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1) Decide whether the following statements are true or false:

  1. Soils suffer negligible compression under the loads of building.

  2. The structure and size of the building determine the depth of the foundation.

  3. A continuous strip is usually made of brick.

  4. Strip foundations of brick used to be built on a bed of natural stones.

  5. The width of the foundation depends on the size of a building.

2) Match the combinations from the left with their Russian equivalents:

  1. Strip foundation

  2. Bearing capacity

  3. Compressive strength

  4. Foundation trench

  5. Uncemented deposit

  1. Несущая способность

  2. Траншея под фундамент

  3. Сыпучий слой

  4. Ленточный фундамент

  5. Прочность при сжатии

3) Guess the word by its definition:

  1. Small blocks of clay used in building

  2. A weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something

  3. An artificial building material made by mixing cement and various aggregates

  4. A solid support designed to sustain vertical pressure

  5. The stratum of earth or earthy material directly under the surface

4) Open the brackets and put the verbs in a correct form:

  1. The foundation of a building (transmit) loads to the ground.

  2. The ground sometimes (call) the natural foundation.

  3. The bearing capacity of the ground (determine) the size and depth of a foundation.

  4. Brick foundations (use) before the invention of concrete.

  5. The brick foundation (build) directly off firm subsoil.

References:http://civilconstructiontips.blogspot.ru/2011/06/foundation-construction-strip.html

English in Computer-aided Design.

Unit 1. The digital age.

Vocabulary.

Perform operations – проводить операции

Pay bills – оплачивать счета

Do research- исследовать

Enroll courses – записываться на курсы, кружки

Сomplete tasks – выполнять задания

Fuel consumption – потребление топлива

Databases – базы данных

Nowadays it’s almost impossible to imagine our life without the computers. Computers help people to perform operations, communicate with other people, pay bills, access the net.

Students can also do research, give presentations, enroll for courses, complete tasks online. Computers help students to perform mathematical operations, teach science, history or language courses. A school website allows teachers to publish exercises for students or get marks and give homework on net school. You can also watch movies and TV, download your favourite music and films.

In banks computers store information about the money, customers, transactions. The bank staff can access large databases and to carry out financial transactions. They also control the cash points which dispense money.

Airline pilots use computers to help them control the plane. For example, monitors display data about fuel consumption and weather conditions. Travel agents use PCs to find out information about flights, prices, times and many other details.

Mobiles also let you make voice calls, send texts, email people and download logos, ring tones or games.

Computers have become a very important part of our everyday life and young people who have grown up with PCs and mobile phones are often called the digital generation. Computers have changed the way we live, work, play and communicate. Today it’s almost impossible to imagine life without the magic of computers.

Answer the questions according to the text:

  1. How are computers used in our life?

  2. How do you think computers will be used in the future?

  3. What does it mean “digital generation”?

  4. How do you use the computer at home? at university?

  5. What else do you usually do with your mobile phone?

Exercises: