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Vocabulary

to dwell - обитать, жить, проживать

cave – пещера

dried – высушенный

sunshine – солнечный свет

temple – храм

palace – дворец

to erect – воздвигать

to commemorate – увековечивать

pillar – столб, колонна

practicalness – практичность

pile – свая, стол

manufacture производство

kiln – обжиговая печь, сушильная печь

to protect – защищать

well – колодец

dome – купол

completely – полностью

durable – прочный

II. Answer the questions

  1. How did people make their homes in hot countries?

  2. Where did people learn to use sun-dried mud bricks?

  3. What did the ancient Egyptians discover?

  4. What did the ancient Egyptians often erect?

  5. How did the ancient Greeks understand the art of building?

  6. What did the Romans use in road works?

  7. What is lime?

  8. Who gave an idea of a kiln for lime?

  9. Where are the remains of kilns still situated?

  10. What was a province of the Roman Empire for about four centuries?

  11. Who designed many ancient buildings in Rome?

  12. What happened after the fall of the Empire?

  13. What was reflected in many ways?

  14. How were Roman traditions con­tinued?

  15. How many years did London Bridge take to build?

  16. What ids concrete?

  17. What was discovered in Mexico and Peru?

  18. Who was the first to use concrete throughout the ancient Roman Empire?

III. Make up your own sentences with the vocabulary

IV. Complete the sentences

  1. Many thousands of years ago there were …

  2. Later people left their caves and trees and began to …

  3. The ancient Egyptians discovered how to …

  4. The ancient Greeks often used pillars, partly for …

  5. … is one of the oldest industries used by man.

  6. … were ex­tremely inefficient.

  7. Hadrian suggested the absolutely new for that time idea of …

  8. In a period of 800 to 900 years the Romans developed …

  9. … was reflected in many ways. Buildings combined the Roman arch and the steep peaked roof of Northern Europe.

  10. … took thirty-three years to build.

  11. … produced its own type of architecture and building materials.

  12. One of the most recent discoveries is …

  13. There are evi­dences that …

  14. It consisted of mud, clay and pure lime, which …

V. Agree or disagree with the statements

  1. In colder countries people dwelt in caves.

  2. In ancient Egypt espe­cially, people learned to use concrete.

  3. The ancient Egyptians erected bridges.

  4. Whereas the ancient Greeks tried to show the impression of greatness, might, and practicalness, the Roman architecture produces the idea of harmony and pure beauty in their buildings.

  5. The Romans were great bridge, harbor and road builders.

  6. One of the Romans, Marcus Porcius Cato, gave an idea of a kiln for lime, pro­duction: its shape and dimensions.

  7. Germany was a province of the Roman Empire for about four centuries.

  8. Many ancient buildings in Rome were designed by Adrian as well as by other Roman emper­ors.

  9. The knowl­edge of how to make durable concrete has been lost for centuries.

  10. Roman traditions were con­tinued in the architectural form known as Roman Style.