Architecture. Зайцева И.В. - 17 стр.

         7) прочный                      a) tremendous          b) durable           c)
great
         8) свод                  a) construction       b) arch               c) vaulting
         9) ремесленник           a) artist             b) craftsman          c) architect
         10) эффективный                 a) spectacular        b) notable            c)

gigantic

        2.1.7 Find the English equivalents for the following Russian words:

       A стоечно-балочная конструкция; поощрение; колонна; высокое
мастерство; скат; сильно суженный кверху пилон; траурный; ложный свод; резной
рельефный орнамент; воздвигать; божество; выдающийся; последователь;
уцелеть; возрождать
       B divinity; pillar; to revive; post-and-lintel construction; to survive; corbel vault;
excellence; outstanding; ramp; encouragement; to erect; successor; incised relief;
funerary; steeply; buttered pylon


        2.1.8 Form all possible word combination:

         A traditional                               B period
           ancient                              progress
           prosperous                           achievement
           spectacular                          monuments
           tremendous                           architecture
           great                                material
           large-scale                          building
           massive                              style
           durable                              temples

        2.1.9 Read the following word combinations and translate them into Russian:

         the 3rd millenium B.C.; to work under the patronage of the King; tremendous
progress; the most outstanding achievements; massive funerary monuments; ancient
Egyptian architecture; Old Kingdom; on the desert edge; the only remained wonder of
the world; the world’s first large-scale monument in stone; the great gods of earth and
sky; new level of excellence; less durable materials; great simplicity; new blossoming
of arts and crafts; to give encouragement; great temples and palaces; the only woman-
pharaoh; under the rule of; numerous temples of traditional style; slightly more elegant,
less crushingly inhuman