Year 8 French Booklet Autumn 1

In this booklet, there are three units of work.

Each unit is split into two lessons. You should complete one lesson per week,
either in school or at home.
After each unit, there is a quiz which you must complete online. This quiz will
test the work you have covered in the previous two weeks.

Lesson 1 : Les émissions de télé

Week 1 Unit 1
La télé
Lesson 2: Mon opinion sur la télé
Week 2
Lesson 3 : Les sortes de films
Week 3 Unit 2
J’ai une passion pour le
Lesson 4 : Ma passion pour le cinéma
Week 4 cinéma ?
Lesson 5 : Les livres et les magazines
Week 5
Unit 3
La lecture Lesson 6 : Ce que j’aime lire
Week 6

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 Leisure and Media
TV Genres Film Genres
les dessins animés Cartoons les comédies Comedies
les documentaires Documentaries les films d’action Action films
les émissions de sport Sports shows les films d’amour Romantic films
les émissions de télé- Reality TV les films d’arts martiaux Martial arts films
réalité Programmes
les émissions musicales Music shows les films d’aventure Adventure films
les infos The news les films fantastiques Fantasy films
les jeux télévisés Games shows les films d’horreur Horror films
la météo The weather les films de science-fiction Sci-fi films

Adjectives Literature
je trouve ça … I find it… je lis … I read….
amusant Funny une BD a comic
assez bien Quite good un livre d’épouvante A thriller
barbant Boring un magazine sur les A celebrity/glossy magazine
célébrités
chouette Great un manga A manga/animé
effrayant Scary un roman fantastique A fantasy novel
émouvant Moving un roman policier A crime novel
ennuyeux Boring un roman d’amour A love story

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Revision: Learning objective: Students will be able to consolidate key grammar
which is essential for further study.

1-Translate the following sentences into English

1-Je regarde un match de foot

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2-Il regarde un film

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3-Nous regardons un concert le mardi

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4-Elles regardent du snooker le weekend

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2-Match the sentences to the pictures

underneath
1-Ma soeur fait de la gymnastique____
2-Je fais du skate board ____
3-Mon frère fait de la danse ____

3-Translate the sentences into English

1 2 3
1-____________________________
2-____________________________
3-____________________________

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4-Read these blogs. Who makes the following statements? Put a tick in
the correct column.

Ma passion, c’est jouer de Le sport, c’est très J’aime la musique, je

la batterie. C’est génial. important pour moi. J’aime préfère le reggae et le
J’aime aussi les jeux vidéo la musique et j’aime le rap hard rock. Je chante dans
et chanter. J’aime la et le hip-hop. Je joue aussi un groupe. Mon frère joue
musique mais je n’aime pas de la guitare, je joue bien! de la batterie, il est nul!
le hard rock. Je n’aime pas Mon MP3 est essentiel pour Les jeux vidéo sont
les spaghettis et le moi, mais je n’ai pas de ennuyeux. Pour moi, c’est
racisme, c’est nul! Je portable. mon portable qui est
n’aime pas le sport, c’est Saïd essentiel.
ennuyeux. Inès
Camille

Camille Saïd Inès

Example: I hate racism. ✓
1 I don’t have a mobile.
2 Computer games are boring.
3 Sport is important for me.
4 I love playing the drums.
5 I sing in a group.
6 I don’t like hard rock.

5-Read this description of Abdoul and fill in the missing words. Choose
from those given.
généreux chips grand yeux cheveux portable violence Abdoul

Salut! Je m’appelle Example: Abdoul. Je suis (1) et assez beau.

J’ai les (2) ______________ bruns et longs. Je suis intelligent et (3) . J’aime

les jeux vidéo mais je n’aime pas la (4) , c’est nul. Dans mon sac, il y a

mon (5) et mon MP3, et un paquet de (6) .

-Write two linked sentences about yourself (Use et/mais -and /but)

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 Lesson title : Les émissions de télé (8.1.1) Unit 1-Lesson :1
Learning objective: By the end of the lesson students will be able to identify television
programs and some details relating to this context (time, what people watch or do not watch)
phrases
1-Do now: Vocabulary recall French to English
Moi j’aime beaucoup : _________________________
étudier l’histoire: _________________________
manger à la cantine : _________________________
Jouer au tennis : _________________________
mon emploi du temps : _________________________
arriver en classe à neuf heures : _________________________
bavarder en classe : _________________________

2-Match the
1-Do now: pictures torecall
Vocabulary the programs
French to English
Moi j’aime beaucoup : _________________________
une émission / policière 7/ dramatique --/ sur la nature --/ de sport-- / comique --/ de musique --
étudier l’histoire: _________________________
une série
manger / :de
à la cantine variétés --/ de cuisine--
_________________________
Jouer au tennis : _________________________
Un documentaire-- / talk-show-- / jeu --- / dessin animé-- / feuilleton--
mon emploi du temps : _________________________
la publicité -- / la météo --/ les informations ---
arriver en classe à neuf heures : _________________________

3 4 6 8

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1 2
5
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

3-Translate into English

Je ne regarde pas les documentaires:
___________________________________________________
Je regarde les émissions de sports:
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Je regarde les émissions de musique:
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Je ne regarde pas la météo : ___________________________________________________
Je regarde la publicité : ___________________________________________________

4-Key Grammar:
Je=I Tu=You il=He Elle=She
What do these phrases mean in English
Je regarde : ------------ Tu regardes: ------------ Il regarde: --------------- Elle regarde: ------------
Ne …pas=not ne ….jamais :never
Je ne regarde pas : I do not watch Je ne regarde jamais: I never watch
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5-Key activity: Reading Comprehension
Read the infomation about programs then write the time of the program each person will watch

17h00 La cuisine, c’est facile Les entrées

17h30 Les trésors de Tutankhamen Documentaire
18h05 Will et Grace Comédie américaine
18h30 La roue de la fortune On se dispute un premier prix de 10.000€
19h00 Salut les jeunes Clips du Top 50
19h30 Actualités régionales
19h45 Journal Les dernières informations chez nous et à l’étranger
20h25 Météo
20h30 Spécial-foot Match France–Italie en direct de Marseille
22h35 Assassin en liberté Épisode 5
23h15 Vive les vacances! L’Australie
23h45 Planète en danger Discussion

1 Olivier est un enthousiaste d’histoire. 17h30

2 Julie aime les feuilletons policiers.

3 Rémi veut savoir s’il va faire beau demain.

4 Nicole s’intéresse à l’environnement.

5 Anne-Marie espère trouver une bonne recette.

6 Thomas adore les jeux.

7 Chantal veut savoir ce qui se passe dans le monde.

8 Yannick espère voir une victoire française.

9 Talia s’intéresse aux événements locaux.

10 Claire cherche une émission qui la fait rire.

11 Sébastien est passionné de voyages.

12 Stéphanie aime surtout la musique pop.

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 Lesson title: Ma passion pour le cinéma (8.1.2) Unit 1 Lesson : 2

Learning objective: By the end of the lesson students will be able to give opinions on tv programs

1-Do now:Answer the questions in French

Tu regardes la télé? _____________________________________
Tu aimes les documentaires? _____________________________________ J’aime:I like
Tu aimes les informationss? _____________________________________ Tu aimes :you like
Tu aimes les feuilletons? _____________________________________
Tu aimes la publicité? _____________________________________ Il/elle aime:he , she likes

2-Reading Compréhension : Read the information then answer the questions in English

J’aime regarder les séries américaines tous les jours parce qu’elles
sont amusantes. Ma série préférée est Stranger Things. C’est genial!
Pourtant, je déteste les documentaires parce qu’ils sont trop
ennuyeux.

Moi, je regarde souvent les jeux télévisés et les infos parce qu’ils
sont éducatifs. J’aime aussi les émissions de télé-réalité parce
qu’elles sont passionnantes. Je regarde «The Apprentice» chaque
année.

Moi, je regarde les documentaires à la télé parce qu’ils sont

vraiment intéressants. J’aime beaucoup «Blue Planet» parce que
l’environnement est ma passion! Je n’aime pas du tout regarder les
émissions de musique parce qu’elles ne sont pas originales.

Translate the text above into English:

1. Who watches American series every day? ____________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Who thinks the news is educational? ____________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Who watches The Apprentice every year? ___________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Whose passion is the environment? ____________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Who thinks documentaries are too boring? ___________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Who doesn’t think music programmes are original? __________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
3-Translate the second passage into English (Océane)

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

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4-Using intensifiers: Read the grid and fill in the gaps with: (assez, =quite/
trés=very/

English Masculine Opinion

fun amusant C’est assez amusant
entertaining divertissant Cest trés divertissant
interesting intéressant C’est ----------- intéressant
exciting passionnant C’--- ----------------- passionnant
educational éducatif -------- ----------- éducatif
serious sérieux ------- ----------- sérieux
boring ennuyeux ---- ------------ ennuyeux
original original ---- --------------- original

5-Translate the sentences into French using intensifiers:

Example: I like watching game shows because it is quite fun

J’aime regarder les jeux télévisés parce que c’est assez amusant

a. I like watching series because it is very entertaining

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b. I like watching documentaries because it is educational
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c. I like watching sports programmes because it is fun
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d. I don’t like watching music programmes because it is boring
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6-Fill in the Identity Cards for each the two people

7-Writing Task :(50 words-20 minutes)

Tu écris un blog au sujet des programmes de télévision : et pourquoi ?
- Que tu regardes/ tu ne regardes jamais
- Pourquoi/pourquoi pas ?

English :You write a blog on the topic of tv programs.

-What you watch or never watch
-Why or why not
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Quiz 1: Circle the correct answer for each question

1. Which of these mean “a game show”?

a. un jeu télévisé
b. les infos
c. une émission de télé-réalité

2. What does “Je n’aime pas les émissions de sport” mean?

a. I don’t like reality TV programmes
b. I don’t like sports programmes
c. I like sports programmes

3. Complete the sentence: “J’aime __________les dessins animés”

a. regarder
b. regarde
c. regardes

4. What does “passionnant” mean?

a. interesting
b. entertaining
c. exciting

5. What is “I watch” in French?

a. J’adore
b. J’aime
c. Je regarde

6. What does “Mon émission préférée est Les Simpsons” mean in English?
a. I like The Simpsons
b. My favourite programme is The Simpsons
c. I prefer The Simpsons

7. Complete the sentence: “Je regarde les infos ________ c’est intéressant”
a. parce que
b. mais
c. et

8. Which of these mean “it’s boring”?

a. c’est sérieux
b. c’est amusant
c. c’est ennuyeux

9. How do you say: “I love documentaries”?

a. J’aime les documentaires
b. J’adore les documentaires
c. Je préfère les documentaires

10. Translate into French: “I watch series because it’s entertaining”

a. Je regarde les séries parce que c’est divertissant
b. Je regarde les séries parce que c’est passionnant
c. Je regarde les séries parce que c’est amusant

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 Lesson title: Les sortes de films (8.2.1) Unit 2 Lesson 1
Learning objective: By the end of the lesson students will be able to identify films and related
vocabulary

1-Do now :Translate the phrases using the correct endings of the present tense:
I watch = ___________
You watch = __________
We watch = ___________
They (masculine) watch = ____________
Stretch: State what you normally watch on TV.
Normalement_____________________________________________________________

un film d’amour a love film

un western a Western

un film fantastique a fantasy film

un film d’action an action film

un film d’arts martiaux a martial arts film

un film d’aventure an adventure film

un film d’horreur a horror film

un film de gangsters a gangster film

un film de science fiction a science fiction film

un film à suspense a thriller

2-Key Activity -Read the text ; Are the statements true or false

True or False
1- ______
2- ______
3- ______
4- ______
5- ______
6- ______

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3-Rreading Comprehension: Tariq or Vincent?

Vincent - Salut Tarik !

Tarik - Salut Vincent ! Où vas-tu ?
Vincent - Je vais au cinéma voir le dernier Tarantino. Tu veux venir ?
Tarik - Non merci, je n’aime pas ses films.
Vincent - Pourquoi ?
Tarik - C’est trop violent pour moi.
Vincent - Qu’est-ce que tu aimes comme genre de film ?
Tarik - Je préfère la science fiction. Ma saga préférée est Star Wars.
Vincent -Je n’ai jamais vu Star Wars, c’est trop long.
Tarik - C’est vrai, mais l’histoire est géniale ! Je te conseille de regarder.
Vincent - On pourrait regarder ensemble Star Wars 1 chez toi.
Tarik - Bonne idée ! Tu es libre vendredi ?
Vincent - Je pense que oui. Je vais demander à ma mère.
Tarik - Super ! Tu vas adorer !
Vincent - Est-ce que tu veux que j’apporte du pop corn ?
Tarik - Avec plaisir, merci ! Je vais acheter du soda, j’adore ça ! Qu’est-ce que tu préfères ?
Vincent - Je n’aime pas les sodas, je préfère les jus de fruits.
Tarik - Ok, je peux nous prendre du jus de pomme.
Vincent - Parfait ! Merci beaucoup. Je dois partir, ma séance va commencer. A bientôt !
Tarik - Bon film !
Tariq or Vincent?
1-Who does not like Tarantino’s films ____ 4- Who is free on Friday ____
2-Who says they are too violent ____ 5-Who will bring pop corn ____
3-Who prefers fruit juice ____ 6-Who will bring apple juice. ____

4- Read the text and answer the questions

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5-Read the text and use the information to write sentences

1-Tiki adore____________________________________________

2-La sœur de Tiki deteste _________________ et adore ___________

3-Le petit frère de Tiki regarde ______________________________

4-Tiki et ses copains regardent _________________________ et __

____________________________________.

Key Speaking Strategy

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Lesson title: Mon opinion sur les films (8.2.2) Unit 2 Lesson 2

Learning objective: By the end of the lesson students will be able to give opinions on films by
using idiomatic expressions with “avoir “ and “être”

Irregular verbs: avoir and être

1. Read the information on the verbs avoir and être below.

2-Match the pronoun to the correct part of the verb avoir, Make full sentences:

3Translate these sentences into /French using the verb être

1. He is interesting
………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Cartoons are funny
………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Are you (singular) a fan of horror films?
………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. We are fans of action films
………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. They (feminine) are fantastic
…………………………………………………………………..…………………….
6. You (plural) are on my blog
…………………………………………………………………………………………

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4-Answer the questions in French in full sentences using the table above.

1. Quel genre de film préfères-tu?

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2. Que penses-tu des films fantastiques?

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3. Que penses-tu des films romantiques?

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4. Tu aimes les films d’horreur?

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5-Writing : Tu écris un email a un ami français au sujet du cinéma.
Décris :
• quand tu vas au cinéma normalement
• avec qui tu vas au cinéma
• le genre de films que tu aimes/ que tu n’aimes pas
• ton film préféré

Instructions in English
Writing You write an email to a French friend about going to the cinema.
Describe:

• When do you go to the cinema

• Who do you go with
• -The types of film you like and don’t like
• Your favourite film

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Quiz 2: Circle the correct answer for each question

1. Which of these mean “a love film”?

a. un film d’amour
b. un film d’action
c. un film d’aventure

2. What does “Je suis fan de films fantastiques” mean?

a. I am not a fan of fantasy films
b. I am a fan of fantasy films
c. I like fantasy films

3. Complete the sentence: “J’ai une _________ pour les films d’arts martiaux”
a. passion
b. aime
c. fan

4. What does “un film à suspense” mean?

a. a gangster film
b. a horror film
c. a thriller

5. What is “I watch lots of films” in French?

a. Je regarde un film
b. Je regarde des films
c. Je regarde beaucoup de films

6. What does “Mon film préféré est Harry Potter” mean in English?
a. I like Harry Potter
b. My favourite film is Harry Potter
c. I prefer Harry Potter

7. Complete the sentence: “Je ne suis pas ____ de films de science-fiction”

a. fan
b. adore
c. aime

8. Which of these mean “they are fun”?

a. ils sont passionnants
b. c’est amusant
c. ils sont amusants

9. How do you say: “I hate Westerns”?

a. J’adore les westerns
b. J’ai horreur des westerns
c. J’ai horreur des films d’action

10) Translate into French: “I watch adventure films because they are exciting”
a. Je regarde les films d’aventure parce qu’ils sont passionnants
b. Je regarde les films d’aventure parce qu’ils sont marrants
c. Je regarde les films d’aventure parce qu’ils sont stupides

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 Lesson title : La lecture (8.3.1) Year 8 Unit 3 Lesson 1

Learning objective: By the end of the lesson students will be able to give opinions about their
reading habits

1-Do now : Translate the phrases into English

1. I love thrillers because they’re fun.

____________________________________________________________________
2. I’m not a fan of gangster films as they’re really bad
____________________________________________________________________
3. I’m a fan of adventure films because they’re good.
____________________________________________________________________
4. I don’t like westerns because they’re very boring; also I hate horror films because they’re too stupid.
____________________________________________________________________

2-Match up the different types of reading material

1. un magazine sur les célébrités a. a manga
2. un livre sur les animaux b. a fantasy novel
3. un livre d’épouvante c. a cartoon
4. un roman fantastique d. a horror book
5. un roman policier e. a love story
6. un roman d’amour f. a book about animals
7. une manga g. a crime novel
8. une BD h. a celebrity magazine

Grammar: Today, we are learning the verb “To read” in the present tense. (To read= Lire)
Lire To read J’aime lire= I like to read/I
like reading
Je lis I read Je n’aime pas lire = I don’t
like to read/I don’t like
reading
Tu lis You (singular) read
Il lit/Elle lit He reads/she reads
Nous lisons We read
Vous lisez You (plural) read
Ils lisent They (masculine) read
/elles lisent /They(feminine) read

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3-Translate the following phrases into French

1. I read a celebrity magazine but you read a cartoon ________________________

2. Do you (singular) read a fantasy novel? ________________________
3. I like reading a Manga but I don’t like reading a horror story ___________________
4. They’re reading a crime novel ________________________
5. We’re reading a book about animals
________________________

assez bien quite good

passionnant exciting
intéressant interesting
nul rubbish
amusant fun
barbant boring
émouvant moving
Je trouve ça… I find that….
Je pense que… I think that…

Opinions in French
Read the opinions above about reading

J’aime lire les romans d’amour, mais je n’aime pas lire les mangas. Miriam

Je lis souvent les romans fantastiques parce qu’ils sont passionnants. Éloise

Je préfère lire les livres traditionels. Je n’aime pas lire sur une tablette. Thomas

Je lis les BD une fois par semaine parce qu’elles sont amusantes. David

4-Who says what about reading? Write Miriam, Éloise, Thomas, David.
You can use the names more than once.
a. ____________doesn’t like reading mangas
b. ____________ prefers reading traditional books
c. ____________ reads comic books once a week
d. ____________ likes reading romance novels
e. ____________ doesn’t like reading on a tablet

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Lesson title: Mon opinion sur les films (8.2.2) Unit 2 Lesson 2

Learning objective: By the end of the lesson students will be able to formulate sentences about
reading habits.

1-Do now-Match the sentences to the pictures

1: ___ 2: ____ 3: ____ 4: ____ 5: ____ 6: ____

2-Copy and replace the pictures with words or phrases to make sentences
about reading

_________________________ _________________________

_________________________ _________________________

_________________________ _________________________

_________________________ _________________________

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5-Writing : Tu écris sur un forum au sujet du la lecture. Décris :
• Ce que tu lis normalement
• Ce que tu penses des romans fantastiques
• le genre de romans que tu aimes/ que tu n’aimes pas
• ton livre préféré

Instructions in English
Writing You write on a forum about about reading

• What you normally read

• What you think about fantasy books
• The types of books you like and don’t like
• Your favourite book

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Quiz 3: Circle the correct answer for each question

1) Which of these mean “cartoon”?

a. Un roman fantastique
b. Une BD
c. Un roman policier

2)What does “un livre d’épouvante” mean?

a) A thriller
b) news
c)A horror story

3) Complete the sentence: “J’ai une …………………. pour le cinéma ”

a) series
b) passion
c) soeur

4)What does “je lis” mean?

a) I read
b)I go
c)I watch

5)What is “I am not a fan of” in French?

a)Je ne suis pas fier
b)Je ne suis pas fan
c)Je suis fan

6)What does: “J’aime lire, c’est super!”

a)I hate reading, it’s great!
b)I like reading, it’s great!
c)I love reading, it’s boring!

7) Complete the sentence: “je pense ……. c’est intéressant.”

a)assez
b)adore
c)que

8)Which of these mean: “it’s boring”

a)c’est ennuyeux
b)c’est amusant
c)c’est nul

9)How do you say: “I believe that”

a)J’ai une passion pour
b)J’ia horreur de
c)Je trouve que

10)Translate into English: “a mon avis”!”

a) In my opinion!
b) in my family!
c)In my town!

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 La Tour Eiffel

The Eiffel Tower - la Tour Eiffel - was designed by: architect Stephen
Sauvestre, engineers Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, and the con-
struction company of Gustave Eiffel after whom it is named.
It was constructed between 1887 and 1889.

It is a wrought iron tower standing 324 metres (1063 feet) high beside the River
Seine on an area of land called le Champ-de-Mars in Paris.
Until 1930, it was the tallest building in the world. Today, it is the tallest building in
Paris. It has a total weight of 10,100 tons and is nicknamed La Dame de Fer mean-
ing The Iron Lady.
Approximately seven million people visit the tower each year, making it one of the
most visited monuments in the world.
Its address is: 5, avenue Anatole-France, Paris. The post code is 75007
The tower was originally built as a 'temporary gateway' to L'Exposition Uni-
verselle: - an Expo fair which was held in Paris in the year 1889. The theme for the
fair was the centenary of the start of the French Revolution (1789).
A competition had been held to find the best design for the special event and, out of
107 submitted projects, it was la Tour Eiffel that was the winner! In fact, the tower
had permission to remain standing for no longer than twenty years, so it was de-
signed to be easily dismantled.
At first, many people considered it to be an ugly construction and complained that it
ruined Paris.
A large group of artists and writers wrote an open letter to the organiser of the fair to
protest against it. The letter was entitled Les Artistes Contre La Tour Eiffel -
Artists Against The Eiffel Tower. They really hated it!
The writer Guy de Maupassant was one of the many people who hated the tower
when it was first built. It is a famous fact that Guy regularly ate lunch in the restau-
rant of the Tower. When asked why he visited the restaurant so frequently if he
hated the tower so much, he replied:
- C'est le seul endroit de la ville où je ne la vois pas.
'It is the only place in town where I do not see it.'
When it was discovered that the tower makes an excellent radio antenna, the city of
Paris decided not to dismantle it. Nowadays, it is still used for radio transmission
and has an aerial mast at the very top.
At night, the tower is lit up.

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If you aren't scared of the 324 metres height, there is an excellent view of the city of

Paris from the top of the tower!

The re-painting of la Tour Eiffel begins around every seven years. It is painted in
three different shades of brown. The darkest shade is at the lowest part and the
lightest shade at the top. The colour of paint applied is known as le brun Tour Eif-
fel and it is similar to bronze.
There are seventy-two names engraved on the tower. The names can be found along
all four sides, just under the first balcony. The names belong to great French scien-
tists and engineers. Only the surnames (with no more than 12 letters) are engraved
because there was not enough space to include the full names. These people are re-
ferred to as les savants de la Tour Eiffel.
An interesting fact: all the names belong to men! No females' names are in-
cluded! Below are some sections:
In October 2014 a new glass floor was installed on the first floor. It is 57 metres
from the ground below, making it seem that you are walking on air! It is a very scary
experience! This special floor is called le plancher transparent.
Gustave Eiffel worked in an office at the very top of the tower but he had to climb
many stairs to reach it! Excellent exercise! The highest part of the staircase was spi-
ral (un escalier en colimaçon). This spiral staircase was dismantled in 1983, di-
vided into 24 sections and the pieces were sold.
One of the spiral sections has been kept on display at the tower, on the first floor. It
is known as l'escalier d'origine tour Eiffel. The other sections can be found in
places all over the world!

Gustave Eiffel died on 27 December 1923 at the age of 91 years.

An interesting fact: The Statue of Liberty - la Statue de la Liberté - was a gift from
France to America in 1886. The metal interior structure of the statue was built by
Gustave Eiffel.

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 Investigation: The Eiffel Tower

1. What is the name of the Eiffel Tower in French?

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2. How tall is the tower?
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3. The Eiffel Tower is named after the man who built it. His name is:

Which other famous monument did he build?

During which years was the tower constructed?

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4. In which colour is the tower painted? Approximately, how often is the
tower painted?
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5. The tower was built as part of the centenary celebrations for which historic
event?
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6.In which metal is the tower constructed?
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7. The tower stands next to which river? On which piece of land?
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8. The tower was intended to stand for no longer than _______years. What did
many artists and writers think of the structure?
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9. What is the tower’s address?
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10. Name the special floor that was added in 2014.
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11.How many visitors go to the tower each year?
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12.What is the tower’s nickname?
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