Unit 9 - Building an Earthship!.

Good afternoon!

Today we learnt about how to build an Earthship. They are very different from our homes, right? I would like to try living in one.

Here is the text we read and the questions. Below you will also find the interview with Mairi. Remember to study the new vocabulary!

An Earthship is a house made with natural and recycled materials. Earthships are designed with energy conservation in mind and produce water and electricity for its owners. Earthships can adapt to different climates and they are built all around the world!.

Walls of an Earthship are made of recycled tires like the ones in your car. Tires are filled with earth and then used to build thick walls. These walls help keep the house fresh in the summer and warm during winters.

An Earthship does not need external support to work. It uses all resources of its surroundings!. Windows are placed so that sunlight heats the house. Electricity is generated by solar panels. The roof collects and filters rainwater from rain and condensation. Used water is reused to flush the toilet or water plants.

Answer the questions:

• Are Earthships designed only for warm climates? [Answer]
  No. Earthships can adapt to different climates and are built all around the world.
• What is the main material of Earthships?. What is it used for?. [Answer]
  The main material of Earthships are tires. They are filled with earth to make walls.
• What is good about Earthships' thick walls? [Answer]
  They keep the house warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
• How is water collected in an Earthship? [Answer]
  The roof collects water from rain and condensation.

Here is the interview!

Interviewer: Hello Mairi!. We have some questions sent by [Noun]

students

all over Andalusia for you. Do you want to answer them?
Mairi: Sure!
Interviewer: Good, the first question is "Mairi, do you [Verb]

like

living in Glasgow?. Are you going to [Verb]

miss

it?.
Mairi: Well, I have a lot of [Noun]

friends

here and I am going to miss them. But my father cannot live here and it is [Comparative]

better

if we go somewhere cleaner.
Interviewer: Very good. Next question, "Mairi, do you [Verb]

speak

Spanish?".
Mairi: I [Verb]

am studying

Spanish at school but I have a lot to [Verb]

learn

!.
Interviewer: Another question says "Mairi, what is your favourite thing about [Noun]

Andalusia

?".
Mairi: The food, the [Noun]

Weather

and the people!. We travelled there for a [Noun]

week

and I loved it!.
Interviewer: One last question: "Mairi, do you like the idea of living in an Earthship?".
Mairi: Yes. At first it was strange, but now I [Verb]

think

it is very clean and cool!.

And remember, book day is this weekend!. Get your favourite book to school and tell us about it :)!