Western University
English II
Unit 10 All things high-tech
Lecturer :
SOEM TOLA
Student :
Bun MonnyOusphea
Room :
Homework :
Year I, Semester II
Recommendation
406 (Evening)
(Reading and Speaking) Answer questions 3 and 4 on page 82
Questions
3- Read the first two parts of the article on this page. Find the answers to these
questions.
1- Q: When did the news station open?
A: The news station opened in 2007.
2- Q: When can you travel to from St Pancras
A: You can travel across the UK and to Paris, Brussels, and Lille.
3- Q: When was the original station built?
A: The original station was built between 1863 and 1868.
4- Q: What was special about roof?
A: It was 240 feet (75m) wide and appeared to float without supports across all five
platforms in a single span.
4- Read the rest of the article carefully. Complete the chart.
Original Station
Cost 436,000
Took five years to complete
Basement used for storage
Five platforms
New Station
Cost 800 million
Took three years to restore
The basement is the check-in and departure
lounge
Fifteen platforms