广州市骏景中学初一英语备课组.pptVIP

The Leaning Tower of Pisa Read the passage quickly and find out information to complete the notes. Read the passage again,and finish the following by writing T or F. The tower has 294 floors up to the bell chamber. It is perhaps also the strangest tower in the world because it leans to one side and looks like it is going to fall over. It is believed Bonanno Pisano was the the designer. The tower began to lean after three floors were built in 1178 . The builders added more floors , and they made the tower straight again, it continued to lean by 5 metres to the south and was becoming worse. The number of visitors is now restricted because the tower will fall over by 2050. comelete the passage after reading. The leaning Tower of Pisa may be the most beautiful bell tower in all of ________. However, it is perhaps also the ___________ tower in the world. It leans to one side and looks like it is going to fall _________.The tower took nearly two hundred years to ________. it began leaning while they were building it. It continued to________until finally, on 7 January 1990, it was closed to the public.For ten years, people worked hard to___________ the tower. The top was leaning___________5 metres to the south and was becoming worse._______________to scientists, the tower would fall over by 2050. Then, after 10 years of hard work, the tower was ________ on 16 June 2001. However, the ________of visitors is now restricted.. Follow the example in Excise C and say something about the Great Wall with given information * 广州市骏景中学初一英语备课组 Date reopened Date closed Year started Steps Floors location In Italy 8 294 in 1173 on 7 January 1990 on 16 June 2001 F T F T F T T visited by people from all over the world Other fact keep out invaders Purpose of wall 7th century BC Years started earth, brickand stone Matearials 7.5 metres(25 feet) (average) Height Over6000 kilometres Length North China location *