Architecture. Зайцева И.В. - 19 стр.

      2.3 Exercise to the text
       2.3.1Find the false sentences using the information from the text. Correct the
false sentences:

        1) Techniques of working in reinforced concrete made tremendous progress.
        2) The architecture of Egypt gave the world the column, capital and cornice.
        3) The world’s first large-scale monument in stone is the pyramid of Sesostris I
at Lisht.
        4) Many architectural monuments of the Middle Kingdom can be seen
nowadays.
        5) New blossoming of the arts and crafts of ancient Egypt began in the New
Kingdom.
        6) The final revival took place under Alexander the Great.

       2.3.2 Fill in the gaps with the words given below:

        1) In ancient ... art of building only ... constructions were applied.
        2) What the architecture of Egypt gave the ... the earliest buildings in ... ,
columns ... and cornice.
        3) The pyramids of the Old Kingdom are the most ... of all ... works.
        4) The world’s first ... monument is stone Zoser’s ... .
        5) The most remarkable monument of the New Kingdom use colossal ...
linking the various ... .

       capitals; necropolis; post-and lintel; levels; ramps; world; dressed stone;
spectacular; Egyptian; large-scale; funerary.

      2.3.3 Answer the following questions:

       1) When did the old ancient Egyptian architecture develop?
       2) Into what period could it be classified?
       3) What typical structures did the architecture of Egypt produce?
       4) What system of construction was used in Ancient Egypt?
       5) What elements did this architecture invert?
       6) What is the only remained wonder of the world?
       7) Who was the earliest named architect?
       8) How do the structures of the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms differ?
       9) When did the final revival of ancient Egyptian architecture take place?

     2.3.4 Find in the text and put down key words that can be used to speak
about Egyptian architecture

     2.3.5 Summarize your knowledge of the question under consideration.
Discuss it with your partner. Use exercise 2.3.3 as a plan