Allons Paris

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Allons à Paris!
A Virtual Field Trip to Paris
Paula Neal Peabody Magnet High School
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Project

Have students create a memory book of their
trip. Students could create a presentation based
on research from trip. Role play different parts
of the project. Have students take photos with
a digital camera and make a photo
journal. Practice basic conversations. Students
could practice writing by creating trip
journals.
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Apply for a Passport
Go to www.americanpassport.com Have students
apply for a passport. Students could download
and print the form to fill out. Make your own
version of a passport application. Students
could use Microsoft Word, Print Artist, etc. to
create a class application. Create the
passport. Have students fill in the
information.
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Currency
Go to www.europa.eu.int/euro Have students
research the euro and its history. Have students
find images of currency place into a Word
document. Go to www.oanda.com/site/fcc_index.shtml
Have students practice converting different
sums of money to Euros. Have students print
the cheat sheet to add to a journal.
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Hotels

Go to www.123europe.com Have students find a
hotel for the group. Copy pictures and a map of
their hotel choice. Find out whats nearby the
hotel.
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The Flight

Go to www.airfrance.us Have students research
flights schedules and choose a round trip flight
to Paris. Simulate the flight. Decorate the room
to set the atmosphere. Have students role play
different aspects of the flight. Show a
in-flight movie. ex. Finding Nemo switch
the language to French Have an in-flight
dinner. ex. Croissants
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The Arrival

Go to www.adp.fr Have students go to Orly.
Have students find the map of the terminal and
explore. Have students research how to get to
the hotel.
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The Hotel

Have students use their research about their
hotel to decide on what to see and do in
Paris. Students should include shopping and
going to restaurants as well as some
landmarks.
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The Métro

Go to www.ratp.fr Explore the Métro. Once
students can find different landmarks
easily Go to www.subwaynavigator.com Have
students choose landmarks and plan the best route
to get to them from different points in
Paris.
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Landmarks

Have students research famous landmarks in Paris.
Their research should include information and
photos. This information can be compiled into a
Power Point presentation. Eiffel
Tower www.tour-eiffel.fr Arc de
Triomphe www.parisdigest.com Notre
Dame http//ndparis.free.fr/
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Landmarks

Les Invalides www.invalides.org Centre
Pompidou www.centrepompidou.fr Opéra Garnier
www.parisdigest.com Le Louvre www.louvre.fr
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Shopping

Review the Euro with students. Have students
research sites for different items to buy. Try a
role playing activity where students set up a
store and purchase items. Try these web
sites Monoprix www.monoprix.fr Galeries
Lafayette www.galerieslafayette.com Printemps ww
w.printemps.com La Samaritaine www.lasamaritaine
.com
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More Shopping

Le Bon Marché www.lebonmarche.fr Bazar de
LHôtel de Ville www.bhv.fr Toys R
Us www.toysrus.fr
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Restaurants

Review the Euro with students. Have students
research different restaurants or find a
menu. Have students role play ordering at a
restaurant. Let students create their own
menu. Try these web sites McDonalds www.mcdona
lds.fr Le Ciel De Paris www.cieldeparis.com La
Grande Cascade www.lagrandecascade.fr
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More Restaurants

Planet Hollywood www.planethollywood.com Le
Tour dArgent www.tourdargent.com Pizza
Hut www.pizzahut.fr
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Return Flight

Role play plane trip home. Students could
re-enact different moments of the trip. Students
watch their in-flight movie home. ex. Students
watch a photo presentation of the trip.