the eiffel tower

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Name: __________
THE EIFFEL TOWER
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
100th 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.
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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 !
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Activity 1. Answer the questions
1.- Where is the Eiffel Tower located ?
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2.- How many people live in Paris ?
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3.- What is the name of the river in Paris ?
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4.- What is the Eiffel Tower ?
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5.- Did people from Paris like the Tower at the beginning ?
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6.- What is the tower made of ?
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7.- How many tons does it weigh ?
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8.- What is there at the top of the tower ?
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9.- How many tons of paint do they need to paint the tower ?
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10.- How often do they paint the tower ?
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Activity 2. Write in order
1.- o e t w r
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6.- f f i e E l
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2.- r n e c F a
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7.- a n n t e n a
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3.- o i n r
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8.- g i e d s n r e
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4.- P s i r a
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9.- p o t
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5.- g i t p a n n i
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10.- t o m r p l a f
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Activity 3. Correct the mistakes
1.- The Eiffel Tower is in London.
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2.- Paris is the capital of Portugal.
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3.- The Nile is a river in Paris.
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4.- Gustaffe Ben was the designer.
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5.- The construction takes about 2 months.
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6.- The Tower weighs 7 kilograms.
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Activity 4. Complete
1.- A team of about 25 ______ paint the Tower.
Altitude 91
2.- The Tower was_____ in 1 year and 1 month.
seat
3.- The restaurant can _____ 200 people.
4.- The name of the restaurant is _____.
5.- The Tower needs _____ of paint.
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painters
constructed
60 tons
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.
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Activity 7. Crossword
abo u
1
a
b
2
c
3
4
5
d
Across
Down
a.- The river in Paris is _______.
1.- Gustave ______ was the designer.
b.- Paris is the capital of ______.
2.- ______ is in the North of France.
c.- France is in ________.
3.- There is an antenna at the ______.
d.- The Tower is a __________ tower.
4.- The _______ is 24 metres long.
5.- The Tower is made of ________.
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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 100th 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 !
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Activity 9. Write about The Eiffel Tower
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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
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Activity 11. Answer the questions
1.- What is the Eiffel Tower ?
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2.- Where is the tower located ?
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3.- Who was the designer ?
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4.- What is the tower made of ?
_________________________________________
5.- How tall is the tower ?
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6.- How many steps are there ?
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7.- What can you see at the top of the tower ?
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8.- How long is the antenna ?
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9.- How many tons of paint do they need to paint the tower ?
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10.- How often is the tower painted ?
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