Name some other famous international landmarks.. What are the most visible landmarks in your city and country?. Do you think modern landmarks are important?. Discuss the given landmark
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Name some other famous international landmarks Work in a group
What are the most visible landmarks in your city and country?
Do you think modern landmarks are important? Explain why (or why not)
Have you ever visited a landmark or other interesting place? Tell the class
If you were asked to design a landmark for your town, what would it be?
Are landmarks built to become tourist attractions or vice versa? Give examples
Instructions:
Work individually, in pairs or teams
Discuss the given landmarks and try to
complete the missing information
If you don’t know, guess
Prepare a short presentation or essay
about one landmark
a Eiffel Tower
b ………
c ………
d Height: ………
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b Washington DC c ………
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c China d Length: ………
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d Built 1858 a ………
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d Built ………
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d Built ………
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This answer key is deliberately kept concise since the idea of these Conversation Corners
is to talk rather informally and share information, not being given all the information by the teacher BTW, the conversation should focus more on expressing opinions than giving correct answers
Students could be given the opportunity to do some research on the Internet to find more information and answers to the questions
Also, students could prepare questions they were unable to answer and give a short presentation during the next lesson
Have a dictionary at hand (or an Internet connection) if possible so students can look up new vocabulary
Missing info: a = name of landmark; b = city; c = country; d = see boxes.
The teacher can give extra information if students are completely stuck.
a Eiffel Tower
b Paris
c France
d Height: 300 m
a White House
b Washington DC
c USA
d Built 1792
a Great Wall of China
b Northeastern China
c China
d Length: 8851 km
a Big Ben
b London
c UK (England)
d Built 1858
a Coliseum
b Rome
c Italy
d Built 82 AD
a Opera House
b Sydney
c Australia
d Built 1959-1973
a Tower Bridge
b London
c UK
d Built 1894
a Capitol
b Washington DC
c USA
d Built in 1793
a Petronas Towers
b Kuala Lumpur
c Malaysia
d Height: 452 m
a Burj Khalifa
b Dubai
c United Arab Emirates
d Height: 828 m