- •I. Choose the right word.
- •II. Circle a), b) or c) to complete the sentence.
- •I. Match the beginnings of the sentences to their ends using the information from the text.
- •II. Replace the words and word combinations in italics (a) by their contextual synonyms
- •III. Answer the questions.
- •IV. Give the English equivalents.
- •V. With your partner, speak on the different aspects of architectural planning.
- •I. Complete the following sentences.
- •II. Choose the right term.
- •III. Choose the right preposition.
- •I. Find the false sentences using the information from the text. Correct them.
- •II. Match the beginnings of the sentences to their ends using the information from the text.
- •III. You misheard the information. Make it more exact putting the questions.
- •IV. Prove the following, using the information from the text.
- •V. Answer the following questions.
- •VI. Read the text and tell about the use of the Dork and Ionic orders in the architecture of the Acropolis.
- •VII. Ask your friend to describe one of the Orders of Architecture.
- •I. Choose the right sentence.
- •II. Complete the following sentences.
- •III. Choose the right form of the verb.
- •IV. Choose the right preposition.
- •I. Fill in the gaps with the words from the text.
- •II. Match the beginnings of the sentences to their ends using the information from the text.
- •III. Find the false sentences using the information from the text. Correct them.
- •IV. Change into passive.
- •V. A) Find in the text the synonyms for the following words.
- •VI. Answer the following questions.
- •VII. Give the English equivalents.
- •I. Choose the right sentence.
- •II. Circle a), b), or c) to complete the sentences.
- •III. Choose the right sentence.
- •I. Choose the right verb.
- •II. Choose the right form of the adjective.
- •III. Choose the right terms to the following definitions.
- •IV. Give the Russian equivalents.
- •V. Match the beginnings of the sentences to their ends.
- •VI. Increase your vocabulary. Make your own sentences using these verbs.
- •XI. Ask your partner which architectural monuments he would like to see being in Rome.
- •I. Complete the sentences.
- •II. Choose the right sentence.
- •III. Choose the right synonyms for the following words.
- •I. Suggest the Russian equivalents.
- •II. Replace the words in italics (a) by synonyms (b).
- •III. Match the beginnings of the sentences to their ends using the information from the text.
- •IV. Increase your vocabulary. Make some sentences of your own using these phrases.
- •I. Complete the following sentences.
- •II. Choose the right adjective.
- •III. Choose the right word.
- •I. Suggest the Russian equivalents.
- •II. Match the terms (a) and their definitions (b).
- •IV.Answer the following questions.
- •V. Paraphrase the following statements using the information from the text.
- •VI. Give the English equivalents.
- •VII. With your partner, make up a dialogue using the information from the text 1 and your own knowledge on the subject.
- •VIII. Read the text and speak on a typical example of the Renaissance style in England.
I. Complete the following sentences.
1. The Ionic was always fussier than ...
a) the Doric b) the Corinthian c) the Tuscan
2. The Corinthian order had Ionic capitals elaborated with ...
a) lotus flowers b) acanthus leave c) geometric ornament
3. For the first time the Corinthian order was used for ...
a) theatres b) residential structures с) temples
4. In its general proportions the Corinthian is very like ...
a) the Doric b) the Ionic c) the Tuscan
5. Of all the three Greek orders the Corinthian is ...
a) the most elegant and the richest
b) the simplest
c) the oldest
6. The Doric order was used in ...
a) the Erechtheum
b) the Parthenon
c) Artemis temple
II. Choose the right term.
1. The upper section of a classical order is a/an ...
a) volute b) entablature c) base
2. Spiral ornaments are called ...
a) capitals b) mutules c) volutes
3. The triglyph-metopes are ...
a) alternating ridged and plain blocks of stone
b) porticos
c) floral hoops
4. The part of the column is ...
a) frieze b) capital c) cornice
5. A particular style of column with its entablature having standardized details is ...
a) facade b) colonnade c) order
III. Choose the right preposition.
1. The Doric, Ionic, and the Corinthian orders were invented ... the Greeks.
a) for b) with c) by
2. Wooden pillars were replaced ... stone ones.
a) by b) on c) with
3. Doric changed little ... its history.
a) in b)throughout c) by
4. The first intimation of the Ionic order appeared in stone columns with capitals elaborately carved ... floral hoops.
a) from b) in c) to
5. Its capitals are decorated ... acanthus leaves.
a) with b) by c) for
6. The Ionic temples of the 6th century exceed ... size and decoration their classical successors.
a) after b) about c) in
7. The Tuscan order has no mutules ... the cornice.
a) above b) in c) on
EXERCISES
I. Find the false sentences using the information from the text. Correct them.
1. The first step in architecture was simply the replacement of wooden pillars with stone ones.
2. Greek Doric has a base.
3. Doric changed a lot throughout its history.
4. The Ionic order evolved in eastern Greece.
5. The volutes of Ionic capital spread horizontally and curl upward.
6. The Corinthian order originated in the 5th century BC.
7. For the first time the Corinthian order was used for temple interiors.
II. Match the beginnings of the sentences to their ends using the information from the text.
1. This expression eventually a) elaborated with acanthus leaves
took the form ... b) on the Greek mainland and in western
2. The oldest order, the Doric ... Colonies
3. The Doric order was popular... c) of the invention of the orders of
4. The volutes of the Ionic capital ... architecture
5. The Corinthian order d) by the Romans
had a capital ... e) combines the elements of all the Greek orders
6. The Tuscan order was added f) spread horizontally from the centre and curl
7. Another late Roman invention, downward
the Composite order ... g) is subdivided into Greek Doric and Roman
Doric