The Statue of Liberty: A Gift in 350 Pieces

All levels48 minLandmarksLesson 2 of 6 · Outline

Aims

France sent a statue across the sea in wooden boxes, and America could not afford the base. A story about gifts and small donations for B1 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 173-word news story: The statue arrived, and there was nowhere to put it

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The crates

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Gifts and money

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Old and new

    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.

giftcoppercratepedestaldonateput togetherturn green

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