Vocabulary notes:
1 tend to be located at breaks of transportation lines – мають тенденцію до розміщення в розривах транспортних ліній
2 the need for unloading facilities – потреба у створенні можливостей для розвантаження
3 inland transportation – внутрішні перевезення
4 coast-to-coast distribution – розподіл, що простягається від берега до берега (від Атлантичного до Тихого океану)
5 it takes both personnel and equipment to transfer goods – існує потреба як у людях, так і в обладнанні для транспортування товарів
6 which in earlier days necessitated reloading activities – які в період виникнення потребували можливостей для перевантаження
7 at the edges of mountain ranges – на краях гірських пасм
8 rail system=railway ranges – система залізничних доріг
9 the need for reloading to and from ferries – необхідність перевантаження на пороми (туди й назад)
10 urban communities came to outlive their usefulness – міські поселення почали відживати, втрачати свою корисність)
11 drifted into stagnation – занепали
12 enters heavily into industrial cost calculations – становить значну частину при підрахунках промислових видатків
13 the cost of cross-country transportation is reduced to nothing – вартість транспортування через усю країну зменшується до мінімуму
14 coal proves to be more effective in – вугілля, виявляється, має певну перевагу
- Higher education’
- 1. Find out if the following statements are true or false according to the text.
- 2. Answer the question on the text.
- Text 2. Everyday English and Technical English
- 1. Finish the sentences according to the text:
- 2. Find out if the statements below are true or false according to the text.
- 3. Answer the following questions on the text.
- Text 3. British English and American English
- 1. Find out if the following statements are true or false.
- 2. Read the text and answer the following questions.
- Text 4. Short Course of Academy History
- 1. Complete the table.
- 2. Think and answer the following questions.
- 3. Read the statements below and underline the correct information.
- ‘Building profession’ Text 1. Honorable Profession
- 1. Read the text carefully and then make up as many questions as you can. All the questions should be answered.
- 2. Find out if the following statements are true or false.
- 3. Read the text again and write down the correct endings of the sentences below.
- ‘Building materials’ Text 1. The Most Important and Widely Used Building Materials (Binding Materials, Concrete and Structural Steel)
- 1. Find the correct headings of the paragraphs.
- 2. Read the following sentences and divide them into three groups ‘The Choice of Materials for Any Work of Construction’, ‘The Properties of High Alumina Cement’ and ‘The Composition of Concrete’.
- 3. Read the following sentences and divide them into two groups ‘Cement’ and ‘Concrete’.
- 4. Choose the one best answer a, b, c to the questions.
- Text 2. The Choice of Material
- 1. Find the correct headings of the paragraphs.
- 2. Read the text again and answer the following questions.
- 3. Read the following sentences and divide them into three groups ‘Concrete’, ‘Brick’ and ‘Plastics’.
- 4. Choose the one best answer a, b, c to the statements.
- Text 3. Advanced Composite Materials
- 1. Answer the questions.
- 2. Complete the table.
- Text 4. Concrete
- 2. Answer the following questions.
- 3. Read the text again and write down the correct endings of the following sentences.
- 4. Write a short composition ‘Concrete’ (70 words). Text 5. Special Purpose Glass
- 1. Find the correct endings for the sentences below.
- 2. Answer the following questions.
- 4. Write a short composition ‘Types of Glasses and Their Usage’’ (70 words). ‘parts of building’ Text 1. History of the Tallest Skyscrapers
- 1. Answer the following questions.
- 2. Here are the names of skyscrapes.
- 2. Complete the table.
- Text 2. Foundations of Pisa Leaning Tower
- 1. Answer the following questions.
- 2. Write down some sentences about the article ‘Foundations of Pisa Leaning Tower ’beginning the phrases below.
- Text 3. The Plastic House for Tomorrow
- 1. Answer the following questions.
- Text 4. Roman Baths
- 1. Read the statements below and decide if they are true or false.
- 2. Put the following words in the sentences below.
- 3. Choose and write down the correct verb forms. Read the text.
- ‘Building tools’ Text 1. Tools and their uses
- 1. Divide the following words from the box into two groups: tools and things that are used with tools.
- 2. Complete the first half of the sentence on the left with the best phrase from the right.
- 3. Think and answer the questions below.
- ‘Building mashines’ Text 1. Earth-Moving Machinery
- 1. Read the text and decide if the statements below are true (t) or false (f).
- 2. Read the short text below and answer the question:
- 3. Find the necessary ending to the following sentence.
- 4. Choose one of the best beginning (a, b, c) to the following endings.
- Text 2. Mobile Cranes
- Text 3. Excavators
- 1. Answer the following questions.
- 2. Find the necessary ending to the following sentence.
- 3. Write down terms matching words from columns a and b. Choose three word combinations and make up sentences with them.
- ‘Types of dwelling’ Text 1. Residential and Industrial Buildings
- 1. Read the following sentences and decide what sentence expresses the main idea of the text.
- 2. Find the correct headings of the paragraphs.
- 3. Read the following sentences and divide them into two groups ‘Residential Buildings’ and ‘Industrial Buildings’.
- 4. Choose the one best answer a, b, c to the statements.
- 5. Find the correct endings to the following statements according to the text.
- Text 2. Types of Buildings
- Text 3. Special Structures
- 1. Answer the following questions.
- 2. Make up a summary of this text completing the following sentences.
- Text 4. Home, Sweet Home
- 2. Match words and their definitions. After that put them into the sentences below.
- Text 5. Wooden Structures in Ukraine
- 1. Answer the following questions.
- 2. Read the text and decide if the statements after it are true (t) or false (f).
- 3. Make up a list of Wooden structures in Ukraine. Text 6. Farmhouses
- 1. Answer the following questions.
- 2. Read the text and decide if the statements after it are true (t) or false (f).
- 3. Write down the main features of Ukrainian farmhouse.
- Text 1. Egyptian Pyramids
- 1. Read the passage again and answer the questions.
- 2. Put the words below in the gaps.
- Text 2. A Roman theatre
- 1. Answer the following questions:
- 2. Make up a short story about theatre in your own city. Tell about its form, shape, roof, scene decoration. Text 3. Stonehenge
- 1. Find out if the following statements true or false.
- 2. Put the words below in the gaps.
- Text 4. St. Paul’s Cathedral
- 1. Answer the following questions:
- 2. Write down the endings of the following sentences.
- 3. Make up a summary of the article ‘St. Paul’s Cathedral’. Text 5. Wren, Sir Christopher
- 1. Answer the following questions:
- 2. Make up a summary of the article ‘Wren, Sir Christopher’. ‘cities and towns’ Text 1. Types of Modern Cities
- 1. Match words with their Ukrainian equivalents. Read the text.
- 2. Comprehension question:
- 3. Discussion questions:
- Text 2. Growth of Cities (Principle of City Location)
- Vocabulary notes:
- 1. Comprehension question:
- 2. Find the Ukrainian equivalent of the words and expressions given and then fill in the gaps in the sentences.
- Text 3. Modern Urban Planning (a Multifunctional Center)
- 1. Make sure you know the meaning of the following words. Match them with the Ukrainian equivalents. Read the text.
- Vocabulary notes:
- 2. Comprehension question:
- 3. Choose the most suitable answer and complete the sentences.
- Text 4. City of Middle Ages
- 1. A Here are some words which you’ll find in the text. Try to guess what they mean and match them with the definitions given in the chart.
- Vocabulary notes:
- 2. Comprehension question:
- 3. Discussion questions:
- Text 5. The White House
- State floor
- 1. Answer the following questions:
- 2. Decide if the following statements are true (t) or false (f) according to the text. Find the false sentence and correct them.
- 3. Complete the sentences using the text.
- Text 1. Computers and Their Usage
- 1. Answer the following questions:
- 2. How computer-literate are you? Divide these words into two groups.
- Text 2. Internet
- 1. Read the following statements and decide if it is true (t) or false (f).
- 2. A. Read the paragraph about the Internet and choose the correct form of the verb. Surfing the Net
- Text 3.
- 1. Skim through the text to get the general idea of the meaning. Do not worry about the words you do not know. Choose the suitable title for the text.
- 2. Read the text again. Choose the sentences (a – d) the one which best fits each gap (1 – 3) in the above text.
- Text 4. Computer Widows
- 1. Make a list of people who use computers. What do they use them for?
- 2. Who might say the following?
- Text 5. Importance of the Internet to Young People
- 1. Match the words and phrases 1 – 3 with a – c.
- 2. Which three internet activities do you think are the most popular with teenagers?
- 3. Now read the text and choose the best option in 1-8. Write an appropriate heading for each part of the text.
- Text 1. Buckingham Palace
- 1. Read the text and decide if the following statements are true (t) or false (f).
- 2. Answer the following questions:
- Text 2. The British Museum
- 1. Answer the following questions:
- 2. Choose the correct answer.
- Text 3. The National Gallery
- 1. Answer the following questions:
- Text 4. Angel of the North
- 1. Answer the following questions:
- 2. Decide weather the following statements are true (t) or false (f) correct those ones which are false.
- Text 5. Enercon e-66
- 1. A. Make sure you know the meaning of the following words. Match the words with theirs synonyms.
- 2. Answer the following questions:
- Text 6. The windmill
- 1. Answer the following questions:
- 2. Decide whether the following sentences are true (t) or false (f), correct those which are false.
- 3. Read and translate the following sentences and find out more information about windmills.
- 4. Describe the way the windmill work. Text 7. Tate and Clore
- 1. Answer the following questions:
- 2. Each of sentences a-f fits into a gap in the article. Decide where each sentence fits best.
- 3. A. Match the words with their definitions 1-16.
- Text 1. London Underground
- 2. Answer the following questions:
- 3. Do you have underground in your city? What do you know about it? Text 2.
- 1. Read the text and choose the best title for it.
- 2. Answer the following questions:
- 3. Chose the correct answer.
- Text 1. Parks and Gardens in London
- 1. Scan the text and find out about what park is the following information:
- 2. Find the false sentences and correct the mistakes.
- 3. Make up 5 questions about the text and let students answer them.
- 1. Make sure you know the following words: match the Ukrainian equivalent with the English words.
- Text 3. Kent: the garden of England
- 2. Complete the sentences, using the text, and translate them.
- 3. Answer the questions.
- Text 4. Lake District National Park
- 1. Answer the questions.
- 2. Complete the sentences, using the text.
- 3. Fill in the gaps, using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
- 4. Match the endings of the sentences.
- 1. Do you like high places or are you afraid of heights (vertigo)?
- 2. Read the text quickly and answer the questions below.
- 3. Complete the text by putting one word in each space. Use the words in the box. Check the meaning of any new words in the dictionary.
- 4. Read the text again and decide if the sentences below are true (t) or false (f).
- Sources
- Cities and towns ………...………………………………………………...… 53 Types of Modern Cities ………...…………………………………………….. 53
- Internet …………..……………...……………………………………...…….. 71
- Importance of the Internet to Young People …………..…….……...……….. 74
- ‘Underground. Tunnels’ .…………..……………………………….…. 86 London Underground …………..……………………...…...………………... 86
- Sources ……….....…………….……………………………………..………… 96 content……….....…………….……………………………………..………… 97