A. 5. Translate the following word combinations

construction work, construction equipment, construction industry, building materials industry, the railway bridge, the railway bridge reconstruction, spacious hall, certain objects, the main problem, the main building, an outstanding scientist, in various fields, to work at the construction site, to have experience, to gain certain experience, to build palaces, to reconstruct a dam, to found a town, to equip the lab, to occupy several buildings, to embrace different fields

C. 1. Read the text OUR UNIVERSITY and answer the following questions:

1. When was the University founded?

2. When was the main building of the University completed? What does it house?

We are students of the University. Our University was founded in 1974. In those days the student body did not exceed¹ 400 persons. At present the student body of the University exceeds 11,000 persons. The University occupies several buildings. The main building was completed in 1985. It houses the library with a spacious reading hall, a computer centre, many classrooms and well - equipped labs, a fine gym, a canteen, etc.

The head of the University is Rector. Each faculty is headed by the dean. The course of studies lasts 5 years. The first - year students attend lectures, carry out laboratory tests and do practical work.

There are several institutes at the University. We study at the Institute of Construction and Ecology. It trains civil engineers whose profession embraces many fields. A civil engineer constructs and reconstructs residential and industrial buildings, bridges, schools, palaces of culture, theatres, hospitals, tunnels, dams, etc.

Many of our teachers and instructors are outstanding specialists in various fields of technology and science. Some of them are graduates of our University.

Our second - year students work for a month² and ten days on construction sites³, where they gain certain experience. The graduates work at the plants and research Institutes. We can also find the graduates of our University at every major construction site.

Notes: 1. количество студентов не превышало

2. в течение месяца 3. строительная площадка