CHICAGO

Here is a video about Chicago. After the first viewing answer the following questions:

1. Which are the two nicknames Chicago is given? ___________ and ____________
2. What is Chicago famous for? ___________, __________ and __________
3. What's the climate prediction for Chicago? It will be __________ and _________

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1. The second city and the windy city.
2. Pizza, gangsters and sports.
3. Warmer and wetter. (A hotter and more tropical place than it is today                                                     It won’t be as cold and windy as it is now)

Now  second viewing.Watch it again and fill in the blanks:

1)      Chicago cubs is Chicago’s _________  _________  ____

There are 3 main tourist attractions:

2)      The Millenium Park is ___________________ in Chicago

3)      Lake Michigan: Tourists walk ____________________

                                  It’s the ________________ of the 5 Great Lakes

4)      The Willis Tower:  Tourists can admire __________________________                                                 It was for _________ the tallest building in the world

                                          It was built in_________ for office blocks

                                          It is still ______________________ in the US

                               

They are

5)      Constructing __________________________ buildings

6)      Planning more ____________ and _____________________

7)      Placing _____________ along the city’s pathways

8)      Investing in_________________ and ________________________

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Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois

1)      Chicago cubs is Chicago’s oldest baseball team    (Wrigley field, home to the Chicago cubs)

Every year over 30,000,000 tourists visit the city

There are 3 main tourist attractions:

2)      The Millenium Park is the newest park in Chicago

3)      Lake Michigan: Tourists walk along its shore

                          It’s the 2nd largest of the 5 Great Lakes  *

4)      The Willis Tower       Tourists can admire the view from its top

                                    It used to be called The Sears Tower

                                    It was for 25 years the tallest building in the world

 It was built in 1969 for office blocks

                                    It is still the tallest skyscraper in the US

Chicago is further ahead than any other cities in its preparation for climate change

They are

5)      Constructing environmentally-friendly buildings (energy-efficient)

6)      Planning more parks and green áreas

7)      Placing hedges along the city’s pathways

8)      Investing in new roads and car parks for electric cars

  Today America’s second city is one of the first cities to properly deal with pollution and climate change

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