Tallest Lego tower – level 1

02-06-2014 15:00

People break a world record. They build a tower. It is made of Legos. It is built in Budapest. The tower is 36 metres tall. It is 1.57 metres taller than the second tallest tower of Legos. The smaller tower is in the USA.

The mayor of Budapest speaks at the tower. He says that the tower can promote Budapest. More people may come visit.

Difficult words: Legos (small toy blocks for children), mayor (boss of a city), promote (make popular), may (can).

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

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