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Worksheets030: Unit 2 Scanning Exercise (What is Curitiba...?")
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 22mins
Question: Who was the mayor of Curitiba for 25 years?
Answer: He name is Jaime (a) .
Which were mentioned as problems caused by overcrowding?
Air pollution
disease
not enough food
crime
What did the mayor and the city planners decide to focus on?
environment
collecting more taxes
quality of life
improving the economy
What is the meaning of Cambio Verde?
(a)
What do people bring to the Cambio Verde?
(a)
What do people get at the Cambio Verde? ( 2 words)
(a)
In addition to a reduction in trash and a cleaner environment, what is a benefit of the recycling plants?
Answer: (a) for the poor
Question: What is the population of Curitiba?
Answer: It is approximately (a) people.
Question: By how much has traffic decreased in Curitiba?
Answer: (a) % (Type in only the number.)
When do people pay for their bus ride?
Answer: (a) they enter the bus (Before?/ During?/ After?)
What 2 problems does the bus system solve?
air pollution
expensive transport fees
poor attendance at work and school
people crowding onto bus
What is the English name for Fazenda da Solidaridade? (2 words)
(a)
Who are the workers at Fazenda da Solidaridade?
Tired parents
people with mental health problems
dancers
former bikers
What is the English name for Verde Saude? (2 words)
(a)
Question: How long is this program (Verde Saude)?
Answer: It is up to (a) months long. (Type number only.)
What things do the workers get in exchange for their labor?
counselling
medical care
job training
pocket money
Question: What does Curitiba do for companies that have green areas in their plants?
Answer: The city (a) . (verb + noun)
What did Curitiba give to neighbourhoods to make them greener? (1 word only.)
(a)
How many trees did the city give the neighbourhoods to make them greener?
one thousand five hundred
one hundred thousand
one million five hundred thousand
fifteen million
How much land in Curitiba is used for green areas? (The answer will be in square meters.)
(a)
What do you think is the most useful solution that the city implemented? Explain why!
