Developped by Rebecca Stiles (rclstiles@YAHOO.COM)
Here is the recent web quest I did with my French I
and II students. I did this about a month ago so I
don't know if these sites are still valid. Please
check them before you do this activity. Hope you like
it!
*************************Découvrons l'EURO!
1. Read this article from USA Today to answer the
following questions:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2001-12-31-euromance.htm
a. What is "Euro Shock"?
b. What are Euro coins called? Are the French using
the same word?
c. What motto used to appear on each French coin?
2. Use this site to answer the following questions:
http://www.euro.gov.uk/
a. What is the last date that French people can use
the Franc in stores?
b. What is the last date that French people can
exchange the Franc in banks?
c. What denominations do the Euro bank notes come in?
d. What denominations do the Euro coins come in?
e. Pick one Euro note and describe it in detail.
f. What are the coins like? How are they different
from the notes?
g. Why do you think the Euro notes don't have people
on them?
h. What are some security features of the notes?
(Mention at least two.)
3. Use this currency converter to make the following
conversions: http://www.xe.com/ucc/
a. You have travelled to France with $250.00. How
many Euros will you have?
b. How many Francs would you have had with $250.00?
c. A French person has 500 Francs. How many Euros do
they have?
4. Go to the site http://www.dromadaire.com/fr
On the left side of the screen click on the icon that
says "Le Franc est Mort, Vive l'Euro!"
Play the game "Le Just'Euro" where you must guess the
price of various objects. Don't forget that a Euro is
approximately the same as a dollar. Also remember that
europeans will use a comma where we use a decimal
point. 2, 53 euros = 2 euros and 53 cents. 2.300,42
euros = 2 thousand 3 hundred euros and 42 cents.
As you are playing write down 4 objects and how much
they will cost in Euros.
5. On the same site with the Just'Euro game, find a
list of countries participating in the Euro. Copy
that list here.
6. Do you know what the European Flag looks like?
Try to find a picture of it on one of the sites you've
been looking at. Describe it here.
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