lesson17ThelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldtheintroductionofthestoryTodaywe'lltalkaboutthelongestbridgeofthe196osintheworld.What'sthelongestsuspensionbridgetoday?ThelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldiscurrentlytheAkashi-KaikyōBridge,alsoknownasthePearlBridge.ItlinkstheJapanesecityofKobeonthemainlandofHonshūtoIwayaonAwajiIsland.Thetotallengthofallthreespansofthebridgeis3,911metres,whilethecentralspanhasalengthof1,991metres.Thebridgewasopenedfortrafficon5April1998.TheIndonesiangovernmenthasapprovedtheSundaStraitBridgewhich,ifcompleted,willbetheworld'slongestsuspensionbridge,withatotallengthof26km.readingandlisteningReadthestoryandseeifyoucananswerthefollowingquestion:Howisthebridgesupported?Twogreattowerssupportfourhugecablesfromwhichthebridgeissuspended.comprehensionquestions1.WhendidVerrazanosailintoNewYorkHarbour?2.Whatdidhecallit?3.HowdidVerrazanodescribeNewYorkHarbour?4.WhywillVerrazano'snameberemembered?5.Whowasthebridgedesignedby?6.Whatdoesthebridgejoin?7.What'sitsspan?8.WhatdidAmmanhavetotakeaccountofwhendesigningthebridge?9.Whatdothetwogreattowersdo?10.Whatarethetowersbuilton?11.Howfardowndotheseplatformsextend?12.Howtallarethetwotowers?13.Whatisthebridgesuspendedfrom?14.Whyarethesecablessostrong?15.Whydoesn'tthebridgecollapsewhenitispackedwithcars?keywordsandexpressions1.agreeable:pleasant,goodHedescribeitassuch"averyagreeeablesituation".suchagreeableweather/climate2.inthemidstof:inthemiddleofThisrareplantisplantedinthemidstofthewood.3.bynomeans:notatallI'mbynomeanspleasedwithyourbehavior.----Doyoumindcomingwithme?----Bynomeans.byallmeans:certainly---Areyougoingtojoinus?---Byallmeans.4.takesthintoaccount/considerationThebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.Forthishardtask,wehavetotakehishealthintoaccount/consideration.5.suspend:(from)tohangfromaboveTheydecidedtosuspendaropefromatree.suspensionn.6.fulfilv.toperformorcarryout(anorder,promise,dutyetc.)Despiteitsimmensity,itisbothsimpleandelegant,fulfillingitsdesigner'sdream.

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