Language focus

 

  1. Match the words to their synonyms:

 

1) walk-up 6) surround a) access f) tenement

2) design 7) adjacent b) beam g) reflect

3) construct 8) mirror c) design h) nearby

4) girder 9) reach d) light i) skirt

5) develop 10) illuminate e) build j) project

 

  1. Match the words to their antonyms:

 

1) increase 6) install a) walk-up f) exterior

2) let (air) in 7) top b) reduce g) remove

3) tower 8) load c) demolish h) exhaust

4) construct 9) intake d) let out i) weight

5) interior 10) underground e) bottom j) subway

 

  1. Match the words to their definitions:

 

1. expand a) to remove the building from the site

2. interrupt b) the top part of a building

3. slab c) finished with granite, glass or other material

4. impermeable d) the underground part of a building

5. walk-up e) a town house without elevators

6. excavate f) the company making part of the project

7. residential g) the unit between storeys of a building

8. plaza h) a part between two streets of any town

9. subcontractor i) to make wider

10. foundation j) the building equipment used on a tight construction site

11. demolish k) to make a break n a process

12. blasting l) not letting air n or out

13. roof m) the room with arches as a ceiling

14. backhoe n) to dig the ground for a foundation

15. clad o) making explosion

16. arcade p) a place for public activities or entertainment

17. block q) meant for people to live in

 

  1. Arrange the following words into groups according to the part of speech. Pay attention to their suffixes and prefixes.

 

Verb Noun Adjective Adverb
       

 

Construction, miserably, loosen, infiltration, residential, equipment, subcontractor, stability, electrical, developer, predecessor, commercial, relationship, replace, parking, provide, acknowledge, unusual, separate, outdoor, derive, geometric, intersect, directly, define, walk-up, verticality, western, pedestrian, privacy, excavate, basement, courtyard, private, uncover, contractor, hydraulic, renovate, spacing, subsurface, explosive, precise, impermeable, charges, locate, stiffness, dissimilar, translucent, arcade, vehicular, fabrication, panelize, chip away, blasting, retain, superstructure, overturning, prefabricate, preset, fiberglass, structural, transfer, elegant, gradually, rigid, bracing.