- •Contents
- •Предисловие
- •Unit I. Civil engineering and ArChitecture
- •All Tenses Compared
- •Entry Test
- •I. Define the tense of the verb.
- •II. Choose the right translation of the predicate.
- •Grammar Study
- •Variant I
- •Variant II
- •Word Study
- •1. Study your active vocabulary.
- •2. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning.
- •3. Match the phrases:
- •4. Fill in the blanks:
- •Reading Practice Text 1
- •1. Read the text to yourself and try to understand what it is about.
- •2. While reading the text find the sentences where the Present Indefinite Active is used.
- •Test Paper
- •3. Read the text once more. Find the most informative sentences or parts of the sentences. Put them in order and reproduce the text. Text 2
- •1. Read the text to yourself and answer the question: What are civil engineers responsible for?
- •2. Make sure you understand the following words and phrases:
- •3. Read the text again and answer the questions given below:
- •1. Read the text and be ready to speak about modern technologies in building industry.
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Look through the text about the 52-storied skyscraper and try to list all the innovations of this building project. Be ready to discuss their advantages with your partner. Conversational Practice
- •1. Remember some of the words and expressions to read the dialogue:
- •2. Read the dialogue “Ecological problems in building industry”:
- •Progress Test 1
- •2. Choose the right variant of the translation of the following sentences.
- •3. Choose the right variant to complete the sentences.
- •Unit II. Energy efficiency Past Indefinite
- •Participle II
- •Entry Test
- •I. Define the underlined forms:
- •II. Choose the right translation of the underlined V-ed forms:
- •Grammar Study
- •Test Paper
- •Variant I
- •Variant II
- •Word Study
- •1. Study your active vocabulary:
- •2. Recognize familiar words:
- •3. Match the phrases:
- •4. Fill in the blanks:
- •Reading Practice Text 1
- •1. Read the text to yourself and try to understand what it is about.
- •2. Scan through the text. Note all the words and phrases you don’t know. Look them in the English-Russian dictionary.
- •3. Find the sentences where Participle II is used.
- •4. Read the text once more and tell what information was new for you. Give your comments about this information. Text 2
- •1. Read the text to yourself and answer the question: Why is it so important to calculate air exchange rates?
- •2. Read the text again and answer the questions given below:
- •3. Look through the texts again and be ready to speak about “Toxic Materials in Modern Buildings”. Text 3
- •1. Read the text without the dictionary:
- •Conversational Practice
- •Progress Test 2
- •II. Choose the right variant of the translation of the following sentences:
- •III. Choose the right variant to complete the sentences:
- •Passive Voice (Страдательный залог)
- •Entry Test
- •I. Define the tense of the underlined passive constructions:
- •II. Choose the right translation of the underlined passive constructions:
- •Grammar Study
- •Reading Practice Text 1
- •4. Say what information was new for you. Comment on it. Text 2
- •1. Read the text and answer the question: Where and when was the first degree conferred?
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •4. Report on the types of degrees. Conversational Practice
- •1. Remember some of the words and expressions to read the dialogue:
- •2. Read the dialogue “Taking a Course”:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •Progress Test 3
- •II. Choose the right variant of the translation of the following sentences:
- •III. Complete the sentences given below:
- •Unit IV. Science. General Problems The Sequence of Tenses
- •Entry Test 4
- •I. Open the brackets, put the necessary forms of the verbs and comment on the usage of the tenses in the sentences given below:
- •II. Choose the right translation of the underlined part of the sentence:
- •Grammar Study
- •Test Paper
- •Variant I
- •Variant II
- •Word Study
- •7. Fill in the blanks:
- •Reading Practice Text 1
- •1. Read the text to yourself and try to understand what it is about.
- •2. Scan through the text. Note all the words and phrases you don’t know. Look them in the English-Russian dictionary.
- •3. Read the text carefully once more. Find the most informative sentences or parts of the sentences. Put them in logical order and express your opinion. Text 2
- •1. Read the text. Identify the topic sentence and the sentences developing its idea.
- •Conversational Practice
- •Progress Test 4
- •II. Choose the right variant of the translation of the following sentences:
- •III. Complete the sentences given below:
- •Unit V. Hvac engineering Single Infinitive
- •Entry Test
- •I. Open the brackets, choose the necessary form of Infinitive.
- •1. Study your active vocabulary:
- •2. Match the phrases:
- •Reading Practice Text 1
- •1. Read the text and give it a title.
- •II. Translate into Russian:
- •Grammar Study
- •Word Study
- •2. Read the text again and answer the questions given below:
- •3. Look through the texts again and be ready to speak about “What knowledge and skills does hvac engineering involve”. Self-Training Work Text 2
- •1. Read the advertisement of “Redmond hvac Company” to yourself and underline main advantages of their systems.
- •2. Translate the text in written form.
- •Conversational Practice
- •1. Remember some of the words and expressions to read the dialogue:
- •2. Read the dialogue “Job Interview”:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •4. Role-play a dialogue with your partner on the topic “Job Interview”. Use set expressions and phrases given below:
- •Unit VI. Water Supply Engineering
- •Формы на -ing
- •Причастие с относящимися к нему словами образуют оборот
- •Independent Participle Construction
- •Герундий с относящимися к нему словами образует оборот Gerundial Construction
- •Entry Test
- •I. Open the brackets, choose the necessary form of Participle
- •II. Open the brackets using Gerund in Active or Passive form.
- •Grammar Study
- •Word Study
- •1. Study your active vocabulary:
- •Reading Practice Text 1
- •1. Scan through the text. Note all the words and phrases you don’t know. Look them in the English-Russian dictionary.
- •2. Say what information was new for you. Comment on it.
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •4. Give the annotation of the text. Conversational Practice
- •1. Remember some of the words and expressions to read the dialogue:
- •2. Read the dialogue “Water Supply Engineering in the World”:
- •Unit VII. Transport engineering and communications Modal Verbs
- •Entry Test
- •I. Chose the necessary modal verb.
- •II. Translate the sentences into English using modal verbs can, may, needn’t.
- •Grammar Study
- •Word Study
- •1. Study your active vocabulary:
- •2. Match the phrases:
- •Reading Practice Text 1
- •1. Scan through the text. Note all the words and phrases you don’t know. Look them in the English-Russian dictionary.
- •Self-Training Work Text 2
- •Conversational Practice
- •1. Remember some of the words and expressions to read the dialogue:
- •2. Read Sample Job Interview Dialogue:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •4. Role-play the dialogue with your partner using the information from the text.
- •5. Be ready to discuss the topic: “Applying for a job in transport company”. Use set expressions and phrases given below:
- •Ignacy Domeyko
- •Text 2 Kazimir Semenovich
- •Text 3 Barys Kit
- •References
2. Answer the questions:
1. Who designed “Grey Lady”?
2. Does it include apartments?
3. What does the building similar to?
4. What kind of glass was chosen for the project?
5. What were 186 000 light ceramic tubes used for?
6. When did the demands to safety of high-rise buildings increase?
7. How many places does the Times Center conference hall include?
8. Why wasn’t a garden with water area and the viewing platform been arranged?
3. Look through the text about the 52-storied skyscraper and try to list all the innovations of this building project. Be ready to discuss their advantages with your partner. Conversational Practice
1. Remember some of the words and expressions to read the dialogue:
to argue – спорить;
an arguing question – спорный вопрос;
an undergraduate – магистрант;
sustainability – устойчивое развитие.
2. Read the dialogue “Ecological problems in building industry”:
I’d like to know if the information given in the text “The Grey Lady” on Horizon” is new for you?
I think, yes. I haven’t heard about this project and frankly speaking I know little about modern technologies in building industry.
So do I. But I think that it is necessary for engineering students know more about it.
Of course I can agree with you on this point.. But I think that human society can damage environment by developing modern technologies in all spheres of our life.
Right you are. I also worry about it. But as far as I know the main construction credo of eco-architects is sustainability.
Really? Could you explain me how sustainability is connected to ecological problems?
A. Yes, sure. Sustainable development in building industry means designing energy efficient and socially responsible buildings.
B. It is an arguing question. I don’t know eco-architects’ concepts perfectly well because I am not a specialist in this branch. But I consider sustainability as an only word that has become fashionable over last decade.
A. Sorry, but I can’t agree with you. Sustainability is not a matter of fashion, but survival. It means finding pioneering design solutions for buildings and using eco-material in construction.
B. For sure. It is very pity that we have not enough information about designing energy efficient, socially responsible buildings. This aspect is very important in building industry.
It is a good chance for us to look for the information in the library or in the Internet. It also could help us to write our scientific work.
Right you are. See you soon in the library.
3. Answer the questions.
What does sustainability mean?
How is sustainability connected to ecological problems?
What building materials do eco-architects use in their projects?
What is the linking element of the past, present and future in building?
Can you explain what it means “designing energy efficient and socially responsible buildings”?
4. Role-play the dialogue with your partner on analogy.
5. Tell about ecological problems in building industry with particular emphasis on the problem of using eco-materials.
6. Be ready to discuss the topic: “Green” building”. Use set expressions and phrases given below:
a) frankly speaking;
b) as far as I know;
c) for sure;
d) right you are.