1. Laura and Elsa

2.  The Canal du Midi  The locks  Questions

3. The Canal Du Midi was built in the 17th century by Pierre-Paul Riquet, it took 15 years to build it. The Canal is the Riquet’s idea to connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean sea by the river Garonne. Water had to be brought to the Canal, it arrived from the Montagne Noire by the Seuil de Narouze. That way boats would no longer need to go around Spain. In the old days, the economic role of the Canal was essential. It was used to carry goods on barges. The Canal du Midi was added to the UNESCO of word heritage list in 1997.

5. Agen Toulouse Bordeaux Carcassonne Béziers

6. Agen Toulouse Bordeaux Carcassonne Béziers

7. Agen Toulouse Bordeaux Carcassonne Béziers

8. Agen Toulouse Bordeaux Carcassonne Béziers

9. Agen Toulouse Bordeaux Carcassonne Béziers

10. The Canal has 63 locks : the locks keeper used to manipulate the cranks to open and shut the locks. The barges worked with horses and mules in the 19 th century. Today, they are all fully automatic.

11. The locks The locks of Carcassonne

12. Bordeaux Toulouse Béziers Agen Carcassonne Link the pictures to the name of the city.

13. Bordeaux Toulouse Béziers Agen Carcassonne Link the pictures to the name of the city.

14. Complete the text with the words. Mediterranean ; Pierre-Paul Riquet ; 63 ; Atlantic ; 17 ; Garonne The Canal has …… locks. The Canal Du Midi was built in the …… th century by……………………. It connected the ……………Ocean to the ……………… sea by the river………….

15. Complete the text with the words. The Canal has 63 locks. The Canal Du Midi was built in the 17 th century by Pierre-Paul Riquet. It connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean sea by the river Garonne.