The Statue of Liberty
Activities
B. Read the questions first. Now listen to the Audio about the Statue of Liberty and answer the following questions.
C. Listen to the text again and complete the chart.
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D. Read the text and answer the following questions.
The French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was assigned to design and complete a sculpture Liberty Enlightening the World within 1876, so that it could be a gift for the Americans on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence. The statue was a joint venture between the USA and France. The French people would build the statue and assemble it in the States, and the people of the USA were to build the pedestal for the statue.
Raising money for the pedestal was completed in August 1885. The construction of the pedestal was finished in April 1886. In the meantime, France completed the Statue in July 1884. They sent it to New York on board the French war ship 'Isere' in 1885. While transporting the statue, it was split up into 350 pieces and packed in 214 crates.
It took four months to put the Statue together and place it on the pedestal. Thousands of people saw the unveiling ceremony of the Statue of Liberty on 28 October 1886. It was a centennial gift ten years late.
The Freedom that the Statue stands for is not stationary. The broken chain wrapped around her feet, sticking out from the bottom of her robe, symbolizes her free forward movement, enlightening the world with her torch, free from oppression and slavery.
The Statue's original torch was the first part constructed in 1876. It was replaced by a new copper torch covered in 24K gold leaf in 1984. The torch is lighted by flood light at night. The original torch is currently located in the lobby of the monument. Access to the torch has been closed since 1916.
From 28 October 2011, on her 125th anniversary, the Statue of Liberty was also named "Liberty Enlightening the World Wide Web". The credit goes to a series of new web cams placed around her torch. Several amazing views will be just a click of a mouse away. On clear days, three cameras provide unobstructed views of scenes far and near. Two cameras provide an ultra wide-angle interactive view of the famous golden torch. The remaining camera looks downwards towards the crown of The Statue of Liberty, her face and the tablet she is holding. So a person can have access to the web cam's live feed of The Statue of Liberty from anywhere in the world.
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‘Statue of Liberty’ was in Paris the French sculptor . This towering monument to liberty was a from France on the centenary of American . It was in 1886. Thousands of attended that ceremony of the statue. The statue is in Upper New York Bay on Liberty Island south of Ellis Island. In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
F. Is there any statue or sculpture in Bangladesh that symbolizes freedom? Write down a short paragraph within 100-120 words providing information about that statue or sculpture.
Our national memorial is situated at Savar in Dhaka. It symbolizes the nation’s respect for the martyrs of the war of liberation. It stands 150 feet tall. It stands for an achievement which is immeasurable. Its foundation was laid on the first anniversary of the victory day. There is actually a plan to build a huge complex in several phases. It is decided to cover an area of 126 acres. This plan includes a mosque, a library, and a museum. It reminds us all that the weapons of freedom need not be very big. The will of people prevails, for man is born to be free. Thus our martyrs have left behind them a great teaching for us that we should possess an indomitable spirit to stand upright in honor and dignity among the nations of the world.