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Before watching the video 1. In pairs. Decide whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE.

• The Statue of Liberty is male. • It is a Greek goddess.

2. Write the meaning of the following words and expressions. Use your dictionary to help you. crown ______________ stone ______________ tablet ______________

torch ______________ robe ______________ weigh ______________ leaf / leaves ______________ silver ______________ gold ______________ After watching the video 3. Fill in the gaps with the words below.

crown – 450,000 - torch – Benjamin Franklin - 25 - robe – three million - stone – July 4, 1776

• The statue is wearing a (1) _____________________. • She is holding a (2) _____________________ and a (3) _____________________

tablet. • Each point in her (4) _____________________ represents a continent. • The date of the US Declaration of Independence is (5) _____________________. • There are (6) _____________________ windows in her crown. • The statue weighs (7) _____________________ pounds. • (8) _____________________ people visit the monument every year. • “Where liberty is, there is my country” (9) _____________________said.

4. Explain in your own language what you understood after watching the video. Extra marks if you try it in English.

Me too / So do I Neither do I / Me neither

I think it is true / false. I’m sure it is true / false. I’m not sure, but it could be true/false.

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Answers 1 FALSE. It is female. TRUE. 2 1. corona

2. piedra 3. table, tableta 4. antorcha 5. tunica 6. pesar 7. hoja / hojas 8. plata 9. oro

3 1. robe

2. torch 3. stone 4. crown 5. July 4, 1776 6. 25

7. 450,000 8. three million 9. Benjamin Franklin