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UNIVERSIDAD SIMON BOLIVAR Prepared by Prof. Dafne Gonzalez

ID2125 - The architect and his profession: exercises READ PARAGRAPHS 2 TO 4 AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CHART

FUNCTIONS OF THE ** ARCHITECT: ** a.- Practical ** requirements of the accommodation of various kinds of structures ** b.- Better arrangements in ** the most economical and convenient manner ** e.g. factories ** and commercial buildings, hotels, theaters, hospitals and schools **

1.-Expert in ** the planning of **buildings

2.-Understand ** traditional ** and ** Modern ** methods of building construction

3.-Appreciate importance of ** mechanization **and ** industrial ** techniques in areas such as: ** law and finance ** 4.-** knowledge ** of materials : characteristics Appearance
 * Effects : durability **

5.-Knowledge of perspective 6.-Interest in other areas such as ** expressive and beautiful ** ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN = Architecture’s main ** think simultaneously in three dimensions ** Visualizing the work in a.- ** plan ** b.- ** section ** c.- ** elevation ** three ** dimensions ** EXPRESSIVE AND BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITION

UNIVERSIDAD SIMON BOLIVAR Prepared by Prof. Dafne Gonzalez

ID2125 - The architect and his profession: exercises

Comprehension FINISH READING THE TEXT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES

a.-Architects need to open their range of understanding to different areas related to their field. ** T ** b.-The special order creative ability needed to be an architect can be acquired through training. ** T ** c.- The social order has to be established by architecture since it is “the maker of civilized living. ** T ** d.-Science has always led the architectural path. ** F ** e.-Applied science should be the goal of architecture. ** F **
 * Say whether the statements below are TRUE or FALSE. Justify your choice.**

1..- What do the following words refer to in the text? (they are underlined) a.-P. 1, their ** Young’s lives ** b.-P.3, them** Materials ** c.-P.3, they** practical characteristics and the effects of materials ** d.-P.4, its ** efficient creative ability ** e.-P.5, it ** a well-conceived and constructed structure **
 * Cohesive Ties**

2.-Categorize the following signal words according to their function in the text. for (P1,L1); If (P1,L2); led (P1, L4); Before (P1, L5); though (P1,L5); In short (P1,L6); first (P2, L1); that is (P2,L2); such as (P2,L4); But (P3,L4), too (P3,L8); In addition (P3, L9 ); since (P·,L10); For this (P4,L3); Thus (P5, L1); In other words (P6,L1); Yet (P6,L2); resulted from (P6,L6); Today (P7,L1); despite the fact that (P7,L3); would (P7,L4); Nowadays (P7,L5); lthough (P7,L5); Then (P7,L7).

Contrast || Addition || Sequence / Chronology || Exemplification || Hypothesis || Paraphrasing || If Led ||  ||   || Before ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cause/Effect || Comparison/
 * For

Cause/Effect Comparison/ Contrast Addition Sequence / Chronology Exemplification Hypothesis Paraphrasing 3.- Find a cause-effect relationship in the text. Cause: Effect: 4.- The main rhetoric function of this text is ________________________________