Since the other day we didn't have an Internet connection and we couldn't work on that, go to the lesson outline from February 4th and do the first two activities. Write the answers as comments in this entry.
15 last minutes:
Listen to the following piece of news and fill in the gaps below as a comment. You may have to listen more than once.
The world's tallest building __________________ Dubai on January the 4th. The height of the 828-metre Burj Khalifa was __________________ the opening ceremony. It is twice the height of New York’s Empire State Building. Another big surprise at the opening __________________ the tower. The building had always been called Burj Dubai. However, Dubai’s ruler announced it would now be called Burj Khalifa __________________ Abu Dhabi, Dubai’s neighbour. The oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi helped save Dubai ____________________ collapse. The chairman of the company that built the Burj, Mohamed Alabbar, said the building gives "hope and optimism". He added: “The world has gone through …difficult times… this is the beginning __________________ forward.”
It is likely the Burj __________________ world’s tallest building for a while to come. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, there seems to be __________________ ambitious construction projects from property developers. The Burj’s owners, however, are confident the building will be a success. More than 90 per cent __________________ been sold. It cost $22 billion to build and has broken many records. The opening celebrations included the world’s highest fireworks, which __________________ the world’s tallest fountain. The building houses the world’s highest mosque and swimming pool, __________________ 158 and 76. Burj Khalifa has 1,044 luxury apartments, 49 __________________ and the 160-room Armani hotel. Around 12,000 people will live and work in the tower.
IF YOU HAVE A SPARE MINUTES AT THE END...
TALL BUILDINGS DISCUSSION. Ask your partner the following questions and make him/her speak as much as possible.
Student A's questions
Student B's questions
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3-was the renaming of
4-after the rule of
5-from possible financial
6-of agradual move
7-will remain as the
8-little apetite
9-of the space has
10-lit up the sky above
11-located on floors
12-floors of offices
I´m Eva.