Is there anything new or surprising about The World in the extract? Discuss your ideas with other students.
Work in pairs and discuss these questions.
1 Would you like an apartment on The World?
2 What are the good things about living on a ship, do you think?
3 What are the bad things about living on a ship?
| Kingfisher |
| The Titanic |
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Look at the photos and discuss the questions.
1 Can you match the photos with these cities: London, New York, Sydney, Paris, Bilbao?
2 Do you know these cities? What do you like/dislike about them?
3 Do you know any of the buildings in the photos?
4 Can you think of any other famous buildings in these cities?
Can you find an example of each of these words/phrases in the photos? Use your dictionary.
1 a skyscraper 4 something made of stone
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2 an amazing shape 5 something made of glass
3 a roof 6 something made of metal
Look at some facts and figures about five buildings in these cities. Watch the film and tick (/) the correct building in the table.
| The Flatiron Building |
| The Guggenheim Museum |
| The Eiffel Tower |
| The Sydney Opera House |
| The Gherkin |
It opened in 1889. It has 19 galleries. It opened over 30 years ago. It's made of stone and metal. It's only two metres wide. It opened in 2004. It's 300 metres high. Its roof comes from Sweden. It's 87 metres high.