Organic Architecture Unit Test

Name: ______________________ Class: _________________ Date: _________ ID: U
Unit 5 Test
MAIN IDEAS. Listen to the conversation. Answer T (true) or F (false). [Track 21CC
2_U5_1.mp3]
____ 1. The topic of this lecture is problems in cities.
____ 2. Shapes found in nature influence the concept of organic architecture.
____ 3. It's easy to see famous examples of organic architecture around the world.
DETAILS: Listen to the excerpts from the conversation. Choose the correct answer.
____ 4. Who first used the term organic architecture? [Track 21CC 2_U5_2.mp3]
a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Antoni Gaudí
c. Frank Gehry
____ 5. Where is Frank Lloyd Wright's building, Fallingwater? [Track 21CC 2_U5_2.mp3]
a. London
b. Barcelona
c. Pennsylvania
____ 6. Who wrote the Gaia Charter? [Track 21CC 2_U5_3.mp3]

a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. David Pearson
c. Frank Gehry
____ 7. Which of the following is an important principle of organic architecture? [Track 21CC 2_U5_3.mp3]
a. Trees must be planted around all new buildings.
b. Leveling the land is acceptable when building.
c. Buildings must adapt to the nature around them.
____ 8. Which of the following is an important principle of organic architecture? [Track 21CC 2_U5_3.mp3]
a. Buildings should have the spirit of music and dance in them
b. A new building should not look like other buildings.
c. Buildings must meet the financial needs of people.
____ 9. What does the speaker think that the arches of the Sydney Opera House look like? [Track 21CC
2_U5_4.mp3]
a. huge seashells
b. coral reefs
c. gigantic fish
____ 10. What does the speaker say that the interior of Gehry’s Bilbao is nicknamed? [Track 21CC 2_U5_4.mp3]
a. Seashells
b. Fallingwater
c. the Flower
Name: ______________________ ID: U
LISTENING SKILL: Listen to the sentences. Choose the word that refers to a key term.
____ 11. What is the alternative to square buildings? [Track 21CC 2_U5_5.mp3]
a. organic architecture
b. structural architecture
c. alternative architecture
____ 12. What words does the speaker use to refer to organic? [Track 21CC 2_U5_6.mp3]
a. based on
b. an alternative
c. ideas of nature
____ 13. What word has a similar meaning to principles? [Track 21CC 2_U5_7.mp3]
a. beliefs
b. examples
c. explanations
____ 14. What phrase does the speaker use to refer to mobility? [Track 21CC 2_U5_8.mp3]
a. leveling the land
b. the spirit of music and dance
c. might mean that
SPEAKING SKILL: Listen to the sentences. What do the signal words do?
____ 15. What is the purpose of the signal word, so? [Track 21CC 2_U5_9.mp3]
a. to introduce a new topic
b. to expand or explain the current topic
c. to sum up
____ 16. What is the purpose of the signal word, now? [Track 21CC 2_U5_10.mp3]
c. to sum up
____ 17. What is the purpose of the signal word right? [Track 21CC 2_U5_11.mp3]
c. to sum up
____ 18. Which two words are linked? [Track 21CC 2_U5_12.mp3]
a. modern cities
b. look around
c. you see
PRONUNCIATION SKILL: Listen to the sentences. Which words are linked?
a. social and
b. of buildings
c. spiritual needs
Name: ______________________ ID: U
a. you should
b. already talked
c. and of
VOCABULARY: Read the definitions of the words. Write the correct word on the line to
complete each sentence.
layer
function
application
slippery
adapt
21. After it rained, the road was very _______________.
22. The _______________ of ice on the lake was very thin, so it was dangerous.
23. A principle of organic architecture is that a building must _______________ to the land.
24. One important _______________ of a shark's skin is to prevent the growth of bacteria.
25. One important _______________ of architecture is to provide safe and beautiful places to live.
VOCABULARY: Match each word to the correct meaning.
a. rigid (adj)
b. inspect (v)
c. mechanism (n)
d. tip over (v)
e. robust (adj)
____ 26. to look over very carefully
____ 27. to fall to one side
____ 28. strong; not likely to break
____ 29. stiff; difficult to bend
____ 30. part of a machine that makes it function
ID: U
Unit 5 Test
Answer Section
1. ANS: F PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5

TOP: Main Ideas NOT: 21CC 2_U5_1.mp3
2. ANS: T PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5
3. ANS: T PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5
4. ANS: A PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5
TOP: Details NOT: 21CC 2_U5_2.mp3
5. ANS: C PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5
6. ANS: B PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5
TOP: Recognizing references to key terms NOT: 21CC 2_U5_5.mp3
TOP: Using signal words to mark transitions NOT: 21CC 2_U5_9.mp3
TOP: Linking sounds NOT: 21CC 2_U5_12.mp3
21. ANS: slippery
PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5 TOP: Part I Vocabulary

ID: U
22. ANS: layer

23. ANS: adapt

24. ANS: function

25. ANS: application

TOP: Part II Vocabulary
27. ANS: D PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5
28. ANS: E PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5

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Name: ______________ Class: _ Date: _ ID: U

____ 1. The topic of this lecture is problems in cities.

____ 2. Shapes found in nature influence the concept of organic architecture.

____ 6. Who wrote the Gaia Charter? [Track 21CC 2_U5_3.mp3]

PRONUNCIATION SKILL: Listen to the sentences. Which words are linked?

21. After it rained, the road was very _______________.

VOCABULARY: Match each word to the correct meaning.

1. ANS: F PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5

PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5 TOP: Part I Vocabulary

22. ANS: layer

PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5 TOP: Part I Vocabulary

PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5 TOP: Part I Vocabulary

PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5 TOP: Part I Vocabulary

PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 5 TOP: Part I Vocabulary

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