Question

Reading
Look at the photo of part of Frelburg city. What
do you think the article is going to be about?
2 Read the article quicldy and check your
predictions.
THE CITY OF
THE
FUTURE?
الدر
ve you ever thought about how much energy your city uses? Where does the energy
me from? Mosteities une huge amount of energy generated from power stations
being fuels, which have a ble impact on the environment. But there is a town in Germany
where they don't use any fuel at all. In fact, they produce four times more energy than thay
vrchnally need! And talis energy is completely clean. But how do they do it?
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Arriving in Freiburg ly train you might
the solar panelled towers of the
on building. These solar panels are
everywhere on the football stadium
Hotels the conference centre and even
story with 1,800 hours of sunshine
per year solar power is the main source
egy in Freiburg, maling it one of
the most ecologically friendly cities in
are
them warm or cool, without needing
central heating or in conditioning at all
The houses cost around 10% more
to build but over many years they cut
chery bills and energy loss by 90%
Vauben is another quiet area with solar
panels everywhere and a large number
of passive houses (d) Officially, only
one person in four has a car and it costs
around 18.000 euros a you to keep one
outside toon in a solar garage
In the area of Vauban called Solar
Settlement the situation is even more
surprising It all started with solar
architect Roll Disch when built his
own house, the Heliotrope, over 25 years
ago The Heliotrope rotates with the sun
and produces five times more energy
than it needs (0)
in the solar settlement tell the brightly
coloured terraced houses are also plus
energy homes Each one produces four
times more energy than it needs in
This makes around 6,000 euros a year for
cach home owner
In Freiburg, being green is part of the
economy and local people buy shares in
different green projects, for example the
solar football stadium Not surprisingly,
this remarkable eco-city has won many
awards and other German cities are now
competing to become more eco-friendly
So why aren't more countries around the
world doing the same?
In reiburg it all began in the 1970s
when local people were strongly against
plans for a nuclear power station
arby. The historic centre has been
car free since 1973, with over 400 km of
de paths (b) In the area called
Rieselfeld, residents live in small blocks
of south-facing flats called passive
houses The design of these houses keeps
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(3 Complete the article with these sentences.
It was the first building in the world to produce more
energy than it required
2 In fact, some say that Freiburg generates nearly as
much solar power as the whole of the UK.
3 It is a safe, clean area. It is busy, but with people and
bicycles instead of vehicles.
4 However, it is the modern residential districts on the
outskirts which most interest environmentalists.
5 Special systems for the air-flow, windows which are
triple-glazed for insulation and even the body-heat
of the people inside help keep the temperature the
same year round.
6 Solar collectors then send any extra energy back to
CRITICAL THINKING
Which of the following reasons might stop town
planners investing in more cities like Freiburg?
1 They cost more to build
2 The towns consume less energy.
3 They are not confident that they will be a success
4 People aren't willing to pay for them.
5 People don't want to stop using cars.
6 Governments will have to improve local transport
networks.
7 The long term benefits are excellent.
the city
6 Match the underlined words in the article to the
definitions.
1 the people who live in a town
2 produced
3 prizes you get for being successful
4 moves in a circle around a fixed central point
4 Read the article again and answer these questions.
1 Why did Freiburg become an eco-city?
2 What don't passive houses need?
3 What are the names of the two areas in Freiburg
which have passive houses?
4 Which is more 'green', Disch's home or the homes in
the Solar Settlement?
5 Why are the houses in the Solar Settlement called
plus energy homes?
6 Why is 'solar power' good for the local economy?
5 an effect
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