Watch the vidcast and answer the questions.

Q2) How do Americans say the date 2010? ???

   a) Two thousand ten
   b) Twenty one-oh
   c) Twenty hundred and ten

   a) Twenty twenty
   b) Twenty hundred two-oh
   c) Two thousand twenty
   d) Two thousand and twenty

Q4) How many Americans are there, and what are their names? ???

   a) Glasgow ???
   b) Texas ???
   c) Hampshire ???
   d) Aberdeen ???
   e) Arizona ???
   f) New York ???

Listen to and read this news story from the BBC and answer the questions.

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World's tallest building opens in Dubai

The world's tallest building has been opened with a dramatic fireworks ceremony in the Gulf emirate of Dubai.

The Burj Khalifa was revealed to be 828m (2,716ft) high, far taller than the previous record holder, Taipei 101.

Known as the Burj Dubai during construction, the tower has been renamed after the leader of Dubai's oil-rich neighbour, Abu Dhabi.

Last month, Abu Dhabi gave Dubai a $10bn (£6.13bn) bail-out to help it pay off its debts.

Construction of the Burj Dubai began in 2004, at the height of an economic boom.

Clad in 28,000 glass panels, the tower has 160 floors and more than 500,000 sq m of space for offices and flats.

The tower also lays claim to the highest occupied floor, the tallest service lift, and the world's highest observation deck - on the 124th floor.

The world's highest mosque and swimming pool will meanwhile be located on the 158th and 76th floors.

The opening ceremony, held 1,325 days after excavation work started, was attended by some 6,000 guests.

Q1) True or False?

   a) The Burj Khalifa tower is 2,716m high.  ???
   b) Building work started in 2004.  ???
   c) You can swim in the world's highest swimming pool if you can afford it!  ???

Q2) Which is NOT the highest in the world?  ???

   a) Burj Khalifa's swimming pool
   b) The Burj Khalifa tower
   c) The Eiffel Tower's observation deck
   d)  Burj Khalifa's service lift
   e) The observation deck of the Burj Khalifa

Q3) Find expressions from the 'Six of the Best' section which mean...

   a) give back the money it owes  ???
   b) a time when companies are successful  ???
   c) a place, usually high up, where you can see everything  ???
   d) the person or thing which is the highest, smallest, largest, etc.  ???
   e) an exciting event with explosions  ???
   f) the official start of something  ???

5) And don't forget..!
 

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