Main Topic 17: Industries Lesson 100: Architecture (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to ARCHITECTURE. 2. Review COMMON MODAL ERRORS. I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) A. Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. 1. The balcony is the perfect place for grill parties because it is an open area. a. office b. terrace c. hallways d. corridor 2. You should hire a good architect to draft the plan of your building. a. lawyer b. doctor c. engineer d. draftsman 3. Egypt is a tourist spot because of its magnificent architecture. a. glamorous b. unpleasant c. expensive d. beautiful 4. The roof should be fixed immediately before it rains. a. door b. wall c. ceiling d. balcony Page 1
5. The construction men will destroy the storage area to put up a parking lot. a. fix b. construct c. demolish d. rehabilitate B. Sentence-Making Practice (3-4 minutes) Practice using the words you ve learned in your own sentences. 1. Balcony 2. Architect 3. Magnificent 4. Roof 5. Destroy Page 2
Exercise 2: What s the word? (4-5 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. Mr. Smith and Mr. Doe are talking about the shopping complex they are planning to build. Mr. Smith: We have to carefully plan the details of this shopping complex. Mr. Doe: Yes, indeed. We will be investing a huge amount of money in this shopping complex so we better make sure that this will be a hit to the public. Mr. Smith: I have talked to some of my colleagues and they have referred me to someone who can our building at a reasonable price. Mr. Doe: Well, it doesn t matter how much he will charge us. What matters is that he can create a strong foundation for the building. Mr. Smith: Yes. Just by looking at the of the building, it should be able to catch people s attention and attract them to go shopping in our complex. Mr. Doe: Exactly. I hope we can settle for modern designs. I don t like designs because we are portraying an urbanized life in our shopping complex. Mr. Smith: I agree with that. So, shall I contact the architect that was referred to me? Mr. Doe: Yes. Let us set a meeting with him next week so that we can talk about the details. Mr. Smith: Alright then, I will just inform you of the schedule of the meeting. Choices: a. façade b. design c. traditional d. beautiful Page 3
II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Common Modal Errors (5-6 minutes) General Description: Modals are verbs used with other verbs to express such ideas as permission, possibility and necessity. The following are the modals with their uses: Can/Could May Will Might Modal Uses Ability, possibility, asking for permission, request Asking for permission, (question), permission (answer), future possibility certain prediction, promise Asking for permission, future possibility Must / Ought to / Should) Shall Would Necessity/obligation Offer, suggestion, asking what to do Request, asking for permission Remember: The modal auxiliary verbs are always followed by the base form of the verb. Examples: 1. Using will in substitute of shall, and vice versa Wrong: Will I help you in planning the design tomorrow? Correct: Shall I help you in planning the design tomorrow? 2. Using may in substitute of might, and vice versa Wrong: You might use the construction supplies in the storage room. Correct: You may use the construction supplies in the storage room. 3. Using will in substitute of would, and vice versa Wrong: Will you send me the blue print tomorrow? Correct: Would you send me the blue print tomorrow? Page 4
Comprehension Check: Create a sentence that shows the following: a. Possibility(might/may) b. Obligation (should/must/ought to) c. Request (would) Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (3-4 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. I drop by the construction site before I go home. (Present possibility, future possibility) 2. We finish the construction before the month ends (necessity/obligation). 3. I talk to our architect first thing in the morning. (promise) Page 5