NOTES TO THE TEXT

1. limestone slab — известняковая плита

2. precast concrete — сборный бетон (изготовленный на заводе)

3. reinforced concrete — железобетон

4. for one thing — во-первых

5. after all — в конце концов

6. premises — помещение

7. to do away — покончить

8. scaffolding — (техн.) леса

9. to play a big part — сыграть большую роль

Exercises

1. Вразите свое согласие или несогласие со следу­ющими утверждениями, основываясь на информации, полученной из текста А. Свое согласие выразите, начиная предложение словами That's right или That's true, а несогласие, начиная словами That's wrong или According to the text.

1. The first houses in many parts of the world were made of earth. 2. Men cut the tops of several trees and covered them with skins of ani­mals to make a house. 3. The roof of the Egyptian house was flat. 4. The Greeks borrowed the flat roof from Egypt. 5. The Greeks improved on Egypt's column. 6. The Greeks became the teachers of the world in column making. 7. In our country architecture flourished for the first time in Kiev Russ. 8. The famous Cathedral of St. Sophia was founded in the 12th century. 9. A very advanced construction technique today is the use of precast concrete. 10. The use of precast concrete has many advantages over other building methods. 11. Precast building units are manufactured in heated premises and can be assembled in summer season.

2. Найдите в каждом ряду слово, противоположное по значению первому слову ряда.

1. empty a) proper, b) full, с) dry, d) total

2. shallow a) flat, b) huge, c) similar, d) deep

3. easy a) above, b) difficult, c) main, d) successful

4. to destroy a) to arouse, b) to cut, c) to build, d) to heat

5. huge a) small, b) main, c) concrete, d) numerous

6. complicated a) advanced, b) expensive, c) permanent, d) simple

7. to assemble a) to cover, b) to part, c) to extend, d) to manufacture

8. shortage a) advantage, b) damage, c) duration, d) plenty

9. to remain a) to assemble, b) to place, c) to leave, d) to put up

10. strength a) weakness, b) crowd, c) hole, d) brick

11. always a) still, b) never, c) as well as, d) without

12. to damage a) to tie, b) to shape, c) to heat, d) to restore

3. Найдите в каждом ряду слово, перевод которого дан в начале ряда.

1. огромный a) advanced, b) flat, с) huge, d) convenient

2. продолжительность a) advantage, b) duration, c) establishment, d) length

3. дорогой a) main, b) concrete, c) previous, d) expensive

4. кроме того a) in turn, b) furthermore, c) without, d) still

5. отапливать a) to heat, b) to tie, c) to increase, d) to extend

6. главный a) shallow, b) recent, c) main, d) huge

7. преимущество a) shortage, b) strength, c) effort, d) advantage

8. вытягивать, расширять a) to assemble, b) to expect, c) to extend, d) to rise

9. резать a) to perform, b) to cut, c) to heat, d) to shake

10. единица a) place, b) unit, c) shape, d) hole

11. собирать a) to put up, b) to solve, c) to wear, d) to assemble

12. передовой a) advanced, b) expensive, c) ordinary, d) similar.

13. нехватка a) duration, b) damage, c) shortage, d) strength

14. связывать a) to cut, b) to cover, c) to arouse, d) to tie

15. толпа a) part, b) piece, c) crowd, d) unit

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