Summer Contest: Concours d'été 2019 - J'Ouellette® Method

Summer Contest: Concours d’été 2019

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Hey, hey!
Congratulations on your participation to the 14th edition of Concours J’Ouellette®! 🙂

I’m so happy to see you here – it’s a lot of fun to play with you, and I’m thrilled to give away some amazing prizes to some amazing francophiles.

Don’t leave this page before you leave a comment for us with your answers 🙂

 

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The GRAND Prize is an 8-week French experience that will prepare you (language and culture) for your next trip to Paris.

But everybody wins something – and I also have a huge announcement and offer only for the participants – so keep your eyes on your inbox, for my next emails.
Please review the rules of the contest and scroll down to find the questions.
So, how is this summer contest going to work?

 

Every day, between July 7-14, I’m going to add a Q that you have to A.

We will have 7 questions from different areas of French culture, language and trivia.

 

If you send me one right answer, you will be rewarded with a FREE class with me by Skype* – YAY!!!
Now there is a grand prize, given to the one person who answers ALL the questions correctly.
And that prize is… (drumroll)… a FREE Scholarship for the French Language, Culture and Lifestyle CLUB From Newbie to « Oh, là-là ! »

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The Club « Oh, là-là ! » perks include:

1. 8 modules to start you up on French conversation, French etiquette, lifestyle and culture, so that you can become the life of the Francophone parties
2. Lifetime access to the program for all future iterations
3. Membership in the exclusive conversation FB group

 

» Click here for more details!

 

How awesome would be to have that for FREE? On its own, the Club « Oh, là-là ! » admission is $399 – a sweet gift 😉

 

The questions will be posted on this page as they are announced via email or social media.

 

ATTENTION! Make sure that you write your email address correctly, as it will be used for the draw of the final winner, in case we have a tie.**

Bonne chance,
Llyane
xo

 
 


(PLEASE ENTER YOUR ANSWER IN THE COMMENTS BELOW)

we will display all the comments received on July 14th

 
 

summer contest q1July 8th

Q1:

Bastille Day is the name given in English-speaking countries to the French National Day, which is celebrated on the 14th of July every year.
How do the French call the day of July 14th?

A1:

La fête nationale OU Le quatorze juillet

 
 

summer contest q3July 9th

Q2:

Bastille Day is a wonderful spectacle when, in some regions of France, it is customary to have a picnic. But it’s so much more than a summer lunch.
What does the French National Day commemorate?

A2:

The beginning of the French Revolution with the Storming of the Bastille on the 14 July 1789, as well as the Fête de la Fédération on the 14 July 1790.

 
 

agphotographe crash course bottomJuly 10th

Q3:

After « Paris accueille le monde » in 2015, « Paris est une fête » in 2016, and « Paris et les jeux Olympiques », in 2017 the celebration of July 14, 2018 had the theme o flove.
What is the theme of this year’s music and fireworks show?

A3:

“Les fédérations”

 
 

summer contest q7July 11th

Q4:

[Language] We identified 85 words in French that have 2 genders, being translated differently for each gender. Example: le livre (the book) [M] vs. la livre (the pound) [F].
Give us another example of a French word, that is spelled exactly the same way and it’s translated differently when used with each one of the two genders.

A4:

un icône (an icon on the computer) [M] vs. une icône (an icon/ famous person) [F]

 
 

summer contest q5July 12th

Q5:

The first to have made this motto was Maximilien Robespierre in his speech “On the organization of the National Guard” on 5 December 1790, later represented in the French flag.
What are the 3 values that people were fighting for in the French Revolution (in French)?

A5:

Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité. (correct spelling, including accents, was marked 🙂 )

 
 

summer contest q8July 13th

Q6:

Originally composed by Giovanni Battista Viotti in 1781, the French national anthem is a revolutionary song, an anthem to freedom, a patriotic call to mobilize all the citizens and an exhortation to fight against the tyranny and the foreign invasion.
What is the name of the national anthem, and who is its official composer?

A6:

La Marseillaise – L’Hymne national français – was composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle in 1792 and was declared « l’hymne national français » in 1795.

 
 

contest 14 juilletJuly 14th

Q7:

A great concert is held under the Eiffel Tower with the National French Orchestra and the Radio France Choir.
What is the name of the director of the orchestra this year, for the French National Day?

A7:

Jaap Van Zweden from Netherlands.

 

 

WINNERS’ CORNER: please contact us to claim your prize


(The winners of the Grand Prize will be announced on Saturday night, July 14th, after 6pm ET)

1

The FREE Scholarship to the 8-week program From Newbie to « Oh, là-là ! » (a value of $399)
PLUS 30′ intro Skype session 1:1

(for 7 correct answers)

Daniel

2

Access to the Module 1 of the J’Ouellette® BILINGUAL Extensif program (a value of $105)
PLUS 30′ intro Skype session 1:1
(for 6 correct answers)

Andrea

3

Le génie verbale – collection vidéo with top 101 verbs conjugated at 6 tenses, (a value of $59)
PLUS 30′ intro Skype session 1:1
(for 5 correct answers)

Michel, Don, Elena

 

Everyone wins something for participation!

* 1 FREE 30 min. intro French session by Skype, a value of $80:
– please contact us to book your rendez-vous! 🙂

 

We would like to acknowledge all our registrants, and encourage them to give their best try

 

 

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NOTE:
The Summer CONTEST ENDS July 14th, 11:59 pm ET (we accept answers until July 14th at 6pm ET) – please claim your prize before July 31st

* Limit one Skype class per person.
** In order to participate to this contest, your email will be added to our list.
***As a Bonus, if you are new to J’Ouellette®, you will also receive our FREE Parisian French Crash Course. If you are already on our email list, please make sure you type in the same email address, so you don’t get duplicate messages from us.
† If you are an existing student, you don’t need an intro session and may already have purchased the programs offered as a prize, therefore you will receive a percentage off your future purchase, up to 25%


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