Упражнение 1. Переведите группы существительных:
timber beams, floor panels, shrinkage cracking, concrete masonry, storey height, roof slopes, wind forces, cavity wall construction, six-person two-storey house, window size, floor slab level, south-east side.
Упражнение 2. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на время и залог сказуемого.
1. The cabins are supported by 100×300 mm timber beams.
2. The floor panel will be connected to the floor beam by galvanised steel straps.
3. All cabins were made up from the same prefabricated panels and parts.
4. By the time the work on site started the work in the factory had been going on for two months.
5. Floor panels are being fabricated in height or width modules of one, two or three metres.
6. They have already determined the main properties of concrete.
7. Steel frames will allow installation of all kinds of services.
8. The 58 cabins have been built in a period of 18 months.
Упражнение 3. Переведите предложения, выделите подлежащее, сказуемое, и второстепенные члены в каждом из них.
1. All cabins are made up from the same prefabricated panels and parts.
2. Connections in steel can be made by welding or bolting.
3. The development of reliable wood glues has brought in a range of manufactured products.
4. The polyester resin which is used in the production of GRP hardens and cures.
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.