BON VOYAGE Click here to begin BONJOUR v
BON VOYAGE! Click here to begin
BONJOUR! v Today we will be traveling to France and visiting many well -known touristic sites located there. But, before we can begin you must have a passport to travel. Please fill this out before going on. First Name: Last Name: Date of Birth: Gender: NEXT
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ITINERARY Day 1: L’arc de Triomphe Day 4: Le Louvre Day 2: Le Centre Pompidou Day 5: Notre Dame Day 3: La Tour Eiffel Letter to Parents
L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE v L’arc de Triomphe is very well known all over the world. It resides on the famous street Champs-Élysée. L’arc de Triomphe was built in 1806 dedicated to the glory of Napoléon I and his rule over France. It’s so big that it took two years just to build the foundation! The arch is 49 m high, 45 m wide, and 22 m deep. Napoléon included the names of 128 battles fought by the French Republic and himself. They are written on the walls under the vault along with the generals who fought them. NEXT
QUICK REVIEW v. When was L’arc de Triomphe built and on what famous street can you find it? • A. 1754 on Rue de Paradis • B. 1806 on Champs –Élysée • C. 1926 on Place de la Concorde
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ITINERARY Day 1: L’arc de Triomphe Day 4: Le Louvre Day 2: Le Centre Pompidou Day 5: Notre Dame Day 3: La Tour Eiffel Letter to Parents
LE CENTRE POMPIDOU v Le Centre Pompidou is Europe’s largest museum of modern art and hosts over six million visitors a year. It opened in 1977 and has become one of Paris’ top attractions and cost almost one billion francs to build! Centre Pompidou has 60, 000 pieces of art including some from Pablo Picasso, Marc Chegall, and Henri Matisse. NEXT
QUICK REVIEW v. What type of art does Le Centre Pompidou have? • A. Modern Art • B. Renaissance Art • C. Impressionist Art
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ITINERARY Day 1: L’arc de Triomphe Day 4: Le Louvre Day 2: Le Centre Pompidou Day 5: Notre Dame Day 3: La Tour Eiffel Letter to Parents
LA TOUR EIFFEL v The Eiffel Tower is now considered the symbol of Paris, France. It was built in 1889 for the World’s Fair by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. This monument is 1050 feet tall and weighs around 10, 000 tons. Over 200 million visitors have come to visit it and they have the ability to NEXT climb it. There about 1665 steps!
QUICK REVIEW v. For what main event was La Tour Eiffel built? • A. Independence Day • B. World’s Fair • C. Christmas
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ITINERARY Day 1: L’arc de Triomphe Day 4: Le Louvre Day 2: Le Centre Pompidou Day 5: Notre Dame Day 3: La Tour Eiffel Letter to Parents
LE LOUVRE v Le Louvre is probably the most visited museum in the world. Each day over 12, 000 visit the museum so in a single year over 3, 600, 000 people visit Le Louvre. The most famous painting it’s known for is the Mona Lisa, or La Jaconde. It was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci and has actually been stolen in 1901 and recovered in 1903. Da Vinci also NEXT designed the famous glass triangle in front of the museum.
QUICK REVIEW v. You can find the Mona Lisa at the Louvre. • A. True • B. False
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ITINERARY Day 1: L’arc de Triomphe Day 4: Le Louvre Day 2: Le Centre Pompidou Day 5: Notre Dame Day 3: La Tour Eiffel Letter to Parents
NOTRE DAME v Notre Dame is a cathedral on Île de la Cite in Paris. Its construction began in 1163 and lasted until 1345 and Bishop Maurice de Sully started it all. This monument has a gothic architecture style to it which consists of slender vertical piers and pointed arches. Notre Dame translates into Our Lady. NEXT
QUICK REVIEW v. On what Paris island is Notre Dame located? • A. Saint Michel • B. Île de la Cite • C. Île St-Louis
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FÉLICITATIONS v You’ve successfully completed the itinerary for your trip to France! As our final activity, you will write a letter to your parents telling them about all the places you’ve visited and you will tell them some interesting facts you’ve learned along the way. NEXT
ITINERARY Day 1: L’arc de Triomphe Day 4: Le Louvre Day 2: Le Centre Pompidou Day 5: Notre Dame Day 3: La Tour Eiffel Letter to Parents
LETTER SUBMIT
LE FIN v. We’ve reached the end of our journey and you may now go home! I hope you’ve had loads of fun and I also hope that you retain the knowledge that were able to attain today. Keep up the good work and come back to visit us soon!
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