A few explanations to the text
1... .pyramid of Khufu ['ku'fu:] — пирамида Хуфу
2. ...to withstand the Thames current. — ...чтобы противостоять течению Темзы.
3. .. .but mention was made of it in the writings of architects from time to time — но время от времени можно встретить упоминание об этом в работах архитекторов.
4. They were the first to use... — они первыми использовали
5 on a pretty large scale— в довольно широких масштабах
3. Key vocabulary /expressions
art of building — искусство строить
brick [brik] — n кирпич
borrow ['borou] — v (from) занимать, заимствовать
concrete ['konkrit] —n бетон,
dome [doum]—n купол
4. Find the corresponding Russian meaning of the international words given above in ex.5. Start compiling your own vocabulary of international words.
ex. business ['biznis]
1) бизнес, торговля, коммерческая деятельность
2) коммерческое, торговое предприятие, фирма
3) (выгодная) сделка
4) дело, занятие, профессия
5. Explain in English the meaning of the following words:
sun-dried mud bricks
timber piles :
pseudo concrete
the ruins of Pompeii
harmony and pure beauty
6. Find in the text equivalent English phrases to the following Russian
доисторические времена .
римский период
бесполезность использования стали
в качестве строительного материала
грубо обтесанный камень
они первыми использовали
недавние открытия
в довольно широких масштабах
10. Comparison.
10.1. Read and translate the sentences
1. The more you study during the semester, the less you have to study before exams.
2. The faster we finish our test, the sooner we can leave the classroom.
3. The louder you shout, the less you convince anyone.
4. The most you practice speaking, the better you will do it.
5. The less you speak, the more you hear.
6. Lime is a basic building material used all over the world as today so in the ancient world.
7. The buildings were beautiful as well as useful.
8. The people began to build houses of different materials such as mud, wood, or stone.
9. After that procedure bricks became almost as hard as stones.
10. Concrete is much stronger than brick or natural stone.
11. Put the questions to the underlined parts, of the sentences.
1. This student translates well, (who? how?)
2. His mother worked at a factory, (whose? where?)
3. She went to London yesterday, (where? when?)
4. He is the best student of our group because he works hard, (why?)
5. They will buy these books tomorrow, (what? when?)
6. I like to read newspapers, (what?)
7: We saw this film a week ago, (what? when?)
8. The teacher gave her two interestingmagazines. (whom? How many? what?)
12. Finish the questions
1. We have to sign this, …… ?
2. Let's go home, …….?
3. You can't speak French, ……. ?
4. He ought .to go to Moscow, ……. ?
5. He will meet us at the airport, ……. ?
6. Students have to register before the end of the first week of class, ……. ?
7. The clocks will all be set back an hour on the last Sunday in October at 3. 00 a.m. to take advantage of Daylight Savings Time, …….?
13.
READ FOR FUN
1.
—Which word is shorter if you put another syllable on the end?
— Oh, there' s no answer to that question. You can't make a word shorter by putting a syllable on the end.
— Oh, yes, you can. It's the word "short". If you put the syllable— er on the end, it's shorter.