Lausanne

La Suisse

La Suisse: 4e Jour

Pre-Activity

• To conjugate IR verbs, you first take off the IR, and then add the following endings:

1. Je fin-2. Tu fin-3. Il fin-4. Nous fin-5. Vous fin-6. Ils fin-

Questions Essentielles

• Quel jour est-ce?• Quelle est la date?• Quelle heure est-il?• Quel temps fait-il?• C’est quel saison?

Vocabulaire

• Plus [grand] que: taller than• Moins grand que: less tall than• Aussi grand que: as tall as

La Suisse: Jour 4

LAUSANNE

Lausanne

Lausanne

Lausanne

• Located on the opposite side of Lac Léman from Genève.

• Fourth largest city in Switzerland• center of the city is the site of an

ancient river, the Flon, which has been covered since the 19th century. 

• the middle of a wine country

Transportation

• It is the smallest city in the world to have a rapid transit system

• 28 station metro system connects the city

• Also has a tram and connects to national train systems

La Capitale Olympique

• Headquarters of the International Olympic Committee

Education

• “Technical” headquarters of the country

• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology located in Lausanne

Education

• L’Université de Lausanne

La Cathédrale de Lausanne

• Built between 1170 and 1240 in the gothic style

La Musique

• L’instrument traditionnel de la Suisse est le « Alphorn ».

L’art

• Switzerland is home to many famous artists.

• In more recent times, Swiss art has been characterized by graphic and modern art styles

• The simplicity of shapes and colors are common themes

Max Bill

• 1908-1994• He started with simple shapes and

colors, but found ways to expand beyond clean lines.

Clean lined contrasts

• This type of modern art combines the simplicity of shapes and colors but is not confined to straight lines

• Often combined with typography

L’ART

• Examples:– UNITÉ pas UNIFORMITÉ– La paix

Clean lined contrats: STEPS

• 1. Cut out a clean-lined shape (ex: diamond, square, rectangle, triangle, heart, etc.)

• 2. Do not trace, but brush the crayon overtop of the shape, making the desired pattern. Chose the shape and colors according to the theme you are trying to convey.

• 3. Add typography if desired. French is preferred.

Themes

• La paix: peace• L’espoir: hope• L’unité:  unity• Fraternité: brotherhood• Egalité: equality• Le calme: calm• Le monde: the world• L’amour: love• La tristesse: sadness• La joie: Joy

Comparisons with adjectives!

• Je suis plus grande que Marie.

• Marie est moins grande que Zoe.

• Eric est aussi grand que Marc.

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