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Subject: EnglishSubject: English

Teacher: A.PetkoskaTeacher: A.Petkoska

Students: Antonio Manasievski, Nadica Students: Antonio Manasievski, Nadica Josifoska, Nikolina Micoska.Josifoska, Nikolina Micoska.

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1. World’s tallest tower1. World’s tallest tower

2. The 7 wonders of the world2. The 7 wonders of the world

3. World’s littlest country3. World’s littlest country

4. The exact duration of one year4. The exact duration of one year

5. The speed of the light5. The speed of the light

6. Did you know that women invented programming6. Did you know that women invented programming

World's tallest towerWorld's tallest tower

Cost of construction: Cost of construction: reportedly about $US1.5 reportedly about $US1.5 billionbillion

It required 330,000 It required 330,000 cubicmetres of concrete, cubicmetres of concrete, 39,000 tonnes of steel, and 39,000 tonnes of steel, and 22 million man-hours. 22 million man-hours. Concrete pumped into Concrete pumped into walls vertically, up to a walls vertically, up to a height of 601 metres. This height of 601 metres. This feat beat the previous feat beat the previous record of 470 metres, record of 470 metres, achieved for the Taipei achieved for the Taipei 101 building101 building. .

The 7 Wonders of the WorldThe 7 Wonders of the World The Great Pyramid of Giza The Great Pyramid of Giza Hanging Gardens of BabylonHanging Gardens of Babylon

Temple of Artemis at Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Ephesus

Statue of Zeus at Olympia Statue of Zeus at Olympia Mausoleum of Maussollos at Mausoleum of Maussollos at

HalicarnassusHalicarnassus

Colossus of Rhodes Colossus of Rhodes Lighthouse of AlexandriaLighthouse of Alexandria

World littlest countryWorld littlest country

The world littlest The world littlest sobrean stats is the sobrean stats is the Vatican City, with only Vatican City, with only 1000 inhabitants and 1000 inhabitants and 0.44Km² of extension. Is 0.44Km² of extension. Is the state where is hosted the state where is hosted the Holy See, the central the Holy See, the central government of the Roman government of the Roman

Catholic Church.Catholic Church.

The exact duration of one yearThe exact duration of one year

The exact duration of one The exact duration of one year is 365 days, 5 hours, year is 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds. 48 minutes and 46 seconds. In summary, it is as 365 In summary, it is as 365 days and a quarter. For this days and a quarter. For this reason, every four years we reason, every four years we have a leap year, of 366 have a leap year, of 366 days. Also, to correct the days. Also, to correct the inaccuracy of 365 days and inaccuracy of 365 days and a quarter, some years that a quarter, some years that

should be leap are not it.should be leap are not it.

The speed of the lightThe speed of the light

The exact speed of the The exact speed of the light, in the emptiness, light, in the emptiness, is of 299.792.458 is of 299.792.458 meters per second meters per second (m/s), although is (m/s), although is common to round it to common to round it to 300.000Km/s. This 300.000Km/s. This value is known as “c", value is known as “c", from Latin “celéritas”, from Latin “celéritas”, that means speed. that means speed.

Did you know that women invented Did you know that women invented programming?programming?

The The world’s first world’s first programmersprogrammers of an of an electronic computing electronic computing machine (the ENIAC) were a machine (the ENIAC) were a group of womengroup of women (mathematicians): (mathematicians): Kay Kay Mauchley Antonelli, Jean Mauchley Antonelli, Jean Jennings Bartik, Frances E. Jennings Bartik, Frances E. Snyder Holberton, Marlyn Snyder Holberton, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Frances Wescoff Meltzer, Frances Bilas Spence, and Ruth Bilas Spence, and Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum. Lichterman Teitelbaum. These women use to These women use to manually do the math to manually do the math to calculate missilecalculate missile trajectory.trajectory.

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