Man who sold the Eiffel Tower French reading

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by Frenchified

Price: 325 points or $3.25 USD

Subjects: instructionalFrench

Grades: 9,10,11,12

Description: Can you believe that a con man sold the Eiffel Tower to an unsuspecting victim and got away with it - and almost did it a second time? The little-known story of Victor Lustig will interest and surprise your students. The Eiffel Tower scam wasn't his first con, just his biggest one. Learn about how he started cheating people out of their money and getting so good at it that he was able to convince someone that they could buy the tower from him! Includes reading in French with glossary of less common words and 7 multiple choice comprehension questions in both French and English - assign the ones you choose by using the hide card feature.