The giant Christmas tree made entirely out of Lego

A very unusual Christmas tree has been unveiled in London - it's made out of Lego bricks!
The 12 metre high tree is made out of a whopping 600,000 bricks and has taken two months to build. It's so tall that the builders needed to use a crane to put the star on the top !
The 1200 baubles are also made of Lego and have been made by kids at local schools and Scout groups.
The tree is on show at St Pancras International rail station in London and will be there until the new year.
The tree was created by Duncan Titmarsh who is the UK's only Lego Professional. Duncan has built many weird and wonderful things out of the plastic bricks, including a Lego house, but this is his most ambitious project yet.


Match the words below to their definitions

ambitious / baubles / crane / professional / unveiled / whopping

showed something new for the first time
very large
ball-shaped Christmas decoration for hanging on a tree
tall metal machine used for lifting heavy things
person who does a job that people usually do as a hobby
something that needs a lot of skill and effort to do


True or false?

1. The baubles were made by Duncan Titmarsh.
2. The tree took a long time to build.
3. The tree will be taken down right after Christmas.
4. St Pancras International station is in London.
5. There are 1200 baubles hanging on the tree.
6. This was Duncan Titmarsh’s first Lego project.
7. Children put the star on top of the tree.
8. There is only one Lego Professional in the UK.

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?

1. weird
a) the same as familiar
b) the same as peculiar
c) the same as missing
2. unusual
a) the same as uncommon
b) the same as expected
c) the same as ordinary
3. created
a) the same as destroyed
b) the same as forecast
c) the same as made
4. project
a) the same as decision
b) the same as undertaking
c) the same as thought



KEY

True or false?
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True
6. False
7. False
8. True

Vocabulary

unveiled showed something new for the first time
whopping very large
baubles ball-shaped Christmas decoration for hanging on a tree
crane tall metal machine used for lifting heavy things
professional person who does a job that people usually do as a hobby
ambitious something that needs a lot of skill and effort to do

What is the missing word?

1. peculiar
2. uncommon
3. made
4. undertaking