VOL 4 Test 6 - Earth-sheltered Housing

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Question 1-6

Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Advantages:

  • has a 1 on the environment
  • increased use of energy-efficient 2 technologies
  • can have a very long 3
  • easy to maintain
  • no noise from the 4 outside (big problem in many conventional homes)
  • health benefits from advanced methods of 5

Earth-sheltered housing in the UK:

  • no longer difficult to get planning permission
  • more likely to get approval for development in 6 areas
  • may replace mobile homes on the coast

Questions 7-10 

Which UK projects have the following features?
Choose the correct answer.

A Mole Manor

B The Hockerton Project

C both Mole Manor and the Hockerton Project

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Favourable reaction

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Self-sufficiency in energy

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Low building costs

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Luxurious accommodation