Aprenda inglés en la Torre de la Libertad
La Torre de la Libertad en Nueva York es el rascacielos más alto del hemisferio occidental. Vea el video y aprenda nuevo vocabulario.
Transcripción en inglés
The Freedom Tower in New York. The tallest building in the western hemisphere is now open to visitors.
The history of the city flashes by on the 100-floor journey to the top.
The skyscraper replaces the World Trade Center, and many visitors will inevitably think of September 11th, 2001.
New York still feels the trauma of those events. But the opening of this landmark is part of the city’s ongoing recovery.
Vocabulario
hemisphere hemisferio
flashes by pasa como un rayo
inevitably forzosamente / inevitablemente
trauma trauma
landmark monumento histórico
Ejercicios
Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.
Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.
hemisphere / flashes by / inevitably / trauma / landmark
1. His injuries were so severe he lost his right leg, but he says the psychological __________ has been harder to deal with.
2. The princess, who is fourth in line to the throne, was delivered at 08:34 BST on Saturday at St Mary's Hospital in London, and weighed 8lbs 3oz (3.7kg).
Tower Bridge was among several London __________ lit up in pink in her honour.
3. Haiti is the poorest country in the western __________ and has suffered a number of recent disasters, including four hurricanes and storms in 2008 that killed hundreds.
4. Mr Chisolm said: "With hundreds of thousands of people seeing the film around the world, some will undoubtedly get hooked on Hardy and will __________ come and visit the places and his houses."
5. Going deeper into the Javanese countryside, names of small towns and villages __________: Kebumen, Gombong, Purwokerto. Deep in Indonesia's interior, the ubiquitous Indomaret convenience chain outlets are replaced by traditional family shops, a relic of the old ways. It is a world away from big city life.
_________.
Respuestas
1. His injuries were so severe he lost his right leg, but he says the psychological trauma has been harder to deal with.
<bold>Source</bold>: <link type="page"><caption> Mercian soldiers trained to identify early trauma signs</caption><url href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-12535475" platform="highweb"/></link>
2. The princess, who is fourth in line to the throne, was delivered at 08:34 BST on Saturday at St Mary's Hospital in London, and weighed 8lbs 3oz (3.7kg).
Tower Bridge was among several London landmarks lit up in pink in her honour.
<bold>Source</bold>: <link type="page"><caption> Royal baby: Princess’s first night at Kensington Palace</caption><url href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32571330" platform="highweb"/></link>
3. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and has suffered a number of recent disasters, including four hurricanes and storms in 2008 that killed hundreds.
<bold>Source</bold>: <link type="page"><caption> Haiti devastated by massive earthquake</caption><url href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8455629.stm" platform="highweb"/></link>
4. Mr Chisolm said: "With hundreds of thousands of people seeing the film around the world, some will undoubtedly get hooked on Hardy and will inevitably come and visit the places and his houses.”
<bold>Source</bold>: <link type="page"><caption> Thomas Hardy’s Dorset inspirations</caption><url href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-32393785" platform="highweb"/></link>
5. Going deeper into the Javanese countryside, names of small towns and villages flash by: Kebumen, Gombong, Purwokerto. Deep in Indonesia's interior, the ubiquitous Indomaret convenience chain outlets are replaced by traditional family shops, a relic of the old ways. It is a world away from big city life.
<bold>Source</bold>: <link type="page"><caption> Sumarti Ningsih murder: From Indonesia to Hong Kong</caption><url href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-30110872" platform="highweb"/></link>
