Supplementary Readings and Images for All French Classes:

The following list of readings (mostly in English) are for all levels of French.  The specific level is mentioned next to the title of the article and is divided between "General Culture" and "Language." There is also a section of Photos.

Articles about General Culture, French Provinces, Literature:

A Look at Alsace (213 and above)

A Taste of Alsace (213 and above)

Abbaye de Cluny (Burgundy) (213 and above)

Avignon:  Jewel on the Rhône  (213 and above)

Canelle Pâtisserie in Queens (114)

Châteaux of Burgundy (213 and above)

Châteaux of the Loire (213 and above)

Chic et français à New York  (114)

Le Cidre en Normandie  (213 and above)

Christmas in Lorraine (213 and above)

Cyrano de Bergerac(215, 313)

Discovering Metz (213 and above)

Food adventures in Burgundy (213 and above)

Fortress Brittany (213 and above)

Hautvillers in Champagne (213 and above)

Health Insurance in France (114)

Impressionist Normandy (213 and above)

Leslie Caron interview (313)

Macaron Wars(114 and above)

The Medieval Loire Valley (213 and above)

The city of Nancy in Lorraine (the Brasserie Flo l'Excelsior; 213)

Pagnol TV5 (TV5's month-long tribute to Pagnol) (313)

Pagnol's Provence (313)

Paris Passages et Galeries (113)

Père Lachaise cemetery (113)

Santons (especially those that depict scenes from Marcel Pagnol's films) (313)

The City of Tours (213 and above)

Train trip from Franche Comté to Haut Jura (213)

Twenty Must-See Sites in France (213)

"Vive la similarité" (113 and above; NY Times article about French-American relations)

Walking the Latin Quarter (all levels, but 113 especially)

 

Photos:

Charles de Gaulle Étoile (bird's eye view) (all levels)

Île de la Cité (all levels)

Île de la Cité (2) (all levels)

Île de la Cité and Île Saint Louis (all levels)

Île de la Cité and Île Saint Louis (2) (all levels)

Les Pains français (all levels)

Le Pont Alexandre (all levels)

La Tour Eiffel (all levels)

Painting by Manet showing the origin of a "bain" (all levels)

Paris vol d'oiseau (all levels)

 

Articles about Language:

Bonjour and Au revoir (113)

False Friends (les faux amis) (213 and above)

Food and the French Tongue (114 and above)

French and Their Culture (114 and above)

Language "faux pas" (213 and above)

Language and Etiquette (all levels)

May I Call You "tu?" (all levels)

Slang and Etiquette (all levels)