WorksheetsB1 V-Lesson 17
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 33mins
Look at the title, picture and caption
What do you think this article is about?
Different things to see and do in New York
One building in New York
Examples of the tallest buildings in the world
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How long did the building take to complete?
1 year
5 years
16 years
55 years
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What part of the building is the 'spire'?
the bottom of the building
the middle of the building
the top of the building
the inside of the building
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How tall is the spire'?
53 meters
64 meters
78 meters
366 meters
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What part of the building is the 'foundation'?
the bottom of the building
the middle of the building
the top of the building
the inside of the building
Choose the challenges that are mentioned in the video about One Bryant Park
Digging the foundation
Lifting materials into the tower
Working in bad weather
Driving trucks through the busy city
People trying to steal buidling materials
Choose the correct part to complete the sentence below
The crane operator is so high up that he is not able to ....
talk to other workers
see what he is lifting
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The workers have difficulty with the water tank because of its...
large size
unusual shape
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Michael Keen says that the city traffic 'gets a little hairy at times'. The word hairy probably means...
dangerous
noisy
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The building's spire is put together ...
on
above
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What time do trucks arrive at the building site?
5am
7am
11am
2pm
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How many high-rise buildings are there in New York?
Over 3000
Over 4500
Over 5000
Over 6000
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Which of these is given to show how big the building materials are?
Bricks
Water tanks
Wooden floors
Window glass
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How much earth did workers remove in one year?
65,000 cubic meters
112,000 cubic meters
149,000 cubic meters
198,000 cubic meters
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How many pieces did the spire originally come?
70 pieces
80 pieces
90 pieces
100 pieces
What is the purpose of paragraph C
To discuss the first challenge to building One Bryant Park
To compare the cpire with the foundations
To explain why One Bryant Park was built
What is the purpose of paragraph D
To describe the design of the building
To discuss the dangers of working in this job
To describe how workers lift material up the building
What is the purpose of paragraph E
To provide examples of things that need to be lifted onto the building
To give a short timeline of the building of One Bryant Park
To contrast new ways of building with old ways of building
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
Beijing has two ..... airports
source
organisation
attract
access
international
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
The UN is an ...... of many different countries
source
organisation
especially
predict
access
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
I love Chinese food, ...... roast duck
source
potential
especially
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access
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
She is studying ....... because she wants to work in the government
politics
potential
source
predict
access
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
There are 3 ..... for ice cream here: chocolate, strawberry and vanilla
access
potential
source
predict
options
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
It is very difficult to ..... what the weather will be like in two weeks.
access
potential
source
predict
options
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
We often get our information from different ......: newspapaers, books, TV, and the internet
access
potential
sources
predict
options
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
Mars has the ..... to be a home for humans in the future.
access
potential
attract
predict
options
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Most people in the world have ..... to the internet today.
access
potential
attract
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options
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
London has many good universities, which ..... people to live there.
access
potential
attract
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options
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
There is a beautiful beach on the southern ..... of France
Generations
Population
Coast
Goods
Community
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
You can buy different Chinese ..... at markets in China Town
Goods
stores
Population
Generations
Community
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
My grandfather's ..... had very different ideas to people today
District
Stores
Population
Generation
Community
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India and China both have very large .......
District
Event
Populations
Stores
Community
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Chaoyang is a large ..... in Beijing
District
Event
Populations
Stores
Community
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There will be a fun ..... tonight to celebrate Spring Festival
District
Event
Populations
Stores
Community
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
Kung Fu is a ...... martial art from China
District
Traditional
Populations
Stores
Community
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
There is a large Italian ...... living in New York City.
District
Traditional
Populations
Stores
Community
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Bali island is a very ....... tourist destination.
District
Traditional
Populations
Popular
Community
Unit 5 vocabulary review. Complete the sentence with the correct word
There are many ..... in Hong Kong selling luxury brands.
Stores
Traditional
Populations
Popular
Community
What is the purpose of the article Global Cities?
To discuss the most popular cities in the world
To compare and contrast different cities in Asia
To give an argument for living in cities
To discuss what makes a city important and powerful
What is the purpose of the article A Taste of Two Cities?
To give a narrative of a Japanese person who moved to Brazil
To discuss the two immigrant communities in two countries
To give examples of Brazilian culture
To dtell the history of a Japanese city
