Muchammad aliful ulya (1610231057)

Unit III
Designing and building with….. (Track 8)

Listen to the recording carefully and fill the blanks correctly. All of the missing words are
adjectives.
It is 50 times stronger than oak (a type of wood), lighter than steel or concrete, flexible and
looks good. It can be used to build bridges, building, create floors, walls, clothing, paper,
jewelry, in aeroplane construction, scaffolding, medicine, music instruments, weapons, vinegar,
cosmetics, animal feed and it is also a vegetable. It is a favourite meal for elephants and pandas,
it is sustainable and environmentally friendly and some varieties can grow up to a meter a day
and the plants prevent soil erosion.
What is this magic material? It’s bamboo of course!
Bamboo has been used for many years not just as construction material but for other uses
too. Did you know Thomas Edition used a carbonized bamboo filament in his experiments with
the first light bulb – and that light bulb still burns today in The Smithsonian Museum in
Washington DC.
Authorities encourage the use of bamboo in building low-income housing after natural
disasters, these houses are strong in both hurricanes and earthquakes. Traditional beliefs say that
being surrounded by bamboo can restore calmness and stimulate creativity. Be careful though,
bamboo is also a favourite hiding place for snakes.
Words to learn
Try to find the meanings from the text above and use them in your own sentence

Strong
Ex: human have a lot strong muscles in the arms, so he could lift a heavy things
Light
Ex: the weight of a wind is very light
good
Ex: some goods have to be saved in the refrigator
careful
Ex: be careful when the rain comes, because the road would be slipery
flexible
Ex: people could be flexible with any kind of jobs
favourite
Ex:the favourite spots of crocodile is in the river
musical
Ex: somehow, rain is the best kind of musical sounds
magic
Ex: the sound of the sea is very magical
carbonized
Ex: a carbonized bamboo could be a good conductor for electricity
sustainable
Ex: bamboo is a material which is very sustainable in every condition
environmentally friendly
Ex: paper that we used is very enviromentally friendly than plastic
low-income
Ex: a low-income bed could be made from bamboo
calm
Ex: we need to be calm in every condition of life
creative
Ex: we have to be creative in many ways
natural
Ex: natural disaster could affected many kind aspect of live