General Listening Exercises

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General Listening Exercises

Goal: To learn a little about the architecture of a city in India

To pick out main points of a video.

"Chandigarh"
Use your research skills to find out 3 things about this Indian City

Architecture

You will now watch a video. 

Please make notes on what you have seen and heard.

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The partition of India resulted in the displacement of about ______million people.

1. 10
2. 20
3. 30
4. 40

The budget for building Chandigarh in today’s dollars was roughly ______million.

1. 100
2. 500
3. 1000
4. 5000

Le Corbusier’s urban design for Chandigarh used the metaphor of a _______ .

1. Tree
2. Human Body
3. Steam Locomotive
4. Animal

The lungs of the city of Chandigarh were known as the _________.

1. Leisure Valley
2. 7V's
3. Sector 17
4. Martyr's Memorial

Chandigarh today is famous for its eco-friendly design because of __________.

1. The high quality of its mechanical heating and cooling systems
2. The organization of its traffic system
3. Its passive cooling and ventilation systems
4. Its futuristic vision

The building of a new city from scratch is a complex operation (very difficult) that requires careful planning. What are some of the factors (onderwerpen) that urban (gebouwde omgevingen) planning must cater to?

Assembly building, Chandigarh, India