13. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту из задания №10.

1. What are portable fire extinguishers designed for?

2. Why is the use of portable extinguishers important?

3. What can happen if a portable extinguisher is used by untrained persons?

4. Which factors should be considered for selecting an extinguisher?

5. Why is it important to consider fuel as the first factor of selecting extinguisher?

14. Переведите предложения на английский язык, пользуясь лексикой текста (задание №10).

1. Выбор огнетушителя зависит от типа и количества горчего вещества.

2. Переносные огнетушители в основном используются для тушения небольших пожаров в начальной стадии.

3. В наши дни много типов огнетушителей имеется в продаже.

4. Для того, чтобы улучшить эффективность работы с огнетушителем необходима практика.

5. Неправильный выбор огнетушителя может вызвать чрезмерный ущерб от пожара.

15. Прочитайте текст и составьте реферат на английском языке, опираясь на следующий план:

1. Название статьи, автор.

The title of the article is …– Заголовок статьи…

The article under discussion is … – Статья, которую мне сейчас хочется обсудить ...

The author of the article is … – Автор статьи …

It is written by … – Она написана …

2. Тема, логические части.

The topic of the article is … – Тема статьи …

The article under discussion is devoted to the problem … – Статью, которую мы обсуждаем, посвящена проблеме …

The author in the article touches upon the problem of … – В статье автор затрагивает проблему ...

The article under discussion may be divided into several logically connected parts which are … – Статья может быть разделена на несколько логически взаимосвязанных частей, таких как …

3. Краткое содержание.

At the beginning of the story the author describes … - В начале истории автор описывает … (depicts – изображает, touches upon – затрагивает, explains – объясняет, introduces – знакомит, mentions – упоминает, recalls – вспоминает, makes a few critical remarks on – делает несколько критических замечаний о …)

The story begins (opens) with a description of … – История начинается с описания … (statement – заявления, introduction of – представления, the mention of – упоминания, the analysis of a summary of – краткого анализа, the characterization of – характеристики)

The scene is laid in … – Действие происходит в …

In conclusion the author dwells on … – В заключении автор останавливается на … (points out – указывает на то, generalizes – обобщает, reveals – показывает, accuses/blames – обвиняет, gives a summary of – дает обзор).

4. Отношение автора к отдельным моментам.

The author gives full coverage to … – Автор полностью охватывает …

The author asserts that … – Автор утверждает, что …

The author resorts to … to underline … – Автор прибегает к …, чтобы …

Let me give an example… – Позвольте мне привести пример …

5. Ваш вывод.

The message of the article is that …/ The main idea of the article is … – Основная идея статьи (послание автора)…

In conclusion I’d like to … – В заключение я хотел бы …

My own attitude to this article is … – Мое личное отношение к этой статье...

I fully agree with / I don’t agree with – Я полностью согласен с / Я не согласен с …

I have found the article dull / important / interesting /of great value – Я нахожу статью скучной / важной / интересной / имеющей большое значение (ценность)

He works best who knows his trade

The Monroeville Fire Department's Rescue team arrived at the scene of an apartment building in the early morning hours to find heavy smoke and fire venting out of a basement apartment. The building was a garden apartment structure with two storeys in the front and three in the rear because of the topography, since it was built into a hillside. Each floor had four apartments between stairwells. Firewalls or separation walls protected each stairwell. The basement apartment was fully involved in the rear. The crew stretched a pre-connected 1,5-inch hose line through the front door and down the steps to attack the fire and protect the interior.

The other first-alarm units arrived and began normal fire ground operations, search and rescue, water supply, ventilation, and secondary fire attack lines. The arriving chief quickly ordered the second alarm.

Upon my arrival, on a second-alarm engine, the fire had autoextended up the rear of the building, entering the cockloft, and was venting through the roof in several areas. The third alarm was sounded. We were assigned the task of stretching a 2-inch hand line up the southern stairwell, pulling the ceiling, and supporting the firewall. By supporting the firewall, I mean we were to ensure that the fire did not get past us into the next set of apartments. A second engine company with a 1-inch hand line assisted us. Although an uncommon procedure today, we operated for the duration of our SCBA bottles, exited for fresh bottles twice, and returned.

After our third SCBA bottle we exited the building and were told to take a break. By this time the fire was under control, forward extension stopped, and the fire would just require overhaul. It was daybreak. The scene in the daylight was impressive. At the height of the fire, three elevated master streams had operated over the main body of fire while six hand lines supported interior firewalls, preventing further horizontal fire spread.

What I saw and experienced reinforced everything I had learned from fire academy instructors and through training. For a safe and effective outcome, the suppression of fires requires a coordinated attack, with crews working under a controlled command system and all personnel carrying out the assignments given them. Firefighters must understand the importance of fire suppression techniques and understand the role they play on the fire scene. At this fire, spread was prevented by the incident commander knowing the proper application of fireground tactics and the firefighters understanding suppression methods, application of water, and working as a team.

Street Story by James Angle, Chief, Palm Harbor

Fire Department, Palm Harbor, Florida

basement apartment – квартира на цокольном этаже

garden apartment structure – жилое строение в саду

firewall – брандмауэр

first alarm – первый сигнал пожарной тревоги

autoextend – самораспространиться (об огне)

hand line – рукавная линия небольшого диаметра

SCBA bottle – баллон дыхательного аппарата автономного действия

master stream – сплошная струя

suppression – тушение пожаров

fireground tactics – противопожарная тактика

suppression methods – способы тушения