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Vocabulary Challenge

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Lesson 1 - Vocabulary Challenge

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Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.

Adequate

Revolutionary

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Reinforced

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Involving or causing a complete or dramatic change.

Adequate

Revolutionary

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Reinforced

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"a drop in the ocean"

A way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done.

In the future.

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A tiny or unimportant amount compared to the real situation.

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"A dirty and overcrowded urban street or district very poor people live."

Slum

three-dimentional

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fraction

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Having a roof over your head is a basic human need

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thanks to a revolutionary, low-cost use of 3D printers

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"There is over 100 million people living in slum conditions"

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The tech ready is now to print very high-quality, safe homes by the places we're building.

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How many people around the world lack adequate housing?

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What challenges does Alexandria Lafci highlight regarding the scale of the housing crisis, despite the potential of 3D printing technology?

What method is ICON using to construct affordable homes, and how long does it take to build one house?

Which non-profit organization has partnered with ICON to address homelessness, and where will they build 100 new homes?

How many people around the world lack adequate housing?

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500 million people

1.2 billion people

2 billion people

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What challenges does Alexandria Lafci highlight regarding the scale of the housing crisis, despite the potential of 3D printing technology?

What method is ICON using to construct affordable homes, and how long does it take to build one house?

Which non-profit organization has partnered with ICON to address homelessness, and where will they build 100 new homes?

What method is ICON using to construct affordable homes, and how long does it take to build one house?

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ICON uses robots yo build homes in one week

ICON uses prefabricated panels to construct houses in one day

ICON uses 3D printing to construct a house out of cement in one day

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What challenges does Alexandria Lafci highlight regarding the scale of the housing crisis, despite the potential of 3D printing technology?

Which non-profit organization has partnered with ICON to address homelessness, and where will they build 100 new homes?

Which non-profit organization has partnered with ICON to address homelessness, and where they build 100 new homes?

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Habitat for Humanity, in Guatemala

New Story, in El Salvador

The Red Cross, in Haiti

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What challenges does Alexandria Lafci highlight regarding the scale of the housing crisis, despite the potential of 3D printing technology?

What challenges does Alexandria Lafci highlight regarding the scale of the housing crisis, despite the potential of 3D printing technology?

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"Homes are too expensive for poor communities"

"100 homes are just a small contribution to the global housing crisis"

"Homes can only be built in urban areas"

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Where is El Salvador ubicated?

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00:15

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Having a roof over your head is a basic human need, but there are 1.2 billion people in the world without adequate housing. This may change thanks to a revolutionary, low-cost use of 3D printers to construct houses. With 3D printing, materials are joined together or reinforced by using a computer-controlled device to create a three-dimensional object. Two companies have joined forces to try and ease homelessness around the world by building affordable homes using 3D printing. Tech company ICON has developed a method for printing a one-floor, 60-square-meter house out of cement in a day for just $10,000. This is a fraction of both the time and cost needed to build a similar construction using conventional methods. ICON has teamed up with the non-profit, international housing organization New Story. Together, they will start building homes in developing countries. Their joint venture will see 100 new homes constructed in El Salvador next year. New Story's co-founder Alexandria Lafci acknowledged that the 100 homes were just a drop in the ocean. She said: "There are over 100 million people living in slum conditions, in what we call survival mode." She also saw possibilities for 3D-printed houses to become common in richer countries in years to come. However, she said that for the moment: "The tech is ready now to print very high-quality, safe homes in the places we're building."