Foster + Partners: advanced - Student - Business English Study

1.

How tall is the Shard?

Nearly 1,000 feet

Nearly 300 metres

Nearly 1,016 feet

Nearly 310 metres

2.

How much did the building cost?

Over £2 billion

Too much

Over $2 billion

$1.5 billion

3.

What will you have done by this time next year?

I will have visited the Millau Viaduct

I will have visit the Millau Viaduct

I will have going to visit the Millau Viaduct

I am going to have visit the Millau Viaduct

4.

What is the mix?

Backed by a Qatari

A success

Restaurants, offices, a hotel, and apartments

Restaurant, office, apartment, and hotel

5.

You go for a job at Foster + Partners and the interviewer asks:
'What do you think about this building?'

What is the best response?

I want to live there

It looks a like a cucumber

It is a truly iconic structure

Totally out of style with the other buildings

6.

Writing practice: Describe this image in 3 sentences

7. How can we make this lesson better?