VII. A. Learn new words

block [blɔk] блок frost [frɔst] мороз	cement [si¢ment] цемент stone [stoun] камень			against [ə¢genst] против heating [′hi:tiŋ] отопление
brick [brik] кирпич level ['levl] уровень spot [spɔt] место steel [sti:l] сталь	act [¢ækt] действовать; дело, акт, постановление basement [′beismənt] подвал, основание, фундамент exposure [iks¢pouʒə] воздействие окружающей среды settlement [′setlmənt] осадка, оседание; поселение
keep out не пропускать mortar ['mɔ:tə] раствор roof [ru:f] крыша, кровля strength [strenq] прочность		as far as ... is concerned [kən′sə:nd] что касается ... assemble [ə′sembl] собирать, монтировать excavation [,ekskə¢veiòən] выемка грунта plumbing [′pl∧miŋ] внутренний трубопровод
below [bi′lou] ниже, под, внизу dig [dig] - dug [d∧g] - dug копать either ... or... [′aiðə] или ... или firmness [′fə:mnis] устойчивость generally [′dʒenərəli] обычно preserve [pri′zə:v] предохранять prevent [pri′vent] предотвращать sewarage ['sjuəridʒ] канализация tie [tai] скреплять, связывать			action [¢ækòən] действие, деятельность contact [′kɔntækt] соприкосновение enclose [in′klouz] окружать, огораживать general [′dʒenərəl] общий, обычный ground [graund] земля, почва, грунт interior [in′tiəriə] внутренний, интерьер prefabricated [′pri:′fæbrikeitid] сборный raise [reiz] воздвигать, поднимать structural [′str∧ktòərəl] строительный
supply [sə′plai] подавать, подводить; обеспечивать, снабжать; снабжение support [sə′pɔ:t] поддержка, помощь; опора, опорная стойка; поддерживать

VII. B. Read the text The Construction of the Building

The buildings erected nowadays can be divided into two general classes: buildings for housing and industrial buildings. As far as material is concerned buildings can be divided into brick, wood, concrete and steel buildings.

A building is a construction which is raised on a foundation and is generally made of wood, stone, concrete blocks, bricks and mortar or cement. Nowadays houses are often built of complete concrete structural units, prefabricated blocks, which are factory-made and assembled on the spot.

First the excavation is dug for the basement, then the foundation walls below ground level are constructed. Foundations are to keep the floors and walls from contact with the soil, to act against the action of the frost and to prevent from settlement. The floors divide a building into stories. They may be either of timber or, in brick buildings, of reinforced concrete details.

Walls are constructed to enclose areas and to support the weight of floors and roofs. Roofs are meant to keep out rain and wind and to preserve the interior from exposure to the weather. They tie the walls and give the construction strength and firmness.

Every building should be provided with water, electricity, ventilation and heating systems. The water supply and sewerage systems are called plumbing.

VII. C. Speak on buildings using the table and the following: as is known, in fact, as far as I know

BUILDINGS
Houses		Industrial buildings
wood	brick	concrete	steel
timber floors reinforced concrete water ventilation electricity heating