Contrasting+Localities

During the autumn term of 2006, just five weeks after beginning their French lessons, twelve Y2 pupils from Mrs Corrie's class had the opportunity to meet a native Frenchman, Monsieur Henri Bizot.

Before his arrival, pupils were shown a powerpoint presentation containing photographs of his home town of Angoulême alongside similar photographs taken in their own home town of Bury. You too can view these images on the slideshare below. media type="custom" key="4421141" By comparing and contrasting the different characteristics of both towns, pupils were able to think of some questions to ask their visitor about life in France. A book was compiled with all of the responses Monsieur Bizot gave and can be viewed in school at any time. Meanwhile, you might like to take a look at this adapted slideshare version of the book's contents.

media type="custom" key="4453907" If you fancy finding out more about our twin town of Angoulême, then [|this Wikipedia page] is a good place to start your research.

During the spring term of 2008, Y3 pupils were able to embark on a virtual tour of many of the most famous Parisian buildings courtesy of the [|parisarounder.com website.] They took a 360 degree panoramic tour of the city from the summit of The Eiffel Tower, strolled along The Alexander III Bridge, gazed at Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, The Mona Lisa, exhibited in The Louvre museum and even said their act of daily worship from the altar of Notre Dame Cathedral itself.

They then wrote about what they would most like about living in Paris and compared this with what they enjoy about living in their home town of Bury.

Here is a slideshare of their work. media type="custom" key="4421165"