Today, more than five years on, the story has taken a series of surprising turns.

For one, the building is

Week 5 not a disaster. During the summer, the waterpark is crowded. The mall has come to life, a testament to
English 8 the rise of the middle class. The offices are a cauldron of activity: 30,000 people work there in every
industry imaginable, from app design to veterinary care. Mr. Deng has been released and is back in
business, declaring last summer that he had a clean slate.
Name: __________________________________Year and Section: _____________
A triumphant return? Not quite. Mr. Deng’s freedom is marred by the fact that he no longer owns the
EXPECTATIONS center but is now an employee. It was bought by an arm of the state—a transaction that regulators are
This is your self-instructional learner module in English 8. All the activities provided in this probing for financial irregularities. From one angle the world’s biggest building seems to be thriving;
lesson will help you learn and understand: Determining Various Economic Issues Discussed in a Text from another it is once again under a cloud.
Listened to.
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to; Discussions on China’s economic future also tend to swing between two extremes. At one end of the
1. note the important details in the story; spectrum, it is seen as an unstoppable juggernaut, destined to dominate the 21st century. At the other
2. discuss the economic issue mentioned end is the conviction that a crash is inevitable. The trade war with America has achieved the improbable
3. verbalize lessons learned from the story . feat of bringing these views together, reflecting both a fear that China must be confronted before it is
too strong and a desire to hasten its collapse.
LESSON
To start with our lesson, let us remember this one quotation that says, “Be honest, be kind, be https://www.economist.com/essay/2019/02/23/the-story-of-chinas-economy-as-told-through-the-
honorable”. Let’s find how this quotation is related to the story that we are about to read. I want you worlds-biggest-building
analyze the story carefully and remember the important events that may happen.

THE STORY OF CHINA’S ECONOMY AS TOLD THROUGH THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ACTIVITY
BUILDING (Essay,excerpt)
It is a microcosm that reveals how much China is master of its own fate Activity 1. Directions: Arrange the events in chronological order. Write numbers 1-5 inside the box.

THE WORLD’S biggest building got off to a bad start. On the eve of its opening, Deng Hong, the a. China’s economy went sky high.
man who built the mall-and-office complex, disappeared.
b. Mr. Deng Hong disappeared on the eve of its opening because of corruption.
For years Mr. Deng had received tributes in local media for turning farmland into glistening conference
centers and hotels. The billionaire “conference king” walked with a swagger, chomped on cigars and c. People patronized the Global center.
knew how to please officials. Hefty contracts rolled his way, including one to develop a landmark in the
suburbs of Chengdu, a city of 14m in south-western China. This, the New Century Global Centre, was
d. Mr. Deng Hong built the Global Center which is the biggest structure by floor space.
to be his crowning accomplishment, the world’s largest structure by floor space, the size of 246 football
fields, or nearly three Pentagons or eight Louvres. e. Mr. Deng Hong was freed.
But then he was gone, swept up in a corruption investigation just before the building’s doors opened in
2013. The media focus shifted to his hubris and his wasteful, pharaonic venture. Inside, it had a
massive waterpark with an artificial beach, an ice rink, a 15-screen cinema, a 1,000-room hotel, offices
galore, two supersized malls and its own fire brigade, but just a smattering of businesses and shoppers.
It became a parable for the economy’s excesses and over-reliance on debt.
 Activity 2. _____ 4. THE world’s biggest building got off to a bad start. All words are
synonymous to the underlined word except one. _________________
Directions: Pick the proper word that will match perfectly with the quote. a. gigantic
b. massive
Lies Corruption Mistake Failure Money c. enormous
d. miniscule
______ 1. The duty of youth is to challenge corruption (Kurt Cobain). _____ 5. This, the New Century Global Centre, was to be his crowning
______ 2. The truth may hurt for a while, but lie hurts forever. accomplishment.
a. a new crown
______ 3. Money does not change people, it unmasks them. b. biggest accomplishment
c. crown prince
______ 4. Failure is simply the time to begin again, this time, more intelligently. d. accomplished man
______ 5. Its not a mistake to make mistake, but it is a mistake to repeat the mistake.

POST-TEST

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

_____ 1. Which statement shows the Mr. Deng Hong’s expertise?
a. But then he was gone, swept up in a corruption investigation just before the building’s
doors opened in 2013.
b. For years Mr. Deng had received tributes in local media for turning farmland
into glistening conference centers and hotels
c. A triumphant return?
d. For one, the building is not a disaster.

_____ 2. Mr. Deng has been released and is back in business, declaring last summer that he had a
clean slate. What does this statement mean?
a. Mr. Deng has a new business.
b. Mr. Deng cleaned his business.
c. Mr. Deng is back to what he loves doing the most, and will start clean.
d. It means that he will be the King in the future.

_____ 3. Which statement shows that people flock to the Global Center?
a. The mall has come to life, a testament to the rise of the middle class.
b. It is a microcosm that reveals how much China is master of its own fate
c. At the other end is the conviction that a crash is inevitable.
d. Mr. Deng has been released and is back in business, declaring last summer that he had
a clean slate.