastille only held seven prisoners at the time of its capture, the storming of the prison was a symbol of liberty and the fight against oppression for all French citizens; like the Tricolore flag, it symbolized the Republic's three ideals: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity for all French citizens. It marked the end of absolute monarchy, the birth of the sovereign Nation, and, eventually, the creation of the (First) Republic, in 1792.
Le Tricolore (The French Flag)--The blue, white, and red French flag took shape during the French Revolution. The three colors represent the Republic's three ideals.
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