Listen to part of a lecture in an architecture class.

Listening Test – Task

Listen to part of a lecture in an architecture class.

The professor is talking about an architectural style in North America.

1. What is the talk mainly about?

A The first skyscrapers in America

B The English Arts and Crafts Movement’s influence on American architects

C The Prairie School of Architecture

D Oriental motifs in American architecture

1. What can be said about the nature of Prairie School architecture?

A It was expressed mainly in large public building.

B It tried to harmonize with nature.

C It was from midwestern America with no foreign influences.

D It was mainly concerned with domestic living spaces.

1. Select the building that could be classified as an example of the Prairie School style.

1. According to the professor, how did the Prairie School architect make living space more compatible with human needs?

A Through the inclusion of vertical windows

B By abolishing closed interior corners

C By decreasing the number of separate rooms

D Through the use of elaborate ornamentation

1. Why does the professor mention traditional Japanese houses?

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 give an example of how turned-up roof edges don’t blend in with the horizontal lines of the flat prairies

D To show how Oriental themes influenced Prairie School designs

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