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        4 Unit 4 History of British Architecture

4.1 Pretext exercises
4.1.1 Warming-up

1) How did the British architecture develop?
2) What ancient British towns do you know?
3)          What architectural monuments would you like to see being in
Britain?

4.1.2 Read the words. Pay attention to the letters in italics

[ ju] circular, monument, occupation, perpendicular
[Λ]    mud, hut, abundant, but, just, much, cut, supplement, hung, thus,
humble, hunter, juxtaposition, structure, construct
[juə ] sanctuary, during, pure
[ə:] curtain, turn
[dз] stage, age, large, village, arrangement
[g] disregard, began, group, big, guest
[ŋ] nothing, building, hang, dwelling, seemingly, capping

4.1.3 Read the words. Mind their meaning
limestone                                                              известняк
rude                                                        примитивный, грубый
primordial                                               исконный, первобытный
sanctuary                                                             святилище
juxtaposition                                           наложение, сопоставление
slab                                                                        плита
prop                                                      подпорка, опора, стойка
precarious                                               непрочный, ненадёжный
invasion                                                   вторжение, нашествие
clay                                                                        глина
hut                                                                       хижина
timber                                                            лесоматериалы
hearth                                                            домашний очаг
beam                                                                        балка
auxiliary                                                       вспомогательный
shed                                                                        сарай
barn                                                                        амбар
stout                                                          крепкий, прочный
mound                                                                      насыпь
dwelling                                                             жилище, дом
linen                                                             полотно, холст
humble                                                        простой, скромный
wattle                                                              прут, плетень