Environment #80

ILR 2+ · Environment & health · TV interview · broadcast recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 5What is the interview about?

Question 2 of 5Why doesn't the city cool down at night?

Question 3 of 5How big can the difference be in some neighborhoods?

Question 4 of 5Which traditional idea does she suggest?

Question 5 of 5Why will change be slow, in her view?

Vocabulary

التَّخْطِيطُ الْعُمْرَانِيُّurban planning

الْإِسْفَلْتasphalt

الْخَرَسَانَةconcrete

يَمْتَصَّانِ(both) absorb

يُطْلِقَانِهَا(both) release it

طِلَاءpainting, coating

تَعْكِسُreflect

الْأَفْنِيَةcourtyards

الْمُشَاةpedestrians

إِرَادَةٌ سِيَاسِيَّةٌpolitical will