Visite de Paris sur Internet ______
We are going to take a cybertour of Paris. Follow the steps and answer the questions as you go. So, connect to the Internet and let’s start now.
Prêts? Commençons!
1. Since we will be landing at Roissy/Charles de Gaulle airport, we are first going to be looking for information about the airport and on how to get into Paris from the airport.“Control click” below:
Scroll down to Roissy bus
How long is the ride from the airport to Paris?______
How much does it cost? ______
How often does the bus run?______
Where does the bus take you? ______
2. Now since the bus is arriving over on the Rive Droite of Paris at the Opéra Garnier, let’s look at a map to see where we are and where we are going.
Click on Opéra Garnier in the box.
Scroll down to find:
When was it built?______by whom? ______
What is the closest Métro? ______
What arrondissement is it in? ______
3. Let’s visit the Eiffel Tower:
Scroll back up to click on Paris Visit, click on Monuments then click on the Tour Eiffel
What is the height ______and weight______of the Eiffel Tower?
What is the nearest Metro? ______
How much does a youth ticket cost?______And a group ticket? ______
4.Scroll back up to Paris Digest: Visit Paris:
a) select another monument: ______(name)
Métro stop: ______
2 facts: ______
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b) a museum: ______(name)
Métro stop: ______
2 facts: ______
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c) your choice: ______(name)(type of excursion)
Métro stop: ______
2 facts: ______
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5. Let’s learn more about the Métro:
When was the Métro officially opened? ______
What is the express train called? ______the transit authority? ______
What is special about the Richelieu Drouot station? ______
Let’s look at the official RATP site in French.
Click on j’accepte (les cookies)
Under chercher un itineraire:
- Enter the name of the departure station, Adresse de départ (métro Opéra)
- and then the name of the arrival station Adresse d’arrivée(metro Saint-Michel).
Click on Rechercher.
- On the next screen, make sure that you have today’s date and that you change the time to 12h00.
- Quel mode de transport?, change it to Ferré… because we want to use the metro,
- Vous préférez make sure to choose Le moins de marche à pieds because after such a long trip, you don’t want to walk too much.
- Make sure the address is Metro Saint-Michel and not RER. Click on Valider.
- Click on afficher le detail de la feuille de route.
What line numbers do we have to take? In what directions?
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What station do we change lines?______
How long is it going to take?______
Musicians in the Métro:
How does a musicien get a permit or badge to play in the métro?
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Why don’t these musicians have to pay taxes?
6. Let’s look at a Metro map:
We are taking the Métro from the Arc de Triomphe (Charles deGaulle) to La Tour Eiffel: (Bir Hakim)
What color corresponds to the first line we are going to take? ______(6)
What is the direction you need to take? ______
How many stations are there in between the departure and the changing station? ______
Now select your own point of departure and arrival. Use the museum and Monument or other site you previously found. Remember to use the Metro names, the directions and the correspondences. Select an itinerary with one metro change.
Departure station: ______
Direction: ______
Correspondence: ______
Direction: ______
Arrival: ______
How many stations are there in between the changing station and the arrival? ______
7. Check out the Eiffel Tower on webcam.
While waiting for it to load look at some of the other information given.
Quelle heure est-il? ______(et en pm?) ______à Paris? ______
Quelle est la temperature? C? ______F?______
Quel temps fait_il?______?
An alternative webcam:
8. Now, since we have been talking about money a lot, let’s take a look at the exchange rate between the Euro and the Dollar.
Go to:
Enter the price of the Roissy Bus ticket or any other prices you found. Convert it fromEuros and find the equivalent in Dollars.
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9. If you have time check out a restaurant:
Select a restaurant: type ______
Nom: ______
Une spécialité:______
Le prix: ______
10. Check out the price of a round trip ticket to Paris:
Google Air France NYC to Paris for a 1 week trip.
What is the best price you can find?
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11. Which site did you prefer and why?
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12. Was there a site that was difficult to navigate?
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