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**The team I chose to adopt is __FRANCE__ !**


 * Rugby World Cup 2011 Teams :**


 * 1. Argentina**
 * 2. Australia**
 * 3. England**
 * 4. Fiji**
 * 5. __FRANCE__ **
 * 6. Ireland**
 * 7. Italy**
 * 8. New Zealand**
 * 9. Scotland**
 * 10. South Africa**
 * 11. Tonga**
 * 12. Wales**
 * 13. Canada**
 * 14. Georgia**
 * 15. Japan**
 * 16. Namibia**
 * 17. Russia**
 * 18. Romania**
 * 19. Samoa**
 * 20. United States**

__**My adopted country is France.**__

**__Capital City:__ Paris**

**__Population:__ 65,821,855**

**__Languages:__ French, English, Latin**

**__Religion:__ Roman Catholic**

**__Currency:__ Franc & Euro**

**__Famous For:__ The Eiflle Tower**




 * __Webb Ellis Cup__ **


 * The Webb Ellis Cup is a trophy given to the winner of the Rugby World Cup. The trophy was first awarded in 1987 and is now being held by South Africa (2007 RWC winners). The cup is named after William Webb Ellis. The 38cm trophy is gilded and is supported by 2 cast stroll handles. On one handle there is a head of a satyr and on the other there is a head of a nymph. The words "The Webb Ellis Cup" and "International Rugby Football Board" are engraved. Australia, New Zealand, England and South Africa have all won the Webb Ellis Cup at least once. **




 * __Rugby World Cup Venn Diagram __**

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 * __Fakebook Profile __**

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__**Rugby World Cup - Language Homework **__



__**Focus Questions**__

__** Level 1 - **__ Official language : French __** Level 2 - **__ The French language reflects how the French people express themselves and how they show their uniqueness.



<span style="color: #ca44ca; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">**__Le Marseillaise - French & English Version__**


 * Allons enfants de la Patrie, || Arise, children of the Fatherland, ||
 * Le jour de gloire est arrivé ! || The day of glory has arrived! ||
 * Contre nous de la tyrannie, || Against us of tyranny ||
 * L'étendard sanglant est levé, //(bis)// || The bloody banner is raised, //(repeat)// ||
 * Entendez-vous dans les campagnes || Do you hear, in the countryside, ||
 * Mugir ces féroces soldats ? || The roar of those ferocious soldiers? ||
 * Ils viennent jusque dans nos bras || They're coming right into our arms ||
 * Égorger nos fils et nos compagnes ! || To cut the throats of our sons and women! ||
 * //Aux armes, citoyens,// || //To arms, citizens,// ||
 * //Formez vos bataillons,// || //Form your battalions,// ||
 * //Marchons, marchons !// || //Let's march, let's march!// ||
 * //Qu'un sang impur// || //That an impure blood// ||
 * //Abreuve nos sillons !// || //Waters our furrows!// ||
 * Que veut cette horde d'esclaves, || What does this horde of slaves, ||
 * De traîtres, de rois conjurés ? || Of traitors and conjured kings want? ||
 * Pour qui ces ignobles entraves, || For whom are these vile chains, ||
 * Ces fers dès longtemps préparés ? //(bis)// || These long-prepared irons? //(repeat)// ||
 * Français, pour nous, ah ! quel outrage || Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrage ||
 * Quels transports il doit exciter ! || What fury it must arouse! ||
 * C'est nous qu'on ose méditer || It is us they dare plan ||
 * De rendre à l'antique esclavage ! || To return to the old slavery! ||
 * //Aux armes, citoyens...// || //To arms, citizens...// ||
 * Quoi ! des cohortes étrangères || What! Foreign cohorts ||
 * Feraient la loi dans nos foyers ! || Would make the law in our homes! ||
 * Quoi ! Ces phalanges mercenaires || What! These mercenary phalanxes ||
 * Terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers ! //(bis)// || Would strike down our proud warriors! //(repeat)// ||
 * Grand Dieu ! Par des mains enchaînées || Great God ! By chained hands ||
 * Nos fronts sous le joug se ploieraient || Our brows would yield under the yoke ||
 * De vils despotes deviendraient || Vile despots would have themselves ||
 * Les maîtres de nos destinées ! || The masters of our destinies! ||
 * //Aux armes, citoyens...// || //To arms, citizens...// ||
 * Tremblez, tyrans et vous perfides || Tremble, tyrants and you traitors ||
 * L'opprobre de tous les partis, || The shame of all parties, ||
 * Tremblez ! vos projets parricides || Tremble! Your parricidal schemes ||
 * Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix ! //(bis)// || Will finally receive their reward! //(repeat)// ||
 * Tout est soldat pour vous combattre, || Everyone is a soldier to combat you ||
 * S'ils tombent, nos jeunes héros, || If they fall, our young heroes, ||
 * La terre en produit de nouveaux, || The earth will produce new ones, ||
 * Contre vous tout prêts à se battre ! || Ready to fight against you! ||
 * //Aux armes, citoyens...// || //To arms, citizens...// ||
 * Français, en guerriers magnanimes, || Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors, ||
 * Portez ou retenez vos coups ! || You bear or hold back your blows! ||
 * Épargnez ces tristes victimes, || You spare those sorry victims, ||
 * À regret s'armant contre nous. //(bis)// || Who arm against us with regret. //(repeat)// ||
 * Mais ces despotes sanguinaires, || But not these bloodthirsty despots, ||
 * Mais ces complices de Bouillé, || These accomplices of Bouille, ||
 * Tous ces tigres qui, sans pitié, || All these tigers who, mercilessly, ||
 * Déchirent le sein de leur mère ! || Rip their mother's breast! ||
 * //Aux armes, citoyens...// || //To arms, citizens...// ||
 * Amour sacré de la Patrie, || Sacred love of the Fatherland, ||
 * Conduis, soutiens nos bras vengeurs || Lead, support our avenging arms ||
 * Liberté, Liberté chérie, || Liberty, cherished Liberty, ||
 * Combats avec tes défenseurs ! //(bis)// || Fight with thy defenders! //(repeat)// ||
 * Sous nos drapeaux que la victoire || Under our flags, shall victory ||
 * Accoure à tes mâles accents, || Hurry to thy manly accents, ||
 * Que tes ennemis expirants || That thy expiring enemies, ||
 * Voient ton triomphe et notre gloire ! || See thy triumph and our glory! ||
 * //Aux armes, citoyens...// || //To arms, citizens...// ||
 * //(Couplet des enfants)// || //(Children's Verse)// ||
 * Nous entrerons dans la carrière || We shall enter the (military) career ||
 * Quand nos aînés n'y seront plus, || When our elders are no longer there, ||
 * Nous y trouverons leur poussière || There we shall find their dust ||
 * Et la trace de leurs vertus //(bis)// || And the trace of their virtues //(repeat)// ||
 * Bien moins jaloux de leur survivre || Much less keen to survive them ||
 * Que de partager leur cercueil, || Than to share their coffins, ||
 * Nous aurons le sublime orgueil || We shall have the sublime pride ||
 * De les venger ou de les suivre || Of avenging or following them ||
 * //Aux armes, citoyens...// || //To arms, citizens...// ||
 * //Aux armes, citoyens...// || //To arms, citizens...// ||
 * //(Couplet des enfants)// || //(Children's Verse)// ||
 * Nous entrerons dans la carrière || We shall enter the (military) career ||
 * Quand nos aînés n'y seront plus, || When our elders are no longer there, ||
 * Nous y trouverons leur poussière || There we shall find their dust ||
 * Et la trace de leurs vertus //(bis)// || And the trace of their virtues //(repeat)// ||
 * Bien moins jaloux de leur survivre || Much less keen to survive them ||
 * Que de partager leur cercueil, || Than to share their coffins, ||
 * Nous aurons le sublime orgueil || We shall have the sublime pride ||
 * De les venger ou de les suivre || Of avenging or following them ||
 * //Aux armes, citoyens...// || //To arms, citizens...// ||
 * //Aux armes, citoyens...// || //To arms, citizens...// ||
 * //Aux armes, citoyens...// || //To arms, citizens...// ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__The meaning of "Le Marseillaise":__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> It is a war song therefore it symbolises the hardship and the hard work that the French went through.

<span style="color: #ca44ca; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__Other Famous French Songs:__ <span style="color: #ca44ca; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">- La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf <span style="color: #ca44ca; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">- À Paris - Yves Montand <span style="color: #ca44ca; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">- Inoubliable - Charles Aznavour

<span style="color: #ca44ca; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> =<span style="background-color: initial; color: #f0920a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.6em;">__**Sébastien Chabal**__ =

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">1. Does the crowds cheering or booing influence you in playing rugby, why or why not? <span style="color: #f0920a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">2. How long have you been playing rugby for? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">3. How many games have you played in the Rugby World Cup? <span style="color: #f0920a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">4. Who do you think is the best in your team and why? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">5. When did you start playing rugby for France? <span style="color: #f0920a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">6. What inspires to play rugby? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">7. Who is your role model in rugby? <span style="color: #f0920a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">8. What position do you play <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">9. What was the worst thing that has happened to you while playing rugby? <span style="color: #f0920a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">10. What is the best thing that has happened to you while playing rugby?

__**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%;">FOCUS QUESTIONS **__

<span style="color: #e00b0b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**__Level 1:__** What is the difference between a closed and open question? How can you use open questions to find out more information in your interview?

<span style="color: #e00b0b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**__Level 2:__** What skills does a good journalist need? How can you develop these skills further?

<span style="color: #e00b0b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**__Level 3__**: Why is it important to have an understanding of how different people around the world live?

<span style="color: #e00b0b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**__Level 1:__** A closed question has a "YES/NO" answer while an open question has many different answers. <span style="color: #e00b0b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**__Level 2:__** Skills: Listening, talking, good knowledge about the person that he/she is interviewing and loud voice. <span style="color: #e00b0b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**__Level 3:__** So that you will not make any racist comments about people when you don't know anything about their country.