Big Ben must be repaired – level 1

22-10-2015 07:00

This news is from England. It is about Big Ben. Big Ben is in London. It is 156 years old.

Big Ben needs repairs. This can cost up to 40 million pounds. The repairs can take four months.

At the bottom of the tower, there will be a visitor centre. There will be a lift, too.

Difficult words: repair (to make something nice again), repairs (work to fix something), will (“in the future”).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

What do you think about Big Ben?

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