Unit VII Activities of Civil Engineers

Task 1 In pairs answers the following questions.

1. What problems do civil engineers deal with?

2. What do they ensure?

3. What are newly made engineers able to do?

Task 2 Look up the words in a dictionary, find their pronunciation and read them aloud.

participant
aesthetic
restoration
elaboration
engage
automation
assembly
sequence

Task 3. Learn new words and phrases.

to engage in something	заниматься чем-либо
fabrication	производство, конструирование
metalwork fabric	металлический каркас
subcontracting	заключение контрактов с cубподрядчиками
to carry out	производить; выполнять, осуществлять
to concern	касаться, относиться
elaboration of design estimates	разработка проектно-сметной документации
operation of building	Эксплуатация здания
municipal formations	Муниципальные строения
advanced method	прогрессивный метод
assembly sequence	последовательность
prefabricated building	полносборное строительство здания из сборных элементов
erection works	монтажные работы
building metalwork	Строительные металоконструкции

Task 4. Translate the following words and phrases.

modern market conditions
project documentation development
design of industrial and civil purpose facilities
detail planning
town-planning
automation and production control

Task 5. Make up your own sentences using words and phrases from tasks 2, 3, 4,

Task7. Skim the text and say what the general idea of the text is. When skimming, divide the text into parts.

Task 8. Compare your number of the parts with that of your fellow students.

Task 9. Read and translate each part using a dictionary.

Activities of Civil Engineers

Modern market conditions in the field of civil engineering need a close cooperation of all participants, engaged in this process: from the stage of project documentation development to the project commissioning.

Having received a degree a graduate becomes a civil engineer dealing with the following problems:

    — Design of industrial and civil purpose facilities;     — Organization of fabrication and delivery of building metalwork fabrics.     — Erection works;     — Coordination of work with subcontracting organizations;     — Quality control at all stages of the project realization.

Knowledge received at the University helps students to estimate and to solve these problems. Having graduated from the University newly made engineers are able to work out, to coordinate and to carry out the idea of building that is deeply rooted in human traditions, to create architectural designs that meet both aesthetic and technical requirements. They also deal with detail planning and town-planning. Their future activity is concerned with design works on reconstruction, restoration of buildings and constructions, elaboration of design estimates. They use modern information technologies. Civil engineers apply advanced methods of management, processes of building, reconstruction and operation of buildings. They deal with engineering services of municipal formations, their automation and production control. Engineers are engaged in construction of industrial and civil buildings and constructions, with the use of new designs, materials, products, and advanced methods of work.

One of the most important and demanding task is concerned with the assembly sequence of a prefabricated building and cost control.

So, after graduation from the university the activities of civil engineers are very wide and these specialists are supposed to carry out technological, designing and research work.

Task 10 Underline the sentences that best sum up the main idea of each part and use key words from them to make plan of the text in order to retell it according to your plan.

Task 11 Find Russian equivalents to the following:

Modern market conditions; a close cooperation of all participants, to be engaged in the process of building; project documentation development; the project commissioning; erection works; quality control; to estimate; to work out; to create architectural designs that meet both aesthetic and technical requirements; design works on reconstruction, restoration of buildings and constructions; elaboration of design estimates; advanced methods of management; operation of buildings and engineering services of municipal formations; to develop projects of buildings and installations; the assembly sequence of a prefabricated building.

Task 12 Find English equivalents to the following:

Заниматься чем-либо; производство, конструирование; поставка, доставка; металлический каркас; заключение контрактов с субподрядчиками; оценивать, производить оценку; решать, разрешать (проблему и т. п.); производить; выполнять, осуществлять; касаться, относиться; разработка проектно-сметной документации; эксплуатация здания; муниципальные строения; прогрессивный метод; последовательность сборки; здание из сборных элементов, полносборное строительство; монтажные работы; разработка проектной документации; рабочее проектирование; градостроительство; согласовывать.

Task 13 Replace the words in brackets with the corresponding English words.

1. Modern market conditions in the field of civil engineering need (тесного сотрудничества) of all participants, (вовлеченных в) this process.

2. (Получив диплом) a graduate becomes a civil engineer (которые занимаются) the (различными) problems.

3. Knowledge (полученные) at the University helps students (оценивать) and (решать) these problems.

4. (Окончив университет) the University newly made engineers are able (разрабатывать согласовывать и осуществлять).

5. They also deal with (рабочее проектированием) and (градостроительством).

6. Civil engineers concern with (разработкой проектно-сметной документации).

7. Their activity (требует) application of (прогрессивных методов) of management.

8. One of the most important and demanding task is concerned with the (последовательностью сборки здания) and cost control.

9. So, after graduation from the university these specialists are supposed to carry out (техническую, проектную и исследовательскую работу).

Task 14 Match the following definitions with the terms.

Metalwork	ways of doing things that are based on modern knowledge about science and computers
Fabrication	objects made by shaping metal
The fabric	things that people do in order to achieve a particular aim
Activity	the process of making or producing something
Technology	is basic structure of building, including walls and the roof

Task 15 Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs where necessary:

from	at	of	in	after
to	out	with	on

1. Modern market conditions … the field of civil engineering need a close cooperation … all participants, engaged … this process: … the stage … project documentation development … the project commissioning.

2. Knowledge received … the University helps students to estimate and to solve these problems.

3. Having graduated …. the University newly made engineers are able to work…, to coordinate and to carry … the idea … building that is deeply rooted … human traditions.

4. They also deal … detail planning and town-planning.

5. Their future activity is concerned … design works … reconstruction, restoration … buildings and constructions, elaboration … design estimates.

6. Engineers are engaged … construction … industrial and civil buildings and constructions, … the use … new designs, materials, products, and advanced methods … work.

7. So, … graduation … the university the activities … civil engineers are very wide and these specialists are supposed to carry … technological, designing and research work.

Task 16 Complete the following sentences:

1. Modern market conditions in the field of civil engineering need ….

2. Having received a degree a graduate becomes a civil engineer dealing with …

3. … helps students to estimate and to solve these problems.

4. Having graduated from the University newly made engineers are able to …

5. They also deal with …

6. Their future activity is concerned with

7. Civil engineers apply advanced methods of …., … , … and ...

8. They deal with … of municipal formations, their ….

9. Engineers are engaged in …, with the use of ….

10. Civil engineers ensure …

11. One of the most important and demanding task is concerned with … and …

12. So, after graduation from the university civil engineers are supposed to …

Task 17. Read the following statements and express your agreement or disagreement.

When you disagree give the correct information.

To express your agreement use such expressions as:

I think, that exactly so; How right you are; Speaking frankly, you are quite right; Exactly, just so; I quite agree with you/ I fully agree with you/ I cant agree more; That is my opinion too; That is very true; etc

To express your disagreement use such expressions as:

I am afraid you are wrong/mistaken/ not quite right; noting of the kind; it is unlikely; it is doubtful; I don’t think you are right; Well I think that’s not so; Are you sure?; That’s your opinion, not mine; I don’t believe that; etc

To give the correct information and to express your opinion, use such expressions as:

I think/ suppose/ believe/ consider/ feel/ guess; In my opinion; From my point of view; Frankly speaking; as far as I understand; The matter/ the problem/ trouble is that; etc

1. There is no need in close cooperation of all participants, engaged in the process of building: from the stage of project documentation development to the project commissioning.

2. Having graduated from the University newly made engineers are able to work out, to coordinate and to carry out the idea of building that is deeply rooted in human traditions.

3. They are not allowed to create architectural designs that meet both aesthetic and technical requirements.

4. They never deal with detail planning and town-planning.

5. Their future activity is concerned with design works on reconstruction, restoration of buildings and constructions, elaboration of design estimates.

6. Waste water engineers apply advanced methods of management, processes of building, reconstruction and operation of buildings.

7. Engineers are engaged only in reconstruction of civil buildings and constructions.

8. They are not allowed to use new and advanced methods of work.

9. Task concerned with the assembly sequence of a prefabricated building and cost control is not very important and demanding.

10. So, after graduation from the university the activities of civil engineers are very narrow and these specialists are supposed to carry out only designing and work.

Task 18. Find in the text answers to the following questions. Work in pairs. Use such expressions as: I think/suppose/ consider/believe; to my mind/ in my opinion; as far as I remember/ know/ understand; Let me see...; How shall I put it?; Well, let me think..; Let's put it this way...; I'll have to think about that; The best way I can answer that is…; That's a good question.; That's a difficult question. Let me see...

1. What do modern market conditions in the field of civil engineering need?

2. What problems do graduates from the university deal with?

3. What activities are newly made engineers able to do?

4. What do they deal with?

5. What is the future activity of civil engineers concerned with?

6. What methods do engineers apply?

7. What are they engaged in?

8. What are civil engineers supposed to do?

9. What is most important and demanding task in activity of civil engineers?

As, you have already found out that one of most important and demanding

Task19. You have already found out that one of most important and demanding task in the activity of civil engineers is cost control.