Unit 3, exercise 24b BORROWER SUCCESS STORIES Ana Before receiving a $130 micro loan to expand her tortilla business, Ana, from Nicaragua, was living in a little hut with her eight children. She had no furniture except for her worktable, and her children never had shoes or attended school. After her second loan, she was able to send her four eldest to school and buy eight plastic chairs so the children wouldn’t have to sit in the dirt. Before her micro loan, her children never got enough food. “The little ones run around now,” she says. “They go to sleep early because they are tired from playing around, not because they are weak from hunger.” Unit 7, exercise 15b The cycle washer Have you ever felt that there aren’t enough hours in the day? These days we have to do our jobs, look after our homes, save energy to help the environment, and do exercise to stay healthy! Like many of us, Alex Gadsden never had enough time. He ran a business and a home and needed to lose weight. So he decided to do something about it. He invented the cycle washer. The 29-year-old now starts each day with a 45-minute cycle ride. He not only feels healthier, but he saves on his energy bills and does the washing too. He said, “It gives the user a good workout. I’ve only used it for two weeks, but I’ve already noticed a difference.” “I tend to get up at around six-thirty now and get straight on the cycle washer. I keep it in the garden, so it’s nice to get out in the fresh air. Afterwards, I feel full of energy. Then I generally have breakfast and a shower, and I really feel ready to start the day.” The green washing machine uses 25 litres of water a wash, and takes enough clothes to fill a carrier bag. He normally cycles for 25 minutes to wash the clothes, and then for another 20 minutes to dry them. And it doesn’t use any electricity, of course. Mr Gadsden, the boss of a cleaning company, believes his machine could become very popular.With an invention which cleans your clothes, keeps you fit and reduces your electricity bill, he may well be right. Read your article again and answer the questions about Alex. 1 Who had the idea? 2 How much time does he spend doing exercise? 3 What’s his morning routine now? 4 How has it changed his life? Unit 9, exercise 36 Student C Student B 16 a Student B You like low buildings using traditional materials like wood and bricks. You don’t belive that high-rise buildings can be sustainable. 144 A Activities Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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