Masdar, UAE

Match the words below with the meanings on the right.

1. ecological footprint

a) people who live in a place

____

2. construction boom

b) a large space that contains a lot of

solar panels to produce energy

____

3. solar farm

c) praise; approval

____

4. inhabitants

d) knowing and thinking about the

environment

____

5. consumption

e) people who travel to work

____

6. movement sensors

f) expected

____

7. environmental consciousness

g) the amount of pollution caused by

a person or a city

____

8. endorsements

h) groups that try to protect the

environment

____

9. environmental conservation
groups

i) a tiny amount

____

10.commuters

j) a big increase in a kind of business,

e.g. building houses

____

11.a fraction

k) machines that can detect and

respond to movement

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12.anticipated

l) use

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1. Why is it surprising that the worlds first sustainable city is in the UAE?
Because it is + ADJECTIVE
A DESERT CITY
An oil producing nation

2. Where does Masdars power come from?

SUN
GOVERNMENT

3. Where did Masdars designers get some of their inspiration from?

BRITISH? DUTCH? TRADITIONAL
ARCHITECTURE
4. What is the benefit of the wall around the city?
PROTECTION FROM ????

5. How hot are the streets in Masdar?

50 / 15 degrees Celsius / Fahrenheit

6. What are the two alternatives to cars in Masdar?

(i)

UNDERGROUND / RAILWAY

(ii)

LIGHT RAILWAY / ELECTRIC CARS

7. How have the designers reduced the use of water and energy in the city?
RECYCLE / REUSE / REDUCE CONSUMPTION / DESIGN FEATURE

8. Which two multinational companies have located their Middle Eastern headquarters there?
(i)

COMPANY NAME

(ii)

COMPANY NAME

9. What does Masdar still need to improve?

EQUIPMENT / TRANSPORT FOR COMMUTERS

10. Why have there been problems with the process of designing and building Masdar?
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FAR LOCATION 1
LACK OF FUNDING / FUNDS / TECHNICAL
PROBLEMS
11. What is one criticism of Masdar that some urban planners around the world have made?
TOO BIG / SMALL / IMPOSSIBLE / UNSUSTAINABLE / SLOW / DIFFICULT /

12. Why does the narrator think Masdar is a good idea?

FUTURE CITY MODEL / SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEMS / SOLVE

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