History

today class we are going to learn about something.

But the catch is that im not going to tell you I am going to give u a series of sentences and then you can take a guess of what we are going to learn about. Here is goes read carefully and if there is any sentences you don't understand or cant read just ask your TEACHER

The origins of the World Trade Center extend back to 1946, when the New York Legislature created the World Trade

Corporation with a view to creating a trade center in Manhattan. The history is recounted in greater detail at

Great Buildings Online. The Port Authority chose as the site for the WTC in 1962 the block bounded by West, Church, Liberty, and Vesey Streets, and selected architect Minoru Yamasaki to design the project.

At Yamasaki's request, Worthington, Skilling, Helle and Jackson was selected as the engineering firm, and Yamasaki

worked closely with its engineers John Skilling and Leslie Robertson. The architectural firm Emery Roth & Sons

handled production work. 1   The site MASTER PLAN from 1963, though detailed, was

modified in some respects prior to implementation. In particular, the final configuration of the low-rise buildings WTC 4, 5, and 6 was different than shown in the MASTER PLAN.

Construction began in 1966. WTC 1, the North Tower, rose ahead of WTC 2. Although not completed until 1972, lower floors were

ready for their first tenants in late 1970. WTC 2, the South Tower, was finished in 1973. Of the more than 10,000 workers involved in

building the complex, eight died in construction accidents. 2   The towers were dedicated on April 4th, 1973. The owners initially had difficulty finding tenants to fill the enormous towers, which had over 8 million square feet of floor space. Most of the North Tower was still unoccupied when a serious fire broke out in February of

1975. The 110-story Twin Towers, rising 1,368 and 1,362 feet, remained the world's tallest and largest buildings until they were surpassed

by the Sears Tower in 1974.

BEFORE WE START THE WORK

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ONE MINUTEOF SILENCE

TO REMEMBER THE PEOPLE WHO LOSTTHERE LIVES!

TASKS

1. WRITE DOWN 3 FACT ABOUT BEFORE THE TWIN TOWERS WERE DESTROYED

2. WRITE 2 SENTANCES ABOUT WHAT HAPPED AFTER THE TWIN TOWERS WERE DISTROED

3. WRITE A NEWSPAPUR REPORT ON WHAT HAPPENED ON THE DAY

EXAMPLE

SATURDAY AFTERNOON was a

Tragic afternoon for all of south-

East America when a red ford

Escort collided into a back of a

Greed bmw. We ( Newham echo) believe that there were 3 passengers in the red ford escort

And 2 passengers in the bmw.

The passengers in the ford escort were mark Thorpe 19,