Ex. 2. Find the information about Тorman Foster. Name the sights in Astana that were built by his project.
Pritzker Prize-winning British architect Norman Foster is famous for "High Tech" design that explores technological shapes and ideas. In addition to winning the world's most prestigious awards for architecture, he has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
Ex.3. Prepare some report or dialogue with your group mate using not less than 7-9 phrases:
Example:
- What are you doing?
- I’ve taken extra task from my teacher. And the task was to find some information about Byzantine architecture. I thought it would be boring, but I have made up my mind.
- Really? I’m curious. What new have you discovered for yourself?
- …
Ex. 4. Use this prompt and make up your dialogue about architecture, the architect’s work, street patterns, sub-constructed specialists, the main task facing the architect, the architect’s sphere of knowledge:
A: Could you please tell me about town planning or urbanism?
B: With great pleasure. It is a cooperative process. Many sub-constructed experts prepare plans for the regulated growth and improvement of towns.
A: I see, thank you.
B: Don’t mention it.
Ex. 5. State what words and word combinations given in brackets are synonyms, antonyms, hyponyms (i.e. words with narrower meaning), and hyperonimas (i.e. words with wider meaning) of the words in bold.
1. town(country, city, urb, conurbation, village, street, neighborhood, superblock); 2. cathedral(church, building, temple, chancel, nave, clerestory, transept); 3. Europe(England, Scandinavia, the world); 4.building(palace, temple, structure, non-building, edifice, ensemble, foundation); 5.keep(donjon, tower, castle, fortress); 6. emerge(come into being, appear, originate, disappear); 7.usual(common, unusual, typical, atypical, frequent, rare); 8.ornament(decoration, tracery, enrichment, fret, embellishment, chevron); 9.colored(achromatic, blue, yellow, polychromatic); 10.vault(arch, fan vault, dome, lierne, rib vault).
1. Город (страна, город, urb, большой город, деревня, улица, соседство(окрестности), суперблок); 2. Собор (церковь, здание, храм, алтарь, nave, clerestory, трансепт); 3. Европа (Англия, Скандинавия, мир); 4. Строя (дворец, храм, структура, не-здание, здание, ансамбль, основа); 5. Держите (donjon, башня, замок, крепость); 6. Появитесь (возникн&ый, появьтесь, произойдите, исчезните); 7. Обычный (обычный, необычный, типичный, atypical, частый, редкий); 8. Украшение (художественное оформление, узор, обогащение, раздражение, приукрашивание, шеврон); 9. Окрашенный (бесцветный, синий, желтый, многоцветной); 10. Хранилище (арка(дуга), раздуйте хранилище, купол, lierne, хранилище ребра).
Ex. 6. Verbs and Phrasal Verbs About Buildings
Many verbs have different meanings; however this section deals with verbs and phrasal verbs connected with buildings. An example is provided only where the verb is commonly used in everyday conversation. One irregular verbin boldis shown in all its forms. Give your examples.
Verbs
The Verb (infinitive form) | The Meaning | An example ( Simple Past Tense) | Regular /Irregular |
To build | To construct for a dwelling. | He built his own house | Irregular |
To construct | To pile up, arrange or build | They constructed the new offices in record time. | Regular |
To demolish | To pull or tear down a structure. | They demolished the old slums in 1951. | Regular |
To extend | To increase in size or area. To add to an existing building. | As the family grew they extended the house. | Regular |
To move | To change ones place of dwelling or business. | To be nearer his job he moved to London. | Regular |
Phrasal Verbs
The Phrasal Verb | The Meaning | An example ( Simple Past Tense) | S=Separable I=Inseparable |
build in | To incorporate something as an integral part of something else. | They built new safety features in. | S |
build on | To add a new part to an existing structure | They built a double garage on to improve their house. | S |
build up | To construct or erect gradually, little by little | They built the business up bit by bit. | S |
tear down | To destroy or take apart. | They tore the village down before the dam was built. | S |
GRAMMAR: The Complex Subject
The Complex Subject consists of a noun/ pronoun and the Infinitive: Laser is known to be used in medicine.
The Complex Subject is used with the verbs:
· To say, to order, to ask, to announce, to report.
· Denoting sense perception: to see, to hear, to notice etc.
· Denoting mental activity: to think, to consider, to believe, to expect, to suppose etc.
· Word groups: to be likely, to be unlikely, to be sure.
· Pairs of synonyms: to seem, to appear, to prove, to turn out, to happen, to chance.
1. The Infinitive in the Complex Subject is used in all its forms and expressions.
1. a simultaneous action: He is said to live in London.
2. An action in progress: The water seems to be boiling.
3. An action prior to the action expressed by the finite verb: They are reported to have finishedthe construction.
2. The Infinitive in sentences with the Complex Subject cannot refer to the future except with the verbs and word-groups: to expect, to be sure/certain, to be likely.
We are sure to come to the heart of the matter.
He is expected to give us an answer tomorrow.
3. If the verbs to prove, to seem/to appear are followed by adjectives or nouns, the verb to be after then can be omitted.
She proved (to be) clever.
He seems ill.
He appearsan experienced teacher.