Paris Anthology contextualisations

Question 1

Stories are Waiting in Paris

Answer 1

Video advertisement for Eurostar that appeared on their YouTube channel
The narrator is male with a French accent

Question 2

Mile by Mile London to Paris

Answer 2

Outlines the routes takenby the Golden Arrow train servive that ran between Engalnd and Paris from 1926-1971, and the current Eurostar service that has linked the UK to France since 1994

Question 3

Neither Here Nor There

Answer 3

Bill Bryson is an American authour who has written several travel memoirs
This one tells the story of his journey through Europe in the 1990’s
This extract on Paris includes memories of an earlier trip in the 1970’s

Question 4

The Most Beautiful Walk in the World

Answer 4

John Baxter is an Australian author who has lived in Paris since 1989
Part memoir, part tour of the city, describes walks that can be taken through Paris and tells the stories of people and places

Question 5

Paris City Guide

Answer 5

Video travel guide produced by Lonely Planet, appeared on their YouTube channel
Gives brief background information and gives suggestions for what visitors can do during their stay
The narrator is female with an American accent

Question 6

Personal narrative: Anna

Answer 6

Part of a set of personal narratives from mother and daughter
Anna moved to Paris with her family in 1968 and lived there for 20 years
Transcript recorded in 2013

Question 7

Personal narrative: Zara

Answer 7

Part of a set of personal narratives from a mother and daughter about their time spent in Paris. Transcript recorded in 2013

Question 8

Breathless: An American Girl in Paris

Answer 8

Nancy Miller has written a number of autobiographical works
An account of her time in Paris, where she lives and studied during the 1960’s

Question 9

Around the World in 80 Dates

Answer 9

Jennifer Cox is a British travel writer
An account of how she left her job as head of public relations for Lonely Planet and travelled around the world in search of a soulmate

Question 10

What do you wish someone had told you- Paris Ile de France

Answer 10

Taken from Paris forum on Trip Advisor, a message board where individuals can plan trips, write reviews and contribute to message boards

Question 11

Visiting Paris

Answer 11

Part of a set of multi-speaker and one-speaker discourse involving three speakers; Isabelle, Mike and Sophia
All three are students at a university in England. Mike and Sophia were born in the UK but Isabelle was born in France and lived there until she was a teeneger
Transcript recorded in 2013

Question 12

Rick Steves’ Walking Tour of the Louvre Museum

Answer 12

Taken from Rick Steves’ website, an American author famous for guidebooks on Europe
Along with the podcast are maps produced by Rick Steves to support his museum tour

Question 13

French Milk

Answer 13

Lucy Knisley is an American comic artist and author. She worked as a freelance writer and has a website and blog
Illustrated and photographic journal of a six-week trip she took to Paris with her mother

Question 14

Understanding Chic

Answer 14

Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni is a British journalist
She initially lived in Paris in her twenties snd now permanently resides there with her husband and children
Tells the story of her first visit to Paris as a teenager

Question 15

Memories of places in Paris

Answer 15

Part of a set of multi-speaker and one-speaker involving three speakers; Isabelle, Mike and Sophia
Talking about their memories of visiting or living in Paris
All three are students at a university in England. Mike and Sophia were born in the UK but Isabelle was born in France and lived there until she was a teeneger
Transcript recorded in 2013

Question 16

Encore Une Fois

Answer 16

From the blog ‘Just Another American in Paris’
The blogger is an American named Anne who lived in Paris with her family for four years before returning to Washington DC
Recounts a family trip to Paris during Thanksgiving

Question 17

18 Months Later

Answer 17

From the blog ‘Just Another American in Paris’
Anne recounts her family’s first trip back to Paris after they had returned to the USA

Question 18

Ten Things My Kids Say They Will Miss About Paris

Answer 18

From the blog ‘Just Another American in Paris’
Anne recounts what her children will miss about Paris if they return to the USA

Question 19

Travelling to Paris with a grandchild

Answer 19

Taken from the forum Gransnet, a website dedicated to grandparents, featuring news features and advice
Offers users the opportunity to share their experiences of grandparenting

Question 20

Paris for Children

Answer 20

Extract from ‘The Rough Guide to Paris’
Includes maps, details of places to visit, and information about the city

Question 21

Introduction

Answer 21

Extract from ‘NOT-FOR-PARENTS’, a book published by Lonely Planet and aimed at children aged 7+
Includes details of places to visit in Paris, facts about them, and information about the history and culture of the city

Question 22

Inside Out and Upside Down

Answer 22

Also from ‘NOT-FOR-PARENTS’
Gives information about the famous Pompidou centre

Question 23

Dem Bones

Answer 23

Also from ‘NOT-FOR-PARENTS’
About the catacombs that lay below the surface of Paris

Question 24

On Paris

Answer 24

Ernest Hemingway was an American author and journalist who moved to Paris in the 1920’s
He worked there as a foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star Weekly
Contains a selection of pieces he wrote for the paper on aspects of life in Paris

Question 25

Foreign Correspondent: Paris in the Sixties

Answer 25

Peter Lennon was an Irish journalist who moved to Paris and covered events from there for The Guardian newspaper throughout the 1960’s
His account of leaving Ireland for Paris, and his reflections on his time there

Question 26

Paris Riots 1968

Answer 26

News report taken from the website of British Pathe, a news and film archive
The narrator is male and speaks with a Recieved Pronounciation accent

Question 27

Seven Ages of Paris

Answer 27

Alistair Horne is a British historian and biographer
Has written extensively on the history of 19th century France
History of Paris from 1160-1969

Question 28

Letters from France 1790-1796

Answer 28

Helen Maria Williams was an English writer who supported the principles of the French Revolution and moved to Paris in 1790
From that time until 1796 she published a series of letters in support of the revolutionary movement in France

Question 29

Paris: Fine French Food

Answer 29

Video travel guide produced by Lonely Planet, which appeared on their YouTube
Explores Parisian obsession with food and wine and Paris’role as the gastronomic capital of the world
Narrator is male with an antipodean accent

Question 30

The Sweet Life in Paris

Answer 30

David Lebovitz is a professional chef turned full-time writer who left the United States to live in Paris in 2004
His story of moving to Paris and his observations on the place and its culture
Each chapter in the book is followed by a recipe

Question 31

Eating in Paris

Answer 31

Part of a set of multi-speaker and one-speaker discourse involving three speakers; Isabelle, Mike and Sophia, talking about their memories of visiting or living in Paris
All three are students at a university in Englabd
Mike and Sophia were born in the UK but Isabelle was born in France and lived there until she was a teenager
Transcript recorded in 2013