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The Taipei 101 Building in Taipei, Taiwan is one of the most famous skyscrapers in Asia and the world. When it opened in 2004, it was the tallest building on Earth, standing over 508 meters tall. It was the first building to rise over half a kilometer in height. As a landmark skyscraper in a region prone to earthquakes and typhoons, the Taipei 101 Building was designed and constructed to be extraordinarily safe and modern, mixing traditional Chinese design elements with contemporary architecture. Visitors can ride the fastest elevator in the world up to the 91st floor observation deck to look down upon one of the world's most crowded and exciting cities from the top of this extraordinary building.

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The Taipei 101 Building in Taipei, Taiwan is one of the most famous skyscrapers in Asia and the world. When it opened in 2004, it was the tallest building on Earth, standing over 508 meters tall. It was the first building to rise over half a kilometer in height. As a landmark skyscraper in a region prone to earthquakes and typhoons, the Taipei 101 Building was designed and constructed to be extraordinarily safe and modern, mixing traditional Chinese design elements with contemporary architecture. Visitors can ride the fastest elevator in the world up to the 91st floor observation deck to look down upon one of the world's most crowded and exciting cities from the top of this extraordinary building.

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N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

PLACES AROUND TOWN


Question: What do you know about Taiwan?
Complete the paragraph on the right with the words on the left.

The Taipei 101 Building


Standing at 508 meters tall, the Taipei 101 building is

(1)_____________ in Taipei, Taiwan, and is one of the most

famous (2)_____________s both in Asia and in the world. In

2004 (when it opened), and for several years after, it was the

(3)_____________ building on our planet. It was the first

building in the world more than half a kilometer in

(4)_____________. Sometimes, on rainy days, the top of this

(5)_____________ cannot be seen as it rises high above the

gray clouds. The Taipei 101 building (or simply, the ‘101

building’) mixes (6)_____________ with traditional

C crowded adj. (7)_____________. There are eight main sections, each with

D design n., v. eight floors (eight is a lucky number in Chinese). In total, there

E earthquakes n. are 101 floors. The 101 building is very special because

elevator n. it is so tall, and also because it must be very strong and very

extraordinary adj. (8)_____________ – there are many (9)_____________

H height n. and strong wind storms called typhoons in Taiwan. For about

L landmark n. US $15, in the lower shopping mall, you can buy a ticket and

located adj., n. take the fastest (10)_____________ in the world up to the 91st

M modern adj. floor. Then, you can look down on one of the world’s most

S safe adj. (11)_____________ and exciting cities from the top of one of

skyscraper n. its most amazing and (12)_____________ buildings.

T tallest adj.
(about 200 words)

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