Wednesday, August 27, 2014

French Connections in English

French has had a massive impact on English vocabulary.

 I have put together a slideshow showing how French words have influenced English words that would be great for advanced level ESL learners.

 View it on Road to grammar: www.roadtogrammar.com/frenchconnections

 Slideshare (you can download the powerpoint file): http://www.slideshare.net/roadtogrammar/french-connections

 Or YouTube (with music): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr2AqgULhpU




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