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Unit 2 Travel around the world
Listening and speaking
Watch a video
1
What do you know about the Eiffel Tower?
Listening
2
Listen to a radio program about the Eiffel Tower and complete the notes below. Write one word or figure in each blank.
The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower
Facts about the tower
★ ____________________ metres tall
★ finished in ____________________
★ painted every ____________________ years
★ almost 7,000,000 people visit it every year
★ To get to the top of the tower, you can:
year
figure
figure
Prediction
- take the lift
- walk up more than ____________________ steps
Interesting things about the tower
★ In 1948, a ____________________ walked up to the first floor.
★ In 1983, two men went down the stairs on ____________________.
figure
noun
noun
Can you read out the following numbers in English?
24
432
3,000
3000000
3000000000
1305122
1948(年)
twenty-four
four hundred and thirty three
three thousand(千)
three million(百万)
three billion(十亿)
one million three hundred and five thousand one hundred and twenty two
nineteen forty eight
324
1889
seven
1000
elephant
bicycles
Imagine that you are a tourist guide. Use the information to introduce the Eiffel Tower.
The Eiffel Tower is the tallest tower in Paris. It is 324 metres tall. It took two years to build this wonderful tower and it was finished in 1889. Now the tower is painted every seven years.
Every year, almost 7,000,000 people visit the tower. Some people take the lift and go up to the top of the tower to have a look at the city of Paris. But if you don't want to wait for the lift, or if you want to do some exercise, you can walk up more than 1,000 steps to the top!
Many interesting things have happened to the tower in the past. In 1948, an elephant walked up to the first floor. In 1983, two men went down the stairs on bicycles.
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Now answer the questions as quickly as you can!
1.How tall is the Eiffel Tower?
2.When was it finished ?
3.How often is it painted?
4.How many