Regular – Mont Saint-Michel Day Trip from Paris

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Warm Up

  1. Out of all the historical places you have visited which one would you say is your best one?
  2. Have you ever been to Mont Saint Michel in France?
  3. What is your favourite French food and wine?

Listening

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After the video: Did you get it? If not, please tell your teacher specifically which part you didn’t understand. Let’s review the video again 🙂
  1. What mode of transport does he use to get to Mont Saint Michel?
  2. Is the Mont Saint Michel an Island?
  3. Which century did the construction of the Mont Saint Michel begin?
Key Words & Phrases
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If you don’t understand, your teacher can explain them. Afterwards, try to use the Key Words & Phrases to make a sentence!
  1. 00:13 the fairy tale land of Mont Saint-Michel.
  2. 00:30 There’s little alleyways everywhere, shops, restaurants, an abbey.
  3. 00:55 I like to come to places like this and just imagine what life used to be back in the day.
  4. 01:00 And it’s fun to think how this was a fully functioning little society
  1. Have you ever visited an Island before? Which was your favourite one?
  2. What is your favourite flower and why?
  3. Which country do you want to visit only on your own?
00:07 – Today is an amazing day.
00:09 I’m gonna get on this bus here in Paris
00:11 and it’s gonna magically whisk me
00:13 to the fairy tale land of Mont Saint-Michel.
00:16 Let’s go.
00:19 Oh, it’s adventure time.
00:27 So this island is actually a tiny little town.
00:30 There’s little alleyways everywhere, shops,
00:32 restaurants, an abbey.
00:33 And it’s time to go get lost.
00:35 Come on.
00:43 since the middle ages,
00:46 You can buy any kind of souvenir,
00:50 But they’re staying true to how it used to be.
00:55 I like to come to places like this
00:57 and just imagine what life used to be
00:59 back in the day.
01:00 And it’s fun to think how this was a fully
01:02 functioning little society
01:04 on this tiny island.
01:15 I’m at the tippy top of the island
01:17 inside of the abbey now.
01:18 And the construction here started in the 10th century.
01:21 And it’s astonishing to think that it’s
01:23 in this good of shape for being that old.
01:29 I’ve just stepped out of the abbey
01:31 into a little garden.
01:32 There’s flowers, all these old columns
01:34 surrounding a patch of grass and bushes.
01:38 I gotta say, this is my favorite spot.
01:47 checked out the abbey,
01:48 now it’s time to get back on the bus,
01:50 head back to Paris.