III. Reading comprehension

1. Answer the questions

1. What course does Alex do in Civil engineering?

2. How long does the course last?

3. How old was Alex when he started off as an Architectural Technician?

4. Why did Alex decide to follow a career in Civil engineering?

5. Where did Alex work when he decided to start his HND?

6. Which subjects does Alex really enjoy?

7. What work does Alex usually do in the lab?

8. What does Alex do on Fridays?

9. What appeals to Alex most when he does Project work?

10. What project is Alex doing now?

11. What does Alex want to build when he starts work as a Civil Engineer?

2. Read the statements and say whether they are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones

1. Alex does not do HND in Civil engineering.

2. Alex started off as an Architectural Technician after he left school.

3. Alex can’t do technical drawings.

4. Alex is interested in architecture.

5. Alex does not like Graphic communication.

6. Alex enjoys Theory of structures.

7. Alex is not in the lab every week.

8. Alex never does Project work.

9. At a structural engineering company Alex learns how a civil engineering project is run.

10. Students don’t have to pick something to do with engineering to write a report about it.

11. Students never do presentations.

3. Choose the correct word or word combination

1. I've been at a structural engineering company learning how a civil engineering project is ….

a. done b. designed c. run

2. I … as an Architectural technician when I left school.

1. turned b. started off c. finished

3. The present bridge is … ten times the amount of traffic it was designed for.

a. making b. carrying c. testing

4. I want to go on … a degree.

a. to make b. to do c. to decide

5. I am doing a ... on a new bridge.

a. subject b. project c. degree

6. He ... a course in Civil Engineering.

a. is taking b. is studying c. leaving

7. What subjects is he ... to be an engineer?

a. using b. enjoying c. studying

8. I ... in architecture.

a. was chosen b. was made c. was interested

9. Which subject ... to you most?

a. likes b. appeals c. enjoys

10. You have to ... a report to the other students.

a. present b. start off c. carry

4. Complete the sentences

1. I left school at seventeen and started off …

2. What took you…

3. My best subject at school, the one …

4. I decided to …

5. We're in the lab every week …

6. I've been at a structural engineering company …

7. They're turning an old office building into …

8. It's interesting to get on …

9. You have to pick something …

10. I'm doing a project on …

11. I'm more interested in …

IV. Analyze

1. Match the words and expressions with their Russian equivalents

civil engineering	a сделать карьеру
to do drawings	b проходить учебный курс
to be interested in smth	c привлекать, интересовать
to get/make a career	d гражданское строительство
to turn smth into smth	e выполнять чертеж, рисунок
concrete	f интересоваться чем-либо
to present smth to smb	g бетон
to work on smth	h реконструировать что-либо
to appeal to smb	i представлять, показывать кому-либо что-либо
to do/take a course	j работать над чем-либо

2. Match the words with their definitions

1a drawing	the detailed study of something in order to discover new facts, especially in a university or scientific institution
2 to decide	to get pleasure from something
3 a project	a road, railway, or path that goes over a river, over another road etc., and the structure that supports it
4 to present	a series of lessons or lectures in an academic subject or a practical skill
5 research	a picture that someone has drawn
6 opposition	to make a choice about what you are going to do
7 a bridge	a piece of work that involves collecting detailed information about something
8 to enjoy	to offer something for people to consider or judge
9 a course	strong disagreement with a plan or policy, especially when this is shown in active attempts to prevent something

3. Put the words in the correct word order

1. Bridges / like / am / interested / I / in / big / more / the / structures / .

2. This / decide / did / you / why / to / course / do / ?

3. Subject / most / appeals / you / to / which / ?

4. Project / new / a / bridge / working / a / is / on / he / about / .

5. Materials / enjoy / I / subject / most / the / is / .

6. Materials / what / you / do / like / about / ?

7. Building / office / the / turned / company / an / new / into / one / a / old / .

8. Long / does / how / last / course / the / ?

9. Career / wants / as / John / a / get / to / engineer / an / .

10. Does / course / the / what / involve / ?

11. Have / students / do / research / to / the / .

12. Architects / our / was / bridge / the / designed / by / .

4. Give the English equivalents

проектировать, конструировать ………………………………………………….

архитектура ……………………………………………………………………….

интересоваться чем-либо………………………………………………………...

представить что-либо кому-либо………………………………………………...

включать в себя, предполагать………………………………………………….

выполнять чертеж, рисунок…….…………………………………………………

реконструировать ………………………………………………………………..

исследование ………………………………………………………………………

решать, принимать решение сделать что-либо......………………………………

работать над чем-либо…………………………………………………………...

делать карьеру …..…………………………………………………………………

получать удовольствие от чего-либо………………..…………………………...

заканчивать школу ………………………………………………………………..

проходить учебный курс ………………………………………………………….

руководить проектом, осуществлять проект …………………………………

5. Prove the following statements

1. Alex was interested in architecture when he went into an architect’s office.

2. Alex does some work in the lab.

3. Scotland needs a new bridge.