5. Give Russian equivalents to the following word combination.

• building techniques

• forces acting on any member of a building

• elements lying below main level

• opposing forces

• basic structural elements

• load-bearing and non-load-bearing elements

• walls attached to the frame of a building

• walls acting only as enclosing elements

• enclosing elements serving for lighting and ventilation

• building distinguished by pleasant elevations

6. Using the dictionary find the right translation (part b) of the word combinations (part a).

A. Party wall, cross wall, end wall, side wall, top-hung window, sliding window, pivoted window, revolution window, sliding door, folding door, casement door, French door.

B. Двустворчатая дверь, верхнеподвесное откидное окно, квартироразделяющая стена, складывающаяся дверь, раздвижное окно, поперечная стена, застекленная дверь, боковая стена, распашное окно, раздвижная дверь, торцевая стена, поворотное окно.

7. Put in the proper preposition (of, in, into, from, onto, to, for, between).

1. South Ural State University is the largest higher school ... our city.

2. It started to function in 1943 with a handful... people.

3. The construction lasted ... many years.

4. The natural forest is the beautiful background ... the University complex.

5. Have you graduated ... the University?

6. The dwelling to move … was built in the country.

7. Floors carry their own weight and that of partitions and transmit this loading … walls and beams.

8. There is a covered passage … two blocks of the University.

8. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the meaning of the words ''floor'', ''stor(e)y'', ''level''.

floor – 1) перекрытие; 2) пол; 3) этаж.

stor(e)y – этаж

level – уровень

1. The structure is a steel frame with precast concrete floors and non-load-bearing panel and brick walls.

2. The construction is of load-bearing brick walls with reinforced concrete floor slabs.

3. The first floor plan was divided into ten classrooms and a long corridor.

4. All the equipment was placed on the floor in the main hall.

5. The block is four storeys in height and is zigzag shaped on plan to give privacy to each flat.

6. The door on the left of the main window leads to offices on the upper floors.

7. The block contains fifty-six three-room dwellings and eighty-two two-room flats at fifth floor level.

8. The site of this building was occupied by two houses destroyed in the war and has been developed as two five-storey blocks of offices with ground floors shops.

9. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the function and meaning of ''one'', ''ones''.

1. All buildings erected at present may be divided into residential buildings and industrial ones.

2. This structure consists of a basic element and a secondary one.

3. Some buildings have very beautiful facades, but another have ones with additional elements.

4. Columns may be round and square ones.

5. Any rural house must have one front garden and one back garden.

6. One of the best buildings in this village is a kindergarten. It has some major rooms and some subsidiary ones.

7. One can imagine the future development of this huge region.

8. One should plan paying special attention to the natural character of this site.

9. Clubs, cinemas, schools, hospitals, sports structures and all the rest ones are common in our villages now.