After text activity

I. Reading Exercises:

Exercise 1. Read and memorize using a dictionary:

earthworks; earthmoving machines; tough durable reliable machines; military construction units; excellent ground hold; extra wide tracks; to convert the engine's power; large volume bucket; a calfdozer; to level the terrain; to protect the driver; armored bulldozer; the work performed by the bulldozer; dozer blades; combat engineering vehicles.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions:

What is the best known maker of bulldozers?

1. Why is a bulldozer used to push very heavy things?

2. Where can loader tractors be used?

3. Why can armored bulldozers operate in battle zones?

Exercise 3. Match the left part with the right:

1) Wide tracks help distribute	A) easily tow tanks that weigh more than 70 tons.
2) The Caterpillar D9, for example, can	B) probably the IDF Caterpillar D9
3) The best-known armored bulldozer is	C) the bulldozer's weight over large area
4) Combat applications for dozer blades include	D) clearing battlefield obstacles and preparing fire positions

Exercise 4.Open brackets choosing the right words:

Although these machines began as modified farm tractors, they became the mainstay for big (military/civil) construction projects, and (found/lost) their way into use by (military/agricultural) construction units throughout the world.

The speaking module

II. Speaking Exercises:

Exercise 1. Describe mobility; vehicle; bucket; deforestation; tracks

using the suggested words and expressions as in example:

mobility

to move; easily and quickly; place to place.

example:

Mobility is the quality of moving easily and quickly from place to place.

Vehicle

a conveyance; people or objects; on land; to transport; or in space.

bucket

a part of a machine; be shaped; like a bucket; be used; for moving; earth

deforestation

cutting; burning down; all the trees; in an area.

tracks

a pair; parallel rails; providing a runway; for wheels.

Exercise 2. Ask questions to the given answers:

1) Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answer: Over the years, bulldozers got bigger and more powerful in response to the demand for equipment suited for ever larger earthworks.

2) Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answer: Bulldozers are used to clear areas of obstacles, shrubbery, burnt vehicles, and remains of structures.

3) Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answer: Some bulldozers, especially bulldozers in military usage, have been fitted with armor.

The writing module

III. Writing exercises:

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the suggested words:

which; by removing; useful for; up; into.

One example is that loader tractors were created ____ the blade and substituting a large volume bucket and hydraulic arms ____ can raise and lower the bucket, thus making it ____ for scooping ____ earth and loading it ____ trucks.

Exercise 2. Fill in the table with words and expressions from the text:

	types of processes	types of vehicles	types of jobs
Example: the Caterpillar D9, was also used to			clear mines and demolish enemy structures
their tasks are concentrated in
the construction is mainly done by

Exercise 3. Compose a story on one of the topics (up to 100 words):

“The best known maker of bulldozers”

“Some examples of modifications”

“Bulldozers in military usage”