Упражнение 1. Переведите предложения с независимым причастным оборотом без причастия.
1. The houses part of a large development, they are of similar construction.
2. In this school two types of corrugated steel panels are used to form the complete outer shell, with one panel half the length of the other.
3. The building is situated on a slope, its facade to the south-east.
4. Each slab block has three vertical circulation cores, with one core to each point block.
5. The soil not stable, piles were used for the foundation.
Упражнение 2. Переведите предложения, определите, к какой части речи относятся подчеркнутые слова.
1. At spans exceeding about 50 metres cable trusses can be competitive with the standard rigid plane truss.
2. Large-section steel sheets span between the longitudinal members of the truss.
3. The structural design is dominated by the need to allow for thermal movement of the polycarbonate.
4. This construction doesn’t need any precast elements.
5. The upper members have a link with adjacent trusses.
6. A bridge at first-floor level is to link the first two buildings.
7. Trusses have a practical span limit of up to about 150 metres.
8. The building incorporated slender reinforced concrete columns within the thickness of the brick walls to limit the area of damage.
Упражнение 3. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на степени сравнения прилагательных.
1. The weight of the heaviest plate is less than six tonnes.
2. The lower levels have a column grid of 28×20 ft and a framing scheme, which have the main beams spanning the shorter and the secondary beams the longer dimension of this grid.
3. A typical floor took less than four days to complete.
4. The staggered truss system is best suited to narrow shaped buildings.
5. Brick is one of the oldest and the first man-made building material.
6. Only the minimum number of loadbearing walls is provided in order to simplify the scheme and make erection quicker.
7. In practice the highest belt truss is often placed at the top of the building.
8. The higher the floor the smaller is its area.
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.