Plan of House a
Match the letters with the names of the areas.
Plan of House b
c). Say whether these statements are true of House A, House B or both. Then make statements comparing the two houses.
Example: This house contains eight rooms.
House A contains seven rooms whereas House B contains eight rooms.
The front door of this house opens inwards.
The toilet is located in the south-east corner of the house.
The terrace extends the whole length of the western wall.
It has a longer and narrower shaped plan.
The kitchen door opens outwards.
The bathroom has a window.
This house has a study.
It does not have a separate dining room.
The windows of the living room face west.
The kitchen window faces north.
d). Now design a single-storey house and compare your plan with House A.
Unit 2 Grammar Exercises
Ex 1. a). Study the following words and word combination. Try to guess their meanings in Russian.
engineering |
the work involved in designing and building roads, bridges, machines |
natural materials |
a solid substance that exist in nature and not caused, made, or controlled by people |
the Stone Age |
a very early time in human history, when only stone was used for making tools, weapons etc |
the Bronze Age |
the time, between about 6000 and 4000 years ago, when bronze was used for making tools, weapons etc |
the Iron Age
|
the period of time about 3000 years ago when iron was first used for making tools, weapons etc |
tool |
something that you hold in your hand and use to do a particular job: |
melting |
if something solid melts or if heat melts it, it becomes liquid |
forging |
to make something from a piece of metal by heating the metal and shaping it |
b). Render the text into English using the words and word combinations you have studied.
Долгое время в технической практике люди использовали готовые природные материалы, совершенствовали их, создавали новые технологии производства и обработки. Вся история существования человечества связана с освоением материалов: каменный век сменился медно-каменным, а затем бронзовым и железным веками.
Изготовив первые орудия труда из камня и кости, человек стал обрабатывать древесину, шкуры, освоил обжиг глины. Следующим этапом освоения материалов стало плавление и литье меди, затем открытие оловянной бронзы и освоение железа. Совершенствовалась технология переплавки металлических руд, прокаливанием и ковкой полуфабрикатов стали получать кузнечное железо.
Новую эпоху в развитии материалов открыло использование энергии падающей воды для привода машин. Появилась возможность нагревать металл до температур, превышающих температуру плавления железа, перерабатывать расплав в ковкое железо, очищать металлы от примесей. Эти достижения в области производства материалов определяли уровень технического развития на протяжении многих веков.
Ex.8 Open the brackets, using the correct form of the Participle (Present, Past, Perfect, Passive) or Gerund.
Proper relation between theory and practice must be observed in (to train) young specialists.
(to get their practical training) the students are made responsible for their work.
(to improve) their knowledge in any particular field of science the students use the materials available in the reading room or in the library.
(to settle) on a type of construction we must fix the spacing of columns.
(to be) rich in mineral deposits outlying districts were turned into large industrial bases.
Synthetic plastics are light and hard, (to produce) by mixing together a number of gases and liquids.
Ex.9. Translate the following conditional sentences into Russian.
If a traditional construction manager proves too expensive for your project, you will be able to negotiate with a small general constructor to provide these same services.
If a company produced work of a quality that would satisfy customers, then a continuous flow of work to the company would follow.
If new management techniques are not considered and adopted, there will be a loss in competitive advantage.
If they had taken into consideration the properties of these materials, they should have been changed the draft.
If the company expanded, it would acquire in engineering, construction and civil works a high level of expertise.
If I were you, I would construct the project on a prime site on Victoria Island.
Operational acceptance of the project will take place if the guarantees have met.
Had he been a skilled engineer, he would continue building of the theatre.
Had we more investments, we could continue building of the theatre.
10. Were I in your place I wouldn't use granite for decorating the facade of the building.
Ex.10. Translate the sentences into English using the different types of the conditionals.
1. Если вы пришлете кирпич, мы закончим строительство объекта в этом месяце.
Если бы вы прислали кирпич в следующем месяце, мы бы закончили строительство объекта.
Если бы вы прислали кирпич в прошлом месяце, мы бы уже закончили строительство объекта.
2. Если вы не будете нам мешать, мы закончим работу в срок.
Если бы вы не мешали нам сейчас, мы бы закончили работу в срок.
Если бы вы не мешали нам вчера, мы бы закончили работу в срок.
3. Конструкция будет надежнее, если вы используете этот материал.
Конструкция была бы надежнее, если бы вы использовали этот материал. (Используйте его.)
Конструкция была бы надежнее, если бы вы использовали этот материал.(Но вы не использовали его.)