The Petronas Towers: A Country's Ambition in Steel

All levels48 minLandmarksLesson 4 of 6 · Outline

Aims

Why a country builds the world's tallest thing, and what happens when someone builds a taller one. Cause, effect and argument for B2 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 190-word news story: Why a country builds the tallest thing in the world

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Old city, new towers

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Building it

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The tallest for six years

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

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