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- Exam: TOEFL
- Course: LISTENING
- Part 3, Exam 3
Instructions
You will hear a LECTURE about architecture.
For questions 1-6, choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
Drag and drop the correct answer in the answer box, or type the corresponding letter.
A mark of 75% corresponds to B2 and a mark of 90% corresponds to C1.
- 1 What is the lecture mainly about?
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· Possible answers: A The first skyscrapers in America. B The influence of the English Arts and Crafts movement. C The Prairie School of Architecture. D Oriental motifs in American architecture.
- 2 What can be said about the nature of Prairie School architecture?
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· Possible answers: A It tried to harmonize with nature. B It was mostly expressed in large public buildings. C It was mainly concerned with domestic living spaces. D It was Midwestern American in nature with no foreign influences.
- 3 Listen again to part of the extract
- "The shapes were designed to both harmonize with and reflect the broad, flat prairies of the Midwestern United States. But, somewhat ironically, I suppose, most of these houses were actually built in more urban areas, especially in the Chicago suburbs, rather than on the prairies themselves. "
- Why does the professor say this:
- "somewhat ironically, I suppose, most of these houses were actually built in more urban areas,"
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· Possible answers: A To introduce a new discussion topic for the lecture. B To suggest that the name of the school is slightly inappropriate. C To find out whether the students have understood the concept of prairie. D To express disagreements with the stated aims of the Prairie School architects.
- 4 According to the professor, how did the Prairie School architects make living space more compatible with human needs?
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· Possible answers: A Through the use of vertical windows. B By abolishing closed interior corners. C Through the use of elaborate ornamentation. D By decreasing the number of separate rooms.
- 5 What does the professor say about the use of ornamentation by Prairie School architects?
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· Possible answers: A They liked colourful designs and a variety of decorations. B They tended to use ornamentation only if it complemented a design. C The only ornamentation they used was based on Japanese models. D The only decoration they permitted was in furniture design.
- 6 Why does the professor mention traditional Japanese houses?
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· Possible answers: A To contrast Japanese architectural design with the Prairie School design. B To show the relationship between Japanese use of space and overall ornamentation. C To show how turned-up roof edges don't blend in with the horizontal lines of the flat prairies. D To show how the influence of Oriental themes was expressed in the Prairie School designs.