Question

Reading. (6) Read the text carefully and put True or False


It’s Alive! Green roofs! What a great idea, and so simple. Why didn’t anybody think of this before? Well, actually they did. Green roofs, in the form of natural sod* roofs, have been around for ages. Nowadays, these living roofs, also called eco-roofs, are a bit more complex than those from the past, but they are still ‘sprouting up’ in cities all over the world. Are green roofs expensive to build? Green roofs are fairly expensive to construct and maintain (1) but with the money you save on heating and air-conditioning they pay for themselves in no time. And remember, even if you can’t afford to have a ‘real’ green roof at the moment, you can do your part for the environment now by planting flowers or vegetables in pots on the roof of your house or block of flats. What’s so great about green roofs? There are many benefits to having a green roof. To begin with, they look fantastic; they are a little patch of glorious (2) nature in the middle of an ugly concrete jungle. Secondly, they can reduce heating and cooling costs because they act as a kind of insulation for the building. Finally, green roofs give wildlife a place of their own, a natural habitat, in which to live. What exactly are green roofs? As you’ve probably already guessed, green roofs are not just roofs that have been painted green. By definition, a green roof is a roof of a building that is partly or totally covered in vegetation: grass, flowers, or any other kind of plant. Under the soil in which the vegetation grows are several layers which prevent (3) water and roots from damaging the original roof.


1. This text is about red expensive roof?
2. Green roof is cheap equipment
3. Green roof is called “Eco -roofs”
4. Green roofs, in the form is not of natural sod roofs
5. Green roofs are fashionable installation for construction
6. Green roofs are not actually nowadays

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. False (The text mentions that green roofs are fairly expensive to construct and maintain.)

2. False (The text does not state that green roofs are cheap equipment.)

3. True (The text refers to green roofs as "also called eco-roofs.")

4. False (The text mentions that green roofs, in the form of natural sod roofs, have been around for ages.)

5. True (The text mentions that green roofs are "still ‘sprouting up’ in cities all over the world.")

6. False (The text describes that green roofs are still in use today, although they are a bit more complex than in the past.)