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Curricular: Art & Design i 2
2 Read the text. What do these numbers
refer to: 184 m , 300 m, 43 seconds, 324 m,
10,000 tonnes , 6 million?
5 In groups collect information
about another tower or building.
Where is it?, What is it made of?, What does it
look like?
Present it to the class.
ICT
4 Which tower is the most
impressive to you? Why?
Think!
Listening & Reading
1 What is each tower in the
pictures made of?
Listen, read and check.
wood, glass, brick, steel tower,
stand out, skyline, tonne, top, sight,
cool, spaceship, second, great view,
hundreds of flats, glass cube, slide out
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Every city has its tower, but some are really amazing.
The Eiffel Tower is a beautiful steel tower that stands out in the Paris
skyline. It is 324 m tall and weighs over 10,000 tonnes. From the top you
can see all the other wonderful sights of Paris. Over six million people
visit the Eiffel Tower every year.
The Space Needle is a very cool steel tower in Seattle, Washington. It is
184 m tall. The top looks like a spaceship. It only takes 43 seconds to get
to the top where there is a great view of the Cascade Mountains.
Eureka Skydeck 88 is a glass tower in Melbourne, Australia. It is 300 m tall
and has got hundreds of flats. From the top there is an amazing view.
There is also a glass cube that slides out with visitors inside.
Space Needle
Eureka Skydeck 88
Eiffel Tower
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3 Use words from the
section to complete the sentences.
1 From the top there’s a ....................... of the
city below.
2 Eureka Skydeck 88 has got ..............................
................... for people to live in.
3 Tourists at the Skydeck can travel in a .............. .
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