Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

Eco-cities: Building sustainable urban communities 111

Reading strategies

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EXERCISE

ParaphrasingUsing the paraphrasing techniques in Chapter 7, paraphrase the ten

Ecopolis Development Principles on page 102. The paraphrase of the irst principle has

already been provided.

Principle 1 Return land to its natural state by planting native species and creating

parks and gardens.

Principle 2

Principle 3

Principle 4

Principle 5

Principle 6

Principle 7

Principle 8

Principle 9

Principle 10

Organizing information
Summarize the features of Curitiba and Hammarby Sjöstad in the following chart.
Features Curitiba Hammarby Sjöstad
Location
Date plan was adopted
Green spaces