普罗旺斯听说展示.ppt

Provence(普罗旺斯) Introduction Provence is a former Roman province and is now a region of southeastern France, located on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Frances border with Italy. Climate of Provence Most of Provence has a Mediterranean climate, characterized by hot, dry summers, mild winters, little snow, and abundant sunshine. The winds of Provence are an important feature of the climate, particularly the mistral, a cold, dry wind which, especially in the winter often reaches over one hundred kilometers an hour. May to July are the best tourist months .Not only the blue sky ,the sweet smell of olive（橄榄树） , but also the blooming lavenders , make Provence send out the breath of romantic . Culture of Provence Warm sunshine and bright Mediterranean style of art which shares the freedom of color confuse inspiration with artists, including Cezanne（塞尚）, Van Gogh（梵高）, Monet（莫奈）, Picasso（毕加索） and other artists in Provence start a new phase of artistic life, Riviera hedonism（享乐主义）trend attracts the American writer/ British writer such as Lawrence（劳伦斯）, the French writer Nietzsche(尼采)、?Huxley （赫胥黎）and other artists. Language of Provence  Historically the language spoken in Provence was Provencal, a dialect of the Occitan language（奥克语）. Provencal was widely spoken in Provence until the beginning of the 20th century, when the French government launched an intensive and largely successful effort to replace regional languages with French. Today Provencal is taught in schools and universities in the region, but is spoken regularly by a small number of people, probably less than five hundred thousand, mostly elderly. One of the storage of traveling to Provence is you must company with someone who understands French, or knows the French by yourself. Because although people in French can speak English frequently, they would like to speak French, rather than English. The Local F