ENGLISH FOR ARCHITECTS

MARCH
LEVEL 2 group 3
LESSON 1 HOMEWORK

vocabulary in focus meaning / extra detail / collocations / typical combinations

a block of flats

a bungalow

a cabin

a detached house

a manor
a mansion
a property
a proposal
a residential building
a row house / a terraced
house
a semi-detached house

a studio
a tenant
a villa
an outpost
an overhaul
completion
construction
dormitory
downtown
enduring
penthouse
to come up
TASK 1

COMPLETE THE TABLE ABOVE.

YOU CAN SKIP THE ‘MEANING’ IF A PHRASE IS OBVIOUS & CLEAR. BUT!! PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION
TO THE SECOND COLUMN: WRITE SEVERAL POSSIBLE FOR YOUR PROFESSION COMBINATIONS -
USE LESSON MATERIALS AND ANY OTHER SOURCES OF YOUR CHOICE FOR THAT.
FOR INSTANCE, “ 1. CONSTRUCTION (CONSTRUCTION WORKERS / CONSTRUCTION SITE /
CONSTRUCTION SOLUTION)”

TASK 2
USE PRESENT PERFECT TO DESCRIBE THE ACTION OF MAKING RECENT CHANGES THAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT NOW.

before after

1 EXAMPLE: They have put in new contemporary windows.

2
3

before after
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5
6

before after

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8
9

TASK 3
PRESENT PERFECT OR PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS?
HAVE DONE OR HAVE BEEN DOING?

1. I __________________________________________ the Kolhaas book you gave me, so you can have it back
now. (READ)
2. I __________________________________________ the Kolhaas book you gave me, so I’m not giving it
back yet. (READ)
3. The two brothers __________________________________________ residential buildings since they
 left high school. (MAKE)
4. The two brothers__________________________________________ four residential buildings since
they left high school. (MAKE)
5. You are too late. The client __________________________________________ 2 times. (CALL)
6. You are too late. The client __________________________________________ all morning. (CALL)

TASK 4
MATCH THE TYPES OF HOUSES WITH THEIR QUALITIES
TICK IF IT’S TRUE
GOOGLE THE DETAILS IF NOT SURE

historical luxurious cheap urban out of town huge small

penthouse
skyscraper /
high-rise
studio
flat / condo /
apartment
manor
cottage
bungalow
detached
house
semi-detached
house
dormitory
villa
row house /
terraced house
/ townhouse
mansion
cabin

TASK 5
 WATCH THE VIDEO
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

What is a McMansion?

What style is a McMansion?

What is the average size for it?

What is bad about this architecture?