- •Даричева м.В., Малинина и.А. English for designers
- •Введение
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Match the translation:
- •3. Match the verbs with their definitions:
- •1. Match the translation:
- •2. Match the nouns with their definitions:
- •3. Make up your own sentences with these nouns.
- •1. Match the translation:
- •2. Match the nouns with their definitions:
- •4. Make up your own sentences with the nouns from ex.1.
- •1. Match the adjectives with their synonyms:
- •3. Make up your own sentences with the adjectives from ex.1. Part I
- •1. Read the text.
- •The History of Interior Design
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •True or false:
- •4. Answer the questions:
- •Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •3). One ___ the purposes ___ studying design history is to make sense ___ the spaces ___ which modern life is lived.
- •Grammar
- •1. Find in the text the sentences in Passive Voice. Determine what tenses they are in. Transform these sentences from Passive into Active Voice:
- •2. There are a lot of words in the English language that can be nouns and verbs without changes in spelling. Translate these pairs of words:
- •3. Find a word from each pair in the text and say what part of speech it is. If it is a verb state what tense and voice it is.
- •Read the text. Antoni Gaudi
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •Read the text. Gerrit Rietveld
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •1. Read the text. Alvar Aalto
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •1. Read the text. Pierre Chareau
- •Philip Johnson
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •1. Read the text. Walter Gropius
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •True or false:
- •Grammar
- •Thanks to … we are …
- •10. Speak about the color schemes you would like to have in you room and explain why. Part 2
- •1. Read the text.
- •8. Describe the style of Art Deco using the phrases from the text:
- •1. Read the text.
- •7. Make up a dialogue “An interview with the organizers of the antiques fair in Monaco”.
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Match the synonyms:
- •4. Find the synonyms in the text:
- •5. Make up sentences with the following phrases:
- •6. Translate into English:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Choose the most suitable title to the text:
- •3. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •4. Match the synonyms:
- •5. Make up your own sentences with the following verbs and phrases:
- •6. Change the sentences into Passive.
- •7. Match the parts of the sentences:
- •8. Translate into English:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. In what meaning are the underlined words used in the sentences? In what meaning are the words used in the text?
- •3. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •4. Find the synonyms in the text:
- •5. True or false?
- •6. Answer the questions to the text;
- •7. Translate into English:
- •8. Project “An advertising agency”. Work in small groups and create an advertising design of a product.
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. True or false?
- •4. Answer the questions to the text:
- •5. What word is not a synonym?
- •6. Match the definitions to the words:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. True or false?
- •6. Match the words to their definitions:
- •7. Translate into English:
- •8. Give your own design recommendations using the following phrases from the text:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Choose two synonyms for the words:
- •4. Make up sentences with the following phrases:
- •6. Translate into English:
- •7. Describe the design of a room for a child. Use the following phrases:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. True or false?
- •3. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •4. Match the words to the definitions, then fill in the gaps with these words in an appropriate form:
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. True or false?
- •5. Answer the questions to the text:
- •6. Match the words to their definitions, then fill the gaps with the appropriate form of these words. Some of these words can be used twice and some of them are not used at all:
- •7. Translate into English:
- •8. Compare up-to-date and classic styles in interior design.
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents:
- •3. True or false?
- •4. Match the words with their synonyms or definitions. Then fill in the gaps with the necessary form of these words.
- •5. Translate the sentences:
- •6. Describe any interior from the point of combination of colours. The following words and phrases may help you:
- •1. Read the text
- •6. Match the words to their synonyms:
- •7. Match the definitions to the words:
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. True or false?
- •5. In what meaning are the underlined words used in the sentences? In what meaning are the words used in the text?
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •7. Translate the sentences:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. True or false?
- •4. Match the synonyms to the words:
- •5. Answer the questions:
- •6. Translate the sentences:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. True or false?
- •5. Match the parts of the sentences:
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •7. Translate the sentences:
- •8. Project “The décor of a restaurant’. What are your design ideas about decorating a restaurant? Use the following words and phrases:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. True or false?
- •5. Match the words to their synonyms:
- •6. Combine the words into phrases:
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. True or false?
- •5. Match the words to their synonyms:
- •6. Make up sentences with the following phrases:
- •7. Answer the questions:
- •8. Translate the sentences:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. Answer the questions:
- •5. Dialogue. A friend of yours has got tired of his/her room and wants to renew the interior. He/She asks you to give a piece of advice. Part 3
- •Read the text. Where dreams begin
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •4. Choose the most suitable heading from the list a-f for each paragraph:
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Choose the most suitable answer:
- •Find the opposites in the text to the following words:
- •5. Answer the questions:
- •Read the text.
- •In search of the perfect home
- •Read the text. Digging it down under
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Answer the questions:
2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
необычный, быть вполне готовым, ожидать (предполагать), легко подумать, традиционный, выбор, суровая зима, уникальный дом, совсем, бак для воды, единственный, удобный, привыкнуть.
3. Choose the most suitable answer:
More and more people build their own home
so that they can live underground
so that they can have exactly the home they want
because it is cheaper than buying a new house
because they want all the modern luxuries you find in a new home
John and Josephine Mew
know that their choice of home is unusual
found that creating their dream home was easy
wanted to live like people in traditional castles
converted an ancient building into a modern house
What do Jonathan and Shanon Ridd say about their house
it’s just an ordinary house
they always wanted to live underground
it doesn’t harm the environment
they don’t pay anything for heating and lighting
Find the opposites in the text to the following words:
usual, ordinary, inside, practical.
Determine the way they are formed. Make up your own sentences.
5. Answer the questions:
Why do more and more people prefer to live somewhere special?
Is the house of John and Josephine Mew convenient to live in?
What are advantages and disadvantages of living in a converted underground water tank?
TEXT 3
Read the text.
In search of the perfect home
If an underground home doesn’t appeal to you, how about living in the tree tops? Dan Garner, a tree surgeon from Gloucestershire, certainly thinks that this is the way to go up in the world.
“When our family became short of space at home our solution was to build a luxury tree house in the garden. The tree house is build into a spruce tree six metres above the ground. It has one main room, a bedroom and a balcony running around two sides.” Garner is so happy with this practical extension to his home that he thinks he can convince more people of the benefits of living in the trees. He wants to set up his own enterprise making more of the deluxe tree dwellings, saying, “Tree houses are airy, secure and comfortable and the only disadvantage is that they might not be suitable for people who suffer from hay fever or a fear of heights!”
Even people who live in more ordinary settings sometimes can’t resist doing something to make them stand out from the crowd. One extreme example of this is Bill Heines’ house in Headington, Oxfordshire. Until one morning in 1986, his house looked much like all the others in his street, when suddenly overnight a 7.5 m long fibreglass shark appeared to have crashed through the roof. The shark was a sculpture by local artist John Buckley. At first some people complained that it might be dangerous or that it spoilt the look of the neighbourhood, but engineers check that the sculpture was safe and the “Headington shark” has become a well-known and popular landmark. It seems that no matter where you live, you can always do something to make sure your house says something to about who you are.
appeal – нравиться
short of - нехватка
solution - решение
a spruce tree - ель
extension - расширение
convince - убеждать
benefits – польза, выгода
enterprise - предприятие
deluxe - роскошный
airy – полный воздуха
disadvantage - недостаток
suitable - подходящий
suffer from – страдать от
hay fever – сенная лихорадка
settings – обстановка, окружение
to resist – устоять
fibreglass – стекловолокно
shark - акула
to crash - врезаться
complain - жаловаться
dangerous - опасный
to spoil - портить
to check - проверять
2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
как насчет, подняться, создать собственное предприятие, над землей, безопасный, боязнь высоты, выделиться из толпы, выглядеть как все остальные, известный, популярный, не имеет значения, убедиться.
3. Find the synonyms to the following words from the text:
ideal, to like, to examine, surroundings, famous, convenient, appearance.
Answer the questions:
What is the way to go up for Dan Garner?
When did he decide to build a luxury tree house in the garden?
What are the advantages of tree houses?
Are there any disadvantages?
What does the author of the text say about people who live in ordinary settings?
Do all people like unusual houses? Why?
Would you like to live in an unusual house?
Choose the most suitable answer:
Why did Dan build a tree house in the garden?
He wants to persuade people to buy such a house
His family wanted to live in a tree house
He built it to earn a living
His family needed more room
The “Headington shark”
was created by Bill Heines
crashed into the roof of Bill Heines’ house one night
was immediately popular with everyone in the town
was built without any warning
Unusual houses
say who their owners are
are dangerous for other people
spoil the look of the neighbourhood
are not convenient to live in.
TEXT 4