French Civilization WK 1 Study Guide Solution Question Solved.

- You are visiting Paris but have gotten a bit lost and would like to know how to get to the Métro (Paris' subway). - correct answer Bonjour, Madame. - Bonjour, Madame. Parlez-vous anglais, s'il vous plait? - correct answer Hello, Ma'am. Do you speak English, please? - Excusez-moi, Monsieur, où sont les toilettes s'il vous plait? - correct answer Excuse-me, Sir, where are the restrooms please? - Je voudrais deux baguettes s'il vous plait? - correct answer I would like two baguettes please. - Excusez-moi, à quelle heure arrive le train? - correct answer Excuse-me what time does the train arrive? - What do you need in order to get a shopping cart at a supermarket in France? - correct answer You will need a one Euro coin in order to unlatch the shopping cart (you get your coin back when you re-latch your cart). - According to the blogger which of the following differences will you notice between Grocery Shopping in the US and Grocery Shopping in France - correct answer -In France, fruit and vegetables are purchased by the kilo (par kilo). -In France, fruit and vegetables purchased by the kilo are not weighed and priced at the cash register, you have to do it yourself. -You will need to bag your groceries yourself when you get to the cash register. -Generally, supermarkets do not provide plastic bags for free. It's best to bring your own bag(s). The three main meals in France are breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In French they are known as: - correct answer Le petit-déjeuner, le déjeuner, and le dîner For breakfast (le petit-déjeuner), French people typically have: - correct answer Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate with French bread (baguette), butter and jam/jelly - If you try to make a phone call in France from a public phone booth you will need: - correct answer A phone card known as a Télécarte If you have a dentist appointment at 15h30 this means your appointment is at: - correct answer 3:30 p.m. - You read on the bakery door that its hours are 7h-19h30. This means. - correct answer It opens at 7 am and closes at 7.30 pm - If the temperature is 21°C this means it is roughly what temperature Fahrenheit? - correct answer 72°F - If the temperature is 30°C this means it is roughly what temperature Fahrenheit? - correct answer 90°F - One mile is about 1.6 kilometers so if a town is 80 kilometers away that means its about. - correct answer 50 miles away - One kilo is about 2.2 pounds so if you'd like a pound of apples you should ask for: - correct answer half a kilo - Look at the exchange rate and decide if the Euro is worth more than the Dollar or less. - correct answer The Euro is worth more than the Dollar A French friend told me that his apartment in Bordeaux is on the second floor of his building, this would mean which floor to the American according to the American system of numbering floors? - correct answer Third floor - An American couple is talking to a German couple while they are on a trip to Paris. Mrs. Brown: Look at all these restaurants with outdoor-seating.Frau Brecht: Yes, they are all full of people.Mrs Brown: It looks like French people spend a lot of time in cafés.Frau Brecht: I think you're right and I've been told that French people like to spend lots of time on the restaurant terrace.Mrs Brown: Yes, I think it's because people here think differently. In the States, we work harder. We don't waste our time in cafés. - Why are the terraces of the cafés full? - correct answer The French pride themselves on their ability to relax when its time to realx and work when it's time to work. - Françoise is in a train compartment with James and Eddie, two American friends. They are on the Paris-bound trains and the train has just stopped in the train station in Lyon. Eddie: Look, Françoise, look! That's the guy you were talking to in the dining car. He just got off the train.Françoise: Yes, I think he lives in Lyon. He seems to be looking for someone.James: Oh, yeah, look he's going up to that older guy. It's probably his dad.Eddie: Oh, man, did you see that? Did you see what they just did? They kissed!James: Wow, they did that in public too! I know they just kissed on the cheeks, but still!Françoise: Hey, you guys, what's the problem? What's the big deal? - Françoise reacted differently from her American friends. Why? - correct answer In France, it is normal for a father and