Task I. Match the word combinations with their definitions

Match the word combinations with their definitions. Find them in the text and translate the sentences.

 

1. to scroll inwards	a. an elaborately or highly decorated manner
2. a square tile	b. a container for holding or carrying things, made from interwoven strips of cane or wire offered or consecrated in fulfillment of a vow
3. a circular structure	c. a living organism full of or covered with prickles
4. a votive basket	d. having the form of a circle frame
5. to commemorate the victory	e. to make or become smaller or less in volume
6. a spiny plant	f. to move different parts towards the inside
7. an ornate style	g. to honor the memory of an act of defeating an opponent in a battle or competition
8. to reduce in size	h. a thin square or rectangular piece of baked clay, concrete, cork, etc., used for covering roofs, floors, or walls

 

Task II.

Fill in the prepositions. Make sentences with the given words and word combinations.

 

· to scroll … or …;

· to be invented … an architect;

· to place a square tile … the basket;

· to be the most ornate … the orders;

· to be divided … sections;

· to be similar … another style;

· to grow … the basket;

· to be reduced … size;

· to protect something … the weather;

· to be erected … Ancient Greece;

· to be inspired … the sight.

 

Task III.

Complete the following sentences. Consult the text.

1. The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, built in about 335 B.C., is a graceful circular structure showing and ….

2. … is one of the most richly decorated and the oldest of ….

3. A Corinthian capital is similar to the Ionic one as it ….

4. Some historians suppose that Callimachus ….

5. A Corinthian column has the same features as the Ionic, …. However, it is different because it ….

6. … was erected to mark the victory of the leader of a chorus in the competitive choral dances.

7. … is traditionally divided into two or three sections.

 

Task IV.

Answer the questions.

 

1. When did the Corinthian order appear?

2. Who was the style invented by?

3. What is the story of its creation?

4. What is the most characteristic feature of its column?

5. What are the differences and similarities between the Corinthian and Ionic orders?

6. What monument demonstrates the typical features of the Corinthian order best?

7. Why was it built?

8. How can you define its style?

Task V.

Choose one of the topics to speak about.

 

ü Distinctive features of the Corinthian order.

ü The story of its creation.

ü The Corinthian order is the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates.

 

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