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Think and learn


























                                               TAL'L^BUIL'DINGS











                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The world’s first





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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        skyscraper is in Chicago






                                 Q   Why are some buildings tall?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       USA. They finished










                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        building it in 1885.














                                                                                            057                          Listen and point.



















































































                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           clock tower




                                                                                                                                                                                                       skyscraper






                                                                        lighthouse



















                                                                         Read and write the names of the buildings.














                                                                                    The people in this building can see planes flying, landing and moving around












                                                                                    the airport. They talk to the pilots and tell them when they can land their












                                                                                     planes.











                                                                                    This building is by the sea. At night, ships can’t see the land, but they can see the












                                                                                     light at the top of this building. The light shows the ships where to go.












                                                                                    This big building is usually in a city. There can be flats, banks and shops in this












                                                                                     building.












                                                                                    This building can be in a city or a town. The building tells people what time
































                                                                             CJ  Look at the buildings in Activity 1 again. Why do you think they’re tall?









                                                                                                    Choose a, b, orc.













                                                                        It’s ta ll...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The lighthouse





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          is tall so that..





                                                                        a  so that people can see the building from far away.












                                                                         b  so that people can see lots of things outside the building.












                                                                        c  so that there can be lots of things inside the building.
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