- •Building Materials and their main characteristics
- •Введение
- •V. Put the sentences into Past и Future Simple. Use the words last, next year, month, tomorrow, yesterday. Translate them into Russian.
- •VI. Learn the new words and word combinations to the text Cement.
- •VII . Read and translate the text Cement.
- •VIII. Work in pairs. Express the same in English.
- •IX. Work in pairs. Make up sentences from the following words. Translate them into Russian:
- •X. Work in pairs. Translate the sentences into English.
- •Topic Studies at the University
- •IV. Compare Simple Active and Passive verb forms. Translate them into Russian. Give the sentences of your own. Use the phrases, given below.
- •V. Use Simple Passive in the following sentences. Translate them into Russian. Compare the results with your partner.
- •VI. Work in pairs. Translate the sentences into English in writing.
- •VII. Learn the prepositions used after the following verbs and their meanings.
- •VIII. Learn the new words and word combinations to the topic Studies at the University.
- •IX. Read and translate the topic Studies at the University.
- •X. Discuss the following questions with your partner.
- •IV. Work in pairs. Choose the correct verb form. Translate the sentences
- •Into Russian.
- •V. Change Simple verb forms into Continuous ones. Use the words now,
- •VI. Put the sentences into Past Continuous Passive. Translate them into Russian.
- •VII. Learn the new words and word combinations to the text Concrete.
- •VIII. Read and translate the text Concrete.
- •IX. Work in pairs. Say the same in English.
- •X. Work in pairs. Make up sentences from the following words:
- •XI. Translate the sentences into English in writing.
- •XII. Choose a topic about raw materials, stages in producing, concrete properties or wide application. Act the dialogue with your partner.
- •XIII. Work in pairs. Ask and answer more questions about Concrete.
- •XIV. Sum up the text about Concrete.
- •I. Review degrees of comparison of adjectives.
- •II. Form the comparative and superlative degrees from the adjectives:
- •III. Choose the right form of adjectives or adverbs.
- •IV. Read the information and entitle the text. Convert feet to metres.
- •V. Learn the new words and word compositions to the topic Building materials.
- •VI. Read and translate the topic Building materials.
- •VII. Discuss the following questions with your partner.
- •IV. Translate these sentences into Russian.
- •V. Choose the correct verb forms. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •VI. Work in pairs. Use Perfect Passive verb forms. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •VII. Learn the new words and word combinations to the text Plastics.
- •VIII. Read and translate the text Plastics.
- •IX. Work in pairs. Say the same in English.
- •X. Work in pairs. Make up sentences from the following words. Translate them into Russian:
- •XI. Work in pairs. Translate the sentences into English in writing.
- •XII. Choose a topic about plastics in our life, unique combination of properties, advantages or application in future. Act the dialogue with your partner.
- •XIII. Work in pairs. Ask and answer more questions about Plastics.
- •XIV. Sum up the text Plastics.
- •I. Learn the new words and word combinations to the topic My Speciality.
- •II. Read and translate the text My Speciality.
- •III. Discuss the following questions with your partner.
- •IV. Choose a topic about construction as a career, builders services in future or demand for civil engineers today. Act the dialogue with your partner.
- •V. Say the same in English.
- •Sum up the topic about Your Speciality. The texts’ review Practise your reading and translating skills.
- •I. Read and translate the following information about Cement
- •II. Say the following in English.
- •III. Give your opinion.
- •I. Read and translate the following information about Concrete
- •II. Say the following in English.
- •III. Give your opinion.
- •I. Read and translate the following information about Plastics
- •II. Say the following in English.
- •III. Give your opinion.
- •Оглавление
- •Building Materials and their main characteristics
IX. Work in pairs. Say the same in English.
1. Конструктивный материал. 6.Приготовление сырья.
2. Железобетон. 7.Измельчение, формовка, твердение.
3. Подводные сооружения. 8. Различные виды бетона.
4. Mонолитный и сборный. 9 .Полученный в результате материал.
5. Aктивность цемента. 10.Водоцементное отношение.
X. Work in pairs. Make up sentences from the following words:
1. is, material, constructive, concrete, building.
2. Greeks, by, Romans, was, it, used, and.
3. made, clay, first, was, concrete, of, lime, and, gypsum.
4. a mixture, of , concrete, is, cement, and, water, aggregates.
5. four, in, stages, there, concrete, producing, are.
6. construction, concrete, in, used, widely, is.
7. precast, are, and, concrete, there, monolithic, element.
8. economic, are, sound, structures, concrete, safe, and.
XI. Translate the sentences into English in writing.
Бетон очень важен для строительства.
Его издавна использовали для строительства дорог, тоннелей и подводных сооружений.
В производстве бетона четыре стадии. Назовите их.
Бетон это смесь воды, цемента и заполнителей.
Полученный в результате материал – прочный, кислотостойкий, жаростойкий и огнестойкий.
Какие виды бетона вы знаете?
Бетон можно приготовить на строительной площадке или на заводе.
Какие факторы влияют на прочность бетона?
Для чего бетон используют в строительстве?
XII. Choose a topic about raw materials, stages in producing, concrete properties or wide application. Act the dialogue with your partner.
Model: a) –What can you say about concrete?
-Well, I know that concrete is a popular material in construction world.
b) –And how was concrete made when there was no cement?
-In old times concrete was made of clay and later of gypsum and lime.
XIII. Work in pairs. Ask and answer more questions about Concrete.
What is the information about?
What is concrete?
What stages are there in producing concrete?
What properties does concrete have?
What kinds of concrete do you remember?
What does the kind of concrete depend on?
What factors influence the strength of any concrete?
Is concrete a new building material?
Where and why is concrete widely used today?
Concrete is a constructive building material, isn’t it? And why?
XIV. Sum up the text about Concrete.
Topic Building materials
I. Review degrees of comparison of adjectives.
a). Large - larger - the largest
(большой – больше, самый большой)
Important – more important – the most important
(важный – более важный – самый важный)
Good – better – the best
(хороший – лучше – самый лучший)
Bad – worse – the worst
(плохой – хуже – самый плохой)
Little – less – the least
(маленький – меньше – наименьший)
Many/much – more – the most
(много – больше – самый большой)
b). as…as – такой же как
not so…as – не такой как…
much…er than – намного…чем c). the…the – чем…тем
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