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Page 89 Architecture answers
A.
Building materials: timber / stone / steel / glass / concrete / reinforced concrete
Aesthetic perception: well-designed / an eyesore / elegant / ugly / controversial / pleasing geometric forms
Types of building: skyscraper / low-rise apartments / high-rise apartments (in Britain, the word 
flat
is usually used
instead of 
apartment
) / multi-storey car park
Architectural style: modernist / post-modern / standardised / traditional / international style / art deco (
high-tech
could
also be included here)
Parts of a building: porch / façade / walls / foundations
Features: practical / functional / high-tech / energy-efficient
B.
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. A
C.
1. planning 2. preservation 3. renovate 4. architects 5. glass 6. façade 7. foundations 8. social 9. derelict
10. estate 11. an eyesore 12. traditional 13. slums 14. high-rise /low-rise 15. energy-efficient
Other words and expressions which you might find useful include:
Other types of building: detached house / semi-detached house / terraced house / mansion / cottage / manor house 
bungalow / maisonette / castle / palace / shopping centre (in the USA - shopping 
mall
)
Other parts of a building: roof / ground floor (in the USA = first floor) / first floor (in the USA = second floor) 
basement (cellar) / attic / staircase
Verbs: construct / design / plan / modernise
Others: standardised / prefabricated / development / mass-produced / low-cost
Page 92 Men & women answers
A.
These words and expressions generally have positive connotations:
astute multi-faceted egalitarian equality
These words and expressions generally have negative connotations:
power struggle ruthless weaker sex (a derogatory, slightly old-fashioned expression referring to women) male
chauvinist (the expression 
male chauvinist pig
can also be used, although it is considered insulting) sex objects
male-dominated militant feminists (although some women would argue that this has positive connotations)
B.
1. household management (we also use the expressions 
domestic chores or housework
) 2. Sex Discrimination Act
(a British law which states that men and women should be treated equally, with equal pay, terms and conditions for
doing the same job etc) 3. male counterparts 4. child rearing 5. role division (we sometimes write 
role
as 
rôle
)
6. breadwinner (we can also use the expression 
financial provider
) 7. social convention 8. gender roles 
9. stereotypes 10. battle of the sexes
C.
1. egalitarian 2. equality 3. breadwinner 4. weaker sex 5. stereotypes 6. gender roles 7. male-dominated
For reference, see the 
Easier English Dictionary for Students
(978 0 7475 6624 3) 

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