1. Match the Russian and English equivalents. Make up the sentences with these words and word combinations:

scaffolding trench overall excavation shallow to blast out cellulose thinner caustic cleaner .compound temporary lighting .timber props wheelbarrow reinforced concrete fibre cement ointment disinfectant

временное освещение взрывать деревянная стойка траншея, канава неглубокий, мелкий разбавитель, разжижитель железобетон тачка спецодежда, рабочий комбинезон строительные леса выемка грунта, раскопка каустическое очистительное средство соединение, смесь дезинфицирующее средство волокнистый цемент мазь, протирание

42. Is it True or False?

The site should not employ someone who is experienced at first aid.

Working on scaffolding is very dangerous that is why experts must erect scaffolding to the different standards.

Healthy building sites should have adequate rest and sanitation facilities.

Working with bricks, blocks, cement is safe.

The dangerous materials must be listed, controlled and carefully stored.

43. Translate the following verbs and make up the sentences with them in Present Continuous if it is possible:

E.g. The builders are trenching on the building site now.

To trench- рыть канавы, копать рвы, траншеи

To scaffold

To light

To inhale

To remind

To reduce

To prevent

To carry out

To work out

To improve

44. Form the adjectives using the suffixes: -ous, -ful,-able,-ant,-less, -ive and find the suitable nouns. Translate the phrases.

Danger- Hazard- Important- Suit- Health- Care- Use- Differ- Protect-

gloves/mask materials rules methods standards position fact places clothes

References:

Adapted from Building Construction Principles and Practices by D.Walton.,pp.1-4

UNIT 2. THE BUILDING TEAM.

Vocabulary.

The client – клиент, заказчик, пользователь

The design team – проектная группа, команда дизайнеров, проектная команда, конструкторская группа, команда проектировщиков

The contractor – подрядчик, контрагент, поставщик, исполнитель, подрядная организация

The building material suppliers– поставщики строительных материалов

The regulators – регулирующий орган, регуляторный орган, орган регулирования, регулятивный орган

The quantity surveyor – инженер–сметчик, сметчик, нормировщик

Code of practice – строительные нормы и правила

Overall layout – генеральный план

A bill of quantities – накладная, фактура, cмета

Design drawings – чертежи проектно-конструкторских разработок; эскизные чертежи; рабочие чертежи; проект

Working drawing – рабочий чертёж

Perspective – перспектива; перспективный вид, перспективное изображение

The general foreman – мастер; бригадир; старший рабочий; десятник; прораб; начальник цеха

Surveyor – [sɜːˈveɪə] – геодезист, сюрвейер, землемер, маркшейдер, топограф

Laborer – разнорабочий, чернорабочий

Estimator – сметчик

Subcontractor – субподрядчик

Supervisor – бригадир, руководитель работ

Technician – техник, технический специалист

Efficiently – рационально; разумно

Merchant – коммерсант

The building industry has developed separate but related disciplines that employ people trained in building construction and technology.

The building team includes - the client, the design team, the contractor’s team, the building material suppliers, the regulators.

A client who has access to money and land is the most important person in a building project. The client may be a private individual, a commercial organization or the government.

The design team is responsible for the overall layout. The designers produce design drawings, working drawings and perspectives.

The structural engineer calculates the weight of the construction materials, the people and the equipment.

The quantity surveyor prepares a bill of quantities so that contractors can accurately price the work.

The construction team consists of the main contractor, the general foreman, surveyors, laborers, estimators, subcontractors, supervisors and others. There are also technicians who work for design or building teams and carry out work to a high standard. Their work is to help in preparing working drawings, interpret the drawings prepared by architects and engineers, understand building construction techniques; work on site efficiently; understand building regulations; apply health and safety rules to their work; know how to operate equipment safely; organize other building workers.

Constructing a building takes people, materials and equipment. The manufactures make all the materials, the builders’ merchants buy these materials and sell them to the building contractors.

The building inspectors confirm that the design, layout and constructing methods are acceptable to building regulations and codes of practice.

The planners control building projects. They are not usually concerned with the detail of a building design, but they want to make sure that the building will fit into the area. The planners consider the type of proposed building; the height of the building; the materials that will be used to construct the building and access to the building.

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the structural engineer responsible for?

190. What does the building team consist of?

191. What is the relationship between planning controls and building regulations?

192. How many different categories of building use can you find in your own town?

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