Read the lists of vocabulary below and guess what kind of building each list is related to:
Steeple Stained glass windows
Altar Aisle
Gargoyles Belfry
Chapel Confession box
Sculpture Font
Lobby Ballroom
Balconies Chandelier
Indoor pool Bar
Tearoom
Aisle Till (= checkout = register)
Store room/ warehouse Deli counter
Cash machine (= ATM) Security cameras
Safe Reinforced glass
Detached Semi-detached
Terraced Front garden
Back garden Fence
Loft Cellar
Pond Chimney
Chimney pot Thatch
Brick Double glazing
Doorstep Lawn
Mock Tudor Greenhouse
Eaves Patio
Moat Arrow slits
Drawbridge Keep
Well Stables
Jousting ground
Platforms Ticket barrier
Ticket office
Balcony Stage
Lobby Ticket office
The gods The orchestra pit
A and E (= ER) Waiting room
In patients Out patients
X ray room
Playground Reception
Cafeteria Gym
State rooms Throne room
Chandelier Sentry box
Guard house Stables
Fountain Statue
Courtyard Parade ground
Fireplace Lounge
Cellar Bar
Beer garden
Reinforced concrete Plate glass windows
Balcony Studio flats
Helicopter landing pad Penthouse
Lift (= elevator)
The stands Ticket office
Press box Corporate hospitality suites
Dome Retractable roof
(Artificial) turf Changing rooms
Minaret Prayer hall
Cafeteria Skyscraper
Executive floor Executive elevator
Smoking area
Check as a class.
Use vocabulary like that above to design and describe your ideas for a new iconic building for the city where you live. It should include at least two kinds of building from above, e.g. be a cathedral that is also a skyscraper.
Present your ideas to the rest of the class and vote on your favourite idea.
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