PAU Anglès 2016 · Setembre · Sèrie 1 · Part 3 · Listening comprehension

Part 3: Listening comprehension BUILDING FOR A BETTER WORLD In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. environment: medi ambient / medio ambiente sustainable: sostenible soil: sòl / suelo damage: espatllar / estropear pavements: voreres / aceras renewable: renovable Ready? Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the conversation. Interviewer: Last year a new building project located outside Amsterdam started. It’s called the 20/20 Park Project. The idea is to have buildings that have a positive, beneficial impact on the environment. We asked the architect, Mr Zicari, to discuss the 20/20 Park Project with us. [Now listen to the interview.] QUESTIONS Choose the best answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct. [2 points: 0.25 points for each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.08 points. There is no penalty for unanswered questions.] 1. Where did the idea of building for a better world come from? It is an evolution from his interest in green architecture. It originated in Ireland where the first solar house was built. It came from a group of students at Yale University. It came from a NASA theory when designing a solar house. 2. What is the difference between green architecture and Mr Zicari’s idea of architecture? Green architecture cares for the environment and his architecture tries to improve it. His architecture is more popular than green architecture. His architecture takes care of the materials we build with and green architecture does not. Green architecture is continuously improving and his architecture never changes. 3. What is the most important part of a project for Mr Zicari? The location of the buildings. The time needed for construction. The person’s well being. The things that are thrown away. 4. What did Mr Zicari worry about when he started the project? He was concerned about people who put the environment in danger on purpose. He was only worried about the soil and the water. He wanted to give something back to the environment. He wanted to sell all the houses in the development. 5. Which of these sentences is NOT correct? People living in the buildings find them comfortable. All the buildings in the project are complete. Mr Zicari thinks the project is a big success. The financial crisis does not seem to have affected the whole project. 6. Which of these things about green architecture is NOT mentioned in the text? Green roofs. Permeable pavements. Green infrastructures. Green façades. 7. Which are the most important things in the 20/20 Park Project? Quality and beauty. Beauty and energy. Biodiversity and clean energy. Business and quality. 8. What is Mr Zicari’s ultimate goal? To earn a lot of money. To build for rich people. To try to change the world a little bit. To make people rich.