- •Даричева м.В., Малинина и.А. English for designers
- •Введение
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Match the translation:
- •3. Match the verbs with their definitions:
- •1. Match the translation:
- •2. Match the nouns with their definitions:
- •3. Make up your own sentences with these nouns.
- •1. Match the translation:
- •2. Match the nouns with their definitions:
- •4. Make up your own sentences with the nouns from ex.1.
- •1. Match the adjectives with their synonyms:
- •3. Make up your own sentences with the adjectives from ex.1. Part I
- •1. Read the text.
- •The History of Interior Design
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •True or false:
- •4. Answer the questions:
- •Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •3). One ___ the purposes ___ studying design history is to make sense ___ the spaces ___ which modern life is lived.
- •Grammar
- •1. Find in the text the sentences in Passive Voice. Determine what tenses they are in. Transform these sentences from Passive into Active Voice:
- •2. There are a lot of words in the English language that can be nouns and verbs without changes in spelling. Translate these pairs of words:
- •3. Find a word from each pair in the text and say what part of speech it is. If it is a verb state what tense and voice it is.
- •Read the text. Antoni Gaudi
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •Read the text. Gerrit Rietveld
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •1. Read the text. Alvar Aalto
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •1. Read the text. Pierre Chareau
- •Philip Johnson
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •1. Read the text. Walter Gropius
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •True or false:
- •Grammar
- •Thanks to … we are …
- •10. Speak about the color schemes you would like to have in you room and explain why. Part 2
- •1. Read the text.
- •8. Describe the style of Art Deco using the phrases from the text:
- •1. Read the text.
- •7. Make up a dialogue “An interview with the organizers of the antiques fair in Monaco”.
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Match the synonyms:
- •4. Find the synonyms in the text:
- •5. Make up sentences with the following phrases:
- •6. Translate into English:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Choose the most suitable title to the text:
- •3. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •4. Match the synonyms:
- •5. Make up your own sentences with the following verbs and phrases:
- •6. Change the sentences into Passive.
- •7. Match the parts of the sentences:
- •8. Translate into English:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. In what meaning are the underlined words used in the sentences? In what meaning are the words used in the text?
- •3. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •4. Find the synonyms in the text:
- •5. True or false?
- •6. Answer the questions to the text;
- •7. Translate into English:
- •8. Project “An advertising agency”. Work in small groups and create an advertising design of a product.
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. True or false?
- •4. Answer the questions to the text:
- •5. What word is not a synonym?
- •6. Match the definitions to the words:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. True or false?
- •6. Match the words to their definitions:
- •7. Translate into English:
- •8. Give your own design recommendations using the following phrases from the text:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Choose two synonyms for the words:
- •4. Make up sentences with the following phrases:
- •6. Translate into English:
- •7. Describe the design of a room for a child. Use the following phrases:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. True or false?
- •3. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •4. Match the words to the definitions, then fill in the gaps with these words in an appropriate form:
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. True or false?
- •5. Answer the questions to the text:
- •6. Match the words to their definitions, then fill the gaps with the appropriate form of these words. Some of these words can be used twice and some of them are not used at all:
- •7. Translate into English:
- •8. Compare up-to-date and classic styles in interior design.
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents:
- •3. True or false?
- •4. Match the words with their synonyms or definitions. Then fill in the gaps with the necessary form of these words.
- •5. Translate the sentences:
- •6. Describe any interior from the point of combination of colours. The following words and phrases may help you:
- •1. Read the text
- •6. Match the words to their synonyms:
- •7. Match the definitions to the words:
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. True or false?
- •5. In what meaning are the underlined words used in the sentences? In what meaning are the words used in the text?
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •7. Translate the sentences:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. True or false?
- •4. Match the synonyms to the words:
- •5. Answer the questions:
- •6. Translate the sentences:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. True or false?
- •5. Match the parts of the sentences:
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •7. Translate the sentences:
- •8. Project “The décor of a restaurant’. What are your design ideas about decorating a restaurant? Use the following words and phrases:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. True or false?
- •5. Match the words to their synonyms:
- •6. Combine the words into phrases:
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. True or false?
- •5. Match the words to their synonyms:
- •6. Make up sentences with the following phrases:
- •7. Answer the questions:
- •8. Translate the sentences:
- •1. Read the text
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •4. Answer the questions:
- •5. Dialogue. A friend of yours has got tired of his/her room and wants to renew the interior. He/She asks you to give a piece of advice. Part 3
- •Read the text. Where dreams begin
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •4. Choose the most suitable heading from the list a-f for each paragraph:
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Choose the most suitable answer:
- •Find the opposites in the text to the following words:
- •5. Answer the questions:
- •Read the text.
- •In search of the perfect home
- •Read the text. Digging it down under
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Answer the questions:
8. Translate the sentences:
1) В настоящее время дизайнеры интерьера стараются приспособиться к запросам среднего потребителя.
2) Обычно известная торговая марка ассоциируется с качеством, надежностью и стилем.
3) При оформлении интерьера вы можете творчески комбинировать дешевые и дорогие вещи.
4) Вы можете приобрести дешевый аксессуар, который подчеркнет остальные элементы декора интерьера.
TEXT 12
1. Read the text
If you are looking forward to spruce up a room that you are tired of, but do not want to invest a lot of money, the following tips will help you do some affordable interior decorating.
Rearrange the furniture. Pull the furniture away from the walls and position it at new, more inviting angles, and you will change the look and dimension of your room.
You’ve always heard "to spruce up a room, paint it." Paint one wall your favorite accent color. The color can be as bold or as subtle as you like. Just make sure the surrounding room complements the color. Now, hang a new piece of art on the wall that has the same or similar colors. You will be amazed at how often your eye is drawn to that area of the room.
Bring nature inside. Plants always add a touch of newness to any room. If you do not have a green thumb, look through some magazines to get ideas on using plants to decorate.
A new area rug is a great way to soften a room. Find one that complements the room, but also has a touch of jazziness to it. Put it at an angle under a coffee table or dining room table.
Make a framed picture collage on the wall.
Update your bathroom fittings/fixtures. By coordinating new bathroom fittings with your current fixtures and adding vanity lighting, you can change the appearance of your bathroom.
Light up your room with new lamps. You can mix and match lamp bases and shades for a new lighting solution in any room,
Replace your cabinet hardware with new pulls and knobs. Plenty of styles are available to help modernize the look of your kitchen.
to spruce up – прихорашиваться; наряжаться
dimension –. 1) измерение 2) размеры, величина; объем; протяжение
green thumb – садоводческое искусство
to soften – смягчать
fittings – оборудование
fixture – приспособление, прибор
vanity – зд. комплект, состоящий из раковины и туалетного столика (тж. vanity unit)
2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
ожидать с нетерпением, допустимый (по средствам), переставить мебель, дерзкий или утонченный, служит дополнением к цвету, произведение искусства, оттенок новизны, пестрый (броский) оттенок
3. Find the synonyms to the following words:
to smarten up an interior, to spend a fortune, more attractive position, to be astonished, the look of the bathroom, door handles, to renovate
4. Answer the questions:
1) What advice is given in the text?
2) Why do people usually want to spruce up their rooms?
3) Have you ever tried to spruce up your room?
4) If you are going to smarten any interior will you follow this advice?
5) Have you got any other design ideas how to redecorate an interior? Can you continue this list of tips and give your own recommendations?
5) What tips did you like best? What advice will you follow?