Part 1: Web Quest sur Paris
Go to the sites below. Read through the information and answer the questions on your sheet.
Paris Pages
Discover France: Paris History
Web Museum: Paris
A view on Cities: Paris
Paris Wikipedia
QUESTIONS
1. Who were the Parisii?
2. When did they live in France?
3. Where did they live?
4. What happened in 53 B.C.?
5. What name did the Romans give to the city created there?
6. Who was St. Denis?
7. What did he do and when?
8. What is the name of the river that flows through the city?
9. What are the names of the two islands in the middle of the River?
10.What are the two banks of the river called?
11.What are the districts of the city called? How many are there? Who is in charge of
each of these districts?
12.Who is the mayor of Paris today? Who makes up his city council?
13.What is the best and fastest way to get around the city?
14.List 10 monuments located on the rive Droite.
15.List 10 monuments on the rive Gauche.
16.List the monuments on the Île de la Cité.
17.What is the Pont Neuf? Who built it? When? Why?
18.What are the names of the two airports of Paris ? Which one is the largest and the
newest.
19.Paris has five main train stations. What are their names ? Which areas of France do
the trains from each station travel to ?
20.What is the motto of the city of Paris?
21.Translate into English.
22.Why is Paris called the « la Ville Lumière / the City of Lights »?
Paris Pages
Discover France: Paris History
Web Museum: Paris
A view on Cities: Paris
Paris Wikipedia
QUESTIONS
1. Who were the Parisii?
2. When did they live in France?
3. Where did they live?
4. What happened in 53 B.C.?
5. What name did the Romans give to the city created there?
6. Who was St. Denis?
7. What did he do and when?
8. What is the name of the river that flows through the city?
9. What are the names of the two islands in the middle of the River?
10.What are the two banks of the river called?
11.What are the districts of the city called? How many are there? Who is in charge of
each of these districts?
12.Who is the mayor of Paris today? Who makes up his city council?
13.What is the best and fastest way to get around the city?
14.List 10 monuments located on the rive Droite.
15.List 10 monuments on the rive Gauche.
16.List the monuments on the Île de la Cité.
17.What is the Pont Neuf? Who built it? When? Why?
18.What are the names of the two airports of Paris ? Which one is the largest and the
newest.
19.Paris has five main train stations. What are their names ? Which areas of France do
the trains from each station travel to ?
20.What is the motto of the city of Paris?
21.Translate into English.
22.Why is Paris called the « la Ville Lumière / the City of Lights »?