My English Wall by Elena Bianchi https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge Materiali e presentazione dei lavori in inglese en-us 2017-04-03 18:45:02 UTC 2026-01-11 04:25:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Moderncam.png Presentation bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164446955 Hello  my name is Elena, I'm 15 years old and I'm attending the 2nd grade in "Liceo Martino Filetico. Today I have decided to creat this padlet to talk about the Tower Bridge, one of Europe's most famous bridges.]]> 2017-04-03 18:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164446955 Tower Bridge bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164447483 Tower Bridge is one of the symbols of London. It is located on the river Thames and connects the Southwark district at the Tower of London. It was built between 1886 and 1894 and is a magnificent example of Victorian engineering.  The bridge is supported by two Neo-Gothic towers and is lifted up during the passage of large ships and on special occasions (about 1,000 times a year), at a speed of no less than 90 seconds. ]]> 2017-04-03 18:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164447483 The Story bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164448092 At that time London during the Industrial Revolution,in strong expansion, needed another pass to connect the southern part of the city. So in 1886, began the construction of the Tower Bridge, which involved the collaboration of five companies and the work of 432 workers. It was built of Cornish granite to cover the steel skeleton. Initially, the structure was characterized by a questionable gray color, but in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the coronation of the queen, in 1976, the color was replaced by the combination of blue and white, with which we know it today. To preserve the integrity of the bridge structure, the municipality of London imposed a speed limit of 32 km / h, and a load limit of 18 tons for all vehicles.
 
]]> 2017-04-03 18:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164448092 bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164449760 2017-04-03 18:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164449760 Curiosity bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164450287 Tower Bridge is the third most photographed attraction in London and one of the scenes most recorded in the film about the city. It has appeared in several short films and feature films. More recently it has been used as a location for the film of 2009 Sherlock Holmes. You can see it also in  The Mummy - The Return.]]> 2017-04-03 18:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164450287 Legend bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164450641 On 18 April 1968, the London Bridge was sold to Robert McCulloch. Legend says that Robert thought he had bought the beautiful Tower Bridge and for don't make a bad impression, rebuilt it in the middle of the Arizona desert. Actually Robert knew that it was the London Bridge but he did this  to increase the value of an arid area 300 km from Phoenix.]]> 2017-04-03 18:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164450641 Exhibition bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164452570 Walking across the bridge there is the possibility to access to the elevated gallery; the visit is interesting and does not last more than 30 minutes. You can see the steam engine used until 1976 which was later replaced by electricity. Photographs and images of the most famous bridges in the world are hung along the two covered galleries. From here you can see the river and the surrounding area.

]]> 2017-04-03 19:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164452570 bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164453345 2017-04-03 19:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164453345 bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164532210 2017-04-04 07:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/164532210 One night in January bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/168605177 Something really strange happened to me some time ago.  It was three o’ clock and in this particular night I had a terrible nightmare. After a while I decided to go to the kitchen to drink a glass of water  to calm down. Meanwhile I noticed that the TV in the next room, the living room, was lit; so I went to turn it off but something in the corner of the room caught my attention. A young female figure with very clear skin and black eyes with no iris, crouched on herself. The figure noticed me and turned to look at me. She began to approach more and more until I found her in front of me. I tried to run away, but I was petrified.  So, sure of my destiny, I closed my eyes, waiting for the next move. But when I opened them she was gone. I often wonder to me what happened that night and who was that strange figure or if it was all fruit of my imagination. I hope the last one. 

]]> 2017-04-27 12:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/168605177 Describe a mysterious event that happened to you or someone you know. bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/168657063 2017-04-27 14:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/168657063 Clara's disappearance bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/168670502 A strange legend circulates about Clara’s disappearance. Legend says that while she was returning home, after a normal day at school, she noticed in front of the gate’s home a packet. The girl, driven by the curiosity, opened it. She found a dozen of photos inside it. Clara started to look at the 1st photo and noticed a dark figure from afar. She looked at the 2nd one and the figure had moved ahead. Clara began to browse the photo faster, until she comes to the last one, in which the figure was portrayed in full screen. From the photo there was the possibility to see all her appearances. She had human features, a long, white, straight hair and a face covered by the scars. Also in the back of the photo there was a sentence: "Anyone who watches these photos will die”. Finished browsing photos Clara thought that is a bad joke from her brother. But when Clara looked in front of her, the figure was just a stone’s throw away from the girl. At about 5 o'clock in the evening Clara's mom returned home from work and did not find her daughter. She did not worry at the beginning; she thought that Clara had gone to a friend to study. It was now late in the evening and there was no trace of Clara. The mother, anxious, looked out of the window with the hope of seeing his daughter back. But something in front of the gate's house caught her attention, it looked like a picture. She rushed outside the door and picked up that piece of paper. In it, she was portrayed her daughter with a figure with long white hair. 5 years after her disappearance, the cops haven’t yet been able to understand what really happens to Clara and who the woman in the photo with her is. 

]]> 2017-04-27 15:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/168670502 nnn bianchi_elena https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/170361769 2017-05-07 14:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchi_elena/towerbridge/wish/170361769