- •Архитектура строительство
- •Part I unit 1 civil engineering
- •II. Read and translate the text. Civil Engineering
- •III. A few explanations to the text
- •IV. Answer the questions
- •VI. By your own words try to explain:
- •VII. Give as many words as you can to the word engineering
- •V. Read the text and tell the group what is a home for you? What is home? (after Ernestine Schumann-Heink)
- •Unit 2 construction works
- •II. Without translating find information in the text to the following questions.
- •Construction Works
- •III. Find English equivalents in the text.
- •IV. Translate the sentences.
- •Unit 3 some building professions
- •I. Listen, read and remember.
- •II. Scan the text for about 10 minutes and find the sentences with words from I Some Building Professions
- •III. A few explanations to the text.
- •IV. Read and translate the text « Some Building Professions». Give equivalent English phrases to the following Russian ones.
- •VII. Complete the sentences according to the text:
- •VIII. Tell the class about common building professions unit 4 modern building materials
- •II. A few explanations to the text.
- •III. Read and translate the text. Modern Building Materials
- •IV. Add the missing parts of the sentences from the text.
- •V. Translate into English, and find sentences in the text with following word-combinations.
- •VI. Tell the group about any of the building materials.
- •VII. Discuss different building materials from the text finishing the following phrases:
- •IX. Answer following questions. Then read the text and check your meanings.
- •Modern Building Materials
- •X. Translate following phrases.
- •XI. Write out international words out from the text and translate them without a dictionary.
- •XII. Add the missing parts of the sentences from the text
- •XIII. Share your opinion.
- •Unit 5 silicate industry
- •Silicate Industry
- •Unit 6 asbestos
- •Asbestos
- •Vocabulary
- •II. Read and translate the text and complete the sentences.
- •II. Read the following text. Prepare several questions for discussion and discuss them in your group.
- •Unit 8 architecture: its forms and functions
- •IV. Read the text and answer the following questions.
- •Architecture: Its Forms and Functions
- •V. Talk about architecture
- •VI. Speak about architecture. Use the following words:
- •Unit 9 bioclimatic architecture
- •I. Read a few explanations to the text
- •III. Read and translate the text. What Is Meant by "Bioclimatic Architecture"
- •Unit 10 from the history of building
- •I. Read a few explanations to the text
- •III. Find in the text equivalent English phrases to the following Russian
- •From the History of Building
- •IV. Explain in English the meaning of the following words:
- •V. Translate the extract into Russian
- •VI. Make a report about the history of building ant tell it in class.
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Choose the right sentence.
- •II. Complete the following sentences.
- •Text 2 great sphinx
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Choose the synonyms to the words in italics.
- •II. Circle a), b), or c) to complete the sentence.
- •Ancient greek architecture Warming-up
- •The athenian acropolis
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Complete the following sentences.
- •II. Choose the right adjective.
- •III. Choose the right form of the verb.
- •Roman architecture Warming up
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Choose the right sentence.
- •II. Circle a), b), or c) to complete the sentences.
- •Early christian and byzantine architecture Warming-up
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Choose the right word.
- •II. Choose the right sentence.
- •Vocabulary
- •Romanesque architecture
- •Lancet architecture Warming-up
- •Gothic cathedrals
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Complete the sentences.
- •II. Choose the right sentence.
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Complete the following sentences.
- •Text 2 The Renaissance style in England
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Choose the right form of the adjective.
- •II. Choose the right sentences.
- •III. Circle a), b), or c) to complete the following sentences.
- •Text 2.
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Choose the right verb.
- •Neoclassicism Warming-up
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Complete the following sentences.
- •The architecture of the turn of the centuries Warming up
- •Art nouveau
- •Vocabulary
- •I Choose the right sentence.
- •II. Complete the following sentences.
- •III. Answer the following questions. Only one variant is correct from the three choices.
- •The architecture of the 20th century Warming-up
- •Charles edouard (jeanneret) le corbusier
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Choose the appropriate adjective.
- •II. Complete the following sentences.
- •British architecture Buildings: first impressions
- •British architecture
- •Richard Rogers
- •Part III Amsterdam
- •Budapest
- •Helsinki
- •Wien Vienna
- •Оглавление
Vocabulary
current — поток, течение
diverse — разнообразный
to argue — спорить
rubric — название, заголовок
instance — пример
noodle — лапша
entrance — вход
to refer — иметь отношение, относиться
to highlight — выдвигать на первый план; придать большое значение
two-dimensional — двухмерный
undulating — волнистый
the applied art — прикладное искусство
to engrave — гравировать
former — бывший
attempt — попытка
to offer — предлагать
craft — ремесло
stoneware — керамические изделия
stained glass — витраж
veneer — шпон; однослойная фанера; (кирпичная) облицовка
wrought iron — ковкая мягкая сталь
horseshoe — подкова
treatment — обработка
to inspire — вдохновлять
to impose — налагать (обязательство)
adherent — сторонник
I Choose the right sentence.
1. Art Nouveau was a reaction to the currents of eclecticism and academic classicism at the turn of the 19th century.
a) Art Nouveau was a reaction against Neo-Gothic.
b) It was a reaction to the currents of eclecticism and academic classicism in the late 19th century.
2. This style has a lot of rubrics.
a) It is often referred to as "style 1900".
b) It was the "modern style" in England.
c) It is known under a variety of titles.
3. The curved line gives rise to invariably asymmetrical forms.
a) A florid type of architecture exploits craft skills.
b) The whiplash line creates constantly asymmetrical forms.
4. Fyodor Shekhtel is the main representative of Art Nouveau in Russia.
a) Ryabushinsky's mansion by Fyodor Shekhtel is one the best works of Art Nouveau in Russia.
b) Mackintosh is an outstanding representative of Art Nouveau in Scotland.
5. Art Nouveau was inspired by Ruskin, Morris and Oscar Wilde.
a) The echoes of Gothic had a considerable effect on the age and emerged in some Art Nouveau works.
b) Art Nouveau was an aesthetic undertaking.
c) Ruskin, Morris and Oscar Wilde were the inspirers of Art Nouveau.
II. Complete the following sentences.
1. Art Nouveau is characterized by ... and asymmetrical forms,
a) plain surfaces b) whiplash lines
c) symmetrical composition
2. This decorative trend highlights ... of the curved line,
a) structural value b) durability
c) ornamental value
3. It was an attempt to put an end to imitations of... styles,
a) past b) new c) different
4. This architecture exploits craft skills, using ...
a) coloured materials b) Landscape Architecture
c) computer technology
III. Answer the following questions. Only one variant is correct from the three choices.
1. What does Art Nouveau exploit?
a) This style exploits the effects of illusionism.
b) The artists of Art Nouveau imitate past styles.
c) It exploits craft skills using coloured materials.
2. What were the sources of Art Nouveau?
a) Increasing interest in archaeology was crucial to the emergence of Art Nouveau.
b) It was inspired by such aesthetes as Ruskin, Morrison, and Oscar Wilde.
c) It adopted the ideas of Constructivism.
3. What kind of reaction was Art Nouveau born of?
a) It began with an onslaught on Baroque architecture.
b) It was the reaction to the ban on human representation.
c) It was born of a reaction to the rise of industrialism.
4. What were the decorative elements of this trend?
a) Art Nouveau featured exotic veneers, moulded stonework, assym-metrical door-and window frames, horseshoe windows.
b) It was characterized by unadorned exteriors and interiors.
c) The Doric order was preferred during this period.
5. Who were the greatest architects of Art Nouveau?
a) Carlo Rossi is one of the greatest representatives of the modern style.
b) August Endell, Charles R. Mackintosh and Antonio Gaudi are among those who created this style.
c) Filippo Brunelleschi is supposed to be its initiator.