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АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК

Электронный учебник

Специальности «Дизайн» (1- 2 курс)

Алматы 2009

УДК 81.2 Англ.я. 7

У 808

Составитель: Карыбаева Гульмира Аканкажиновна

«Английский язык для дизайнеров» (для студентов 1- 2 курсов бакалавыриата). - Алматы: КазГАСА, 2009г.

Данный электронный учебник содержит широкий диапазон речевых штампов, текстов, упражнений и диалогов.

Электронный учебник предназначен для студентов 1 и 2 курсов специальности «Дизайн».

Цель учебника, в соответствии с требованиями программы по иностранным языкам для неязыковых вузов, - развить навыки чтения литературы по специальности, а также навыки устной речи.

© Казахская головная

архитектурно-строительная

академия, 2009

My home is my Castle

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1. The title above is taken from an English proverb. What do you think it means?

2. a. Which of the houses has: five storeys and a house on top; a fiberglass shark; brick walls; a thatched roof; a chimney; a rock on the roof; wooden stairs up to the front door; stone walls; a pitched roof; a tiled roof?

is: built underground; a castle; built on stilts?

b. Use the adjectives to describe each house. Give reasons.

•economical •impractical • cold • spacious • cramped

•airy •comfortable 'attractive 'eccentric

House A is economical to maintain because it doesn't cost very much to heat and cool.

c. Match the houses to the countries.

five-storey building Suffolk, England

terraced house Zimbabwe

hut on stilts Portugal

rock house Headington, England

d. Describe the houses A-D. Think about:

•type of house •location • special features • general description

The house in picture A is a hut on stilts. It is located in Zimbabwe. It has got a thatched roof and wooden stairs up to the front door. It's cramped but it's probably quite airy.

e. Which house would you/wouldn't you like to live in?

Give reasons.

I'd like to live in the hut on stilts because it looks very attractive to me. I wouldn't like to live in the rock house because it must get very cold.

Reading

Tip. Read the text quickly to get a general idea of what it is about. Look at the first part of the question, then find of the text the question refers to. Go through the choices and choose the answer that best fits. Keep in mind that the information may be rephrased. Even if you think you know the correct answer, always check that the others are not appropriate. Check your answer against the text.

3. a. Look at the title of the article. What do you think it is about? Where might you read it? Say words you expect to find in it.