English REN4V1B 30 jan 2023

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How tall is the tallest building in the world?

1. 180 metres
2. 828 metres
3. 270 metres
4. 643 metres

Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the tallest building since 2010.

Today:

Unit 7: Specifications, buildings and bridges

Goals: By the end of this lesson you will:

*Be able to name and recognize the dimensions, qualities and materials​ of buildings.

*Be able to discuss buildings with a partner

*Be able to name and recognize the parts of a bridge.

30 St Mary Axe in London aka ''The Gherkin''

This is a building in London called ''30 St Mary Axe'' but carries the nickname ''The Gherkin''

Complete the text using the specification chart

Let's check the answers

What is meant by ''the footprint of the building''?

Footprint of a building

Building footprint means the horizontal area as seen in a plan.

The building's footprint is only 50 metres in diameter

Researching a building

*Form pairs, each partner will pick of of the buildings from the list.

*Then, individually, do online research about the building and fill out the form.

*After you have looked up all the informantion, explain your findings to your partner. 

*Afterwards, you will be asked to share what your partner told you about their building.

The buildings

*Empire State building 

*Turning Torso

*The Shard

*Space Needle

*Burj Al Arab

*Willis Tower

*Shanghai Tower

 

Step 1: Form a pair

 Pick a building each:

*Taipei 101

*Empire State building

*Turning Torso

*The Shard

*Space Needle

*Burj Al Arab

*Willis Tower

*Shanghai Tower

Step 2: Do your research

Individually, look up information about the building using the building checklist provided by your teacher.

Step 3: Share with your partner

Now that you have found all the information about your building, tell your partner about the building. Your are not allowed to show your partner your checklist.

After you have shared about your building, your partner will tell you all about theirs.

Step 4: Share with the group

Now that you have learned a lot from your partner, you will be asked to share what your partner has told you with the group.

TE unit 7 page 34

Skip exercise 2 on page 34

15 minutes

Done? continue on page 36

Pier: Steunpilaar

Pylon: Pyloon

 Supports the cables, suspenders and the bridge deck of a suspension bridge.

What do you call: concrete in which metal bars or wire is embedded to increase its strength

This building is 20....high

1. apartments
2. piers
3. stories
4. pylons

how high are the...on that bridge?

1. decks
2. pylons
3. width
4. tunnels

Write down a sentence or word that you remember from this lesson, I will use this word in next week's quiz!

What did we do today?

*You learned new vocabulary relating to buildings and bridges.

*You learned how to describe and discuss a building.

Next week:

playing our quiz

listening

TE chapter 8 reporting