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Scraping the Sky

• Introduction (Sky Tower)• Share personal experiences of visiting

the tall buildings• What is the meaning of ‘Skyscraper’?• Materials for constructing a building• Skyscrapers around the world • Make your own skyscraper!

Sky Tower in New Zealand

• Sky Tower is the tallest man-made structure in New Zealand

• Sky Jump and Sky Walk

• 328 meters tall Tower for sightseeing

The story behind

• This song refers to the original London Bridge built from 1176 to 1209.

• 20 arches were very narrow and close together

• dangerous for anyone passing underneath and damaged the bridge

• Parts of it collapsed in 1281 and 1482 until it was finally demolished in 1832.

Definition of ‘Skyscraper’

• a tall, continuously habitable building.

Summary of PMI tablePositive Minus Interesting

pointMany people can live in the skyscraper

Dangerous when there is a fire

Fire can destroy the whole building

Iron and Steel makes the building stronger and safe

No garden at home

Can have a breathtaking and spectacular view from the top of the skyscraper.

Construction Materials

What kind of material is suitable for building a structure?

(a) Sticks and Stones

(b) Wooden Clay

(c) Iron and Steel

Sorry, please try again !

Congratulations! You are right.

Skyscrapers around the

World

Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates

The Tallest Building in the WorldCurrent Name:

Burj Khalifa

Location: Dubai

Year: opened on January 4, 2010

Height: 828 meters (=361 Yao Ming!!!)

Floors: 162…

Sears Tower (Willis Tower) in Chicago, USA.

Historically Name: Sears Tower

Current Name: Willis Tower

Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Year: 1974

Height: 442 meters

Floors: 110

The Tallest Building in the U.S.

The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Location: Kuala Lumpur

Year: 1998

Petronas Tower 1 Height: 452 meters

Petronas Tower 1 Stories: 88

Petronas Tower 2 Height: 452 meters

Petronas Tower 2 Stories: 88

Interesting Point: Each floor of the 88-story towers is shaped like an 8-pointed star

The tallest twin buildings

Skyscrapers in HK

International Commerce Centre(ICC) (484m, 118 floors)

International Finance Centre Tower II (2IFC) (415m, 88 floors).

Towers

• CN Tower in Toronto, Canada

• the world's tallest tower (553m)

Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai, China

Taipei 101 Tower in Taipei, Taiwan.

Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Year: 2004

Height: 509 meters

Floors: 101

Interesting points: Both the building's interior and exterior incorporate the Chinese pagoda form and the shape of bamboo flowers.

       

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

                        

               

                 

          

                  

             

        

           

        

    

       

    

    

    

     

   

      

                                                                                                                                              

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