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French Words and Phrases

French Words and Phrases. à la carte literally: on the menu ; In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes rather than a fixed-price meal

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French Words and Phrases

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  1. French Words and Phrases • à la carte literally: on the menu; In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes rather than a fixed-price meal • à la mode idiomatic: in the style; In the United States, the phrase is used to describe a dessert with an accompanying scoop of ice cream (example: apple pie à la mode). In French, it just means trendy. Boeuf à la mode for instance is a beef recipe with ale, carrots and onions. • adieu farewell; literally means "to God," it carries more weight than "au revoir" ("goodbye," literally "Until re-seeing"). It is definitive, implying you will never see the other person again. • armoire a type of cabinet; wardrobe. • au gratin 'With gratings', anything that is grated onto a food dish. In English, specifically 'with cheese'. • au pair a young foreigner who does domestic chores in exchange for room and board. In France, those chores are mainly child care/education. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o48aZ_C52wc

  2. More Words and Phrases • ballet • blasé unimpressed with something because of over familiarity, jaded. • bon appétit literally "good appetite"; enjoy your meal • Café a coffee shop (also used in French for "coffee"). • Chauffeur driver • Chic stylish • Croissant a crescent-shaped bread made of flaky pastry • cul-de-sac a dead-end street • Dépôt a deposit (as in geology or banking), a storehouse, or a transportation hub (bus depot)entrée literally "entrance"; the first course of a meal (UK English); used to denote the main dish or course of a meal (US English). • Entrepreneur a person who undertakes and operates a new enterprise or venture and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks

  3. Phantom of the Opera History Notes

  4. Paris Opera House • Beautiful • Many floors, levels, beyond cellar level, fountains, a lake, a big chandelier and even a ghost (Phantom of the Opera)

  5. Origin • Napoleon III – he went to an opera house, Rue Le Peletier, and wanted a more desirable location for his entertainment. • Center of Paris • Design Contest! • 171 designs were considered; 700 drawings • Charles Garnier, architect won! • Marvelous design, carpet, wall paper samples, model to scale, etc. • Construction began in 1861

  6. Napoleon III Charles Garnier

  7. Problems • An underground stream was discovered (delayed construction for 8 months) • Napoleon refused to change the location! • 8 pumps worked for 8 months…still streaming! • Finally decided to build a double layer concrete foundation over the stream • Backed up the stream and turned it into a small lake used as a reservoir • Viola! Hydraulics could be used to move the stage!

  8. Problems (continued) • 1870 Franco/Prussian (French & German) War begins • Incomplete construction: used as a warehouse, military prison, arsenal, communication center and observation post • This war ended the reign of Napoleon III and second French empire. Alsace/Lorraine became part of Germany until the end of WWI.

  9. Opera House Details • 17 stories tall • 118,500 square feet *football field is 120 yards (360 feet) by 53 1/3 yards (160 feet) wide* 360 x 160 = 57,600 sq. ft • Staff of 1500 • 2500 doors • 80 dressing rooms • 7 ton chandelier • Largest playhouse in the world • Seats 2156 people • 1896: chandelier falls and a worker perishes

  10. Gaston Leroux • Wrote the novel Phantom of the Opera • Born in Paris on May 6, 1868 • Very smart child; loved literature • Went to law school; didn’t like it but graduated regardless • inherited a lot of money from a family member • lost the inheritance to drinking and gambling • Became a journalist and gained exclusive interviews; later became a novelist • Published Phantom in 1910

  11. Years Later • “Phantom” becomes a silent movie in 1925 • Lon Chaney, Sr. was the first to play Phantom • Lon was known as “the man with 1000 faces” • Born to deaf and mute parents • Did all of his own makeup for his movies • Other films: “Hunchback” , “The Monster”, “Laugh, Clown, Laugh” & “Oliver Twist” • His son followed in his footsteps and became a famous actor in the horror genre

  12. http://archive.org/details/ThePhantomOfTheOpera_364

  13. Years Later (continued) • 1986 Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the play/musical “Phantom of the Opera” • Longest running play in Broadway history • Received many awards: Olivier Award, Tony Award Best Musical, Tony Award Best Actor (Michael Crawford)

  14. The End! Applause is appreciated, but not expected!

  15. Homework! Due Friday! • A football field is 120 yards long by 53 1/3 yards wide • How many football fields would fit in the Paris Opera House? Show your work. Round to the nearest whole number! • How many pounds is the Opera House chandelier? Show your work.

  16. But wait…there’s more! • Turn in a list of 10 Français words or phrases that are commonly used in English. • Due Monday! Oui Oui!

  17. Coat of Arms * Heraldry – is the practice of designing, displaying, describing and recording coats of arms and badges *Blazon – a formal description of a coat of arms or flag (describes what it says) Http://www.depts.ttu.edu/communications/identityguidelines/idguidelines/ttu/official/coatofarms.php

  18. Poetry Meter Meter – pattern of stressed (/) and unstressed (u) syllables / U U Anderson Four Basic Meter Types: 1. Iamb U / (Van Daan; today) 2. Trochee / U (bubble; Sunday) 3. Anapest U U / (tambourine) 4. Dactyl / U U (Holocaust)

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