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Task Description
watch a short video documentary describing Oscar Niemayer while completing English exercises and learning new vocabulary
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Scene summary
Oscar Niemayer was a famous architect. This video describes his work and legacy.
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Oscar Niemayer - ArchitectureVideo length
5 minutes 36 seconds
Video genre
Documentaries
Language goals
Level
The above lesson is a great teaching resource for:Intermediate (B1), Upper-intermediate (B2), Advanced (C1)
Student type
This resource is intended for:High schoolers, Business/professional students, Adults
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This resource is licensed by FilipCieslak under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License.
Upload date
6/6/2020
Video quiz questions (printable)
1. Unmix the sentence.
Which
they
saw
as
reactionary,
folkloric
and
plain
mediocre.
2. Fill the gap.
He was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1907
– andafor architecture
3. Fill the gap.
– who hadwithvehemence
on making sure buildings made no concession
4. Unmix the sentence.
While
working
with
him,
Niemeyer
retained
the
utmost
respect
for
Le
Corbusier.
5. Fill the gap.
his legendary charm, Niemeyer managed toCorbusier tosome of his more hard-edged
6. Unmix the sentence.
His
first
wholly
original
work
was
completed
in
1943.
7. Fill the gap.
“What attracts me is the free andcurve—the curve that I find in theof my country,
8. Fill the gap.
be both modern and yet recall its– that
a church might nod towards the forms of a
9. Unmix the sentence.
Maintaining
a
connection
with
the
local
ecology
and
tropical
climate.
10. Unmix the sentence.
Niemeyer
was
prolific
until
his
very
last
years.
11. Fill the gap.
modernism – and to createthat
betterthe nation’s uniqueness.
12. Match the two halves.
mediocre
average
concession
compromise
heritage
legacy
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