RATP Group

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the legal status?French state-owned enterprise (EPIC)
2. What is the year of establishment?1949
3. How many people use RATP each year?About 3.3 billion passengers ride its trains, buses, and trams every year.
4. Where does RATP operate?It mainly serves the Île-de-France region around Paris, but it also works in other countries through its international arm RATP Dev.

EPIC (Établissement Public à Caractère Industriel et Commercial): A French public industrial and commercial establishment, operating like a business but state-owned.
Concession: An agreement where a government grants a private company the right to operate a public service.
Liberalization: The process of opening up previously state-controlled industries to competition.