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Paris sightseeing bus Data sheet Child Type of Adult Mrs Kershaw is organising a school trip to Paris for two ticket (under 11) € teachers and 12 sixth-form students. €29 15 She plans to arrive in Paris on Monday 10 May in the 1 day € €15 evening, and to leave on Friday 14 May in the morning. 2 day 32 UNLIMITED USE Hop on/hop off Seine boat trips – ticket prices

Length of Departs Adult Child Paris bus tour – ticket prices trip (under 14) Length of Departs Adult Child 1 hour 11:00 am €12 €6 trip (under 11) _1 € € 2 hours 1:00 pm 35 20 1 2 3_ hours 8:30 am €50 €30 (lunch included) 2 1 _ € € 1 hour 4:30 pm €12 €6 3 2 hours 1:30 pm 50 30 3 hours 6:30 pm €45 €25 (dinner included)

Tourist attraction information Sacre Coeur opening times Parc Astérix theme park Basilica 6:00 am – 11:00 pm Free opening times Dome and crypt 9:00 am – 5:30 pm €6 11:00 am – 6:00 pm €39

Louvre opening times 9:00 am – 6:00 pm €9 6:00 pm – 9:45 pm €6 Closed on Tuesdays Disneyland Paris theme to the Palace of Versailles park opening times 8:45 am – 12:45 pm €28 9:30 am – 10:00 pm €52 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm €28

Eiffel Tower opening times 9:30 am – 11:00 pm €10

Paris fi ve-day forecast Key Monday 10 May – Friday 14 May Sunshine Mon TueWed Thu Fri Cloudy Forecast Maximum daytime Showers temperature 16°C 14°C 13°C 12°C 15°C Rain

88 School trip to Paris Questions LEVEL 2

1 Which day of the week is forecast to have the lowest > maximum daytime temperature?

This is Mrs Kershaw’s plan of activities for the students. Monday: arrive 6 pm evening - visit to Eiffel Tower Tuesday: day trip - Parc Astérix Wednesday: morning - Paris bus tour afternoon - coach trip to the Palace of Versailles Thursday: day trip - Disneyland Paris Friday: depart 9 am

2 What is the cost per person for a visit to the Eiffel Tower? > 3 What is the total cost for the group to go on the Paris >> bus tour?

4 What is the total cost per person for all the activities that Mrs Kershaw plans?

5 Looking at the weather forecast, do you think that Mrs Kershaw should change her plans? Explain your answer.

Three days before they leave, Mrs Kershaw nds out that the Eiffel Tower will be closed on Monday 10 May for maintenance. She also discovers that the Paris bus tour has been cancelled for the whole week due to safety issues with the buses.

6 Which tourist attraction could the students go to see instead > of the Eiffel Tower on Monday evening?

7 Write a new plan of activities for the students for Monday >>> to Friday. Your plan must take the following into account: • the Eiffel Tower is closed on Monday 10 May • the Paris bus tour is cancelled for the whole week • the weather forecast • the new plan must not cost more than the old plan. You must show all your working and explain why you made your decisions.

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