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Lead-in
The Parthenoп
1 а) Look at the landmarks. Which is made of: The Eiffel Tower Ьу lctinus апd Callicratt
marЬle, stone, concrete, iron, brick, steel, The Millennium Dom iп honour ot а ruler' s
e
limestone? Sydпey Орега House was/were built Ьу Egyptian Кings
The Colosseum was completed in Austra/ia
The Colosseum is made of stone and concrete.
was designed iron
The Тaj Mahal to_ celebrate the new
Ь) Look at the tаЫе and make true sentences is located
The Great Wal/ ot Chi m11/e nnium
about each landmark. na is made of
The Great Pyramids iп АО 82
The Parthenon was designed Ьу lctinus and
Big Веп for communication and
Callicrates. protection
iп 1859

с\
с) Have you ever Ьееп to апу of these
Landmarks landmarks? Can you name some of the
landmarks in your country? Where are they 2 Listen and repeat. Dictation

tocated? When were they built? • Oh, that's really sad.

• Why? What was that?
• Не was imprisoned.
• 1 bet you had а brilliant time.
• lt was amazing.
• What а strange-looking building!
• T he more I look at it, the more it reminds me of
something.
• Оп your right is the Clock Tower.
• When was the tower built?
• Does the clock always tel1 the right time?
• Oh dear!
• 1 was supposed to meet my wife half an hour
ago.

Listening and Reading

3 с\ Listen to the dialogues and match the
buildings to their designers.

Taj Mahal Jorn Utzon

Sydney Opera House Edmund Beckett
Big Ben Shah Jahan

4 а) Read the dialogues and correct the

sentences, then explain the words in bold.

The Taj Mahal was built in honour of Shah

Jahan's sister.
2 Sydney Opera House looks very old.
3 Sydney Opera House looks like fishing boats.
4 Big Ben weighs 30 tons.
5 The clock never tells the right time.
Taj Mahal

Sydney Opera House

Big Ben
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The Water Horse video segment

Worksheet
Video
Facts about The Empire
State Building
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