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    The document provides information about the famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. It describes how Niemeyer was tasked with designing most of the important buildings for Brazil's new capital city of Brasilia in the 1950s. Niemeyer's designs for Brasilia were characterized by simple curved lines and his style was called modernism. The document also notes that Niemeyer designed notable buildings around the world and lived to be 103 years old, continuing to design until late in life.

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    Name _______ Class _______ Number _______ Date _______

    Passage 13
    Oscar Niemeyer
    Imagine being asked to design a whole city. That’s the job the government of Brazil gave to a team of planners
    and architects in the 1950s. Until that time, Brazil’s capital was Rio de Janeiro, in the southeast of the country. The
    government wanted a new capital in the country’s center. The famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer was asked
    to design most of the important buildings for the city. A site was chosen, and in 1956 work began. The city, named
    Brasilia, was built very quickly – in just forty-one months – and it became Brazil’s capital in April 1960.
    The buildings Niemeyer designed for Brasilia are full of curves and simple, clean lines. Perhaps the most famous
    is the National Congress building, with its two bowl-shaped structures and two tall towers in between. This style of
    architecture is called modernism. Talking about his designs, Niemeyer once said, “I always try to bring beauty and
    amazement.”
    Niemeyer’s buldings can found all around the world. The Le Havre Cultural Center in France is sometimes
    called the “volcano” because of its shape. The United Nations bulding in New York was the work of Niemeyer along
    with the great French architect Le Corbusier. One of Niemeyer’s later buildings, the Contemporary Art Museum in
    Niteroi, near Rio de Janeiro, looks like a flying saucer.
    Niemeyer is also famous for his long life. He married his second wife when he was ninety-eight years old. He
    designed a museum in Rio de Janeiro to hold the drawings and plans from his many years as an architect. And when
    it opened in 2011, Niemeyer, aged 103, was there. He died in 2012.

    1
    Part A. Word Power
    I. Find these words in the text. Then match them to the correct meaning.
    1. congress ( ) a. a shape like part of a circle
    2. curve ( ) b. something that has been built
    3. structure ( ) c. a place where something is to be built
    4. site ( ) d. a particular way something designed
    5. style ( ) e. a group of people who meet to decide on the laws of a country

    II. Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

    congress curve structure site style

    1. We’ve chosen the _______________ where we’ll build our new house.
    2. There was a sharp _______________ in the road, so Dad slowed down.
    3. There are 450 people in the country’s _______________.
    4. All the old houses on this street are built in the same _______________.
    5. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is a very tall _______________.

    III. Find the words in the text with the same meaning.

    plan planner flying saucer furniture contemporary

    1. _______________ someone who decides where to build things in a city


    2. _______________ a drawing that shows how to build something
    3. _______________ modern, from this time
    4. _______________ the things we put in our homes to sit on, sleep in, etc
    5. _______________ (in science fiction stories) a type of round spacecraft (two words)

    IV. Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

    plan planner flying saucer furniture contemporary

    1. Before you build a house, someone has to draw a _______________.


    2. When we move into our new house, we’ll buy some new _______________.
    3. I saw an old movie about aliens, who travelled to Earth in a _______________.
    4. The _______________ says the new hotel cannot be too close to the river.
    5. Some people find _______________ art hard to understand, but I like it.

    2
    V. Put these words in the correct box.

    France Brasilia Brazil Rio de Janeiro New York

    cities countries

    Part B. Understanding the main ideas


    I. Choose the correct answer.
    ( ) 1. What is the main purpose of the passage?
    A. To describe how Rio de Janeiro was built.
    B. To explain how Brasilia was built so quickly.
    C. To describe the work of the famous architect Oscar Niemeyer.

    II. Match each heading to the correct paragraph in the passage.


    Paragraph _______ Niemeyer’s buildings around the world
    Paragraph _______ A long life
    Paragraph _______ Designing a whole city

    Part C. Reading for detail


    ( ) 1. Work began on Brasilia in _______.
    A. 1956 B. 1950 C. 1960 D. 1941
    ( ) 2. The most famous building Niemeyer designed in Brasilia is _______.
    A. the Contemporary Art Museum B. the National Congress building
    C. the United Nations building D. the Le Havre Cultural Centre
    ( ) 3. Of Niemeyer’s buildings, _______ looks like a flying saucer.
    A. the Contemporary Art Museum B. the National Congress building
    C. the United Nations building D. the Le Havre Cultural Centre

    Part D. Answering questions


    1. Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil in the 1960s, wasn’t it?
    ____________________________________________________________
    2. How long did it take to build the new capital, Brasilia?
    ____________________________________________________________
    3. Why did Niemeyer design the buildings in the style of modernism?
    ____________________________________________________________

    3
    4. What is Oscar Niemeyer famous for, his architecture or his long life?
    ____________________________________________________________
    5. What did Oscar Niemeyer design?
    ____________________________________________________________
    6. What can visitors enjoy in the museum Niemeyer designed in Rio de Janeiro?
    ____________________________________________________________

    Part E. Using reference words


    ( ) 1. In Paragraph 1, “and it became Brazil’s capital in April 1960”, the word “it” refers to _______.
    A. Rio de Janeiro B. Brasilia C. Brazil D. the government of Brazil
    ( ) 2. In Paragraph 5, “And when it opened in 2011, Niemeyer, aged 103, was there’”, the word “it” refers to
    _______.
    A. Niemeyer’s wedding B. Niemeyer’s drawings and plans
    C. Niemeyer’s museum D. Niemeyer’s birthday party

    Part F. Summary
    Complete the summary with words from the text.
    In the 1950s, the Brazilian government decided that they wanted to build a new (1)_______________. They
    gave the job to a team of planners and architects. The famous architect Oscar Niemeyer designed most of the
    (2)_______________ buildings in the city. The city, called Brasilia, was built in just forty-one (3)_______________.
    Niemeyer’s designs are full of curves and simple, clean lines. The style of architecture he is famous for is called
    (4)_______________. Niemeyer has designed famous buildings around the (5)_______________. In 2011, he
    opened a museum for all of the plans and drawings from his life as an architect.

    Part G. What do you think?


    What do you think of Niemeyer’s designs? Do you like them? Why or why not? (At least give two reasons.)

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

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