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Yu Kongjian, pioneer of sponge cities, dies in Brazil plane crash — Level A1 — a group of houses

Yu Kongjian, pioneer of sponge cities, dies in Brazil plane crashCEFR A1

29 Sept 2025

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
68 words
  • Yu Kongjian, 62, died in a plane crash.
  • He was a Chinese landscape architect and professor.
  • Yu founded Turenscape and taught at Peking University.
  • The group made a documentary about sponge cities.
  • Pilot Marcelo Pereira de Barros died.
  • Filmmaker Luiz Fernando Feres da Cunha Ferraz died.
  • Filmmaker Rubens Crispim Jr died.
  • The crash took place in the Pantanal, Brazil.
  • It happened on September 23, 2025 and investigation continues.

Difficult words

  • crashA sudden and violent collision or accident.
    the crash
  • dieTo stop living.
    died
  • architectA person who designs buildings.
  • documentaryA film or program that gives facts.
  • causeThe reason something happens.

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