Match the following words with their definitions (1-10).
disaster analysis bridge to crack girder span height to collapse enquiry dimension |
The measurement from the bottom to the top. | ||
A structure that carries a road or railway across a river. | ||
The length of something from one end to the other. | ||
The careful examination of the different parts or details of something. | ||
To fall down or break into pieces suddenly. | ||
To break or to make something break so that a line appears on the surface without breaking into pieces. | ||
An event that causes a lot of harm or damage; terrible situation. | ||
A question or number of questions that you ask about something in order to get more information. | ||
A long heavy piece of iron or steel that is used in bridge (or building) construction. | ||
A measurement of the length, width or height of something; the size of something. |
13. Match the following words:
construction disaster calculation of tower the design on experience direction designed bridge(x3) analysis (x2) dimensions |
moveable | 2 or 3 | |||||
height | be based | |||||
accurate | opposite | |||||
detailed | suspension | |||||
analysis of | structural | |||||
bridge | fixed | |||||
was | natural |
14. Answer the following questions about bridges in the texts above:
1. | What are the main dimensions of a bridge? |
2. | What kind of bridge is the Clifton Bridge? |
3. | What does the word ‘fixed’ mean? |
4. | Which word is the opposite to the word ‘fixed’? |
5. | What should be done before the beginning of a bridge construction? |
6. | What happened to the Tay Bridge construction? |
7. | What does the word ‘substandard’ mean? |
8. | Why did the Tay Bridge in Scotland collapse? |
9. | What do we call such events as the Tay Bridge collapse? |
10. | What was organized after the Tay Bridge collapse? |
11. | What was the aim of this enquiry? |
12. | What were the conclusions of the analysis of the Tay Bridge disaster? |
13. | What may happen to people during a disaster? |
14. | What are girders usually made of? |
15. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Translate the idea, not a word for word:
1. | Let’s check your height and weight. |
2. | The height of this bridge is about 50m. |
3. | Some people are afraid of height. |
4. | The height of this building is over 75 metres. |
5. | What is the height of this construction? |
6. | The height is one of 3 dimensions of an object in space. |
7. | Where is the Clifton Suspension Bridge situated? |
8. | How long is the Clifton Bridge? |
9. | How many bridges over Kazanka river are there? |
10. | What is the span of the Millennium Bridge in Kazan? |
11. | What is the span of wings of this bird? |
12. | Find out the span of this bridge and write it in the correct place on the picture. |
13. | Send this water to the laboratory for analysis. |
14. | This plastic should be sent for analysis. |
15. | A group of highly-skilled engineers were asked to do a professional analysis of the bridge construction. |
16. | The equipment was not of good quality and was sent for analysis. |
17. | Analyse the situation and design a solution. |
18. | A lot of buildings collapsed during the earthquake. |
19. | There was a collapse of the motorway bridge 2 days ago. |
20. | Suddenly the construction collapsed. |
21. | At first constructions crack and then crash. |
22. | A crack could be seen on a wall of the building. |
23. | Plastic may crack in cold. |
24. | Metal contracts in cold. |
25. | Earthquake is a natural disaster. |
26. | Always put on your safety equipment at work in order to avoid the disaster. |
27. | The fall of the Tay Bridge in Scotland was a serious disaster. |
28. | Accurate calculations must be done in order to prevent disaster. |
29. | I’d like to make an enquiry about the place of a welder. |
30. | Before you start a course you should make an enquiry about it. |
31. | Make an enquiry into the Internet resources. |
32. | Girders are normally used in constructions. |
33. | What are girders made of? |
34. | Girders in a construction may crack if accurate calculations were not done properly. |
16. Translate the following sentences into English. Translate the idea, not a word for word: