- •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.
IV. Choose the right preposition.
1. Craftsmen and artists were drawn to the court to work ... the patronage of the king.
a) with b) under c) about d) at
2. The sun temples were built ... the 5th Dynasty.
a) from b) on c) into d) by
3. Craftsmen worked ... the finest materials.
a) with b) for c) in d) after
4. New areas of land were brought ... cultivation.
a) under b) from c) over d) on
5. The Ptolemies built numerous temples ... the island of Philae.
a) near b) on c) above d) in
EXERCISES
I. Fill in the gaps with the words from the text.
1. Techniques of working in stone, ..., and metal made tremendous progress, demonstrated by ... monuments.
2. These monuments celebrated the ... of the kings of Egypt, linking the people with the great ... of earth and sky.
3. Craftsmen worked in the ... materials which were often brought great ... .
4. The earliest that ... are the copper status of Pepi I and his son, ... at Hierakonpolis.
5. The prosperous period known as the Middle ... began with the reunification of the country.
6. Many royal monuments were ... for their stone in later periods but what has survived shows great simplicity and ...
7. The temple walls were covered with ... celebrating ... of the kings and the powers of the gods.
II. Match the beginnings of the sentences to their ends using the information from the text.
1. During the Old Kingdom a) the Great temple of Amon
techniques of ... b) are the copper statues of Pepi I and his son
2. These monuments celebrated c) working in stone made tremendous progress
the divinity of the kings of Egypt... d) were robbed in later periods
3. Fortresses were built to defend ... e) the southern and eastern borders of the
4. The earliest surviving large metal figures ... kingdom
5. Craftsmen benefited from contact with ... f) Crete and Mesopotamia
6. Many royal monuments of the Middle g) linking the people with the great gods of earth
Kingdom ... and sky
The most notable monuments of the
New Kingdom are the Mortuary Temple
of Queen Hatsheput and ...
III. Find the false sentences using the information from the text. Correct them.
1. Techniques of working in concrete made tremendous progress.
2. The finest materials for craftsmen were often brought great distances.
3. Many architectural monuments of the Middle Kingdom can be seen
nowadays.
4. Craftsmen of the New Kingdom were in contact with the Romans.
5. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatsheput is near Cairo.
6. Ancient Egyptian architecture was revived under the Ptolemies.
IV. Change into passive.
1. The king of the Old Kingdom drew artists and craftsmen to the court to work.
2. They robbed many royal monuments for their stone.
3. Artists and craftsmen covered the temple walls with reliefs.
4. They enriched the courtyards with statuary.