UNIVERSIDAD SIMON BOLIVAR
ID2125
Prepared by Prof. Dafne Gonzalez
- The architect and his profession: exercises
READ PARAGRAPHS 2 TO 4 AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CHART
FUNCTIONS OF THE of the architect are manifold and of a highly technical nature.
a.- Practical requirements of the accommodation of various kinds of structures, often of a complex order.
e.g. factories, and commercial buildings, hotels, theaters, hospitals and schools.
b.- Better arrangements in
1.-Expert in the planning of buildings
2.-Understand
traditional and modern
Not only
methods of building construction
3.-Appreciate importance of mechanisation and of rapidly evolving industrial techniques
in areas such as:
characteristics
4.- a knowledge of materials
their practical
and the effects which can be obtained
from them is an essential element in
the architect’s education,
since they determine
the durability of the
fabric and its
appearance
5.-Knowledge of perspective
6.-Interest in other areas such as _____________ and _____________________
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN =Architecture’s main __________________
a.-__________________________
Visualizing the work in
b.-__________________________
c.-__________________________
three _______________
EXPRESSIVE AND BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITION
UNIVERSIDAD SIMON BOLIVAR
ID2125
Prepared by Prof. Dafne Gonzalez
- The architect and his profession: exercises
Comprehension
FINISH READING THE TEXT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES
Say whether the statements below are TRUE or FALSE. Justify your choice.
a.-Architects need to open their range of understanding to different areas related to their field.
____
b.-The special order creative ability needed to be an architect can be acquired through
training. ____
c.- The social order has to be established by architecture since it is “the maker of civilized
living. ____
d.-Science has always led the architectural path. ____
e.-Applied science should be the goal of architecture._____
Cohesive Ties
1..- What do the following words refer to in the text? (they are underlined)
a.-P. 1,
their ________________________
b.-P.3,
them________________________
c.-P.3,
they_________________________
d.-P.4,
its__________________________
e.-P.5,
it____________________________
UNIVERSIDAD SIMON BOLIVAR
ID2125
Prepared by Prof. Dafne Gonzalez
- The architect and his profession: exercises
2.-Categorize the following signal words according to their function in the text.
for (P1,L1); If (P1,L2); led (P1, L4); Before (P1, L5); though (P1,L5); In short (P1,L6);
first (P2, L1); that is (P2,L2); such as (P2,L4); But (P3,L4), too (P3,L8); In addition (P3,
L9 ); since (P·,L10); For this (P4,L3); Thus (P5, L1); In other words (P6,L1); Yet (P6,L2);
resulted from (P6,L6); Today (P7,L1); despite the fact that (P7,L3); would (P7,L4);
Nowadays (P7,L5); Although (P7,L5); Then (P7,L7).
Cause/Effect
Comparison/
Contrast
Addition
Sequence /
Chronology
Exemplification Hypothesis
3.- Find a cause-effect relationship in the text.
Cause:
Effect:
4.- The main rhetoric function of this text is _______________________________
Paraphrasing