Architecture vocabulary Brainstorm at least two pieces of vocabulary into each of the categories below: People associated with buildings

Materials associated with buildings

Equipment that architects use

Parts of a room

Parts of a house or flat

Parts of a building

Types of house

Types of other buildings

Things architects do and produce

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Match the groups of words below to the categories above. Floor Socket Double glazing

Ceiling Air conditioning Handle

Fitted kitchen Balcony (Roof top) terrace

Open-plan dining room/ kitchen Playground Veranda

Ground floor/ First floor Lift/ Elevator Basement/ Cellar Foundation Penthouse Communal area Gate Window cleaning cradle

Fire escape Bicycle racks Roof Mezzanine Sewage Lobby Partition wall Skylight

Detached house Terraced house Cottage

Semi-detached house Bungalow Mansion

Block of flats/ Apartment building Care home Multi storey car park Luxury flats/ Condo Studio flats Hospital Public building

Old people’s home/ Nursing home Community centre Skyscraper Shopping centre/ Mall Health centre/ clinic Department store

Brick Tile Wood Glue Plaster Plywood Screw

Reinforced concrete Stone Nails Paint Wallpaper Insulation

CAD programmes Set square Protractor Foam/ Styrofoam Compass Surveying equipment

Pen tablet Ruler Rubber/ Eraser Automatic pencil/ Mechanical pencil GPS

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Plan Sketch Doodle

Drawing 3D model Blueprint

Concierge Builder Surveyor Landscape architect Electrician Interior designer Carpenter Safety inspector Plasterer

Security guard Bricklayer Site manager Plumber Civil engineer Decorator Electrician Roofer Architectural engineer

Choose one of the words above that you know and explain which one you are thinking of without using any part of its name until your partner works out which one you are talking about. Useful language You can find it… It’s used for… It’s (usually/ always) made of… What are the differences between the words divided by dashes (/)? Which categories from above are and aren’t useful for you to talk about your work? In the categories which are useful, which words are and aren’t useful?

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Blueprint. Concierge. Security guard. Builder. Bricklayer. Surveyor. Site manager. Landscape architect. Plumber. Electrician. Civil engineer. Interior designer.

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