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PARIS I can talk about Paris
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Comparing Paris to Chicago Look at the following pictures. Describe each city and compare them.
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View from the Eiffel Tower
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View of Chicago
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Paris : capital of France Paris in Region called: Ile de France and in the Department called: Paris Paris has 20 “arrondissements” (next slide) The river Seine divides Paris in 2: rive gauche and rive droite (left and right bank) Population: 2 844 400 +metropolitan area : 17 millions
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Paris is an old city… Paris was founded in 300 BC by the Celtic tribe Parisii (on the “Ile de la Cité”, on the river Seine) 52 BC : Romans conquered and called the city Lutetia 360 AC : became Paris. By12th century, Paris was the biggest city in Europe University de Paris (became the Sorbonne) 5 th oldest in the world http://collegestats.org/2009/12/top-10-oldest-universities-in-the-world-ancient-colleges/
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18 th century: French Revolution (Bastille) 21th century: Paris one of the biggest city in France. (5 th ) One of the most visited city in the world.
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Transports To and out of Paris: International airports: Charles de Gaulle and Orly Train: SNCF /TGV ( 4 major train stations) How to circulate in Paris: on foot by metro/ by bus by bicycle ( Rent a bike: Velib) taxi/ car
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Famous arenas in Paris Roland Garros: tennis court and tournament Paris home of “Paris Saint-Germain” team and “stade de France” built for FIFA world cup 1998 and hosted the Rugby world cup Tour de France finishes at the Champs-Elysées
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10 top places to visit in Paris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-3QQTM76Xk
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Attractions La Tour Eiffel le Panthéon Le Centre Pompidou Le Jardin des Tuileries L’Opéra Garnier Notre-Dame de Paris Le Sacré-coeur L’arc de Triomphe Le Louvre Versailles
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La Tour Montparnasse Only sky scraper in Paris!
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La Défense
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La Défense:Business district in Metropolitaine area of Paris
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Les Champs-Elysées
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La pace de l’Etoile
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Aux Champs-Elysées Listen to the famous song from Joe Dassinhttp://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=aux+champs+elysees+youtube &FORM=VIRE3#view=detail&mid=23BA4C027632D018CECE23BA4C02763 2D018CECEhttp://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=aux+champs+elysees+youtube &FORM=VIRE3#view=detail&mid=23BA4C027632D018CECE23BA4C02763 2D018CECE
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