- •Introduction
- •Unit I. Architecture and building environment
- •Unit two. Landscape architecture Landscape architecture
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Unit three. Egyptian architecture Egyptian architecture
- •1. Read the article about the Egyptian architecture. Fill in the blanks in the following article below:
- •Unit four. Greek and roman architecture Greek architecture
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Find words in the text that mean:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Define whether sentences are true or false:
- •Classical oders
- •Answer the questions:
- •Make up sentences:
- •The capital
- •Unit five. Oriental architecture Japanese architecture
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Fill in the gaps:
- •Chinese architecture
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Define whether sentences are True or False:
- •Fill in the gaps:
- •Match the synonyms:
- •Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence.
- •Unit six. English architecture Westminster
- •Unit seven. Museum architecture Museum and library architecture
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Define whether the following statements are true or false:
- •The Solomon r. Guggenheim Museum
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Define whether sentences are True or False:
- •Find synonyms:
- •Fill in prepositions:
- •5. Discuss: What do you think these phrases mean?
- •Northern Star
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Read the statements below and decide if they are true (t) or false (f).
- •Read the text and fill in the gaps:
- •Match the synonyms:
- •The halves of the following sentences are mixed up. Put them in the right places.
- •Unit eight. Modern architecture Modern architecture
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Answer the questions:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4. Find in the text sentences with words and word combinations from ex.3.
- •Define whether statements are True (t) or False (f):
- •6. Match the names of architects with their works.
- •7. Retell the text using ex.1. The International Style
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Fill in the gaps:
- •What do the following dates refer to?
- •Make up sentences:
- •6. Complete this text with a, an, the or no article.
- •Skyscrapers
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Fill in the gaps:
- •Make up sentences:
- •5. Find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian words:
- •Fill in the gaps:
- •A) Read the talk and find the mistakes in the key facts.
- •Choose the best word, a, b, or c, to complete the talk.
- •The Hearst Tower
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Answer the questions:
- •3. Match the words with their definitions:
- •4. Fill in the gaps, using the text:
- •Unit nine. Architecture conservation and restoration Art conservation and restoration
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •3. Fill in the gaps:
- •4. Give the English equivalents:
- •Conservation of architecture
- •5. Retell the text. Techniques of building conservation
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Read the statements below and decide if they are true (t) or false (f)
- •Recognize correct definitions for new words by selecting the meaning that best fits each word from the list of definitions in the second column.
- •Match the synonyms:
- •Additional texts for reading. Text #1. The museum of modern art in Warsaw
- •Text #2. The London Eye
- •Text #3. The Millenium Dome, London
- •Text #4. Seven World Trade Center, New York, usa
- •Architectural glossary
- •Contents
- •Introduction……………………………………………………….. 3
- •61002, М.Харків, хнамг, вул. Революції, 12
- •61002, М.Харків, хнамг, вул. Революції, 12
Read and translate the text.
Answer the questions:
What were the crucial developments for skyscrapers?
What was the first skyscraper built?
What is the first skyscraper in UK?
How were called eight skyscrapers in the USSR?
What is the today of the skyscrapers?
Fill in the gaps:
Until the 19th century, buildings of over six stories were __________ Skyscrapers are buildings supported by __________
The first skyscraper is __________
Most early skyscrapers emerged in __________
__________ the Soviet Union planned eight massive skyscrapers
Bank of China Tower and Two International Finance Centre are __________ Skyscrapers are considered __________
Make up sentences:
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1. steel
2. elevator
3. storey
4. tower
5. skeletal frame
6. reinforced concrete
7. wall
8. glass
the set of rooms on the same floor or level of a building
the internal supporting structure
a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced.
a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another
poured concrete containing steel bars or metal netting to increase its tensile strength.
a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance
any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc
5. Find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian words:
сталь
лифт
жители
завершенный
железобетон
давление воды
высота
недостаточный
пожаробезопасность
Fill in the gaps:
Deck, stories, logo, aluminum, symbols, pyramid, skyscraper.
The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest and most recognizable ____________in the San Francisco skyline. It was designed by architect William Pereira.
Built on the location of the historic Montgomery Block, it has a structural height of 260 meters (853 feet) and contains 48 ________of retail and office space. Construction began in 1969 and finished in 1972. Although it no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, it is still strongly associated with the company and is depicted in the company's ___________. The building itself is evocative of San Francisco and has become one of the many ___________ of the city.
The building itself is a tall, four-sided ___________with two "wings" on opposite sides of the building. The wing to the east of the building contains an elevator shaft, while the wing to the west contains a stairwell and a smoke tower. The top 64.6 meters (212 feet) of the building is the spire. There are four cameras pointed in the four cardinal directions at the top of this spire forming a virtual observation deck. Four monitors in the lobby display the cameras' views 24 hours a day. An observation ________ on the 27th floor was closed after the September 11, 2001 attacks, replaced by the aforementioned virtual observation deck. The top of the Transamerica pyramid is covered with ___________ panels and during the Christmas Holiday Season, Thanksgiving, and 4th of July a bright, white light is lit on top of the pyramid.