# A Case Study on Rotterdam's Water Squares

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 7 minutes - Multiple choice, Summary completion (word list)

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## The recording

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## Questions

### Questions 21-24: Multiple choice

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21. According to the students, Rotterdam's water squares were planned mainly for areas
   - A. that lie well below sea level.
   - B. with no space for extra open water.
   - C. at risk of flooding from the rivers.

22. What do the students say about the funding of Benthemplein?
   - A. Most of the money came from European funds.
   - B. The water boards paid the largest share.
   - C. Half of the money came from the city.

23. According to Hannah, the public workshops mainly influenced
   - A. what the square would be used for.
   - B. how much water the square could store.
   - C. the name of a nearby building.

24. What does Hannah say about the deep basin?
   - A. It fills about thirty times a year.
   - B. It fills whenever it rains.
   - C. It fills only in rare heavy storms.

### Questions 25-30: Summary completion (word list)

Complete the summary below. Choose SIX answers from the box, A-I.

- **A** canals
- **B** cleaning
- **C** early
- **D** gravity
- **E** heat
- **F** late
- **G** mobility
- **H** playground
- **I** station

The students agree that the main weakness of the square has been **(25)** _____. The staff responsible for this joined the project **(26)** _____, when the design was mostly settled. The square is also hard to use for people with limited **(27)** _____, because only the largest basin has a ramp. Rotterdam's newer water squares depend more on **(28)** _____ than on machinery. For their own city, the students reject a site beside the **(29)** _____ because of what lies beneath it, and choose a school **(30)** _____ instead.

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