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What is this skyscraper called? The Empire State Building. Where is it located? In New York, the USA. What do you know about the Empire State Building? The Empire State Building, which stands over a quarter of a mile above the heart of Manhattan, is a 102-story landmark skyscraper. It was designed by William F. Lamb and constructed between 1929 and 1931. What other things can you think of to represent the USA? The Statue of Liberty, the White House, Hollywood, etc. Can you choose a symbol to represent China? Can you say something about the symbol? How did these things come to be seen as symbols of their countries? Many different things have come to represent their country. It could be a building, an animal or a plant, the landscape or the people. These things came to be seen as the symbol of their country for various reasons. However, they all have something in common. All of these things are typical or unique to that country. They also reflect the culture of their country, and are respected and loved by its people. To preview the new words in this unit To preview Reading on Pages 2-3 Read the articles on Pages 103 and 104 in the Workbook. Homework Unit 1Other countries, other cultures Leaning Tower Of Pisa Pyramid Italy Egypt kimono— tulip— Holland Japan Statue of Liberty— Venus— Greece America Shakespeare— the UK Taj Mahal— India maple leaves Kangaroo Australia Canada raki— Football— France Brazil To get a general idea about other countries and their cultures To learn to talk about the four pictures and find out which countries they represent To learn to discuss the symbols of a country Who are the people in the picture? They are Mounties, or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They are also known as the RCMP. What do you know about them? The RCMP was originally called North-West Mounted Police, and was formed in 1873. In 1920, it was renamed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In the past, horses were used as a means of transport by the police in C