Architecture- Vocabulary
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Useful words and phrases for describing the processes and products of architecture
Lesson Plan Content:
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
Match the groups of words below to the categories above.
Floor Ceiling
Socket Air conditioning
Double glazing Handle
Fitted kitchen Open-plan dining room/ kitchen
Balcony Playground
(Roof top) terrace Veranda
Ground floor/ First floor Fire escape
Lift/ Elevator Bicycle racks
Basement/ Cellar Roof
Foundation Mezzanine
Penthouse Sewage
Communal area Lobby
Gate Partition wall
Window cleaning cradle Skylight
Detached house Semi-detached house
Terraced house Bungalow
Cottage Mansion
Block of flats/ Apartment building Old people’s home/ Nursing home
Care home Community centre
Multi storey car park Skyscraper
Luxury flats/ Condo Shopping centre/ Mall
Studio flats Health centre/ clinic
Hospital Department store
Public building
Brick Reinforced concrete
Tile Stone
Wood Nails
Glue Paint
Plaster Wallpaper
Plywood Insulation
Screw
CAD programmes Pen tablet
Set square Ruler
Protractor Rubber/ Eraser
Foam/ Styrofoam Automatic pencil/ Mechanical pencil
Compass GPS
Surveying equipment
Plan Drawing
Sketch 3D model
Doodle Blueprint
Concierge Security guard
Builder Bricklayer
Surveyor Site manager
Landscape architect Plumber
Electrician Civil engineer
Interior designer Decorator
Carpenter Electrician
Safety inspector Roofer
Plasterer 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.
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Useful language for describing things You can find it… It’s used for… It’s (usually/ always) made of… |
What are the differences between the words above divided by dashes (/)?
Which categories 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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