TEACHING RESOURCE

Dublin to Paris

 What is the capital of Ireland?

What is the capital of
.
France?
What is the name of the river?
..

What is the name of the
river?

Now we compare the most

important bridges in two capitals
There are seventeen bridges in Dublin city. The river is
the Liffey river that divides the city into North and
South.
Paris has thirty seven bridges across the Seine of which
four are pedestrian only and two are rail bridges.
How many bridges are there in
Dublin?.......................................
How many bridges are there in
Paris?.........................................

 The Ha'penny Bridge and officially the Liffey Bridge,

is a pedestrian bridge built in 1816 over the River Liffey
in Dublin, Ireland.

The Pont Neuf in Paris is the oldest standing bridge

across the river Seine built in 1607

Look at four pictures and answer:

Which is the oldest Bridges?

Write with letters this two dates:

1816:..
1607.
Which bridges do you prefer and why?
.

Engineer:
Graham Hollandia Joint Venture
Architect:
Dr. Santiago Calatrava Valls
Project Status:Completed, Opened 10th December
2009
Completion
2009
Date:
Description:
The Samuel Beckett Bridge linking
Guild Street on the northside of the
City with Sir John Rogerson's Quay on
the southside - west of Cardiff Lane /
Macken Street is now open! It has 4
traffic lanes, cyclepaths and footpaths.

Crosses

Seine

Locale

Paris, France

Official name

Pont Charles-de-Gaulle

Maintained by

Civil Service

Next upstream

Pont de Bercy

Next downstream

Viaduc d'Austerlitz

To conclude this travel Dublin to Paris: Make

two groups with Dublin and Paris bridges.