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Le loup

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Le loup est un mammifère carnivore de la famille des canidés. Deux espèces sont reconnues, le loup gris et le loup roux. Sa tête est plus large que celle du chien, ses yeux jaunes sont de forme oblique, sa gueule plus puissante est plus largement fendue que celle du chien. La pression de sa mâchoire est de 150KG au CM/2.

Chez le loup c'est son odorat qui est le sens le plus développé. A plusieurs kilomètres il peut sentir et reconnaître la nature de sa proie. Son odorat est 100 fois plus développé que celui de l'homme. Le loup vit en meute qui se compose de 3 à 15 individus. Il chassera seul le petit gibier, mais il rassemble la meute pour chasses le gros gibier.

Le loup jappe, gronde, aboie, gémit et hurle. Chacun de ces sons a un sens particulier et sert à la communication entre eux. La femelle est la louve, le petit le louveteau.

En France, le loup a été un réel prédateur jusqu'au milieu du XIXe siècle. Exterminé au début des années 1930, le loup y est revenu, depuis l’Italie, au début des années 1990.
C'est lors des grands froids que l'ont pouvait voir des loups se rapprocher des humains pour trouver de la nourriture. On dit aussi faire un froid de canard !

People would see wolfs closer to humans when it was very cold as wolfs would get closer to humans to look for food. We also say faire un froid de canard !
Set the cat among the pigeons
Different language, different animals. The wolf in French becomes a horse, a cat or a lion in English!
April 5 – June 13, 2021
(No classes May 31)
VOYAGE EN FRANCOPHONIE
Saturday, March 20, 2021
2:00PM PST
Celebrating Women’s History Month and International Francophonie Day's theme “Femme francophones, femmes résilientes”, the Cultural Center of the Lycée Français de New York is organizing a concert celebrating the diversity of French-speaking voices. The hour-long program will take you on a musical voyage from New York, to Montréal, Paris, Tunis and Dakar.
With: Emel, Yseult, Andréanne Malette, Moonaya, Mino Cinelu and students from the Lycée Français de New York.
The evening will be hosted by French journalist Aline Afanoukoé. In partnership with the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie and with the support of the Centre de la Francophonie des Amériques.
This event is free. Please click here to register.
Soirée Cinéma
Friday, April 9
Please join us from 7-8pm on Friday, April for the Alliance Française de Sacramento’s next online Soirée Cinéma discussion! Our April film is The Climb (L’Ascension)

How to participate:
  • Pre-watch the film – available on Netflix
  • RSVP to info@afsacramento.org before noon on Friday, April 9. The Zoom link will be sent to you by 5pm.
  • Please click on the Zoom link a few minutes before 7pm to make sure you don’t have any technical problems.
  • We will start with a short presentation about the film and then open it up for a lively guided discussion in English.

Film description:
The Climb (L’Ascension)
Director: Ludovic Bernard
France 2017
Starring: Ahmed Sylla, Alice Belaïdi, Kevin Razy, Nicolas Wanczycki, Waly Dia, Umesh Tamang
Genre: Comedy, Romance,
Running Time: 105 min


How far would you go for the one you love? For Samy Diakhate (Ahmed Sylla) it’s the top of Mount Everest. After professing his love for Nadia (Alice Belaidi) he gets rejected because she is after a commitment and someone serious, unlike the unemployed Samy. He soon says he loves her so much he’d climb Everest for a kiss and a deal is made (even if she didn’t believe him at the time) and Samy begins his journey to the summit of Everest despite not having any mountain climbing experience prior. His story is also the talk of the town and gains a large amount of media following.
Online Event
French Influence in West Africa:
A Brief History of Côte d'Ivoire

Sunday, April 25, 2021 @ 1:00pm

Lecture by Ghassane Habib
$10 for any AF Member; $20 Non-Member
In English, followed by a Q&A

Presented by the Alliance Française de Fresno
Teens: Come and join us for a fun conversation in French!

This informal French online conversation group is for teens aged 15-18, at high school level and looking to practice with other French speaking teens. This is the place to practice in a relaxing and fun atmosphere!

Vous vous préparez pour le baccalauréat International (BI) ou l’Advanced Placement (AP)? Ces conversations vous seront utiles!

It's FREE! Please register by 4 pm April 13.
The participation link will be sent once registration closes. À bientôt! 

Our next conversation
Wednesday April 14, 2021
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Le Club des Bouquineurs
Next Meeting: Friday, April 16, 6-8pm

The new Alliance book club, Le Club des Bouquineurs, meets every two months for two hours to discuss a book that the group has read.

Participants must be current AF Sacramento members or students
with a minimum of B1+ level in French.
 
Le prochain livre: L'Amas ardent (Yamen Manai, 2017) 217 pp.
Date: vendredi le 16 avril, 6-8 pm

To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org
Login information to access the Club des Bouquineurs group
will be emailed to you.
Les Conversations du Jeudi
Thursdays 11am-12pm Via Zoom

Practice your speaking and listening skills, make new friends, and have fun!

AF Sacramento membership REQUIRED to join!

To participate:
RSVP your name to info@afsacramento.org

Login information to access your virtual Conversations du Jeudi group
will be emailed to you.
Le Cercle du Lecteur
New 2021 Schedule

Débutant: Mondays, 4pm
(L'Enfant noir, by Camara Laye)
 
Intermédiaire: Thursdays, 5pm
(La nuit de feu, by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt)

All Alliance Française members and students are invited to a weekly reading group on Thursday evenings to practice reading out loud, listening, and conversing en français!

The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow our skills. All levels are welcome.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen, or try a short reading.

AF Sacramento membership REQUIRED to join!

To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org
Login information to access the Cercle du Lecteur group will be emailed to you.

Le coin des découvertes
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Artiste majeur du XX e siècle, presque aussi célèbre que Picasso dont il fut l'ami, Marc Chagall (1887-1985) est un peintre de la " surréalité ", comme le remarquait Apollinaire. Son œuvre, nimbée de sacré, s'inspire de la tradition juive qui a...

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Jean-Loup Dabadie a écrit ces 5 tubes, le saviez-vous ?

Hommage à Jean-Loup Dabadie disparu le 24 mai 2020. Journaliste, romancier, auteur de sketches et de chansons, auteur et metteur en scène dramatique, traducteur, scénariste et dialoguiste, il est élu à l'Académie française en 2008.
CLARA's Corner
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Bon weekend à tous! Stay safe!

Bien cordialement,
L'équipe de l'Alliance Française de Sacramento
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