Friday, October 28, 2016

La Tour Eiffel Webquest



Use the following links to answer the questions below:

Eiffel Tower's Official Website - http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower

The Designer - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel



1.      The Facts - Who designed the Eiffel Tower? When was it built? What city is it in? Why did they build it? Take a moment to explore the view from the top: http://www.toureiffel.paris/360-panorama-paris/index-en.html






2.      Height - The Eiffel Tower was once the tallest building in the world.  How tall is it? How long was it the tallest the tallest building in the world?  Which building was tallest before it? Which building was tallest after it?






3.       Monuments - The Eiffel Tower has had many replicas around the world.  Name five and their location.  What famous landmark, near New York City, is a distant relative of the Eiffel Tower and was designed by the same person?




5.      Restaurants - There are two restaurants located inside the Eiffel Tower.  If you were dine at the Jules Verne tonight, tell me three things in French that you would order. Here's the menu:

http://www.lejulesverne-paris.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/2016_11_01%20EXPERIENCE%20PRIX_5.pdf




 If you have extra time, play some of the Eiffel Tower games and fill a bowl of rice while practicing your French at freerice.org. 
http://www.toureiffel.paris/en/play-with-the-eiffel-tower.html

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