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The document provides a comprehensive overview of the Empire State Building, spanning discussions on its location, construction process, key features, and significance, encouraging deep comprehension through activities and critical thinking exercises. It details the involvement of ‘sky boys’ in constructing the building, emphasizing their efficiency and teamwork, with a focus on the busy construction months and impressive statistics like the number of windows, bricks, sinks, and toilets. The narrative underscores the collective effort and bravery needed to complete the monumental construction project, highlighting the significance of this iconic landmark.

Contents

• Pages 1—29: Understanding Empire State
• Pages 30—54: Empire State Building construction.

This section of the document provides tips and lessons on understanding the Empire State Building. It covers learning objectives, introduces new words related to buildings such as beams, construct, elevator, rivets, skyscraper, and steel. The text discusses key facts about the Empire State Building, including its location in America and the main idea of the building. The document also includes details about the building, the construction process, the visibility from its top, its usage, and its significant features. Additionally, the text prompts discussions and questions about famous skyscrapers, the building’s occupants, and encourages readers to ask questions and understand the text deeply. Details about the construction process, the location, and the significance of the building are highlighted. Readers are engaged through activities like dragging words to match definitions and answering questions to reinforce understanding. The section also explores the story of two friends who built the Empire State Building, the visibility of states from the building, and the construction challenges they faced. Critical thinking exercises are included to identify main ideas and details within the text to enhance comprehension skills. Overall, the section focuses on building comprehension and engagement around the topic of the Empire State Building.

The section discusses the activities and progress on the construction of the Empire State Building. It highlights the role of the “sky boys” who worked high above the ground to join the steel beams together with red-hot rivets. The sky boys worked bravely and efficiently, with some teams reaching the remarkable feat of setting a rivet every minute. The text also emphasizes the busy month of August when the building was rapidly progressing, with thousands of workers involved in various tasks. It mentions how workers laid tracks around each floor to speed up the supply distribution to workers. The document concludes by mentioning key facts about the Empire State Building, such as its 6,400 windows, 10 million bricks, 2,500 sinks and toilets, and the amount of steel used in its construction. Overall, the text highlights the effort, bravery, and teamwork required to construct such an iconic landmark.