The document discusses local landmarks and provides examples of landmarks from Dublin, Ireland, Gateshead, England, and Warsaw, Poland. It defines terms like landmark, monument, statue, and sculpture. It then describes three specific landmarks: the Millennium Spire in Dublin, the Angel of the North in Gateshead, and a palm tree on Jerusalem Avenue in Warsaw. For each landmark it provides details on its location, when it was built, why it was built, and initial and current public perceptions of it.

1. UNIT 4:
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Goals:
- Describe landmarks
- Talk about landmarks where you live

2. Landmark
= A building or
structure that’s
striking and easily
recognized, especially
one that helps you
know where you are

14. Wheretheyare?
Howbigtheyare?
Whatthey’remadeof?
• 1. C
• Dublin, Ireland
• 120m high (3m wide at the base, 15 cm wide at the
top)
• Steel

15. •Monument
= A building or other structure that is built to
make people remember an event in history or a
famous person

19. •Statue
= A figure that looks like a person or animal,
usually made from stone or metal

20. • Sculpture
= A piece of art that is made from stone, wood,
clay, etc.

21. • To commemorate a past event
• To celebrate something
• In honour of somebody
• To signify an idea
• To amuse people
• To make people think

22. WhichlandmarkdoesCian/Beryl/ Dominika
talkabout?Howdotheyfeelaboutit?
• Cian (The Millennium Spire)
• He didn’t like it at first but is used to it now.
• Beryl (The Angel of the North)
• She doesn’t think it’s a wonderful sculpture, but
likes it.
• Dominika (Greetings from Jerusalem Avenue)
• She likes it.

23. • Millennium Spire
• 1. on O’ Connell Street in the middle of Dublin, Ireland
• 2.at the end of 1999
• 3. to celebrate the Millennium
• 4. Controversial and criticised at first, but people are
beginning to like it, are more used to it
• Angel of the North
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• Greetings from Jerusalem Avenue (Palm tree)
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.

24. Millennium Spire
• 1. on O’ Connell Street in the middle of
Dublin, Ireland
• 2.at the end of 1999
• 3. to celebrate the Millennium
• 4. Controversial and criticised at first, but
people are beginning to like it, are more
used to it

25. Angel of the North
• 1. On a hill by the side of the A1 road, near
the city of Gateshead in the north of
England.
• 2. during the 1990s
• 3. to signify an arrival somewhere
• 4. Everyone says “Look!” when going past it.

26. Greetings from Jerusalem
Avenue (palm tree)
• 1. on a main street in Warsaw, Poland
• 2. a few years ago
• 3. to brighten up a bleak part of the city,
surprise people, show them something
unexpected
• 4. Puzzled at first, controversial, but now
they love it, look forward to seeing it.

27. • It was unveiled at the very end of 1999.
• It was opened to the public in 2006.
“Unveil” = uncovered or shown to the public
“Open to the public” = letting people go inside

28. • It caused a lot of controversy.
• It made a big impression on people.
“controversy” = a lot of disagreement and
argument
“a big impression” = a strong feeling, usually
favourable

29. • It became a landmark.
• It became a tourist attraction.
“a landmark” = A building or structure that’s
striking and easily recognized, especially one that
helps you know where you are
“a tourist attraction” = a place many tourists
want to go to

31. • People see it as part of the landscape.
• People regard it as en eyesore.
“part of the landscape” = something accepted as
normal in its surroundings
“An eyesore” = something that looks ugly compared
to the things around it