1. WALT: To learn some facts about Paris
À Paris il y a…
WALT: To learn some facts about Paris

2. le Louvre

3. les Champs Elysées

4. l’Arc de Triomphe

5. la Seine

6. le Sacré Coeur

7. la Tour Eiffel

8. Notre Dame

9. le Parc Disneyland

10. le Stade de France

11. la Cité des Sciences

12. le Musée d’Orsay

13. Le Quiz de Paris
Work in your groups to try and answer the following questions about Paris.

14. How many people live in Paris?
Question 1:
How many people live in Paris?
1 million
2 million
3 million
2, 125, 246

15. Question 2: 20 Paris is divided into how many districts? 10 15 20
These are called ‘arrondissements’ and are numbered 1 to 20.

16. What is the name of the river that divides Paris into two halves?
Question 3:
What is the name of the river that divides Paris into two halves?
la Sinne
la Siene
la Seine
La Seine
There are 37 bridges over the River Seine just within Paris and dozens more spanning the river outside the city.

17. How many museums are there in Paris?
Question 4:
How many museums are there in Paris? 70 7 70
700
Including one of the most famous and most visited museums in the World, the Louvre.

18. Question 5:
In what year did the construction of the Eiffel Tower begin?
1787
1887
1987
1887
And it took 2 years, 2 months and 5 days to complete!

19. It is known as one of the busiest streets in Paris.
Question 6:
Name the famous shopping street in Paris which has the Arc de Triomphe at one end.
Champs Elysées
via Veneto
Regent Street
Champs Elysees
It is known as one of the busiest streets in Paris.

20. Question 7: Paris St Germain Name the famous Parisian football team.
TFC
PSG OL
Paris St
Germain
About 11% of the population of France support PSG.

21. Question 8: Train Station
The building which is now the Orsay museum was originally built for which purpose?
school
train station
post office
Train Station
Its platforms became too short for the new longer trains that were starting to be used so in 1977 the French government decided to convert it into a museum.

22. How many stairs are there in the Eiffel Tower?
Question 9:
How many stairs are there in the Eiffel Tower?
510
610
710
710
Only the first and second levels are accessible by steps to get to the summit you must take a lift.