New Lives for Old Buildings

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Cambridge Ready original exercise

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

ABANDON

ENVIRONMENT

PRODUCE

CONTINUE

HAZARD

SUIT

IMAGINE

MEMORY

Across Europe, (0) ___ buildings that once stood empty are being given new lives. Old warehouses have become flats, former power stations have been turned into art galleries, and (1) ___ railway stations now house markets and restaurants. Reusing an existing building is often (2) ___ sensible, since the (3) ___ of new concrete and steel is responsible for a large share of the world's carbon emissions. Such projects can also preserve a sense of (4) ___ with a neighbourhood's past. Conversions bring their own challenges, though. Old buildings may contain (5) ___ materials that are expensive to remove, and their thick walls and small windows can make them (6) ___ for modern living without major changes. Architects therefore need a great deal of (7) ___ to adapt them without destroying the very features that make them (8) ___ in the first place. When it works, the result can be a home or workplace with far more character than any new building could offer, and a street that still feels like itself.

New Lives for Old Buildings

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