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Monday, 29 June 2020

Eiffel Tower Reopens


Eiffel Tower Reopens

I Lead in.
a)    What do you know about the Eiffel Tower? Where is it located?
b)    Why is the Eiffel Tower popular among tourists? Would you like to visit it?
c)    Do you think many people want to visit the Eiffel Tower? How many people visit the Eiffel Tower every day?
d)    Do you think the Eiffel Tower was open during Covid-19 pandemic in France? If yes, how many people went to visit it?
e)    Do you think people will want to visit the Eiffel Tower in future?




II Match the numbers in the list to make facts about the visits to the Eiffel Tower. Watch the video and check your answers.

World War II;     1,500;           2nd (second);        23,000;     103;      675

1)      The number of days that the Eiffel Tower was closed in 2020 =  ______
2)      The time when the Eiffel Tower was closed for a long time in the past =  ______
3)      The number of people who visited the Eiffel Tower on a day in 2019 (on the same date the video was made) = ______
4)      The number of people who visited the Eiffel Tower on a day in 2020 (on the date the video was made) = ______
5)      The number of steps visitors have to walk to climb the Eiffel Tower = ______
6)      The floor of the Eiffel Tower that visitors reach when they use the steps  =______





III Watch the video and mark the sentences as True (T) or False (F). Correct the false statements.

1)    The Eiffel Tower was closed in 2020 for the shortest time in its history.   
2)    The work of the Eiffel Tower is not back to normal yet.  
3)    The views from the Eiffel Tower are extraordinary and tourists enjoy their visit.  
4)    Now tourists who want to get to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower take the elevator.  
5)    Tourists who want to visit the Eiffel Tower can go up without masks.
6)    Paris like so many cities needs tourists.


IV OVER TO YOU. Think of the place that tourists like to visit in your city. How many people visited this place in the past?  Was this place closed for visitors because of the Covid-19 pandemic? What will be the rules for the visitors when the famous tourist places open again? How many people will visit this place?


4 comments:

  1. The questions are a little too ambigous. They don't make too much sense without the video, which is put a whole activity after them.

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    1. Thank you for the comment! The questions in the Lead-in section prepare the students to work on the video. They were meant to get students thinking and sharing their own ideas and predictions which they would check after they watch the video.

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  2. Is there an answer key? Thank you.

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    1. Could you leave your e-mail address, and I'll send you the answers?

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