- •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
Progress Test 1
1. Open the brackets and put the right form of the verb.
1. The contacts of our engineers with their colleges in other countries steadily (to grow).
2. Our scientists (to investigate) this important problem for five years now.
3. I didn’t think to use expensive materials in modern projects (to be) a good idea.
4. We (to read) much literature about the work of eco-architects.
5. Very often civil engineers (to apply) new professional software for their work.
6. Builders (to construct) the new building of BNTU by the end of next year.
7. This scientist’s works and his ideas (to become) the basis of our theoretical investigation.
8. When heated to the boiling point water (to evaporate).
9. Kelly Hart (to advise) method of green building in architecture.
10. Students (to do) their English test at 2 o’clock yesterday.
11. They (to learn) these words for twenty minutes.
12. Our head of construction (to hold) a meeting.
13. He already (to do) this work.
14. We (to depart) tomorrow.
15. The student writing on the blackboard (to be) from BNTU.
16. You ever (to be) to London?
17. He (to write) a letter since morning.
18. This foreigner (to ask) very many questions yesterday.
19. You (to like) your future profession?
20. What you (to do) now?
2. Choose the right variant of the translation of the following sentences.
1. We have read much technical literature lately.
А. Мы прочитали много технической литературы за последнее время.
B. Мы должны прочитать много технической литературы.
C. Мы прочитаем много технической литературы.
2. The contacts of Belarusian scientists with their colleagues in other countries are steadily growing.
А. Контакты белорусских учёных с коллегами в других странах постоянно растут.
B. В других странах растут контакты между учёными.
C. Контакты между учёными будут расти во всех странах.
3. I will have written my scientific work by the end of the year.
A. Я пишу свою работу уже год.
B. Я буду писать свою работу в течении года.
C. Я напишу свою работу к концу года.
4. I was working in the library the whole day yesterday.
А. Я проработал в библиотеке весь день вчера.
B. Вчера я целый день работал в библиотеке.
C. Завтра я буду работать в библиотеке весь день.
5. I shall be writing my paper at 5 o’clock tomorrow.
A. Я буду писать реферат завтра в 5 часов.
B. Я напишу реферат завтра к 5 часам.
C. Я пишу реферат 5 часов.
3. Choose the right variant to complete the sentences.
1. Building is
a) one of the most useful human skills;
b) one of the most ancient human skills;
c) one of the most systematical human skills.
2. Often the door will have a lock, so
a) the building can be left secure;
b) the building can be more quiet;
c) the building can be the most comfortable.
3. If the ground is soft, the foundation
a) must be very high;
b) must be very deep and strong;
c) must be very wide.
4. Civil engineering is the
a) for the work of designing and building infrastructure;
b) for the work of designing and repairing infrastructure;
c) for the work of demolishing and building infrastructure.
5. By putting a window in a wall, with or without glass,
a) we lift light inside the building;
b) we let light inside the building;
c) we let light outside the building.
6. Sustainability is not a matter of fashion,
a) but commonness;
b) but arrival;
c) but survival.
7. Piano has made glass hinged walls of a tower pellucid
a) using iron-poor glass;
b) using gauzy glass;
c) using iron-oxide cement.
8. On the majority of floors sound-proof glass rooms-cubes
a) for negotiations are arranged;
b) for having dinner are arranged;
c) for negotiations is arranged.
9. Separate floors are connected with the next tiers
a) by external stairways;
b) by internal ladders;
c) by internal stairways.
10. Renzo Piano wished to arrange a garden
a) with many beautiful flowers;
b) with water area and the viewing platform;
c) with water area and many beautiful flowers.
11. After events on September, 11th, 2001 demands to safety of high-rise buildings
a) have reduced;
b) have increased;
c) have changed.
12. In a sunny day the 320-metre tower
a) is similar to grey cloud;
b) looks light grey;
c) looks like a marvelous ship.
13. The 52-storied skyscraper
a) hasn’t called inconsistent reaction of critics;
b) has called consistent reaction of critics;
c) has called inconsistent reaction of critics.
14. Renzo Piano has designed building of a new tower for
a) “USA Today”;
b) “New York Times”;
c) “Financial News”.