Блог вчителя англійської мови Андалюкевич О.В.: 7D Pace Work 08.10.20

Тема: Статуя Свободи - визначна архітектурна пам'ятка

1. Reading

Pre- reading task

T.: Now, let's do some tasks:

1.Tell your partner what you know about the topic.

2.Do a quiz in pairs to find out what you know about the topic.

3. Look at some pictures related to the topic (card#1).

4. Skimming the first paragraph for gist and then predicting.

Reading

Statue of Liberty

A symbol of freedom, the Statue of Liberty stands in the New York Harbor, welcoming newcomers to the United States. In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was added to the list of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. Given to the United States as a gift from France, the statue was designed by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi and dedicated in 1886. The idea of creating the statue was given by Edouard de Laboulaye, a prominent political thinker, who later became known as the ‘Father of the Statue of Liberty’. Newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer and poetess Emma Lazarus helped to raise funds for the construction of the pedestal.

The statue was designed by a young French sculptor, Frйdйric-Auguste Bartholdi, who was striving to build a statue like the great Colossus that once stood at the Greek island Rhodes.

The statue's face was modeled after his mother's and the story goes that the body was modeled after a prostitute.

The crown of Lady Liberty, as the statue is often affectionately called, has seven spikes, symbolizing the Seven Seas across which liberty should be spread. In her left hand she holds a tablet with the Declaration of Independence and in her right hand a torch, symbolizing Enlightenment.

The statue's steel framework was made by the French engineer Gustave Eiffel, better known as the man behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Thanks to an ingenious construction consisting of copper plates attached to the metal framework, the statue is flexible enough to withstand heavy storms. Large iron bars attach the framework to a central pylon.

The Statue of Liberty was constructed in Paris, France. It took nine years before it was completed in 1884 after which it was sent to the USA in 214 crates. Even before the arrival of the statue, Bartholdi himself had traveled to the United States to discuss the location of the statue with president Ulysses S. Grant. Eventually it was decided tot erect the statue at a small island in the harbor of New York City. Today the island is known as Liberty Island.

The biggest and most embarrassing problem was the construction of the pedestal, which had to be paid for by the Americans themselves.

The statue's torch was displayed in Madison Square park for six years - from 1876 until 1882 - in an attempt to spark interest and attract funds. But it was only after publisher Joseph Pulitzer published the names of those who donated money for the project that the funds started flowing in. Eventually, the statue was erected ten years late, in 1886, when it was officially inaugurated by president Grover Cleveland.

The Statue of Liberty is 46,5 meters (151ft) tall and together with the pedestal it reaches a height of 93 meters (305ft). You can take the staircase inside the statue and walk all the way up the 354 steps to the crown from where you have a nice view over New York City.

While - reading task

T.: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

Post - reading task

2. Writing

T.: You have cards (card#2).

1) Please, underline the correct answer.

1. Who gifted the Statue of Liberty to the people of USA?

a) People of Holland

b) People of Belgium

c) People of France

d) People of Canada

2. What is the height of the Statue of Liberty including its pedestal?

a) 375 feet

b) 305 feet

c) 400 feet

d) 325 feet

3. Who sculpted the Statue of Liberty?

a) Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

b) Antoine Etex

c) J. F. Soitoux

d) Ary Scheffer

4. Who designed the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty?

a) Hector Lefuel

b) George Vandervilt

c) Richard Morris Hunt

d) Henry Marquand

5. When was the Statue of Liberty dedicated?

a) 17 February 1862

b) 9 May 1869

c) 1 July 1887

d) 28 October 1886

6. Who dedicated the Statue of Liberty?

a) Abraham Lincoln

b) Grover Cleveland

c) William McKinley

d) Theodore Roosevelt

English: Detail from Pedestal for Bartholdi's ...

Detail from Pedestal for Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty on Bedloe’s Island, New York Harbor, drawn by W. P. Snyder and published in Harper’s Weekly, June 6, 1885. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

7. What does the woman in the Statue of Liberty hold in her right hand?

a) Broom

b) Orb

c) Sword

d) Torch

8. What does the woman in the Statue of Liberty hold in her left hand?

a) Tablet mentioning the date 4 July 1776

b) Bible

c) Tablet mentioning the Ten Commandments

d) Magna Carta

9. Who wrote the sonnet, The New Colossus, inscribed on the plaque of the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal’s entrance?

a) O. Henry

b) Emma Lazarus

c) Nathaniel Hawthorne

d) Jane Austen

10. When was the name Bedloe’s Island changed to Liberty Island?

a) 1904

b) 1912

c) 1948

d) 1956

2) Write an article (10 sentences) about the Statue of Liberty.

Card#1

Card#2

Underline the correct answer.