On va au restaurant à Paris!

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Avant de surfer
In this activity, you'll want to check out restaurants in "your" neighborhood in Paris. Before visiting the Paris restaurant site below, fill in the chart on your worksheet about restaurants in the U.S.

Surfons!
Click on the restaurant links below to begin your exploration of Paris restaurants. Select three restaurants in your arrondissement from different price ranges. Fill out the chart on your worksheet. Bon surf!

Un appartement ou une maison à Paris

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Avant de surfer
You and your family are moving to Paris and you're looking for a house (or apartment) to buy or rent there. In this activity, you'll be asked to choose an arrondissement you'd like to live in and then look at some housing ads to find a suitable home in Paris. But first fill out the questionnaire on your worksheet to use as a guide in your house or apartment hunting.

Surfons!
Première partie: Explorons les arrondissements de Paris
Which arrondissement would you like to live in? Would you prefer to live in the 7^ème near the Tour Eiffel or in the 8^ème near the Arc de Triomphe? Or in another arrondissement near some other monument? Go to the Map of Paris Monuments and Museums, then click on a few monuments or museums in different areas of the city to view them. (If you already have a specific arrondissement in mind, click on one or more of its monuments or museums.) Once you've chosen the arrondissement you hope to live in, mark it on the map on your worksheet. Bon surf!

Seconde partie: Choisissez une maison ou un appartement
Now click on the links below to visit real estate agencies in Paris. When you find a house or apartment that suits your requirements, fill out the chart on your worksheet. If possible, download and print out photos of your house or apartment to share with the class. Bon surf!

Les activités amusantes

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Avant de surfer
  What activities do you participate in after school? Do you do them through your school, on your own, or through a community center? In this activity you will learn about activities that community centers around France offer for les jeunes (young people) and for les adultes.
Surfons!
Explore the following Web sites of Les Maisons des Jeunes et de la Culture (MJC) around France. Then choose one and answer the questions on your worksheet about the classes offered at that center. Bon surf!

Visitons des écoles françaises!

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Avant de surfer
If you were making a Web site for your French class or school, what would you put on your site? Make a list of these elements on your worksheet.
Surfons!
Look at the list of links for French schools and click on two schools you'd like to visit. On the chart on your worksheet, check off the features of the schools'  Web sites. Jot down any differences you notice between French and American schools. If possible, download and print out photos of the schools to share with the

CHAPITRE 1 Explorons la France!

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Activity Worksheet

Avant de surfer
In this activity, you'll be exploring French cities. The information at most of the sites you'll visit is in English — though not always perfect English! (Can you figure out why?) Don't be alarmed, however, if you occasionally find a page entirely in French. Relax, look at the photos, and skim the text for words you recognize. You may be surprised by how much you can figure out from the context!
Surfons!
Click on the map link below, then choose a French city you'd like to visit. Click on that city to start your exploration. Answer the questions on your worksheet. If possible, download and print out photos of your city to share with the class. Bon surf!
Map of France

Après avoir surfé
Answer the questions about your city on your worksheet.