Read the text again, make the plan of it. Write down the abstract for the text.

 

Using the dictionary add as many words as possible into the table.

Verb	Noun	Adjective
1.	characteristic
2.		structural
3.	base
4. to intensify
5.	settlement
6. to resist
7.		thick
8.	possibility
9. to withstand
10.	rapidity

Match the words with their synonyms.

1) characteristic 7) ample a) even g) stiff

2) component 8) interval b) quick h) element

3) structural 9) instance c) space i) case

4) basic 10) periodic d) feature j) plentiful

5) withstand 11) rapid e) cope with k) constructional

6) flat 12) rigid f) occasional l) fundamental

Match the words with their opposites.

1) loose 6) dry a) flexible f) weak

2) intense 7) regular b) tight g) insufficient

3) flat 8) ample c) bumpy h) irregular

4) repair 9) possibility d) wet i) impossibility

5) rapid 10) rigid e) slow j) brake