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2015 ‫מועד דצמבר‬ - 49 - ‫ פרק שנ י‬- ‫ אנגלית‬

Text II (Questions 18-22)

(1) Football fans inside the new Cape Town Stadium can scream at the top of their
lungs and the people living in the nearby apartment buildings will hardly hear them.
This is thanks to some clever engineering that has effectively made the stadium
soundproof.

(5) Built in Cape Town's Green Point neighbourhood for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the
stadium was originally planned as a completely open-air structure until residents raised
concerns about the noise that would be generated. Schlaich Bergermann, a German
engineering firm called in to solve the problem, redesigned the stadium, creating a
partially open structure that leaves the playing field uncovered. Over the seating area is

(10) a 37,000-square-metre roof consisting of 9,000 thick glass panels arranged in a wide
ring, and a Teflon and fibreglass mesh suspended below the panels. Together, the roof
and mesh reflect the crowd's roar back into the stadium so that very little noise is heard
outside. The roof also protects fans from Cape Town's extremely strong winds. This is
achieved by its unusual concave shape, which deflects the wind away from the stadium.

Questions

18. The main purpose of the text is to discuss -

(1) the factors to be considered when building a stadium
(2) fans' reactions to Cape Town's new stadium
(3) the problems faced by Cape Town during the 2010 FIFA World Cup
(4) a design feature of Cape Town Stadium

19. It can be understood from the text that something that is soundproof -

(1) can protect people from strong winds
(2) generates loud sounds
(3) must be made from thick glass
(4) keeps noise from being heard outside

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