Reading try
When you scan a text for information, look for key words to help locate the sentences that you need. For example, information about height and age might include dates. numbers, and the words: metres ,years, etc.
1 Read the Reading tip, Read the texts quickly and find out which of the three buildings is:
1.the oldest 2. The newest 3.the highest
Taking Liberties
Since 1886, the Statue of Liberty has been one of the most famous monuments in America in fact, the world. The statue was a gift to America from the French people. They built the statue in France and then shipped it across the Atlantic Ocean in 350 pieces and re-built it in New York. They completed the work in 1886, and about a million people watched the opening parade on 28 October of that year. At the time, the Statue of Liberry was the tailest structure in New York at 93 metres and antil 1902 the Americans used it lighthouse Ships captains could see its electric light from 40 kilometres away. Since then