The document provides information about several famous landmarks and historical sites in Paris, France. It describes the Eiffel Tower as a 300.5 meter tall structure built for the 1889 World's Fair. The Louvre is noted as a museum located along the Seine River that opened in 1793 and now exhibits over 35,000 objects. Notre Dame Cathedral is described as a Gothic Catholic cathedral constructed between 1163-1345 that contains the Archbishop of Paris' official chair.

1. Geography
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Watch the video and answer the
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8. Paris__________Video Worksheet
Name 3 historical monuments/buildings you
saw in the video:
1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
What’s the name of the river that flows
through Paris?
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Name 3 types of food you saw in the video:
1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
Describe Paris in one word:
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9. The Eiffel Tower
In 1889, the people of Paris held a
celebration for the 100th
anniversary of the
French Revolution.
It was a chance for them to show their skills
in art and design to the rest of the world.
The organisers decided to build a tower as
the centre-piece of the entire event. The
tower was designed by an engineer named
Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel. (the same man
that built the Statue of Liberty)
It is 300.5metres high and took 230
workmen over two years to build. The
French people had only planned that the
tower would stand for about 20 years.

10. The Louvre
The Louvre, is located on
the right bank of The Seine
built on the city's western
edge. The museum opened
on 10 August 1793 with an
exhibition of 537 paintings.
Today nearly 35,000 objects
from prehistory to the
19th century are exhibited
over an area of 60,600
square metres.
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11. The Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa is a portrait of a
French lady named Lisa
Gherardini. It is a portrait by
the Italian artist Leonardo da
Vinci. It is a painting in oil,
completed around 1503–
1519. It is on permanent
display at the Musée du
Louvre in Paris.
The image is widely
recognised as the most
famous painting in the world.

12. L’arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe is one
of the most famous
monuments in Paris.
It stands in the centre of the
Place Charles de Gaulle at
the western end of the
Champs-Élysées.
The arc honours those who
fought and died for France
in the French Revolutionary
and the Napoleonic Wars,
with the names of all French
victories and generals
inscribed on its inner and outer
surfaces.
Beneath its vault lies the
Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier from World War I.
The monument stands 50
metres in height, 45 m wide.

13. The Tomb of the
Unknown Solider
from WWI
L’arc de
Triomphe

14. The Champs-Élysées

15. Montmartre
Montmartre is a hill (the highest point
in Paris) of 130 metres high, giving its
name to the surrounding district, in the
north of Paris,
a part of the Right Bank.
Montmartre is primarily known for the
white-domed
Basilica of the Sacré Cœur.
Many artists including
Vincent Van Gough used to work
from studios in the district.

16. Notre Dame
Notre Dame de Paris (French for
Our Lady of Paris), also known as
Notre Dame Cathedral, is a Gothic,
Catholic cathedral on the eastern
half of the city of Paris, France. it is
the church that contains the
cathedra (official chair) of the
Archbishop of Paris. Notre Dame
de Paris is widely considered one of
the finest examples of French
Gothic architecture in France and
in Europe.
The first period of construction from
1163 into 1240s and it was finally
built by 1345.

17. Disney’s
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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18. MAP SEARCH!
Pair work..
Find the monuments on your map

19. Monument Matching

20. FRENCH!
Bonjour – Hello
Merci – Thank you
S'il vous plaît – Please
Au revoir – Bye
Ca va? - How are you?
Ca va tres bien, merci. - I’m very well,
thank you.

21. The Facts:
Population of France: 64,876,618
Population of Paris: 2,152,423
Location: Western Europe, bordering:
Andorra 56.6 km,
Belgium 620 km,
Germany 451 km,
Italy 488 km
Luxembourg 73 km,
Monaco 4.4 km,
Spain 623 km,
Switzerland 573 km
Climate: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot
summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-
northwesterly wind.
Government: republic

23. Religion
Roman Catholic 83%-88%,
Protestant 2%,
Jewish 1%,
Muslim 5%-10%,
unaffiliated 4%
France is a secular country where freedom
of thought and of religion is preserved.

24. Sport
The French "national" sport is Association football, = called
'le foot‘.
The most-watched sports in France are football (soccer),
rugby union, cycling, tennis, handball, basketball and
sailing.

25. France is notable for holding (and
winning) the football World Cup in 1998.
Stade de France

26. France is also famous
for holding the world famous cycling
tournament:
“La Tour de France”
which finishes
each year on the
Champs-Élysées
in Paris.

27. the tennis Grand Slam tournament:
Roland Garros, or the French Open is
another famous French sporting event
worldwide.

28. Sport is encouraged in school, and local
sports clubs receive financial support from
the local governments. While football
(soccer) is definitely the most popular,
rugby union and rugby league takes
dominance in the southwest, especially
around the city of Toulouse.

29. The modern Olympics was invented in
France, in 1894 by
Pierre de Coubertin.

30. Pets
In 2006, 52% of French households had at
least one pet:
9.7 million cats,
8.8 million dogs,
2.3 million rodents,
8 million birds,
and 28 million fish.

31. QUIZ TIME!!!!!!!! 

32. Postcards!
Bonjour Mr. O Meara,
Today we travelled to Paris and saw the
Eiffel Tower. It is over 300 meters high
and is very beautiful. We also visited the
Louvre museum. Tomorrow we are going
to see the Tennis at the Roland Garros. I
have to go now for dinner. We are having
frogs legs and croissants.
Au Revoir,
Mark