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World's largest building opens in China (3rd July, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	many things in China that are the	a.	building in three years
2.	The latest one is the	b.	can go inside
3.	It is 500 meters	c.	world's largest building
4.	The area inside is 1.76 million	d.	of an important plan
5.	20 Sydney Opera Houses	e.	long
6.	almost three times the size	f.	biggest in the world
7.	workers built the huge	g.	of the Pentagon
8.	The center is part	h.	square meters

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	The inside of the center is	a.	and a water park
2.	There are around 400,000 square meters	b.	panda nature reserve
3.	an ice	c.	from across the world
4.	a Mediterranean village	d.	almost like a small city
5.	bring business and tourists	e.	areas for business
6.	14 million people live in the city,	f.	of shopping space
7.	one of China's most important	g.	rink
8.	home to the world's largest giant	h.	but that will increase

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

There are many things in China (1) ___________________ in the world. The latest one is the world's largest building. (2) ___________________ Century Global Center. It (3) ___________________ Chengdu, Sichuan province. It is 500 meters long, (4) ___________________ and 100 meters high. The area inside is 1.76 million square meters. The building is so big that 20 Sydney Opera Houses (5) ___________________. It is almost three times the size of the Pentagon. Thousands of workers (6) ___________________ in three years. The center is part of an important plan to make Chengdu a 21st-century city.

The inside of the center is (7) ___________________ city. There are around 400,000 square meters (8) ___________________, a 15-screen movie theater and an ice rink. There are also offices, hotels, a Mediterranean village (9) ___________________. The building's owners hope it will bring business and tourists from (10) ___________________. It is part of Chengdu's plan to be world famous. Around 14 million people live in the city, but (11) ___________________. The city is one of China's most important areas for business. The area (12) ___________________ the world's largest giant panda nature reserve.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

TherearemanythingsinChinathatarethebiggestintheworld.Thelatest
oneistheworld'slargestbuilding.ItiscalledtheNewCenturyGlobalCent
er.ItopenedthisweekinChengdu,Sichuanprovince.Itis500meterslon
g,400meterswideand100metershigh.Theareainsideis1.76millionsq
uaremeters.Thebuildingissobigthat20SydneyOperaHousescangoin
side.ItisalmostthreetimesthesizeofthePentagon.Thousandsofworke
rsbuiltthehugebuildinginthreeyears.Thecenterispartofanimportant
plantomakeChengdua21st-centurycity.Theinsideofthecenterisal
mostlikeasmallcity.Therearearound400,000squaremetersofshoppi
ngspace,a15-screenmovietheaterandanicerink.Therearealso
offices,hotels,aMediterraneanvillageandawaterpark.Thebuilding'so
wnershopeitwillbringbusinessandtouristsfromacrosstheworld.Itispa
rtofChengdu'splantobeworldfamous.Around14millionpeopleliveinth
ecity,butthatwillincrease.ThecityisoneofChina'smostimportantarea
sforbusiness.Theareaisalsohometotheworld'slargestgiantpandanat
urereserve.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about buildings for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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