3. Vocabulary Development
A. Use the words given in capitals in brackets to form a word that fits in the space and read the text. Consult a dictionary if required.
British Telecom Tower, London Built: 1961 – 1965 Architects: Eric Bedford & G. R. Yeats
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The Lloyd’s Building, London Built: 1979 – 1984 Architect: Richard Rogers
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Hongkong and Shangahai Banking Corporation Headquarters, Hong Kong Built: 1981 – 1985 Architect: Foster Associates
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One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London Built: 1991 Architect: Cesar Pelli
N Clad in (22) ____________ (STAIN) steel it is 50 stories high and dominates the London skyline by being visible up to 2 kilometer away. It is used as an office building. The tower has 3,960 windows and 4,388 steps. Lifts travel from the lobby to the 50th floor in just 40 seconds. The building is designed to sway 13 and three quarter inches in the strongest winds that might occur once every 100 years. The aircraft (23) ____________ (WARN) light at the very top of the tower flashes 40 times a minute, 57,600 times a day. The building’s design is (24) ____________ (REMARKABLE) simple. This tower relies principally on sheer mass and height to impress. Inside and out all is sleek. |
1)
____________ (ORIGINALY)
called the Post Office Tower, it was built as an (2) ____________
(OPERATION) unit to carry 21st century telephone, television and
data traffic.
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memorial to 1960’s optimism, this was the country’s tallest
building until eclipsed by the NatWest Tower in 1981and was famous
for its (3) ____________ (REVOLVE) restaurant at the top of the
tower. It remains an (4) ____________ (INNOVATE) design built (5)
____________ (MAIN) of pre-stressed concrete and glass and has not
been copied since. Lean, practical and futuristic, it epitomised
the technical and (6) ____________ (ARCHITECTURE) skills of the
time.
his
(7) ____________ (BUILD) challenged the (8) ____________
(TRADITION) concept of the office block. Described as hi-tech it
looks like (9) ____________ (MACHINE) with hard shiny surfaces and
(10) ____________ (INDUSTRY) elements like gantries, walkways and
(11) ____________ (MOVE) parts. The structures and services, a
(12) ____________ (COMBINATE) of cranes, ladders, pipes and tubes,
are displayed on the outside of the building rather than hidden in
the inside.
his
office building represents a technological (13) ____________
(ACHIVE). It was constructed in a short time period and on a
restricted site out of vertical slices to allow the bank to
continue work uninterrupted and allow for (14) ____________ (FLEX)
planning of the space. The design integrates modern materials
(steel, concrete, foil, aluminium, and glass), and structural
engineering. Using the Chinese tradition of Feng-Shui, (15)
____________ (ESCALATE) are positioned on a diagonal to create a
dramatic entrance hall and dynamic geometry. Drawing on the plan
of Greek temples, a giant (16) ____________ (CENTRE) atrium makes
use of (17) ____________ (NATURE) sunlight and serves to develop a
sense of (18) ____________ (COMMUNE) amongst the workers.
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One, Canada Place, better known as the Canary Wharf tower, is one
of the most (19)
____________ (RECOGNISE) buildings
in Britain, designed by Cesar Pelli and (20)
____________ (COMPLETE) in
1991. The centre of a cluster of other towers, it stands as a
symbol of the brave new world of the London Docklands. The tower
at Canary Wharf is the tallest building in England and the United
Kingdom at 244 metres above sea level, or 235.1 metres above
ground level. It is the sixth tallest building in the (21)
____________ (EUROPE) Union.