- •Unit 1 the construction-related engineering profession
- •In a paragraph of 70-100 words, and using your own words, as far as possible, summarize what the text tells us about the history of civil engineering.
- •Early christian and byzantine architecture
- •In a paragraph of 70-100 words, and using your own words, as far as possible, summarize what the text tells us about and early Christian and Byzantine architecture.
- •Orders of architecture
- •In a paragraph of 70-100 words, and using your own words, as far as possible, summarize what the text tells us about orders of architecture.
- •Mortars
- •6 Give a literary translation of §§7 – 10.
- •7 Fill in the table using the information from the text:
- •In a paragraph of 70-100 words, and using your own words, as far as possible, summarize what the text tells us about mortars.
- •Unit 5 glass
- •6 Match the information given to the paragraphs in the text:
- •7 Give a literary translation of §§ 9, 10.
- •8 You’ve misheard the information. Make it more exact, putting questions:
- •In a paragraph of 70-100 words, and using your own words, as far as possible, summarize what the text tells us about the staircases.
- •Unit 6 stairs
- •In a paragraph of 70-100 words, and using your own words, as far as possible, summarize what the text tells us about the staircases.
- •Unit 7 doors
- •7 You’ve misheard the information from the previous assignment. Make it more exact, putting questions:
- •In a paragraph of 70-100 words, and using your own words, as far as possible, summarize what the text tells us about the types of doors.
- •Unit 8 green and sustainable buildings
- •2A) Transcribe the following words:
- •Nanotechnology in building construction
- •3Read the text again and answer the questions that follow (1-8):
- •4Match the columns:
- •5A) Find the synonyms in the text and rephrase the sentences using the given expressions:
- •6 Explain the words in bold from the text and make up sentences of your own. Use English-English dictionaries to help you.
- •7 Give the English equivalents to the following and use 5 of them in small situations:
- •8Fill in the gaps with derivatives of the words in capitals:
- •9Group work: choose five questions from the list below, find and presentinformation:
7 You’ve misheard the information from the previous assignment. Make it more exact, putting questions:
Example: A: The security of a door depends on the materials used, the quality of the frame and the ironmongery.
B: What does the security of a door depend on?
Give a literary translation of the first and the last two paragraphs.
Match the door-related terms and their definitions. Figures in the text may help you:
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1. cill |
a) the timber framework inserted into an opening in an internal wall |
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2. frame |
b) the access point in the doorway where enter or exit are |
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3. head |
c) a horizontal member t the base of an external door that separates the internal and external structure. it should slope so that rainwater flows outside rather than inside |
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4. jamb |
d) the outer vertical piece of the door frame |
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5. lining |
e) the horizontal piece at the top of the frame |
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6. rebate |
f) a recess in the door frame that seals the edges of a door |
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7. stile |
g) a thin piece of timber fixed to the head and jambs of the lining to form a rebate |
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8. stop |
h) a horizontal piece fixed to the external bottom edge of a door to push water away from the cill |
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9. threshold |
i) a solid timber or metal structure fixed to a wall. it is constructed so that it forms a seal when the door closes and supports the door’s weight |
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10. water bar |
j) a metal bar fitted into the cill of an external door to prevent water flowing inside |
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11. weatherboard |
k) the vertical part of the frame that is fixed to the wall |
What is your impression of the information given in the text? Express your ideas in 3-4 sentences.
In a paragraph of 70-100 words, and using your own words, as far as possible, summarize what the text tells us about the types of doors.
Find and present additional information on any type of doors you like.
WORD LIST
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door, n |
дверь, дверной проем |
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attach, v |
прикреплять, присоединять, связывать, закреплять |
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frame, n |
рама, рамка |
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hinge, n |
дверная петля |
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protection, n |
ограждение, защита |
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security, n |
безопасность |
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cill, n |
нижний брус дверной рамы |
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head, n |
верхний, обвязочный брус |
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jamb, n |
вертикальный брус дверной коробки |
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lining, n |
доска для внутренней обшивки стен |
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rebate=rabbet, n |
шпунт (продольный выступ на ребре доски, бруса и т. п., входящий в соответствующий ему по форме паз другой доски) |
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stile, n |
вертикальный брус обвязки (дверного полотна) |
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stop, n |
притолока дверей (верхняя перекладина в дверях) |
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threshold, n |
порог |
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waterbar |
нащельник (двери) |
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weatherboard, n |
сливная рейка двери |
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ledge, n |
горизонтальное ребро жесткости (горизонтальная схватка) |
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braces, npl |
диагональные связи (диагональная схватка) |
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batten, n |
обрешетина, рейка |
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ledged, braced and battened door |
дощатая дверь на планках с диагональной схваткой |
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tongued, adj |
соединённый в шпунт |
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grooved, adj |
рифлёный |
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V-jointed |
с двухскосным стыком |
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framed, braced, and battened door |
филенчатая дощатая дверь на планках с диагональной схваткой |
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headrail |
верхний брус, косяк дверной рамы |
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bottomrail |
нижний брус обвязки дверей |
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recess, n |
проём; впадина; углубление |
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flushdoor |
плоская (щитовая) дверь |
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panelled door |
филёнчатаядверь |
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plywood |
фанера |
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hardboard |
древесно-волокнистая плита |
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glazedpanel |
застекленная филенка (щиток из тонких досок, фанеры, пластика или стекла, закрывающий просвет в каркасе полотна двери) |
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ironmongery, n |
дверная фурнитура |
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lock, n |
замок |
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warp, n; v |
искривление, деформация (особ. древесины); коробить(ся), деформировать(ся), скручивать(ся) |
“Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context—
a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.”
Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (architect)