The art of architecture and civil engineering

Architecture is the art and the technique of building, employed to fulfill the practical and expressive requirements of civilized people. Almost every settled society that possesses the techniques for building produces architecture. It is necessary in all but the simplest cultures; without it, man is confined to a primitive struggle with the elements; with it, he has not only a defense against the natural environment but also the benefits of a human environment, a prerequisite for and a symbol of the development of civilized institutions.

Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering (KazGASA) is a main and leading institution among the higher educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of Architecture, Design, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Economics and Management in Construction. It has the old traditions, highly skilled staff and scientists. More than ten thousand graduates have been come out from the walls of KazGASA and many of them are known in Kazakhstan and abroad as experts, hold important posts on state service and leaders of large companies and firms. KazGASA is a multiple-discipline institution that comprises all stages of educational process – secondary school (represented by the Lyceum) up to Undergraduate, Graduate and Postgraduate Degrees. There is also College of KazGASA which train specialists according to the program of technical and vocational education.

Exercise 2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

Exercise 3. Role play. Students of Alabama university came to Almaty, KazGASA to participate at an international conference. Two teams represent their universities.

1^st team- Students of KazGASA.

2^nd team- Representatives of the foreign University (e.g. Alabama University).

Exercise 4. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of civil engineering education in both (the USA and Kazakhstan) countries.

Exercise 5. [T. 18] Listen to a radio programme about creative thinking and answer the questions.

1. Why don’t most people think creatively?

2. What was the gorilla experiment?

3. What happened when Dr Wiseman tried the experiment on a group of top scientists?

Exercise 6. Retell the listened text.

Exercise 7. Correct the spelling.

I’m a great art orlev. I look at beautiful paintings and sculptures and wish I could be titsairc. I can’t draw or paint to save my life. I rdowen why some people are so talented and can eectar amazing pictures, when other people, like me, can’t even draw good matchstick geifusr. I would like to fill my house with art from all over the world. It’s interesting to see how different uertucsl have different kinds of art. There’s nothing better than vsgtiiin art galleries when you go to another country. I frpere more traditional art. I don’t really understand a lot of modern art. I look at an ebtixih of a pile of bricks in a museum but can’t see how it’s art. I always glhau when my children say, “Daddy, I can do better than that!” I often think they can.

Exercise 8. Write an application letter using the model.

Model

Check yourself

1. Choose the right variant: I saw her… into the building.

GLOSSARY

Read and translate the text №8 “ Passwords reveal your personality”, p.169

Make a presentation “ Famous architects and engineers of Kazakhstan”.

References

Main:

1.Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig. New English File. Upper-Intermediate Students Book.Oxford, 2012.

2.Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig. New English File. Upper-Intermediate Workbook.Oxford, 2012.

Additional:

4.Audio Disc of “New English File” Upper-intermediate level.

5.www.linguopress.com

Exercise 1. [ T.19] Listen to the text and fill the gaps.

Russian scientists _____________________ plant from cell tissue that had been frozen for 30,000 years. The research team from Russia’s Institute of Cell Biophysics team _____________________ from tissue found in the Siberian permafrost. It was a pioneering project that _____________________ other plant species to be revived. The plant the scientists brought back to life is called the Silene stenophylla. It is the oldest plant ever to be regenerated, _____________________ record for date palm seeds that were stored for 2,000 years in Israel. The plant had been _____________________ squirrels during their hibernation 30 millennia ago, during the age of woolly mammoths. It ______________________.

The scientists believe that the regeneration of the Silene stenophylla plant means the permafrost is _____________________ ancient life forms, many of which could be recreated. Lead researcher Svetlana Yashina said: “We _____________________ to continue permafrost studies in search of an _____________________, that of pre-existing life, which hypothetically has long since vanished from _____________________.” Dr Robin Probert, head of conservation and technology at the UK's Millennium Seed Bank, said: “There is _____________________ resurrect flowering plants that have gone extinct _____________________ we talk about bringing mammoths back to life, the Jurassic Park kind of idea.”

Exercise 2. Answer the questions

· What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘frozen’?

· Why was the project so pioneering?

· What are the benefits of regenerating extinct plant or animal species?

· What other species do you think should be regenerated? Why?

Exercise 3. Discuss the followings:

· Could bringing extinct life forms back be bad for the Earth?

· Do you think it’s a good idea to regrow ancient plants?

· Would you like to work on this project?

Exercise 4. Prepare speech on theme: “The most important thing that must be researched is…”

Exercise 5. Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘cell’ and ‘tissue’. Share your findings with your partners.

Exercise 6. Make up questions using the words you found. Ask your partner / group your questions.

GRAMMAR COMMENT

Compound nouns

The two parts may be written in a number of ways

There are no clear rules about this - so write the common compounds that you know well as one word, and the others as two words.

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