LI ST-U 15-10

- It is holding a burning torch in its right hand.. The Statue of Liberty crown base robe tablet burning torch BEFORE YOU LISTEN Work in pairs: Look at the picture and answer the ques

THE GIFT

FOR

UNIT 15:

CITIES

LISTENING

HoChiMinh cityNew York cityToronto Sydney New DelhiMexico city London Singapore Paris

2.The Empire State Building 3 Times Square

1 Central Park

4 The United Nations Headquarters 5 The Statue of Liberty

5

1 What is it?

- It is the Statue of Liberty.

2 What does it look like?

- It is the statue of a woman.

3 What has it got on its head?

- It has got a crow on its head.

4 What has it got in its left hand?

- It has got a tablet in its left hand.

5 What is it holding in its right hand?

- It is holding a burning torch in its

right hand.

6 What is it wearing?

- It is wearing a robe.

The Statue of Liberty

crown

base

robe

tablet

burning torch

BEFORE YOU LISTEN

Work in pairs: Look at the

picture and answer the

questions:

WHILE YOU LISTEN Task 1: Listen to the passage and chose the correct answers:

The statue of Liberty, one of America’s most familiar images, is

on an island in New York Harbour

It is a symbol of freedom Its

formal name is Liberty Enlightening the World It was a gift to American people from the French to show the friendship between two nations This is the statue of a woman who is wearing

a loose robe and a crown on her head Her right hand holds a

burning torch, and her left hand holds a tablet with the date July 4 th

,1776 on it The statue weighs 205 tons and is 46 m high It stands on

a stone and concrete base The base and pedestal increase the height of the monument to 93 m the outside is made of copper

Inside, it has an iron frame The statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then transport ed to America in 1886 Tourists can visit the statue from 9.30 a.m to 5 p.m daily except Christmas Day.

1 The Statue of Liberty is in _

A The centre of New York City

B New York Harbour

C The suburbs of New York City

2 The Statue was made by _

A The French

B Americans

C The British

3 The Statue was completed in

A 1886

B 1884

C 1866

4 The Statue was made because .

A French people wanted to show their friendship with American

people

B American people wanted to show their friendship with French

people

C French people wanted to show their friendship with British

people

5 Tourists can visit the Statue _

A Every day, including Christmas Day

B Every day, except Sunday

C Every day, but not on Christmas Day

Task 2: Listen again, and fill in the missing

information in the table below.

Formal name Liberty Enlightening the World

Height

Weight

Material

The base

Opening time

46 metres

205 tons

copper (outside) and iron (frame)

made of stone and concrete 9:30 a.m - 5:00 p.m daily except Christmas Day

AFTER YOU LISTEN

Work in groups: Ask and answer the questions:

1 What is the formal name of the Statue of Liberty?

2 How high is it?

3 How weight is it?

4 What is its outside made of?

5 What is its frame made of?

6 What is its base made of?

7 When can tourists visit it?

Home work:

- Learn the old lesson.

- Prepare the new lesson.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LISTENING

HAVE A GOOD LESSON!