HW 3: Review & New Vocabulary Practice (L3)

​HW 3: Review & New Vocabulary Practice

​Level 3, Unit 3: Friends & Family

​TEDTalk: "How to Reinvent the Apartment Building"

​Section 1:

Ventures Review

Lesson C, Adverbs of Degree Too and Enough

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• ​Read each sentence. Decide if you should use too or enough.

Multiple Choice

The freeways are big ______ to accommodate a lot of traffic.

• too

• enough

Multiple Choice

Our neighborhood has _______ grocery stores nearby.

• too

• enough

Multiple Choice

My apartment is _____ close to the freeway. It's very loud at night.

• too

• enough

Multiple Choice

This neighborhood is affordable ______ for young people.

• too

• enough

Multiple Choice

There is _____ much traffic in the morning.

• too

• enough

Multiple Choice

Big cities are _____ dangerous to walk around alone at night.

• too

• enough

Multiple Choice

We have _____ public spaces for people to enjoy recreation.

• too

• enough

Multiple Choice

My neighbor was nice ______ to collect my mail while I was on vacation.

• too

• enough

Multiple Choice

This school has _____ places for students to hang out.

• too

• enough

Multiple Choice

Her neighbors are _____ noisy when they have a party.

• too

• enough

​Section 2:

Vocabulary Review

​Review vocabulary from "The Power of Gratitude" to prepare for a vocabulary quiz.

• Complete each sentence with the correct vocabulary word.

Multiple Choice

There is a very _______ view from the top of this mountain.

• public

• attractive

• recreational

• residential

Multiple Choice

The amusement park ______ a big crowd, especially on the weekends.

• leads

• hangs out

• draws

• resides

Multiple Choice

It is important for _______ to look both ways before they cross the street.

• performance centers

• residents

• recreation

• pedestrians

Multiple Choice

The park is a great place for _______ because people can participate in a variety of activities.

• performance centers

• sewers

• recreation

• publicity

Multiple Choice

It can be very difficult to find _____ bathrooms in our city.

• public

• hang out

• recreational

• lead

​​Section 3:

New Vocabulary & TEDTalk Preview

First, practice with new vocabulary from the TEDTalk by choosing the best definitions for each word based on the example sentence.

​

Then, watch the TEDTalk "How to Reinvent the Apartment Building" by Moshe Safdie.

You can use subtitles or translations while you watch.

Multiple Choice

Safdie designs middle-income housing projects. They might be too expensive for some people, but you don't have to be rich to live in them.

• high-income

• average-income

• low-income

Multiple Choice

It costs a lot to live in Tokyo and San Francisco. However, Mumbai, India is one of the most affordable cities in the world.

• crowded

• dangerous

• inexpensive

Multiple Choice

People who live in the suburbs have to drive a lot. One way to sustain the suburb is to move businesses into them so people don't have to drive so much.

• visit

• keep

• destroy

Multiple Choice

The Outdoor Sculpture Collection at Western Washington University is a public space that is integrated with an outdoor art gallery. Students can sit and talk adn enjoy art at the same time.

• separated from

• combined with

• inside of

Multiple Choice

We need to look at city living in a new way. For example, we need to rethink the way we create housing in crowded cities.

• reconsider

• forget

• remind

Multiple Choice

Safdie built a unique housing project: Each unit is like a house. Residents don't feel like their home is attached to another person's home.

• apartment

• amount

• project

Multiple Choice

The population density of large cities gave Safdie an idea: Can we build housing projects that don't feel crowded, even if the city itself is crowded?

• cost

• amount of crime

• closeness

Multiple Choice

It costs a lot of money to live in Tokyo. For example, it's extremely expensive to buy an apartment there.

• somewhat

• very

• not at all

Multiple Choice

The architects took an old office building and completely reconfigured it. They put shops on the ground floor and apartments on the top floors.

• changed the structure

• destroyed

• kept the original design

Multiple Choice

A popular concept in architecture is creating spaces that help people connect with nature.

• issue

• project

• idea

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