B1 – Intermediate
The Champs-Elysees is right in the center of Paris. It is well-known for its elegance and long line of luxury shops and restaurants.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to take a walk along this street. In the future, we would probably be able to enjoy this avenue more as the city is planning to improve it.
Read more about plans to redo the Champs-Elysees.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2101/210116-champs-elysees-1.html
Discussion Questions:
- Have you been to Champs-Elysees? What can you say about it?
- What do you think of the plans to improve this famous avenue?
- Do you think it is worth it to spend $305 million for this? Why/why not?
- Which place in your country do you think needs to be improved? What improvements can be done with it?
- What is the most beautiful place in your city/country? Be very detailed in describing it.
8 replies on “Paris’ Champs-Elysees To Be an Extraordinary Garden”
Have you been to Champs-Elysees? What can you say about it?
I never been there, but I saw it so many times, for example in the tv in the Tour o France, a bike competition
What do you think of the plans to improve this famous avenue?
Sounds good, if they can remove the trafic from this avenue, it transform in a lovely place
Do you think it is worth it to spend $305 million for this? Why/why not?
In my opinion is a good think to spend this amount of money. The live of parisin peopble will be better, less pollution on the center of the city, the people have to walk a little bet more.. I can’t imagine bad things for this change
Which place in your country do you think needs to be improved? What improvements can be done with it?
Definitly Madrid, I was living in Madrid 10 years, and the main problem is the traffic jam, the goverment of madrid have to make something to change this situation
To be honest I ignore how it will be, because is a big problem
What is the most beautiful place in your city/country? Be very detailed in describing it.
I love Galicia, in the north-west of spain. Is a lovely place mixed in nature, from the beaches, with the white sand, cold walter of the sea, virgin places… to the mountains and conuntry people. Its a very green area, with deep forrests and very quiet (for the moment) wiht fantastic people and amazing food
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Have you been to Champs-Elysees? What can you say about it?
No I’ve never been in Paris. It’s a pending in my travel list.
What do you think of the plans to improve this famous avenue?
I think it should be better for the place if it reduces the traffic and promote the vegetation.
Do you think it is worth it to spend $305 million for this? Why/why not?
Probably it could be resolved with less money, but it’s Paris, all it’s expensive there.
Which place in your country do you think needs to be improved? What improvements can be done with it? There a lot of cities, in the country side, with a lot of pending improvements, mainly, in communication between them.
What is the most beautiful place in your city/country? Be very detailed in describing it. In Valencia, there are a lot of places as Albufera, Ciudad de las Ciencias…
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Albufera and Ciudad de las Ciencias are amazing places indeed!
1.Have you been to Champs-Elysees? What can you say about it?
yes I have been there but many years ago . I remember that it was very nices and luxury
2.What do you think of the plans to improve this famous avenue?
Well , it seems to be very expensive but all the things need a change after several years to improve and modern them
3.Do you think it is worth it to spend $305 million for this? Why/why not? good questions , it is too much money , there must be cheaper solutions with simila impact , not all is money , imagination sometimes is better
4.Which place in your country do you think needs to be improved? What improvements can be done with it?
In my city I have seen that many goverments are building many places where all the cars go by a Tunnel and at the top there are gardens and nice public spaces where people can enjoy
5.What is the most beautiful place in your city/country? Be very detailed in describing it.
One of the mosts beatiful areas in MAdrid is the Real PAlace zone . There are not many cars , the zone is quite , you cna see many trees in the gardens and you can see the Palace and the sunset frome any of the roofs available for that
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1. Have you been to Champs-Elysees? What can you say about it? Yes, I have been there. I remember the place like a beautiful avenue with lots of luxury shops and very nice to walk by.
2. What do you think of the plans to improve this famous avenue? I would like to see the change, I think that reducing the number of car lanes and increasing the number of trees would be great.
3. Do you think it is worth it to spend $305 million for this? Why/why not? Yes, it will be worth it. In the end, Paris is one of the most famous touristic destinations in the world and if that makes tourists (and citizens) want to spend time there, why not?
4. Which place in your country do you think needs to be improved? What improvements can be done with it? I do not really know, maybe some ancient buildings could appreciate a bit of renovations.
5. What is the most beautiful place in your city/country? Be very detailed in describing it. We have this very beautiful cathedral, that has been built from a lot of different styles. It was renovated several years ago and the result is stunning, everybody love the place when they visit.
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