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The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower Facts Construction: (2 years, 2 months, 5 days) Date of birth: March 31, 1889 Occasions for: 1) 1889 Universal Exhibition 2) Centennial of the French Revolution Engineers : Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier Architect : Stephen Sauvestre Contractor : Gustave Eiffel

The Eiffel Tower Facts Material: Steel Number of Steel Workers: 300 Total weight: 10,100 tons Height: 324 m (height with antenna) Numbers of visitors in 2000: 6,315,423 Distinctive feature: recognizable thought the entire world

The Eiffel Quizzes

Whom was the tower name after? –Its architect. –The engineers –The contractor. The contractor: Gustave Eiffel

For what was the Eiffel Tower built? (choose two reasons) –1889 World Fair. –The birthday of their president. –Centennial of the French Revolution World Fair 100 th anniversary of the French Revolution

1710 In 1889, how many stairs were there between the ground level and the top of the Tower? –1665. –1710. –1889.

Red What color was the Tower in 1889? –Yellow. –Brown. –Red.

French flag Through the years and transformation, the Eiffel Tower has kept one aspect unchanged … – Giant thermometer. – Christmas tree. – French flag.

What is the tower made of? –bronze –steel –wood Steel

How many tons of paint are used every 7 years? –25 tons –50 tons –75 tons 50 tons

Guess how many workers died during construction? – 1 – 10 – 100 Just one.

In which Chinese city is a replica of the Eiffel Tower located? – Beijing – Shenzhen – Shanghai Shenzhen ( 深圳 ) scale: 1:3

A seeing dog Pets are not allowed in the Eiffel Tower except … – a quiet cat. – a seeing dog. – a small rabbit.

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Sights seen in the mind’s eye can never be destroyed. Strabo (64 BC - AD 21)

Wonders of the World There are many magnificent wonders in the world. Some are natural while others are man-made. Here, we are going to have a quick tour around the world and see some of the wonders. Some facts related to those wonders are provided. Probably you can try to connect those facts together, make them into a paragraph and introduce them as if you were a tour guide!

The Great Wall (China) The Grand Canyon (USA) The Pyramids (Egypt) Niagara Falls (Canada) The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy) Mount Fuji (Japan) The Golden Gate Bridge (USA) Taroko Gorge (Taiwan)

This is…. (China)

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall Width: 8 meters wide Height: 5-9 meters high Materials: brick, earth and stone in 221 B.C., Chin Shih-huang began to connect separate walls into one long wall Other emperors continued to extend the wall until it reached more than 3,000 kilometers Original purpose: military purpose Present purpose: one of the tourist attractions on earth

This is…. (USA)

The Golden Gate Bridge

Total length of Bridge including approaches: 1.7 miles = 8,981 ft = 2,737 m Width of Bridge: 90 ft = 27 m Height of Bridge: (Clearance above mean higher high water) 220 ft = 67 m The Golden Gate Bridge has two main towers that support the two main cables. Completed and opened to pedestrian traffic: May 27, 1937 May 28, 1937 opened to vehicular traffic

This is…. (Italy)

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Function: Bell Tower Years Built: Year in which lean became obvious: 1178 (Third Story) Height: meters (185 feet) Weight: 14,700 metric tons 8 stories Steps to Bell Tower: 294 Outer diameter of base: meters Inner diameter of the base: meters

This is…. (USA)

The Grand Canyon

along the Colorado River one of the seven natural wonders of the world 250 million years old 277 miles (443 km) long 10 miles (16 km) in width from rim to rim in average depth from the north more than 5,700 feet depth from the south rim about 5,000 feet to hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon—at least one full day a round way mule trip (to the river and back)—two days

This is…. (Japan)

Mt. Fuji

A volcano: the last eruption began in November 1707 Elevation: 3,776 meters (2.34 miles) The air gets thinner as the elevation increases Average temperature in July: 40.8 degrees F The temperature at the top is about degrees F cooler than the sea level

This is…. (Egypt)

The Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramids The only one of the famous “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” that still stands Construction period—20 years 100,000 oppressed slaves involved 756 feet long on each side 450 feet high Composed of 2,300,000 blocks of stone Each stone 2 ½ tons in weight

This is…. (US and CA border)

The Niagara Falls

The Niagara Falls: Horseshoe Falls One hundred percent of the falls located in Canada Speed—20 miles (32km/h) per hour The crest line of the Falls 2,200 feet (670m) in width The crest line of the Falls 500 feet (152 meters) above sea level A total of 600,000 gallons of water flowing over the width of the crest line of the Falls

This is…. (Taiwan)

Taroko Gorge

Situated near the Rocky east coast of Taiwan, Taroko Gorge rates as one of the island’s biggest tourist attractions. With a fantastic 19-kilometer-long canyon, the gorge is a breathtaking scene of craggy rocks and cascading water. Largely unspoiled, this area offers tourists a fabulous opportunity to see nature at its best. Two of the best places for viewing the gorge are Yentzukou ( 燕子口 ) and Chiuchutung ( 九曲洞 ).

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