- •Vocabulary
- •3. Check if you know the key words.
- •4. Match the words with their translation.
- •5. Read the words in the box and complete the sentences below.
- •Test yourself
- •Vocabulary
- •7. Give a summary of the text using the plan:
- •Writing: Business Letters.
- •8. Match the numbers (1-6) with the letters a-f.
- •Vocabulary
- •3. Check if you know the key words.
- •4. Translate into English.
- •5. Match the words with their translation.
- •6. Complete the sentences 1-6 with the endings a-f.
- •7. Work in pairs. Discuss garden design ideas for a low maintenance garden. Use link words:
- •Vocabulary
- •3. Check if you know the key words.
- •4. Match the words to make phrases
- •5. Read the text again and choose the correct answer.
- •6. Read the text again and complete the sentences below in your own words.
- •Vocabulary
- •7. Speaking:
- •Vocabulary
- •3 Check you know the key words.
- •4 Match the words to make phrases.
- •5. Complete the sentence with a word from the box.
- •6. Read the text again and say if the following sentences are true or false or they don’t have that information.
- •7. Give a summary of the text using the key words.
- •8. Put the parts of the formal letter in correct order.
- •Vocabulary
- •3. Check you know the key words.
- •4. Mach the words with their definitions.
- •5. Translate into English.
- •Test yourself
- •6. Complete the sentences 1-6 with the endings a-f.
- •7. Work in pairs. Discuss schools offering a master’s course in landscape architecture.
- •Vocabulary
- •3. Check you know the key words.
- •4. Match the words with their translation.
- •5. Read the text again and say if the following sentences are true or false or they don’t have that information.
- •6. Read the text again and complete the sentences below in your own words.
- •7. Speak on the topic: “I have chosen the job of a gardener (landscape designer) because…”. Highlight a few points that make this job attractive to you. Use the following phrases:
- •Упражнения по грамматике
- •1. Имя существительное
- •1.1 Образуйте множественное число следующих существительных:
- •1.2 Образуйте словосочетания с существительным в притяжательном падеже, а там, где это невозможно, образуйте словосочетания с предлогом of .
- •2. Местоимение
- •2.1 Вставьте личные местоимения в нужном падеже.
- •2.2 Раскройте скобки, выбрав подходящую форму притяжательных местоимений.
- •2.3 Вставьте в предложения подходящие формы возвратно-усилительных местоимений (-self).
- •2.4 Вставьте much, many, little, few, a little или a few.
- •Неопределённые местоимения
- •2.5 Заполните пропуски местоимениями some, any или no.
- •3. Артикль
- •3.1 Вставьте артикль там, где необходимо.
- •3.2 Подставьте в предложения подходящие по смыслу слова из таблицы.
- •3.3 Выберите подходящий вариант ответа, обращая внимание на употребление артикля с именами собственными
- •4. Имя прилагательное
- •4.1 Образуйте в нужную степень сравнения прилагательных в скобках:
- •4.2 Заполните пропуски союзами as... As, so ... As, than, not но ... As.
- •5. Предлог
- •5.1 Выберите подходящий по смыслу предлог.
- •5.2 Выберите подходящий по смыслу предлог.
- •6. Союз
- •6.1 Выберите подходящий по смыслу союз.
Vocabulary
3. Check you know the key words.
Blend; career; civil; comprehensive; current; deserve; enroll; graduate; immerse; offer; outdoors; prestigious; restrictions; success; thriving
4. Mach the words with their definitions.
1) environment a) a group of people that manages sth
2) career b) the development of a piece of land
by adding plants, paths or other features
3) landscaping c) someone who has finished their study at
a high school, college, or university
4) course d) an empty or available area
5) graduate e) a job
6) space f) a university degree that students get if they
study for one or two years after their first degree
7) masters degree h) a series of lessons
8) board i) the natural world, including the land, water,
air, plants and animals
5. Translate into English.
Окружающая среда, успешная карьера, профессиональное обучение, степень магистра, стипендия, заслуживать, специализированное обучение, через интернет, совет, процветающий, смешать, естественные и искусственные элементы.
Test yourself
6. Complete the sentences 1-6 with the endings a-f.
1) Landscape design is an interesting career that blends …
2) A quality education at a top rated school will help …
3) The Graduate School Of Designof the prestigiousHarvard University offers... 4) In Europe, one of the good schools for landscape architecture is …
5) In Asia Pacific, one of the top landscape design schools is …
6) Several scholarships for the masters degree is offered…
7) Landscape architecture is a thriving career because of increasing environmental restrictions, growing population, and a desire …
a) to blend natural and man-made elements.
b) a master’s course in landscape architecture.
c) launch a successful career in landscape design.
d) the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria.
e) interests in art, science, architecture, environment, and the outdoors.
f) the National University of Singapore.
g) to deserving students.
Speaking:
7. Work in pairs. Discuss schools offering a master’s course in landscape architecture.
Writing: Business Letters
8. Is it Letter of inquiry or Letter of apology?
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We are particularly interested in visiting several publishing plants in New York to give us a better understanding of the way modern newspapers and magazines are produced.
Would it be possible to arrange a tour through your plant sometime within the next three weeks?
Unit 8
Terms for Understanding Landscape Garden Design
Before you read
1. Discuss these questions with your partner.
- Do we use any terms in landscaping?
- What language does the term ‘topiary’ come from?
Reading
2. Read the text and and pay attention to the main landscaping terms.
Terms for Understanding Landscape Garden Design
Landscape-garden designconsists of creating a layout and design for various landscapes and gardens. Amateurs as well as professionals seem to be working hard for achieving great designs. Amateurs (or do-it-yourself experts!) can learn a lot by many methods like trial and error, reading books and articles, joining workshops and study programs etc. Sometimes there are too many technical terms involved, and it not very easy to check the dictionary each time. So here we’ve gathered a list of some of the most usedlandscaping terms.
Arcade: A series of consecutive arches, including walkways lined with trees Belvedere: A roofed open gallery like a gazebo, which commands a view of the surroundings Cascade: Waterfalls arranged in stages of succession, through a rock formation or over some steps Cornice: The highest point of entablature, including the highest point of molding inside the external or internal walls Espalier: A series of fruit trees that form a hedge in landscaping of gardens Façade: Front side of a building with a special architectural treatment Glade: An open and grassy area that is often surrounded by woods Knot: A rectangular, small garden which consists of geometric, intricate, knotted and sprawled out dwarf plants, including rosemary and box Plinth: A slab or block where a stature, column or pedestal is located Topiary: A garden that is hedged and trimmed into specific animistic or geometric shapes Vista: An extended view out to the countryside