Literacy Resources Things to think about things to

Literacy Resources Things to think about. . . things to talk about. . . w/e: 22. 5. ’ 20

Italian architect, Luca Curci, is planning a city composed entirely of skyscrapers. He said that he wanted to build four self-sufficient, interconnected towers with trees, wildlife and farms. He claimed that his buildings, for 200, 000 people, would be the best way to tackle population growth, pollution and poverty. He says his project, The Link, could save the world and halt urban sprawl. He says, “We need a sustainable vision, my towers are designed to encourage a sense of community. ” He envisages communities rising 300 floors with shops, cafés and recreation areas with homes, complete with solar panels. Trees and plants would recycle all the carbon dioxide produced. Curci’s towers have a horse-shoe shape to create wildlife havens. The blocks would gain stability from their conical form. The communities would be self-sufficient with farms on lower floors. Video Bm&y. . . Inter and intra are words that have a precise and connected meanings that help you guess what a word that has them in might mean. Inter- means ‘between’, as for example in international, which mean ‘between nations. Intra means within or along but not between – so intravenous means into or along a vein. Glossary composed (adjective) Made up of urban sprawl (noun) When towns and cities steadily spread to take up more and more land, often because of weak planning rules. sustainable (adjective) Able to be continued without using up all the available resources and then failing.

Main question: If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Reading Deeper Read through this week’s story and talk about Luca Curci’s project. Do you think it is a good idea? Would you like to live there? • Do you think it’s likely this is how lots of people will live in the future? Why/why not? • Read through and think about or discuss the facts about the project below, do you find any of the facts surprising? Which do you find the most interesting? Explain your reason. -The link design includes four main towers with over 2 million plants distributed across each floor to improve air quality. -The tallest tower will house all the residents and have 300 floors. -The towers will be programmed with smart AI, having control over the city temperature, levels of C 02 and even the lighting. Through this, the weather can be controlled. Glossary distributed Shared or spread out. The sweets were distributed between the class (shared). The seeds were distributed over the field (spread out). residents People who reside in a place. Reside means live.

-Food production and waste will all be conducted in the towers, so there will be a zero-waste policy allowing residents to live healthier lifestyles. -The towers are designed to be completely selfsufficient and include swimming pools, markets and spiritual hubs. -Up to 200, 000 people could live in the planned Link City-Forest project. • Thinking about where you live, what is your home like? What do you like about it? Is there anything you would change about it if you could? What about your local area? What amenities are there? Do many others live close by? Do you like living in your locality? • Talk about why we live where we do. Is it because it is busy or quiet, is it close to family or friends or where some of our family members work? Is it close to shops or our school, or do you need to travel to access these things? Glossary amenities Something pleasant or desirable about a place. Civic amenities are the services that are provided by the government or direction of the government like water supply, sewerage disposal, lighting etc. self-sufficient Providing everything that is needed by itself. spiritual Relating to religion or things that are believed rather than known through evidence.

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