The Air Inside Our Buildings
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
Seven European teams are working together.
- A2
Seven European teams are working to improve indoor air.
- B1
People in Europe spend up to 90% of their time inside buildings.
- B2
People in Europe spend up to 90% of their time inside buildings.
- C1
While outdoor pollution is widely known, the air inside homes and schools has received less attention despite its potential impact on human health, especially for developing children.
- C2
While outdoor pollution is widely known, the air inside homes and schools has received less attention despite its potential impact on human health, especially for developing children.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- pollutant
- Substances that make the air, water, or soil dirty and unsafe.
- awareness
- Knowledge or understanding of a particular subject or situation.
- hormone
- Chemicals produced by the body that control how cells and organs do their work.
- record
- A piece of information or a history of events that is kept so it can be looked at later.
- monitor
- To carefully watch and check a situation in order to see how it changes over time.
- sterile
- Completely clean and free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by Horizon, the EU Research and Innovation Magazine. Read the original for the full report.