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THE EIFFEL TOWER Name: The Eiffel Tower is a very famous tower in France. It is located in Paris, the capital city of France. Paris is in the North of France. About 2.000.000 people live in Paris. People from Paris speak French. There are very important monuments in Paris like the Notre Dame Cathedral, The Louvre Museum or the Champs Eliseess. Also, Paris is famous for fashion and its restaurants. The Seine River is a very important river in Paris. Paris is also called the city of love. The Eiffel Tower is a communication tower. It is also called the magician of iron. It was constructed in 1887 to celebrate the 100 th anniversary of the French revolution. Gustave Eiffel was the designer. At first, people from Paris, especially artists, didn't like the tower. But later they loved it. The construction of the Eiffel tower took about two years. The Eiffel tower is made of iron. It weighs 7.000 tons. It is 324 metres tall and it has stairs with 1.665 steps. Also, there are elevators to the top. At the top of the tower, there is a panoramic view of Paris. Also, at the top of the tower there is an antenna. This antenna is 24 metres long. 2
The four pillars supporting the tower are aligned to the points of the compass, North, South, East and West. They need 60 tons of paint to paint the tower. It is painted every 7 years.there are restaurants on the first and the second platforms. Now, the Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous symbols of Paris, France and Europe. More than 200 million people have visited the tower. Lots of tourists from around the world visit it every year. There are lots of souvenirs of the Eiffel tower. Paris and the Eiffel Tower are amazing! 3
Activity 1. Answer the questions 1.- Where is the Eiffel Tower located? 2.- How many people live in Paris? 3.- What is the name of the river in Paris? 4.- What is the Eiffel Tower? 5.- Did people from Paris like the Tower at the beginning? 6.- What is the tower made of? 7.- How many tons does it weigh? 8.- What is there at the top of the tower? 9.- How many tons of paint do they need to paint the tower? 10.- How often do they paint the tower? 4
Activity 2. Write in order 1.- o e t w r 6.- f f i e E l 2.- r n e c F a 7.- a n n t e n a 3.- o i n r 8.- g i e d s n r e 4.- P s i r a 9.- p o t 5.- g i t p a n n i 10.- t o m r p l a f Activity 3. Correct the mistakes 1.- The Eiffel Tower is in London. 2.- Paris is the capital of Portugal. 3.- The Nile is a river in Paris. 4.- Gustaffe Ben was the designer. 5.- The construction takes about 2 months. 6.- The Tower weighs 7 kilograms. Activity 4. Complete 1.- A team of about 25 paint the Tower. 2.- The Tower was in 1 year and 1 month. 3.- The restaurant can 200 people. 4.- The name of the restaurant is. 5.- The Tower needs of paint. Altitude 91 seat painters constructed 60 tons 5
Activity 5. Match 1.- Paris a.- live in Paris. 2.- The pillars are aligned b.- was the designer. 3.- The Eiffel tower c.- is a communication tower. 4.- More than 200 million people d.- an antenna. 5.- About 2 million people e.- is the capital of France. 6.- The tower f.- weighs 7.000 tons. 7.- At the top, there is g.- have visited the tower. 8.- Gustave Eiffel h.- to the points of the compass. Activity 6. Complete metres tons antenna paint tall revolution designer 1.- The Eiffel tower is 324 metres. 2.- The tower weighs 7.000. 3.- The tower celebrated the anniversary of the French. 4.- At the top, there is an. It is 24 metres long. 5.- The tower is 324 tall. 6.- Gustave Eiffel was the of the tower. 7.- They need 60 tons of to paint the tower. 6
Activity 7. Crossword abo u a 1 b 2 c 3 4 5 d Across Down a.- The river in Paris is. b.- Paris is the capital of. c.- France is in. d.- The Tower is a tower. 1.- Gustave was the designer. 2.- is in the North of France. 3.- There is an antenna at the. 4.- The is 24 metres long. 5.- The Tower is made of. 7
Activity 8. Complete fashion tower antenna - France French celebrate Europe - elevators West - souvenirs The Eiffel Tower is a very famous tower in (1). It is located in Paris, the capital city of France. Paris is in the North of France. About 2.000.000 people live in Paris. People from Paris speak (2). There are very important monuments in Paris like the Notre Dame Cathedral, The Louvre Museum or the Champs Eliseess. Also, Paris is famous for (3) and its restaurants. The Seine River is a very important river in Paris. Paris is also called the city of love. The Eiffel Tower is a communication tower. It is also called the magician of iron. It was constructed in 1887 to (4) the 100 th anniversary of the French revolution. Gustave Eiffel was the designer. At first, people from Paris, especially artists, didn't like the tower. But later they loved it. The construction of the Eiffel (5) took about two years. The Eiffel tower is made of iron. It weighs 7.000 tons. It is 324 metres tall and it has stairs with 1.665 steps. Also, there are (6) to the top. At the top of the tower, there is a panoramic view of Paris. Also, at the top of the tower there is an (7). This antenna is 24 meters long. The four pillars supporting the tower are aligned to the points of the compass, North, South, East and (8). They need 60 tons of paint to paint the tower. It is painted every 7 years.there are restaurants on the first and the second platforms. Now, the Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous symbols of Paris, France and (9). More than 200 million people have visited the tower. Lots of tourists from around the world visit it every year. There are lots of (10) of the Eiffel tower. Paris and the Eiffel tower are amazing! 8
Activity 9. Write about The Eiffel Tower 9
Activity 10. Circle the correct answer 1.- The Eiffel Tower is located in. London Paris Prague 2.- Paris is in the of France. East West North 3.- About people live in Paris. 2.000.000 200.000 2.200.000 4.- People from Paris speak. French Chinese Spanish 5.- The river is a famous river in Paris. Nile Seine Amazon 6.- The Eiffel Tower is a tower. food wood communication 7.- The tower is also called the magician of. silver gold iron 8.- The tower was constructed in. 1887 1878 1788 9.- Gustave was the designer. Utzon Pitt Eiffel 10.- The construction of the tower took about years. twenty two twelve 10
Activity 11. Answer the questions 1.- What is the Eiffel Tower? 2.- Where is the tower located? 3.- Who was the designer? 4.- What is the tower made of? 5.- How tall is the tower? 6.- How many steps are there? 7.- What can you see at the top of the tower? 8.- How long is the antenna? 9.- How many tons of paint do they need to paint the tower? 10.- How often is the tower painted? 11