Buildings are tall.
Which is the higher or highest, older or oldest,
taller or tallest?
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is below.
Tall, taller, tallest are all adjectives.
Beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful are adjectives too.
Which one do you use?
Go to World's
Tallest Buildings (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001338.html).
Do the following activities.
A. Treasure Hunt
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Name of Building
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| Which building is higher, the Aon Centre or Bank of
America Plaza? |
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| Which building is older, the Chrysler Building or Two Prudential
Plaza? |
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| Which building is newer, the Sears Tower or Kingdom Centre? |
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| Which building has more stories, the Pyongyang Hotel or Empire State Building? | |
| Which building has less stories, the Bank of China Tower or Shun Hing Square ? |
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Name of building
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Country
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Which building is the highest? |
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Which building is the oldest? |
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Which building is the newest? |
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Which building has the most stories? |
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Which building has the least stories? |
B. Compare the following building and write a sentence.
Use the following adjectives:
| higher than - the highest | lower than - the lowest |
| taller than - the tallest | shorter than - the shortest |
| older than - the oldest | younger than - the youngest |
For example:
Bank One Center, Dallas - Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Tokyo is shorter than Bank One Center in Dallas.
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Empire State Building, New York -The Center, Hong Kong
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Central Plaza, Hong Kong - Jin Mao Building, Shanghai
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Cheung Kong Center, Hong Kong - Library Tower, Los Angeles - John Hancock Center, Chicago
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- Emirates Tower One, Dubai -First Canadian Place, Toronto - Jin Mao
Building, Shanghai
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C. Which building am I?
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I was built in 1969 and I am 100 stories high. You can find me in the USA.
Which building am I? _______________________________________________________
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I was built in 1953 and I am 26 stories high. You can find me in Russia.
Which building am I? _______________________________________________________
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I was built in 1994 and I am 52 stories high. You can find me in Japan.
Which building am I? _______________________________________________________
D. Make up you own questions and riddles
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