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Example 2

Andalucía 2020

Listen to an interview where Sam Lubell, an architect and writer, talks about his favourite buildings in California. For gaps 1 to 10, write the exact word or short phrase (up to 2 words only) you hear. Please, be advised that the text below is not a direct transcription of the audio. Number 0 is an example. You will get 1 point per correct answer. You will hear the recording twice.


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The impact of Californian economy can be seen in its architecture, for example, in the buildings in Silicon Valley where they are building like (0) CRAZY.

THE CENTRAL LIBRARY IN SAN DIEGO

This building took a long time to be built but the most important purpose is to recover the idea of taking one’s breath away on (1)  space. Anyone can look up to the floors above and feel the grandeur of those architecture spaces in (2)  vocabulary.

THE A.R.T.I.C. TRAIN STATION IN ANAHEIM

This station serves regular train services but it was built to anticipate (3)  rail before it was offered in the state. It implies the idea of a cavernous space in a dramatic way thanks to its (4) hall with inflatable plastic panels which serve a double purpose: they help with (5) and it allows natural light.

THE MAJOR ART MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES

The museum has injected a lot of new (6) in the area. It has got a sort of waffle appearance in its (7)  , for which the architect needed the help of computers. In the inside, you can take a long escalator tube ride up to the second floor.

TECH COMPANIES HEADQUARTERS IN SILICON VALLEY

The Apple building has the shape of a Disc with a giant park in the middle which cannot be visited but one can (8)  it from the visitor’s centre.

The Samsung building is more accessible and has got differentiated floors. The upper ones are for employees where they can walk outside into (9)  spaces.

Facebook uses the (10)  roof of its building in a very smart way to allow its employees to hang out privately most of the time.

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