Упражнение 1. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на конструкцию it is/was … that… .
1. It is connection of precast concrete units that can be a major construction problem.
2. It is the reaction of water and cement powder that makes the paste harden.
3. It is the hotel that has ten upper storeys, the office building being a low-rise one.
4. It was in 1824 that Portland cement appeared.
5. It was the health club with two levels below grade that determined the column spacings under this playing floor.
6. It was the main staircase that structurally separated the building into two parts.
Упражнение 2. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на неличные формы глагола.
1. To overcome this flexibility GRP is often used in the form of shaped or double skin panels.
2. The load transmission conditions being approximately the same in both directions, a planning grid with a square mesh was adopted.
3. Steel was thought to be more suitable for a building in an industrial area.
4. The builder uses different construction materials to produce the finished structure.
5. This period of time is necessary to allow the concrete to gain sufficient strength before it has to support itself.
6. The slab may be composed of a system of two-way ribs joined together by a thin top layer of concrete, the latter being described as a waffle slab.
7. These cements generate such heat after setting that they may cause thermal cracking.
8. The space above the ceiling is not accessible without locally destroying the ceiling.
9. Having been advised by the consulting engineer to increase the strength of the foundation they decided to change its design.
10. The area having few sunny days, all the living rooms face (смотрят на) south.
Упражнение 3. Прочтите и переведите следующее:
⅓; ½; ¼; ⅛; ⅜; 1¼ in thick; 3⅝ m wide; 0.9 ft deep; 15.24 cm deep; 45.72 cm by 274.32 cm; 0.415 kg per sq m; 2.26 mm; 2,625 tons.
Упражнение 4. Работа в парах.
Студент C: Задайте 5 вопросов различных типов к тексту А.
Студент D: Ответьте на вопросы к тексту студента C.
Студенты C и D: Поменяйтесь ролями.