Cidade chinesa ganha prédiosite de aposta do tigreformasite de aposta do tigrebulesite de aposta do tigrechá:site de aposta do tigre

Transcript

It might not be everyone's cup of tea.

This giant, teapot-shaped construction is actually a 10-storey office building.

Ordinary red clay teapots are big sellers here in the Chinese city of Wuxi.

Locals hope the quirky building will become a symbol of the city.

Transcriçãosite de aposta do tigreportuguês

Pode não ser o gostosite de aposta do tigretodos.

Esta construção na formasite de aposta do tigreum bulesite de aposta do tigrechá gigante é, na verdade, um prédiosite de aposta do tigreescritóriosite de aposta do tigre10 andares.

Bulessite de aposta do tigrechá comuns feitossite de aposta do tigreargila são campeõessite de aposta do tigrevenda na cidade chinesasite de aposta do tigreWuxi.

Os moradores locais esperam que o prédio incomum se tornará um símbolo da cidade.

Vocabulary

site de aposta do tigre storey a level of a building, a floor

site de aposta do tigre clay thick, wet soil that becomes hard and dry when baked, used for making plates, cups, bricks and other objects

site de aposta do tigre quirky strange but in an attractive way

site de aposta do tigre symbol something that represents a particular idea or quality

Exercise

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

cup of tea / storey / clay / quirky / symbol

1. The plans will see one _________ added to the top of Television Centre and two under it, with the facade of the building being retained and restored.

2. "We have these laws in place to protect and conserve species such as the red squirrel, which are very dear to people's hearts and a _________ of Scotland."

3. It might not be everyone's _________ but hopefully people will respect it. I'd like to think that whatever song wins is because of the song.

4. Ensure the email address you send your application from isn't _________ as it is not likely to be taken seriously.

5. The basic aim of dredging is to remove silt - a sedimentary material made of fine sand, _________ and small-sized particles of rock - from the river's bed, therefore increasing its capacity to carry water downstream.

Answers

Source: BBC Television Centre homes and hotel plan approved http://bbc.in/1ghBYJr

2. "We have these laws in place to protect and conserve species such as the red squirrel, which are very dear to people's hearts and a symbol of Scotland."

Source: Warning to keep grey squirrel traps shut to help save reds http://bbc.in/1cR6mWG

3. It might not be everyone's cup of tea but hopefully people will respect it. I'd like to think that whatever song wins is because of the song.

Source: Molly Smitten-Downes: Eurovision will be a challenge http://bbc.in/1ng7tJh

4. Ensure the email address you send your application from isn't quirky as it is not likely to be taken seriously.

Source: CV blunders hit jobseekers' chances of securing employment http://bbc.in/1dLS2Cm

5. The basic aim of dredging is to remove silt - a sedimentary material made of fine sand, clay and small-sized particles of rock - from the river's bed, therefore increasing its capacity to carry water downstream.

Source: How do you stop flooding? http://bbc.in/1iatrb6