Author: Swati Rastogi

online French teacher|online course developer|French translator|Education influencer
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Bilingual book written by me for teaching French to children

Swati Rastogi

20190111_183103_0001I am very happy and excited to share this great news with all of you that my book “Qui suis-je?” which means “Who am I?” in english has been launched. It is a children’s book for teaching French to them through photos. The uniqueness of this book is that it is in 2 languages-French and English so that it is easier for children to understand. The book is available as an E-book and a hard copy as well. Please take the opportunity to enjoy reading my book quickly. I am sending you the link below

My ebook is also available in another platform that is pothi. Please click on the link below
https://pothi.com/pothi/book/ebook-swati-rastogi-qui-suis-je-who-am-i

Hard copy of the book is also available. The link is given below:

https://pothi.com/pothi/book/swati-rastogi-qui-suis-je-who-am-i

 

Sample of  my book for children

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Learn french through some easy stories for beginners

Swati Rastogi

Do you want to learn french through some easy stories for beginners ? Then please have a look at the short stories below.The short story is written in English by Clark Ness ( http://www.clarkness.com ) and I have translated it into french so that it is easy to understand.

Bubbles

Evan made bubbles.Some bubbles were big.Some bubbles were small.He made a lot of bubbles.He had fun.

French translation:

Bulles

Evan a fait des bulles.Certaines bulles étaient grosses.Certaines bulles étaient petites.Il a fait beaucoup de bulles.Il s’est amusé.

Stay tuned for more short stories coming soon.

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The Palace of Versailles

Swati Rastogi

pic credit: @french.dreams

 

Le château de Versailles

Le château de Versailles est l’un des monuments les plus célèbres du patrimoine mondial. Ses jardins sont magnifiques. Les bâtiments sont du style architectural des 17e et 18e siècles et comprennent: les appartements royaux, la galerie des glaces, la chapelle, l’opéra royal et le musée de l’histoire de France. Le parc est décoré de statues, de fontaines, de parterres d’eau et de bâtiments remarquables tels que le Grand Trianon et le Petit Trianon, le temple de l’Amour et le hameau de la reine Marie-Antoinette.

English Translation:The Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles is one of the most famous monuments of world heritage. Its gardens are beautiful. The buildings are of the architectural style of the 17th and 18th centuries and comprise: the Royal Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors, the Chapel, the Royal Opera and the Museum of the History of France. The Park is decorated with statues, fountains, water parterres and outstanding buildings such as the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon, the Temple de l’Amour and the Hamlet of Queen Marie-Antoinette.

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Can robots replace humans at work ?what do you think ?

Swati Rastogi

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Les robots peuvent-ils remplacer les humains au travail? Qu’en pensez-vous?

       Les robots jouent un rôle important dans notre vie quotidienne. Nous ne pouvons pas imaginer notre vie sans robots de nos jours. Certains des exemples de robots sont le distributeur automatique de billets, le métro sans conducteur, le robot aspirateur et bien d’autres.
Les avantages des robots sont innombrables. Ils peuvent aller sur les planètes, ils peuvent être utilisés pour explorer l’espace, ils peuvent espionner les gens des points de vue que les humains ne peuvent pas atteindre. Ils peuvent accomplir les tâches plus rapidement que les humains et bien plus encore constamment et avec précision. La plupart des robots sont automatiques, ils peuvent donc se déplacer sans aucune intervention humaine. Ils sont utiles pour les tâches ménagères.Ils peuvent faire beaucoup de choses à la fois. Ils peuvent faire une pâte avec des oeufs, nettoyer la table et peuvent mettre le plaques sur la table après les avoir lavées. Les robots peuvent même nous divertir. Ils peuvent être utilisés pour effectuer efficacement des tâches répétitives et des tâches qui prend de temps.
Les robots ont aussi certains inconvénients. Les robots ont besoin d’un approvisionnement en énergie, il en coûte beaucoup d’argent pour fabriquer ou acheter des robots. Ils peuvent remplacer de nombreux humains dans les usines. Si les robots commencent à remplacer les humains dans la domaine, les gens vont perdre des emplois dans les usines et devenir chômeurs. L’un des inconvénients majeurs des robots est que les humains peuvent devenir trop dépendants des machines perdant leurs capacités mentales. Si le contrôle des robots passe entre de mauvaises mains, les robots peuvent causer la destruction.
Selon moi, les robots ne peuvent jamais remplacer les humains au travail en raison de leurs inconvénients que je viens de mentionner. De plus, Les robots ne sont ni intelligents ni émotionnels. Contrairement aux humains, ils ne peuvent jamais améliorer les résultats de leurs tâches en dehors de leur programmation prédéfinie. Cela limite la façon dont les robots peuvent aider et interagir avec les gens.
Malgré les inconvénients, je pense que les robots occupent une place très importante dans le monde du travail. Nous ne pouvons pas imaginer notre vie sans eux. Les gens doivent être formés pour utiliser efficacement les robots afin de ne pas perdre leur emploi.

English translation:Can robots replace humans at work?What do you think?


Robots play an important role in our daily life. We can’t imagine our life without robots nowadays. Some of the examples of robots are the atm machine, driverless metro, robot vacuum-cleaner and many others.
The advantages of robots are countless. They can go to the planets, they can be used to explore the space, they can spy on people from views the humans can’t reach. They can perform the tasks more speedily than the humans and much more consistently and accurately. Most of the robots are automatic so they can move without any human interference. They are useful for household chores. They can do many things at once. They can make a paste with eggs, clean the table, and can put the plates on the table after having washed them. The robots can even entertain us. They can be used in carrying out repetitive and time-consuming tasks efficiently.
There are certain disadvantages of robots also. The robots need a supply of power, it costs a lot of money to make or buy robots. They can take the place of many humans in the factories. If the robots begin to replace the humans in every field, the people will lose jobs in factories and become unemployed. One of the major disadvantage of the robots is that the humans may become overly dependent on the machines losing their mental capacities. If the control of robots goes in the wrong hands, the robots may cause destruction.
According to me the robots can never replace the humans at work because of their disadvantages which I just mentioned. Moreover robots are not intelligent or emotional. Unlike the humans, They can never improve the results of their jobs outside of their predefined programming. This limits how the robots can help and interact with people.
Despite the disadvantages, I think that robots occupy a very important place in the world of work. We can’t imagine our life without them. The people must be trained to use the robots efficiently so that they do not lose their jobs.
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Why is the flag Color of France blue-White-red ?

Swati Rastogi

Are you curious to know why the flag color of France is Blue-White-Red ? Then please have a look at the content in the image below.Please follow this Instagram account @boiteaufle for more information related to french language and culture.

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Pic credit: @boiteaufle

 English translation of the content written in the above image regarding the flag color of France

Blue… bourgeois
Blue is associated to the mantle of the Virgin, or that of St. Martin, who tears it in two to share it with a poor man at Amiens. In the 14th century, the provost of the Etienne Marcel merchants, in conflict with the royal power, made the blue and red cap (associated color) the sign of belonging of the bourgeois of Paris.

White…monarchy
In 1188. while going on crusade, the king Philippe Auguste sports a white banner with a cross of Saint-Georges. White, first associates with holiness. thus binds itself to the monarchy … and to the war. In the fifteenth century, that of Joan of Arc is white, sown with lilies. Henri IV, whose scarf is white, completes making it one of the colors of the monarchy when he ascends the throne in 1589.

Red…revolutionary
In 1124, the Germanic Emperor Henry V threatens Paris. The Capetian king Louis VI  alert his vassals and go to the abbey of Saint-Denis, the red banner of the holy martyr. This standard will be brandished later in case of great danger. Tradition will be repeated in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as a symbol of revolutionary struggles.