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//**Pre-reading**: What does it take to be an architect? //  I can predict that the reading will cover the skills that a person needs to be an architect, like the things we have to learn about the topic.
 *  What can you predict about the content of the text by reading the title?

What skills have a good architect? What is needed to become an architect? What is an architect? What are the basic needs of the architecture? 
 *  What questions will be answered?

 A formal and technical vocabulary. 
 *  What vocabulary might be included?


 * Post-reading: ** What does it take to be an architect? media type="file" key="post-reading.mp3"

// a)  ////How are architecture and urban planning different in terms of the qualifications needed for each? //

Architect needs to visualize the work in plan, section and elevation in such a way that the resultant composition is expressive and beautiful. Also the architect needs ability to draw.

// b)  ////After today's reading, how do you feel about your future profession? //

Well, I feel that with my future profession I can help people; I’m designing their homes, offices, among others. And I can help for the city to be beautiful and it express the personality of its inhabitants. After today´s reading I’m sure that I’ll be a integral professional.

// c)  ////<span style="color: #ff6600; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">What is the role of architects / urban planners in today's world? // The role of the architect is to be the mediator between art and science, a master coordinator. And he/she brings the designs of the imagination to reality.