Red Line 3, Coursebook

thir ty-five 35 ä 3 From fortress to museum Look at the pictures and complete the text. Use the simple past or the past perfect. AfterWilliam the Conqueror had become ( become ) king in 1066, he decided ( decide ) to build a fortress in London. After he … ( design ) it, his men …( start ) to build it in 1078. ButWilliam… ( die ) before they … ( finish ) it. When they … ( finish ) it, the people … ( call ) it the Great Tower. William never … ( live ) there but later kings … ( use ) it as a palace. In the 13th and 14th centuries they … ( add ) a lot of towers and buildings. After they … ( build ) these, the tower … ( become ) a castle and a prison. From the 13th to the 19th century there … ( be ) also a menagerie in the Tower with lots of wild animals. But they … ( close ) it in 1835 after they … ( build ) London Zoo. Visitors first … ( come ) to the Tower in the 16th century. Today the Tower is a museum. 2 palace 3 castle 4 prison 5 menagerie 6 museum 1 fortress 4 Your turn: A landmark near you a) Complete the text. Use the correct form of the verbs from the box. use • begin • build • reign • become • be • finish • die This is a photo of ‘Schloss Schönbrunn’ inVienna. They 1 it under Leopold I in 1696. After they 2 construction, Leopold 3 to use the castle for his guests in 1699. After Maria Theresia 4 empress, she 5 it as the imperial summer residence. The last emperor to spend a lot of time there 6 Franz Joseph I. After he 7 for 68 years, he 8 at the castle on November 21st 1916. gh b) Work in a group of three or four. Think of an interesting landmark near you. Write about it. Then tell your class about it. ➝ WB 20, 3; 21, 4 – 5 Language 3 2 Past perfect Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv