Give a summary of the fragment. 1. Remember the following words and expressions, make 10 sentences with them:

Chapter 2 (pages 7-8)

1. Remember the following words and expressions, make 10 sentences with them:

equipment – оборудование

building regulations – строительные нормы и правила (СНиП)

appropriate materials – подходящие материалы

supplier – поставщик, снабженец

sanitary fitting – санитарно-техническая арматура

aggregates – заполнители

quarry – карьер

application form – заявка, заявление

altitude – высота

latitude – широта

longitude - долгота

2. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences, translate them into Russian:

a sand / quarries / usually / aggregates / Contractors / from / buy / and

b be / will / good / of / conditions / climatic / A / also / aware /technician / local

c The / that / make / the / area / fit / the / building / sure / planners / will / into

d the / building / an / inspector / role / projects / The / control / plays / building / and / important / in / of

e people / a / equipment / building / and / takes / materials / Constructing

3. Mark these sentences as true (T) or false (F), explain your choice, translate them into Russian:

a The merchants make all the materials needed to construct a building.

b Bricks and blocks are usually found and brought from abroad.

c The design and building teams are involved in a construction project only on the building site.

d Buildings are permanent features of the landscape in all countries.

e Merchants buy the building materials and sell them to the contractors.

4. Answer the following questions:

a What are the common categories of building types?

b How many categories of building use can you find in your own city or town?

c What do the planners do?

d Is there any difference between the planner and the building inspector?

e What is the technician’s job?

f Where are the building materials taken from?

Give a summary of the fragment.

Chapter 3 (pages 9-12)

1. Remember the following words and expressions, make 10 sentences with them:

in person – лично

surveying – геодезическая съемка

sloping site – местность с уклоном

level site – ровная местность

flood – наводнение, заливать, затоплять

mains water – водопровод

drainage – канализация

investigation – исследование (научное), расследование

sample – образец

manhole cover – крышка канализационного люка

2. Fill the gaps with the necessary words, there is one extra word, translate the sentences into Russian:

survey drawing, amount, manhole cover, suitability, floods, investigated, permanent, physical characteristics, costs , essential

a … serves as a … marker for ground level.

b The … of water in the ground is very … for the whole building project .

c Land that … regularly or has poor soil conditions also … more to develop .

d The … of a site should be … before the design work begins .

e A … is prepared to show the … of the site and the area around it .

3. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences, translate them into Russian:

a horizontal / levels / the / surveyor / how / out / is / and / to / site / the / finds / flat / The /vertical / determine

b for / the / building / may / in / which / area / The / be / of / a / determine / built / plan / district / types / can

c has / The / client / cost / a / consider / building / to / and / also / project / total / of

d transport / good / other / Houses / facilities / services / need / and / to / access

e client / At / to / has / the / first / identify / site / the

4. Mark these sentences as true (T) or false (F), explain your choice, translate them into Russian:

a The contract supervisor is the person to confirm whether the building line is correct.

b Spot levels show the direction and height of a slope on a survey drawing.

c There is no difference in price between the building project on a sloping site and the same project on a level site.

d The strength of the soil affects the design of the foundation.

e The position of the trees may influence the building design or construction work.

5. Answer the following questions:

a What is important to learn while investigating the site?

b What feature indicates the presence of drains below the ground?

c How can you learn as much about the proposed building site as you can?

d Who will dig trial holes to investigate the soil on the site?

e What does a site survey drawing include?

f What are the steps that you take to complete the site investigations?

g What marks or levels nearby can be used by a surveyor?

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