LOWER INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 1B - READING 1 (page 1)

FAMOUS BUILDINGS

Before you read the story on the next page, look at the questions below. Do you think they are true or false?

Write T or F.

1. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.
2. It was built in 1989.
3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is in Greece.
4. The Leaning Tower was closed for 11 years between 1990 and 2001.
5. The Sydney Opera House is in Australia.
6. The World Trade Centre was designed by Minoru Yamasaki.
7. The two Trade Centre buildings looked the same but one was 2 metres taller.
8. Each tower had over 20,000 windows.
9. 50,000 people worked at the World Trade Centre.
10. The towers were destroyed on September 11, 2001.

Answer 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. T 7. T 8. T 9. T 10. T