APIEReading: The Empire State Building
Apartments and living in a tall building
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🏢 The Empire State Building
Learn about a very tall building in New York City with simple practice.
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For Teachers
Use this 8-minute activity for quick reading practice and text checking in class.
Ask students to read the short text first, then check their answers using the step-by-step notes.
For Learners
First, read the short story about the famous tall building in New York.
Next, answer the 8 questions below and check your answers.
Reading Passage
Topic: Apartments & Tall BuildingsThe Empire State Building is a famous tall building in New York. It has 102 floors inside. Workers built this big building in just one year and 45 days. It opened on 1 May 1931. For about 40 years, it was the tallest building in the world. Many people visit it every day.
Key Vocabulary
A level in a building.
A person who builds things.
To make a building or house.
Our planet Earth.
How to find answers
"Mum has to lock the door."
Notice how we find the facts in the story to answer the question.
✏️ Practice Questions (1-8)
Answer each question based on the story above.
The Empire State Building is in New York.
The building has 100 floors.
When did the building open?
How long did workers take to build it?
The building has ____ floors inside.
Type the number of floors from the reading text.
It was the tallest building in the world for about ____ years.
Type the number of years from the passage.
For how many years was it the tallest building in the world?
Workers needed three years to build the Empire State Building.
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