## Step 1 - Watching - speaking

Burj Khalifa, Dubai

Watching - speaking

Look at the list of building names, discuss the questions and do the exercise.

#### Buildings

1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai
2. Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3. Sears Tower, Chigago, USA
4. Empire State Building, New York, USA
5. Chrysler Building, New York, USA
6. Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, UK
7. Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt

#### Questions

- Do you know these tall buildings?
- Do you know where they are?
- What do they all have in common?
- If you had to add one more name to the series, what would it be?
- Cities and towns have tall buildings, but some tall buildings are taller than others.
  What reasons are there for building upwards – now and in the past?