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Picture - the Eiffel Tower by Nigel A JAMES
The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel
Tower is a very famous French tower. It is 324
meters high.
The Eiffel
tower was designed by a very famous French architect whose
name was Gustav Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889.
The Eiffel
Tower stands in the middle of Paris. More than 8 million people
visit it each year. All the Parisians love it.
Gustav
Eiffel not only designed the Eiffel Tower, he designed many
other famous buildings as well. One of them was the
main railway station in Budapest.
Vocabulary
also
– auch
as
well - auch
building
- Gebäude
built
– gebaut (to build/built/built)
design
– entwerfen (to
design/designed/designed)
France
– Frankreich
French
(adjective) – französisch
high
– hoch – (high/higher/the highest)
main
railway station – Hauptbahnhof
not
only – nicht nur
Parisian
(adjective auch Nomen) – Pariser
whose
- wessen
Questions
Who designed the Eiffel tower?
How high is the Eiffel tower?
Where is the Eiffel tower?
How many people visit the tower each year?
Who designed the main railway station in Budapest?
Why do you like Paris?
Why is French food the best food in the world?
What is your favourite city?
The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel
Tower is a very famous French tower. It is 324
meters high.
The Eiffel
tower was designed by a very famous French architect whose
name was Gustav Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889.
The Eiffel
Tower stands in the middle of Paris. More than 8 million people
visit it each year. All the Parisians love it.
Gustav
Eiffel not only designed the Eiffel Tower, he designed many
other famous buildings as well. One of them was the
main railway station in Budapest.
Vocabulary
also
– auch
as
well - auch
building
- Gebäude
built
– gebaut (to build/built/built)
design
– entwerfen (to
design/designed/designed)
France
– Frankreich
French
(adjective) – französisch
high
– hoch – (high/higher/the highest)
main
railway station – Hauptbahnhof
not
only – nicht nur
Parisian
(adjective auch Nomen) – Pariser
whose
- wessen
Questions
Who designed the Eiffel tower?
How high is the Eiffel tower?
Where is the Eiffel tower?
How many people visit the tower each year?
Who designed the main railway station in Budapest?
Why do you like Paris?
Why is French food the best food in the world?
What is your favourite city?
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