RER A: Reading a Paris Transport Map
From Noisy-le-Grand to Sartrouville, from ChĂątelet-Les Halles to Disneyland: students read the real map of the RER A, the train that crosses Paris and its region, and answer seven questions about directions, transfers and stations.
A true-to-life task for anyone living in or visiting Paris: understand la direction, find une correspondance, and never get lost on the platform again. With a full answer key and explanations.
What students practise
The worksheet uses an authentic document, the map of the RER A, with its branches, stations and connections to the metro and the tram. Students learn to read la direction shown on a train, to spot une correspondance, and to plan a trip from one station to another.
And the answer key explains every answer: why the Saint-Germain-en-Laye train does not go to Sartrouville, what the T2 pictogram means at La DĂ©fense, or which station leads to Disneyland. The worksheet is set in OpenDyslexic, a font that makes reading easier for dyslexic learners.
Read the question and underline the stations: where am I, where do I want to go?
Find both stations on the map and follow the line with your finger.
Pick the right direction, the right branch or the right connection.
Compare with the answer key and its explanations.
What the questions cover
Three skills, from the simplest trip to the trickiest connection:
I leave from Noisy-le-Grand and I want to go to Sartrouville: which train? Students learn that a train is named after its terminus.
Where can I catch metro line 6? Can I take the tram at La DĂ©fense? The pictograms on the map hold the answers.
Which station for Disneyland? Where is the business district? A fun way to learn the geography of Paris and its region.
Key language from the worksheet
The words and structures a traveller needs in Paris:
Download the worksheet
One US Letter page with the map and the seven questions, plus the answer key with explanations.
Preview: the RER A map and the seven multiple-choice questions
Recommended level
Frequently asked questions
What level is this worksheet for?
Mainly A2-B1: the questions are multiple-choice, so students can focus on reading the map and the transport vocabulary.
What is the task exactly?
Students read the map of the RER A and answer seven questions about directions, transfers, metro connections and landmarks, with a full answer key.
Is it only useful for Paris?
The vocabulary (direction, correspondance, station, terminus) works for any transport system, and the task trains map reading in general. But it is a must for anyone living in or visiting Paris.
Why the OpenDyslexic font?
It is a font designed to make reading easier for dyslexic learners, so the worksheet is accessible to more students out of the box.
Is the worksheet free?
No. The PDF and the editable DOCX are reserved for Premium members.
