Part 1. Definition
In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
Part 2. Example
In early work , Rutherford discovered the concept of radioactive half-life, the radioactive element radon, and classified three types of radiations: alpha, beta and gamma radiation .

Answer: Rutherford discovered the radioactive half-life, the chemical element radon, and the three parts of radiation which he named Alpha, Beta, and Gamma .

Explanation: The output sentence is a simplified version of the input sentence.
Part 3. Exercise
The area was selected in the 1960s to accommodate a new town then designated the name " Lille-Est " , which was to channel the growth of the agglomeration of Lille city and development of institutions based in the area .
Answer:
Its site was selected in the 1960s to accommodate the new town of Lille-Est , which was to channel the development of the agglomeration .