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26.Following a recent renovation, the new Hancock Observatory invites you to enjoy Chicago’s best views from the city’s highest open-air Skywalk. It has quickly gained population with both Chicagoans and visitors of the city.
27.Skywalk is Chicago’s highest open-airviewing area. It is 1,000 feet in the air! Everyone here can feel the strong wind and hear the dynamic buzz of the city below. The friendly staff will CERTAINLY tell the real story behind Chicago’s “W indy City” nickname
28.For those who feel COMFORTABLE about such a great height there are more relaxing indoor audio Sky Tours.
29.These 30-minutepersonal audio tours give a unique “overview” of Chicago’s wonderful sights and REMARKABLE history!Sky Tours are available in English, Spanish and German.
30.History Wall is another popular ATTRACTION. More than 100 photos on a great 80-footdisplay show Chicago’s rise from a small settlem ent to a great city.
31.As a tour guide I have been to the Skywalk DISCOUNT или COUNTLESS times and still I can’t help adm iring it.

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The theme of our lesson : « Preparation for the Russian State Exam« The motto of our lesson: «Up To The Top!«

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If you ever ever ever meet a grizzly bear, You should never never never ask him where He is going. For if you ever ever dare to stop a grizzly bear, You will never meet another grizzly bear.

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1.возвращаться a ) come away b ) come back c ) come out d ) come around

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2. натолкнуться на, случайно встретить a ) come off b ) come over c ) come across d ) come along

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3. 1) заходить, приходить; 2) доставать, получать a ) come by b ) come down c ) come up d ) come in

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4. выходить вперед, выдвигаться 2) выступить с предложением a ) come along b ) come up c ) come forward d ) come from

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5. приходить, подходить, заезжать a ) come down b ) come across c ) come away d ) come over

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6 . 1)выходить; 2) появляться, возникать; 3) получаться a ) come by b ) come out c ) come off d ) come over

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7 . спускаться, опускаться; падать a ) come in b ) come down c ) come along d ) come off

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8. 1) идти вместе, сопровождать; 2) приходить, появляться a ) come over b ) come up c ) come along d ) come across

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9 . происходить из, от (по причине), взяться a ) come from b ) come off c ) come out d ) come forward

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10 . отделяться, отрываться, покидать, сходить, слезать a ) come aside b ) come out c ) come off d ) come back

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11. 1) давай!, пошли!; 2) кончай!, брось!; 3) проходить, приходить a ) come from b ) come by c ) come up d ) come on

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12 . 1) появляться, возникать; 2) подниматься, приближаться a ) come up b ) come around c ) come out d ) come over

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1 3 . 1) входить; 2) приходить, прибывать a ) come along b ) come on c ) come back d ) come in

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14. получать наследство, унаследовать a ) come by b ) come around c ) come into d ) come from

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15. поменять мнение, точку зрения a ) come over b ) come around c ) come across d ) come up against

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16. столкнуться, противостоять (трудностям, проблемам) a ) come along b ) come up c ) come around d ) come up against

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17 . прийти в себя, очнуться a ) come into b ) come out c ) come to d ) come back

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18. уходить с определенным ощущением, чувством a ) come over b ) come away c ) come back d ) come off

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1 9 . происходить, случаться a ) come away b ) come about c ) come out d ) come around

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20 . включать в себя (как аксессуар, дополнительное приспособление) a ) come around b ) come with c ) come across d ) come into

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1. расценивать, комментировать a ) make after b ) make out c ) make of d ) make for

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2 .переделывать, превращать a ) make of b ) make into c ) make off d ) make away

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3 .пуститься в погоню (вслед) за кем-то, преследовать a ) make over b ) make up c ) make after d ) make up for

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4 . сбежать, скрыться a ) make down b ) make across c ) make away d ) make o ff

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5 . высмеивать кого-л., насмехаться a ) make fun of b ) make against c ) make up to d ) make over

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6 . подлизываться, загладить вину a ) m ak e for b ) m ak e up to c ) m ak e up for d ) m ak e over

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7. выступать против кого-либо . a ) m ak e away b ) m ak e back c ) m ak e against d ) m ak e out

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8 . атаковать, наброситься a ) make over b ) make at c ) make of d ) make against

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9 . вернуться, возвратиться a ) mak e back b ) m ak e after c ) m ak e out d ) m ak e into

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1 5 . 1)гримировать; 2)составлять(группу) 10 . 1)составлять(группу); 2)возмещать; 3)красить; 4) принимать решение; 5)сочинять; 6) застилать постель; a ) m ak e up to b ) m ak e away with c ) m ak e back d ) m ak e up

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1 5 . 1)гримировать; 2)составлять(группу) 1.1)избегать a ) keep to b ) keep up with c ) keep back d ) keep away

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2. 1) держать в подчинении, подавлять;2)задерживать рост, мешать развитию a ) keep off b ) keep out c ) keep down d ) keep back

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3 . 1)держаться в стороне;2)удерживать, задерживать;3)скрывать a ) keep back b ) keep at c ) keep out d ) keep up

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4.1)держаться в отдалении;2)назад! a ) keep away b ) keep off c ) keep from d ) keep under

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5.1)удерживаться, воздерживаться от чего-либо a ) keep away b ) keep to c ) keep from d ) keep out

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6 . 1) держаться наравне с кем-либо, не отставать a ) keep down b ) keep to c ) keep away d ) keep up with

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look about around ( огядываться,осматриваться) а fter (ухаживать за к-л, заботиться о ,следить глазами за…) а head (смотреть вперед в будущее) а t (взглянуть на…) в ack (оглянуться, вспомнить прошлое) down(on) – потупить взор, смотреть с презрением for (искать, надеяться)

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Look ahead – Look about – Look back – Look through – Look like – Look down — Look forward to — Look up to — Guess the meaning смотреть вперед оглядываться (ориентироваться) оглядываться ( в т.ч. на прошлое) смотреть через, просматривать быть похожим на… смотреть свысока ожидать с нетерпением уважать

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Fill in the gaps and translate 1The police chased them, but the thieves made….. with the jewels. 2.Could you look … … . my dog while I am on vocation? 3.I’ll look … .. and see you next week. 4,Medicine should always be keep……… from children. 5.He walks too fast and it` really hard to keep ……………………… . him. 6.John came………….. with us to the cinema. off after in away up with along

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Put the verb into the correct form The young people entered the theatre. The performance already…………… (to begin), and they……… (to have) to wait till the first act…… (to be) over. Nina never ……… (to be) here before and she…… (to like) the theatre very much. had begun had would be had been liked

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Put the verb into the correct form 2.When the train………………… (to stop), I ……….(to look) out of the window but ………….(not to see) any of my friends there. I ……………(to send) them a telegram and hoped that they…………… (to meet) me. stopped looked had sent did`t see would meet

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decoration celebration demonstration examination education to celebrate to demonstrate to educate to decorate to examine

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areement development movement equipment government to develop to move to govern to agree to equip

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remarkable comfortable enjoyable advisable to comfort to enjoy to admire to remark to advise admirable

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countless useless homeless careless endless use home end count care

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greatness kindness happiness darkness goodness great kind happy dark good

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length depth strength width growth long deep strong wide grow

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irregular illogical impossible uninteresting uncomfortable regular logical possible interesting comfortable

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seek ask — attempt or desire to obtain or achieve something -ask for smth from smb -say smth in order to obtain an answer or some information Guess words by definitions

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search pose -try to find smth by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly -present or constitute (a problem or danger); -assume a particular position in order to be drawn, photographed or painted Guess words by definitions

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gaze stare — look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought -look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one’s eyes wide open Guess words by definitions

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Choose the right word stare / gaze and translate John, it is impolite to….. at people like this. She ………… at him thoughtfully trying to understand his feelings. He likes this portrait very much. He can……………..at it for hours. gazed stare gaze

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Match the words in the list A with the words in the list B so that to get a word-combination A to seek to handle to pay to ask for to depend to tell used B on the truth a horse to advice attention trouble

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Do it yourself. Our fire department is often called when people get suck in lifts. However, our methods sometimes………….. That was the case when we tried all our tricks, we had to tell the trapped occupant :«Sorry. There`s nothing we can do. We`ll have to wait for the lift repairman to arrive and help………..to get you out.« «Great! Just great!«came the cry the inside the lift.«Elevator service was called quite a while ago,«I reassured the fellow. L added that serviceman………… here any minute. The man sighed deeply.« The……… thing is that L am the lift serviceman!« NOT WORK WE BE BAD don`t work us would be worst

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New Seven Wonders of the Word: Machu Picchu Machu Picchu, often called «The Lost City of the Incas, is probably the most famous symbol of the Incan Empire. Machu Picchu is situated 7,875……… above sea level in Peru. Machu Picchu ……………… around the year 1460 by the Inca as a secret ceremonial city, very well hidden and protected. The ruins of Machu Picchu were rediscovered in 1911 by an American archaeologist. Since then Machu Picchu ………………….an important tourist attraction. Thousands of visitors come here every year to admire its wonders. FOOT BUILD BECOME feet was built has become

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С hicago from above Folowing a recent renovation,the new Hancock Observatory invites you to enjoy Chicago`s best views from the city`s highest open-air Skywalk. It has quickly gained………………….with noth Chicagoans and visitors of the city. Skywalk is Chicago`s highest open-air viewing areas. It is 1.000 feet in the air! Everyone here can feel the strong wind and hear the dynsmic buzz of the city below. The friendly staff will……………. Tellthr real story behind Chicago`s «Windy City« nickname. For those who feel ……………………about such a great height there are more relaxing indoor audio Sky Tours popular certain camfortable popuiarity certainly uncomfortable

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These 30-minutepersonal audio tours give a unique «overview« of Chicago`s wonderful sights and………………………history! Sky Tours are available in English, Spanish and German. History Wall is another popular………………. . More than 100 photos on a great 80-boot display show Chicago`s rise from a small settlement to a great city. As a tour guide I have been to the Skywalk…………………times and still I can`t help amiring. remark attract count remarkable attraction countlees

875 North Michigan Avenue
875 North Michigan Avenue in October 2015, viewed from the Willis Tower
Location within Chicago metropolitan area John Hancock Center (Illinois) John Hancock Center (the United States)
Status	Completed
Architectural style	Structural Expressionism
Location	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Address	875 North Michigan Avenue (additional entrances at 175 East Delaware Place and 170 East Chestnut Street)
Coordinates	41°53′56″N 87°37′23″W / 41.8988°N 87.6230°WCoordinates: 41°53′56″N 87°37′23″W / 41.8988°N 87.6230°W
Construction started	1965
Completed	1969
Cost	US$100 million[1] ($739 million in 2021 dollars[2])
Owner	The Hearn Company
Architectural	1,128 ft (344 m)
Tip	1,500 ft (457 m)
Roof	1,128 ft (344 m)
Top floor	1,054 ft (321 m)
Observatory	1,030 ft (314 m)
Floor count	100
Floor area	2,799,973 sq ft (260,126 m2)
Lifts/elevators	50, made by Otis Elevator Company
Architect	Fazlur Rahman Khan Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Developer	John Hancock Insurance
Structural engineer	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
Main contractor	Tishman Construction Co.
875northmichiganavenue.com
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The John Hancock Center is a 100-story, 1,128-foot^[7] supertall skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois. Located in the Magnificent Mile district, its name was changed to 875 North Michigan Avenue on February 12, 2018. Despite this, the building is still colloquially called the John Hancock Center.

It was constructed under the supervision of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill,^[7] with Peruvian-US chief designer Bruce Graham and Bangladeshi structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan.^[8] When the building topped out on May 6, 1968,^[1] it was the second-tallest building in the world after the Empire State Building, the tallest in Chicago, and the tallest outside New York City. It is currently the fifth-tallest building in Chicago and the thirteenth-tallest in the United States, behind the Aon Center in Chicago and ahead of the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia. When measured to the top of its antenna masts, it stands at 1,500 feet (457 m).^[9] The building is home to several offices and restaurants, as well as about 700 condominiums, and at the time of its completion contained the highest residence in the world. The building was named for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, a developer and original tenant of the building, which itself was named for the U.S. Founding Father John Hancock.^[10] In 2018, John Hancock Insurance requested that its name be removed and the owner is seeking another naming rights deal.^[10]

From the 95th floor restaurant, diners can look out at Chicago and Lake Michigan. The observatory (360 Chicago),^[11] which competes with the Willis Tower’s Skydeck, has a 360° view of the city, up to four states, and a distance of over 80 miles (130 km). 360 Chicago is home to TILT, a moving platform that leans visitors over the edge of the skyscraper to a 30-degree angle,^[12] a full bar with local selections,^[13] Chicago’s only open-air SkyWalk, and also features free interactive high definition touch screens in six languages.^[14] The 44th-floor sky lobby features America’s highest indoor swimming pool.

History[edit]

The project, which would become the world’s second tallest building at opening, was conceived and owned by Jerry Wolman in late 1964. The project was financed by John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. Construction of the tower was interrupted in 1967 due to a flaw in an innovative engineering method used to pour concrete in stages, that was discovered when the building was 20 stories high.^[15] The engineers were getting the same soil settlements for the 20 stories that had been built as what they had expected for the entire 99 stories. This forced the owner to stop development until the engineering problem could be resolved, resulting in a credit crunch. The situation is similar to the one faced during the construction of 111 West Wacker, then known as the Waterview Tower. Wolman’s bankruptcy resulted in John Hancock taking over the project, which retained the original design, architect, engineer, and main contractor.

The building’s first resident was Ray Heckla, the original building engineer, responsible for the residential floors from 44 to 92. Heckla moved his family in April 1969, before the building was completed.

On November 11, 1981, Veterans Day, high-rise firefighting and rescue advocate Dan Goodwin, for the purpose of calling attention to the inability to rescue people trapped in the upper floors of skyscrapers, successfully climbed the building’s exterior wall. Wearing a wetsuit and using a climbing device that enabled him to ascend the I-beams on the building’s side, Goodwin battled repeated attempts by the Chicago Fire Department to knock him off. Fire Commissioner William Blair ordered Chicago firemen to stop Goodwin by directing a fully engaged fire hose at him and by blasting fire axes through nearby glass from the inside. Fearing for Goodwin’s life, Mayor Jane Byrne intervened and allowed him to continue to the top.^[16][17]

The John Hancock Center is featured in the 1988 film Poltergeist III.

On December 18, 1997, comedian Chris Farley was found dead in his apartment on the 60th floor of the building.^[18][19]

On March 9, 2002, part of a scaffold fell 43 stories after being torn loose by wind gusts around 60 mph (100 km/h) crushing several cars, killing three people in two of them. The remaining part of the stage swung back-and-forth in the gusts repeatedly slamming against the building, damaging cladding panels, breaking windows, and sending pieces onto the street below.

On December 10, 2006, the non-residential portion of the building was sold by San Francisco based Shorenstein Properties for $385 million and was purchased by a joint venture of Chicago-based Golub & Company and the Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds.^[20] Shorenstein Properties had bought the building in 1998 for $220 million.

Golub defaulted on its debt and the building was acquired in 2012 by Deutsche Bank who subsequently carved up the building.^[21] The venture of Deutsche Bank and New York-based NorthStar Realty Finance paid an estimated $325 million for debt on 875 North Michigan Avenue in 2012 after Shorenstein Properties defaulted on $400 million in loans.^[22] The observation deck was sold to Paris-based Montparnasse 56 Group for between $35 million and $45 million in July 2012.^[23] That same month, Prudential Real Estate Investors acquired the retail and restaurant space for almost $142 million.^[24] In November 2012, Boston-based American Tower Corp affiliate paid $70 million for the antennas.^[25] In June 2013, a venture of Chicago-based real estate investment firm Hearn Co., New York-based investment firm Mount Kellett Capital Management L.P. and San Antonio-based developer Lynd Co. closed on the expected acquisition of 875 North Michigan Avenue’s 856,000 square feet of office space and 710-car parking deck. The Chicago firm did not disclose a price, but sources said it was about $145 million.^[22] This was the last step in that piecemeal sale process.^[22] In May 2016, Hearn Co. announced that they were seeking buyers for the naming rights with possible signage rights for the building.^[26]

Hustle up the Hancock is an annual stair climb race up the 94 floors from the Michigan Avenue level to the observation deck. It is held on the last Sunday of February. The climb benefits Respiratory Health Association. The record time as of 2007 is 9 minutes 30 seconds.

The building is home to the transmitter of Univision’s WGBO-DT (channel 66), while all other full-power television stations in Chicago broadcast from Willis Tower. The City Colleges of Chicago’s WYCC (channel 20) transmitted from the building until November 2017, when it departed the air as part of the 2016 FCC spectrum auction, and will eventually return as a part of WTTW’s spectrum from Willis Tower.

On November 21, 2015, a fire broke out in an apartment on the 50th floor of the building. The Chicago Fire Department was able to extinguish the fire after an hour and a half; five people suffered minor injuries.^[27]

On February 11, 2018, a fire in a car on the seventh floor required approximately 150 firefighters to extinguish.^[28]

On February 12, 2018, John Hancock Insurance requested that its name and logos throughout the building’s interior be removed immediately; John Hancock had not had a naming-rights deal with the skyscraper’s owners since 2013. The building’s name was subsequently changed to its street address as 875 North Michigan Avenue.^[29]

On November 16, 2018, an express elevator cable broke. Initial reports stated that an elevator with six passengers plunged 84 stories from the 95th to 11th floor. Since express elevators are not accessible from floors within the express zone, a team of firefighters had to break through a brick wall from the parking garage to extricate the passengers, none of whom suffered injuries. Elevators to the 95th/96th floor were closed thereafter pending investigation.^[30] Subsequent investigation documented only a controlled descent from the 20th floor to the 11th floor.^[31]

A piece of cladding fell from the building on January 5, 2022.^[32]

Design[edit]

One of the most famous buildings of the structural expressionist style, the skyscraper’s distinctive X-braced exterior shows that the structure’s skin is part of its «tubular system». This is one of the engineering techniques which the designers used to achieve a record height; the tubular system is the structure that keeps the building upright during wind and earthquake loads. This X-bracing allows for both higher performance from tall structures and the ability to open up the inside floorplan. Such original features have allowed 875 North Michigan Avenue to become an architectural icon. It was pioneered by Bangladeshi-American structural civil engineer Fazlur Khan and chief architect Bruce Graham.

The interior was remodeled in 1995, adding to the lobby travertine, black granite, and textured limestone surfaces. The elliptical-shaped plaza outside the building serves as a public oasis with seasonal plantings and a 12-foot (3.7 m) waterfall. A band of white lights at the top of the building is visible all over Chicago at night, and changes colors for different events. For example, at Christmas time the colors are green and red. When a Chicago-area sports team goes far in the playoffs, the colors are changed to match that team’s colors.

The building is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. It has won various awards for its distinctive style, including the Distinguished Architects Twenty-five Year Award from the American Institute of Architects in May 1999.^[33] In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, the John Hancock Center was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places^[34] by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois) and was recognized by USA Today Travel magazine, as one of AIA Illinois’ selections for Illinois 25 Must See Places.^[35]

The building is only partially protected by a fire sprinkler system,^[36] as the residential floors do not have sprinklers.^[37]

Height[edit]

Including its antennas, the building has a height of 1,500 feet (457 m), making it the thirty-third tallest building in the world when measured to pinnacle height.
The Observatory elevators of 875 North Michigan Avenue, manufactured by Otis, travel 96 floors at a top speed of 1,800 ft/min (20 mph; 9.1 m/s). It has been said the elevators to the observation deck are the fastest in North America, reaching the 95th floor in 38 seconds if they could run the entire trip at top speed.^[38]

360 Chicago Observation Deck[edit]

Located on the 94th floor, 360 Chicago Observation Deck is 875 North Michigan Avenue’s horizon observatory. The floor of the observatory is 1,030 feet (310 m) off of street-level below. The entrance can be found on the concourse level of 875 North Michigan Avenue, accessible from the Michigan Avenue side of the building. The observatory, previously named John Hancock Observatory, has been independently owned and operated since 2014 by the Montparnasse 56 Group of Paris, France.^[39] The elevators are credited as the fastest in the Western Hemisphere, with a top speed of 1,800 ft/min (20.5 mph).^[40] The observatory boasts more floor space than its direct competitor, Skydeck at the Willis Tower. There is a full bar called BAR 94 which stocks local beer and spirits from Revolution Brewing and KOVAL Distillery.^[41] In the summer of 2014, 360 Chicago added its TILT attraction. TILT, for an additional fee, is a series of floor to ceiling windows that slowly tilt outside the building to 30°.^[42] The platform is on the observatory level, and faces south over the city.

Signature Room[edit]

Separate from its observatory, 875 North Michigan Avenue has a restaurant on its 95th floor named the Signature Room, with an accompanying bar on the 96th floor called the Signature Lounge.^[43]

Tenants and businesses[edit]

Floor plan[edit]

Levels	Purposes
100	Mechanical
99
98
97
96	Restaurant	The Signature Lounge at the 96th[44]
95	The Signature Room at the 95th[45]
94	Indoor Observatory Deck (360° Chicago)
93	Mechanical
92	Condominium
91
90
89
88
87
86
85
84
83
82
81
80
79
78
77
76
75
74
73
72
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70
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68
67
66
65
64
63
62
61
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
45
44	Skylobby | Swimming pool
43	Mechanical
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31	Etihad Airways
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
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20
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18
17	Mechanical
16
15
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13
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10
9
8
7
6
5
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3
2
Ground Level	The North Face[46] | Lobby
Concourse	The Cheesecake Factory[46]

• Mayle, Ray & Mayle
• Benihana^[47]
• The Cheesecake Factory^[46]
• Cimaglia Productions
• Consulate-General of Chile in Chicago, Suite 3352^[48]
• Consulate General of Denmark, Chicago, Suite 3950^[49]
• Big Shoulders Digital Video Production^[50]
• Exclusively Gourmet
• Etihad Airways (31st Floor)^[51]
• Golin, Suite 2600^[52]
• Hanig’s Footwear^[53]
• 360° Chicago
• Laurichem Inc., Suite 8609
• The North Face^[46]
• The Signature Room at the 95th^[54]
• IWG, Suite 3100
• Weber Shandwick, Suite 2400^[55]
• WDRV 97.1, Classic Rock Radio Station, Suite 1510^[56]
• FCB^[57][58]
• Starbucks, Suite 3

Gallery[edit]

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  A view of the tower at sunset

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  Side view of the John Hancock Center

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  A detailed view of the two antenna spires atop the skyscraper

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  The 94th floor observation deck at sunset

See also[edit]

• Architecture of Chicago
• List of buildings and structures
• List of buildings with 100 floors or more
• List of tallest buildings in the world
• List of tallest buildings in Chicago
• List of tallest buildings in the United States
• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
• List of tallest freestanding steel structures

References[edit]

The Cloudbase Chronicles, Life at the Top — An engineers Tale by Harry W. Budge III^[1]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• 360 Chicago, formerly Hancock Observatory
• 875 North Michigan Avenue on CTBUH Skyscraper Center
• 875 North Michigan Avenue at Emporis
• John Hancock Center at Structurae
• John Hancock Center
• Society of Architectural Historians SAH ARCHIPEDIA entry on John Hancock Center

Задания 26. Лексико-грамматические навыки

1. Задание

Образуйте от слова CALCULATE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Invention of Computer

Many encyclopedias say that the first computer was developed by Howard H. Aiken (and his team) in America between 1939 and 1944. It was a large-scale, programme-controlled machine which could make a very complex _____ .

2. Задание

Образуйте от слова USUAL однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Invention of Bubble Gum

Bubble gum is a type of chewing gum that is especially designed for blowing bubbles. It is ______ pink in colour and has a particular flavour.

3. Задание

Образуйте от слова REAL однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Invention of Crossword Puzzle

Crossword puzzles are the most popular word puzzles in the world. However, their history is ______ short.

4. Задание

Образуйте от слова MOVE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Migrating Birds

In autumn you can see large flocks of birds flying from Russia to warmer countries. In spring, they come back to us. Migration is the periodic seasonal ______ of birds.

5. Задание 2

Образуйте от слова DARK однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

The Least Successful Explorer

Thomas Nuttall spent many years studying the plants and trees in north-west America. He was different from most other explorers because he was almost always lost.

One night he did not come back and a group went out to search for him. When Nuttall heard them in the ______ , he was frightened.

6. Задание

Образуйте от слова POPULATE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

UK: Conservation and Environment

Going for a walk is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. Despite its high ______ density, the UK has many unspoilt rural and coastal areas.

7. Задание

Образуйте от слова POPULAR однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Chicago from above

Following a recent renovation, the new Hancock Observatory invites you to enjoy Chicago’s best views from the city’s highest open-air Skywalk. It has quickly gained ______ with both Chicagoans and visitors of the city.

8. Задание

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово MARVEL так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

The Opening Night

The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Mama Mia… They are all stage musicals. The opening night of a new musical is always a ________________ event.

9. Задание

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово DARK так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

EMERGENCY SERVICES

The main emergency telephone number in Britain is 999. The number 999 was chosen because, on the old dial phones, it was considered to be the easiest to dial in __________________ or smoke.

10. Задание

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово VARY так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Looking after the environment

Protecting the environment is now a major concern in Britain. But despite many efforts __________________ threats to the environment remain.

11. Задание

Образуйте от слова WIDE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Ray Bradbury

Ray Douglas Bradbury is a US writer of fantasy, horror, science fiction and mystery. He is _________ considered to be one of the 20th century’s greatest and most popular writers of science fiction.

12. Задание

Образуйте от слова COUNT однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Animals

The importance of animals in British life is reflected in many ways. In the past, landowners liked to be portrayed with their dogs and horses. ______ pictures of this kind can be seen in art galleries and private residences.

13. Задание

Образуйте от слова REAL однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Why do we sleep?

A recent study may have an answer to one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in science — what is the purpose of sleep? The work suggests it’s ______ about making animals function more efficiently in their environments.

14. Задание

Образуйте от слова SCIENCE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Future population

The United Nations (UN) has published its prediction about the size and age of the world’s population three hundred years from now. This report can help environmental ______ and policy-makers to understand dramatic changes in the world’s population in the future.

15. Задание

Образуйте от слова EXPENSIVE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Invention of Potato Chips

The potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum who was a chef at a restaurant in New York. Fried potatoes were popular at the restaurant because they were rather ______ , but one day a visitor complained that the slices were too thick.

16. Задание

Образуйте от слова ENVIRONMENT однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Tourism in Australia

The growth of tourism infrastructure related to the base of Ayers Rock, or Uluru began in the 1950s. Soon it started to produce adverse ______ impacts.

17. Задание

Образуйте от слова SCIENCE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

The World’s Language

The English language is famous for the richness of its vocabulary. Webster’s New International Dictionary lists 450,000 words, and the new Oxford English Dictionary has 615,000, but that is only part of the total. Technical and ______ terms would add millions more.

18. Задание

Образуйте от слова USUAL однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Entertaining guests

The most usual way to entertain friends at home is to invite them for a meal, either in the evening or at lunch-time on a Sunday. When guests are invited for a meal, they often sit and chat while they have a drink before the meal, and coffee is ______ served afterwards.

19. Задание

Образуйте от слова DEFENSE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Castle Clinton

Castle Clinton was built in the times of Napoleonic wars and great tension between Britain and the US. New York was almost ______ and in a short time five new forts, Castle Clinton among them, were built.

20. Задание

Образуйте от слова EXPENSE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

The King’s New Dress

Many years ago, there was a King who spent all his time and money on dressing up. He loved riding round in his ______ garments so that everybody could see him.

21. Задание

Образуйте от слова DISCOVER однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

California

Nicknamed the “Golden State”, California is the third largest state in area after Alaska and Texas The ______ of gold

22. Задание

Образуйте от слова POPULAR однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

A Typical Day

My job would probably rank as one of the most ______ but I really like it. I am an accountant and I work from 9 am until 6 pm (although it takes an hour by train to reach my office in the City).

23. Задание

Образуйте от слова NECESSARY однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Advantages of a regular homework

What is homework? Should it always be done in writing, or can it be oral? Is it ______ connected with the information and tasks from the text books?

24. Задание

Образуйте от слова GREAT однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста. 

New Tourism in France

France is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. To most people perhaps, the ______ of France lies in her art and culture.

25. Задание

Образуйте от слова APPRENTICE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Repin 

Ilya Yefimovich Repin was born in Kharkov, Ukraine in 1844. Aged 22, after an ______ that covered icon painting and portraiture, he was admitted as a student to the Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg.

26. Задание

Образуйте от слова POPULAR однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

The Old Theatre

For years the old town theatre was a failure. It was very expensive but not comfortable, and most of the plays performed were ______ .

27. Задание

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово POPULATE так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

UK: Conservation and Environment

Going for a walk is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. Despite its high __________________ density and widespread urbanization, the UK has many unspoilt rural and coastal areas.

28. Задание

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово CONSERVE так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Cyberspace communication

Nowadays most of us go to our computers to connect with friends instead of using our phones. Cyberspace relationships have become the norm for many people, even the most ____________ ones.

29. Задание

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово FINAL так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

History of animated cartoons

Cartoon animation has a long history. A cartoon is made by drawing many pictures and showing them one after another so quickly that the pictures ______________ seem to move. The most prominent of animated cartoons were made by Walt Disney.

30. Задание

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово THANKFUL так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

When was the parachute invented?

Have you ever felt like jumping out of a plane? Plenty of people have, but _____________ most of them did it after parachutes had been invented.

31. Задание

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово SUCCESS так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Great Britain at the 2012 London Olympics

This is certainly the greatest Games for Britain in more than a century, and realistically the greatest ever. The British were more ______________ only once in 1908, in London, when a third of all the competitors were from the UK.

32. Задание

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово SCIENCE так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Chemistry or no chemistry

I was planning a career in biology but was not looking forward to taking chemistry in my first year at Carleton University in Ottawa. However, the professor of chemistry was a famous ____________.

33. Задание

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово DOMINATE так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

2012 London Olympics

How has London 2012 changed the sporting map of the world? The United States won the highest number of gold medals and the most medals in total, with China dropping to second place on the medals table after unprecedented _____________ at their home Olympics in Beijing four years ago.

34. Задание

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово BEGIN так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Famous inventions stories

Have you ever wondered how the most famous inventions were created? From the ____________ of time, humans everywhere have been inventing.

35. Задание

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово INVENT так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Morse Code

Before phones, computers, and telegraphs were invented, messages would take months or even years to reach their destination. Samuel Morse was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, in April 1791, not knowing that he would be a famous ____________.

36. Задание

Образуйте от слова ROMANCE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

English Heritage

English Heritage is a public body within the British Government that looks after historic sites. History is all around us — not just in museums, beautiful castles, stately homes or __________________ ruins.

37. Задание

Образуйте от слова AMERICA однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

English Heritage

Today children love to buy pens and pencils which come in all shapes and colours in stationary shops. But in early

_______________ schools students used a quill pen and ink to write. Since these schools did not have many supplies, children often had to make their own ink at home.

38. Задание

Образуйте от слова BUILD однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

The heart of Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. Its numerous high-rise __________________, heavy traffic congestion, intense heat and naughty nightlife may not immediately give you the best impression.

39. Задание

Образуйте от слова TROPIC однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and the most populous city of Thailand. This __________________ metropolis is also one of the most traveller-friendly cities in Asia. Bangkok was not the first capital of Thailand, in fact it has taken that role comparatively not long ago.

40. Задание

Образуйте от слова SUDDEN однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Victoria Falls

Before you even see the falls, you hear and feel them. As you walk along the trail to the entrance, the sound of rumbling water sounds in the background and __________________ your face is hit with a breeze of humidity and mist.

41. Задание

Образуйте от слова NATURAL однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Robots of the future

Robotic engineers are designing the next generation of robots to look, feel and act more human, to make it easier for us to warm up to a cold machine.

Realistic looking hair and skin with embedded sensors will allow robots to react __________ in their environment.

42. Задание

Образуйте от слова BUILD однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

St. Basil’s Cathedral

St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow was built between 1555 and 1561. According to legends, Ivan the Terrible blinded its

__________________ so that he could never build such a magnificent structure again.

43. Задание

Образуйте от слова ABSOLUTE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Pronunciation is important

Some learners of English think that pronunciation is not very important. That is __________________ wrong.

44. Задание

Образуйте от слова MASS однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

City Living

Humans have lived together in cities since ancient times, but even in 1800 urban areas were home to just 3 per cent of the world’s population.

The __________________ explosion of urbanization that accompanied the Industrial Revolution saw that figure rise 15 per cent in the space of 100 years.

45. Задание

Образуйте от слова APPEAR однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

National Symbols

Britain is often represented by national symbols. There are two personifications of Britain: John Bull and Britannia. John Bull represents the typical Englishman, supposed to have a ‘bullish’ _________ and characteristics.

46. Задание

Образуйте от слова TRAVEL однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Bath

“Bath is the finest place on earth for you may enjoy it without getting tired”. These are the words of the 18th century __________________ James Boswell upon his first visit to the place.

47. Задание

Образуйте от слова OPEN однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Clothes and Personality

What do your clothes really say about you? Some people wear their personality ___________ on their sleeves, while others try to hide it deep in the dark layers of their clothes. Nonetheless, one’s clothes can often be a window into the workings of their head.

48. Задание

Образуйте от слова COMPETE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Texas Rodeo

The rodeo is a really exciting event. It is a thrilling __________________ between cowboys from all over the country.

49. Задание

Образуйте от слова OPEN однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

Australia

What do your clothes really say about you? Some people wear their personality ___________ on their sleeves, while others try to hide it deep in the dark layers of their clothes. Nonetheless, one’s clothes can often be a window into the workings of their head.

Ответы.

1. calculation

2. usually

3. really

4 movement

5.darkness

6.population

7.popularity

8.marvellous|marvelous

9. darkness

10.various

11. widely

12.countless

13. really

14. scientists

15. inexpensive

16.environmental

17. scientific

18.usually

19.defenseless

20.expensive

21. discovery

22. unpopular

23 necessarily

24 greatness

25apprenticeship

26 unpopular

27 population

28conservative

29finally

30 thankfully

31successful

32 scientist

33 domination

34beginning

35 inventor

36romantic

37 American

38buildings

39tropical

40suddenly

41 NATURALLY

42builder

43 absolutely

44 MASSIVE

45appearance

46traveller

47openly

48 competition

49openly