The French diary
Our friends live in Valence in
Drome
Their school
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In their school, classes usually start at 8:00
am, sometimes at 9:00am or 10:00am ( see
our time table below). Their school building
is 104 years old ( it is still well preserved
and beautiful for its old age!). There are
about 1000 students including all highschool and middle- school students. They
have a new cafeteria which is nice ...Like
every school in France , the year is divided
into 3 trimesters and they receive 3 report
cards (one for each trimester) every year.
There are 13 teachers for their class: they
learn French, Latin, History, Mathematics,
English, German, Italian, Spanish, Physics
and Chemistry, Science, Technology, Fine
arts, Music and Sports. Their school has a
lot of clubs (sports, newspaper ... ) and afterschool activities… There is a homeroom
teacher in charge of each class. There are
also a school counsellor and a few education
assistants.
Their timetable
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8 – 9 am
Mathematics
French
European class
French/
P.E
9 – 10 am
Mathematics
English/
Italian
English
French/
P.E
10 – 11 am
History
Visual arts
P.E
French
German/
Italian
11 – 12 am
Latin
Music
P.E
Italian/
Spanish
English
12 – 13 pm
13 – 14 pm
Latin
Science
14 – 15 pm
German/
Spanish
French
Science
History
15 – 16 pm
Mathematics
History
German/
English
Mathematics
16 – 17 pm
Technology
European class
Latin
Physics
chemistry
17 – 17,30 pm
Technology
Physics
chemistry
Favourite pets in their class
-Antoine: dolphins and sharks because they are useful
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- Camille: leopards and tigers
- Miss Michel: elephants because they are wise and old and kind
- Célia: horses
- Elodie: cats and horses
- Eloïse: tigers
- Hayette: cats
- Irina: no favourite animal
- Isadora: pandas
- Jeanne: cats
- Julien: dogs
- Ken: toucans because they look beautiful
- Lamia: horse, dogs, cats, tigers and animals of the savannah (and many other animals) Lamia loves animals
because they you company, they don’t ask questions, they are kind, nice, sweet , smart, life is easy with them!
- Laura: dolphins and dogs
- Léa Bourdillat: cats and dogs
- Léa Chellé: tigers
- Léa Garayt: MY dog
- Léon: sharks because they are living beings!
- Lettice: horses
- Manon: cats and horses
- Nicolas: cats and dogs because they keep you good company
- Raphaël: dolphins
- Simon Bernard: frogs
- Simon Perton: cats because they look so pretty
- Vincent: MY dog
- Vitha: spiders because they are scary!
A school day
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Isadora’s typical Tuesday
At 6.15 am, I get up with my alarm clock, it's very difficult. At 7.30 am, I go
to school by bus or on foot.
At 8.00 am sharp, classes start and I keep on working and working and
studying all morning!
At 12.00pm, I go back home for lunch; I sometimes eat with my mother,
and sometimes alone.
At 2:00 pm, school starts again.
At 5:00pm, school is out. At 6:30pm, I go to my dance class. At 7:00pm , I
do my homework and I learn my lessons attentively .
At 8:30pm, I have dinner with my mother. From 9:30pm on , I spend the
evening playing on my computer, playing video games, reading, watching
TV, dancing...
At around 10:30pm, it’s time to go to bed! Sweet dreams, and see you
tomorrow!
A weekend day
• Lea’s typical Saturday
• At 8.00 am, I get up with no alarm clock - very cool! At
9.00 am, I , my brother and my sister tidy our bedrooms.
At 11.00am, I start preparing lunch. At 12.00pm, it’s
lunch time for the whole family! At 1.30pm, I go
rollerblading with my best friends . At 4:00pm we have a
snack. At 8:00pm, we usually have 3 or 4 guests over for
dinner .At 11:00 pm, we get ready to go out to the Blue
Note dance club until 6:30am the next morning! Now it’s
time for bed! End of story ! Good night
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Welcome to Valence and
surroundings
In Valence, you can visit museums and a beautiful
cathedral; not far away, you can go and visit
Romans with the most renowned shoe museum in the
world ! This 30,000 inhabitant town is very famous
for its shoemaking and is the capital of shoes in
France.
In the Drôme, there are also lots of castles to visit:
the castle of Grignan or the castle of Crussol (see
below). If you go to the Ardèche you can of course
go hiking, canoeing, swimming and camping in the
amazing «Gorges de l'Ardeche» (see photo!) and
enjoy its river and many great beaches which attract
lots of visitors all year round.
Both in the Drome and in the Ardeche, you can go
hiking everywhere and enjoy wonderful views and
landscapes. The most famous mountains of the
Rhône-Alpes region are the Vercors massif near the
Alps where you can go downhill and crosscountry
skiing.
In their region, you can also visit famous caves
(Choranche, l'Aven d'Orgnac, Thaïs) and also the
very nice zoo in Peaugres featuring all kinds of
animals. There is even the crocodiles farm near
Valence!
About 30 kms south of Valence you can go to
Montelimar, the French capital of nougats (a candy
specialty with honey, almonds and egg whites).
Welcome to the Drome! It is a gorgeous place to
discover!
Homes in Valence
This is a new building:
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In Valence, there are lots of houses and buildings and also
some projects.There aren't a lot of large houses in the city
center. Houses are very confortable and modern. The
people enjoy the basic washing and heating systems.
Let us show you around!
At Antoine's , you will find a huge garden and a great
house including 8 rooms:a living room, a kitchen, 3
bedrooms (his bedroom, his brother's bedroom and his
parents’ bedroom) ,a study, 2 bathrooms and the toilets. This is a farm outside the city center:
The kitchen is not very large but there are all the
necessary kitchen appliances (fridge, dishwasher, etc...)
Raphael's house is 150 square meters, its façade is
painted beige and there is a big garden too. There are 9
rooms : a kitchen ,a living room, 4 bedrooms , a study, 2
bathrooms and 2 toilets.
The kitchen is also very modern in the winter they enjoy
the floor heating system!
There aren't many rundown houses but there are
Most houses are two-storied..
At home, they have fun watching their movies and games
lots of residential areas with yellow houses like this
on their favourite LCD TV screen!
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Home sweet home!
Marriage traditions in Valence
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One fine day , Frenchman Mr. Vinot proposes to Miss Aumage. They
have now to fix a date (in general it is one Saturday) , then go to City
Hall for the public announcement . After that, Miss soon-to-be Vinot
sends out wedding invitations to friends and relatives –everyone the
couple wants to have fun with on their wedding day. The wedding
ceremony takes place at Church for Catholics, and it is led by a priest.
For weddings among citizens of North African origin, ceremonies take
place in a rented room. The bride is accompanied by her father. Together
they join the groom and the priest reads out a text which is the same for
all weddings. At the end he says:” I pronounce you now husband and
wife” . Finally, the bride and the groom exchange wedding rings and
kiss.
Sport activities in Valence
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Go kayaking on the 110 km long Drome river!
Ice Hockey
Go downhill skiing!
Have fun rock climbing!
Enjoy mountain biking and hiking in the Vercors
mountains!
Try iceskating!
The Drome specialities
• The Pogne is a typical sweet bread you eat for dessert or as a snack
The Ravioles are pasta filled with spinach, cheese, herbs and
spices...
The Lunettes are jam-filled cookies.
Sweet Chestnut puree you can use for baking or taste by the spoonful!
The Valrhona Chocolate is a best chocolate in our region and one of the finest quality chocolates in France!
Materials by :French students
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This presentation is made by Michal Čech
and Pavel Kočíř