1Period4Module6OldandNewCulturecorner

2CulturalCorner-1.Pre-reading(5m)(openanswers)Whatisthetallestbuildingintheworld?WhatisthetallestbuildingintheUS?Whatisthetallestbuildinginmainland?Whenweremostofthetallestbuildingsintheworldbuilt?WhenweretheWorldTradeCentredestroyed?

3CulturalCorner-2.Intensive-reading(8m)Readthefindouttherelatedinformationaboutthefollowingfigures5005500TheEmpireStateBuildingis102storeyshighItwascompletedinMay1931.Thewholebuildinghas6,500windows.Fromtheobservatoryatthetop,onacleardayyoucansee5USstates.LightningstrikestheEmpireStateBuildingabout500timesayear.

4CulturalCorner-3.Discussion(8m)Readthetableonpage59andanswerthequestions1.HowmanyoftheWorld’sTop10tallestbuildingsareinChina?2.HowhighistheSearsTowerinChicago?3.InwhichyearwasJinMaoBuildinginShanghaibuilt?1.6ofthem.2.442m3.1999

5CulturalCorner-4.Languagepoints(8m)Pointoutandexplainsomedifficultiesinthepassage.inthe1990sandinthetwenty-firstcenturyintheconstructionofthebuildingonacleardayonafoggydaylightningstrikes

66.Thebuildinghas88storeys.Iliveonthe9thfloor.7.crash坠毁，相撞(tohaveanaccidentinacar,planeetcbyviolentlyhittinganothervehicleorsomethingsuchasawallortreecrashintoThecarcrashedstraightintoatree.

7HomeworkPreparinganewsbulletinaboutchangesthathavetakenplaceinyourregion.Getmoreinformationabouttheworld’stop10tallestbuildings.