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From the Ted Talk by Christian Benimana: The next generation of African architects and designers

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This is Francis Kéré. He wkors in the country where he comes from, Burkina Faso. Kéré and his team have designed projects that use traditional building techniques. Kéré and his team working in the cimnmieutos have developed prytotpoe schools that the whole community, similar to every project in the vilgleas of this country, comes together to build. Children bring stones for the foundation, women bring water for the bicrk minrauncfatug, and everybody works together to pound the clay floors. Working with the community, Kéré and his team have created projects that function better, with aeaqudte lighting and adequate violtniaten. They're appropriate for this particular context and really, really beautiful as well.

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This is Francis Kéré. He _____ in the country where he comes from, Burkina Faso. Kéré and his team have designed projects that use traditional building techniques. Kéré and his team working in the ___________ have developed _________ schools that the whole community, similar to every project in the ________ of this country, comes together to build. Children bring stones for the foundation, women bring water for the _____ _____________, and everybody works together to pound the clay floors. Working with the community, Kéré and his team have created projects that function better, with ________ lighting and adequate ___________. They're appropriate for this particular context and really, really beautiful as well.

Solution

  1. villages
  2. adequate
  3. works
  4. brick
  5. prototype
  6. communities
  7. ventilation
  8. manufacturing

Original Text

This is Francis Kéré. He works in the country where he comes from, Burkina Faso. Kéré and his team have designed projects that use traditional building techniques. Kéré and his team working in the communities have developed prototype schools that the whole community, similar to every project in the villages of this country, comes together to build. Children bring stones for the foundation, women bring water for the brick manufacturing, and everybody works together to pound the clay floors. Working with the community, Kéré and his team have created projects that function better, with adequate lighting and adequate ventilation. They're appropriate for this particular context and really, really beautiful as well.

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