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?
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.
ReplyDeleteThank 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.
DeleteIs there an answer key? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteCould you leave your e-mail address, and I'll send you the answers?
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