5. Задайте к выделенному в тексте предложению все типы вопросов (общий, альтернативный, разделительный, специальный: а) к подлежащему, б) к второстепенному члену предложения).

The material is of great value in construction.

Общий вопрос: Is the material of great value in construction?

Специальный вопрос к подлежащему: What is of great value in construction?

Специальный вопрос к второстепенному члену предложения: What is value the material in construction?

Альтернативный вопрос: Does the material have value in construction great or small?

Разделительный вопрос: The material is of great value in construction, doesn’t it?

6. Выполните анализ данных предложений, обратив внимание на следующие грамматические явления: формы и функции инфинитива, инфинитивные конструкции (сложное дополнение, сложное подлежащее), существительное в роли определения, функции слов one (ones), that (those), условные предложения:

1. The greatest advantages which plastics are expected to give the world is that they will make the people no longer dependent upon nature for their materials.

To give-сложное подлежащее

That-указательное местоимение

2. A new decorative laminate to be manufactured shortly is believed to be of great importance.

To be-функция определения

To be- сложное подлежащее

3. Production is expected to start towards the end of this year.

To start- сложное подлежащее

4. It is expect­ed to be of value for decorative and functional covering of surfaces in a wide range of industrial and domestic applica­tions.

To be- сложное подлежащее

5. They can be worked by all the methods commonly employed by the builder.

Be-часть именного сказуемого

7. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:

1. Where can plastics be applied?

Plastics can be applied to almost every branch of building, from the laying of foundations to the final coat of paint.

2. What are the advantages plastics can offer?

Plastics products offer many advantages over the materials they replace, such as ease of handing, lower maintenance costs and rapidity of assembly.

3. What are plastics used for?

The large range of decorative plastics laminates now available to the architect and builder has brought about a revolution in interior and exterior design.

4. What kind of decorative laminate has been developed?

A laminate has been developed which is suitable for both inside and outside use.

5. Where is it recommended for use?

For interior use it is recommended for surfacing – or sometimes as a structural material for kitchens, bathrooms and lavatory walls, for doors, staircase walls, window sills, etc.

6. What is it chief advantage?

Its chief advantage is that it needs no maintenance other than an occasional wipe down with a damp cloth, and another important property is that curved surfaces can be introduced and sharp corners eliminated in areas where hygiene is an essential consideration.

7. What new light concrete aggregates are establishing themselves?

Light concrete aggregates are establishing themselves, to an ever increasing extent in building practice as a means of reducing structural overweight.

8. Аннотация к тексту.

In this text we consider such material as plastic, which is of great importance in construction and other industries. Plastic has a very useful and necessary features that are useful for construction and easy to use. Just learned how to produce a synthetic plastic, which bolle cheaper and has all the desired characteristics.

9. Реферат текста.

Plastics have now been developed to such an extent that they can be applied to almost every branch of building, from the laying of foundations to the final coat of paint. Plastics products offer many advantages over the materials they replace, such as ease of handing, lower maintenance costs and rapidity of assembly. The large range of decorative plastics laminates now available to the architect and builder has brought about a revolution in interior and exterior design.

A laminate has been developed which is suitable for both inside and outside use. This consists of a paper filler impregnated with thermosetting resins, on top of which is laid similarly impregnated paper. Synthetic plastics are man-made substances which not only change their shape under great heat and pressure, but change their chemical state as well. The greatest advantages which plastics are expected to give the world is that they will make the people no longer dependent upon nature for their materials.

Light concrete aggregates are establishing themselves, to an ever increasing extent in building practice as a means of reducing structural overweight. Some of these new materials are ceramzite, vermiculite, perlite, agloporite, termozite and penoceralite. A new decorative laminate to be manufactured shortly is believed to be of great importance. Production is expected to start towards the end of this year. It is expect­ed to be of value for decorative and functional covering of surfaces in a wide range of industrial and domestic applica­tions.