Tashkent Institue of Architecture and Civil engineering

council engineersplan staff team water

RamC o employs nine staff(1):one general manager one architect, two structural engineers(2) three project co-ordinatorsone finance specialist and a(n) (3)teamassistant Susana Ramirez is the architect in charge of the Cambridge Road Hospital project. Everything is going to (4)plan , she says, except for the (5) watersupply which remains a problem . The solution is a new pump system, she says, but there is not enough money in the budget. The local government official, Arnold Schmidt, says that he is asking for more money from the localcouncil (6) The hospital is useless without a reliable water supply , he says.

3 Imagine you are a visitor at a contractor' s office. Write answers to the receptionist's questions 1-3.
1 Can I help you?
1-Hello,l am a engineer of planning institute l here to talk with general manager of RAMCO
2 Would you like coffee?
2-No,thank l would like water please.
3 How long have you got?
3-l am here until the 4 p.m ,so we have two hours .


4 Write these numbers in words .
1 2.905 -two point nine zero five
2 67.98-sixty seven point nine eight
3 0.223-zero point two two three
4 453.608—four five three point six oh eight
5 14.890- one four point eight nine zero

5 Writ e these calculations in words .

15x 6 = 30-five times six equals to thirty
2-100/5 = 20-one hundred dived to 5 is twenty
3 V36 = 6 -the square root of thirty six is six
4 5 + 3- 1 = 7-five plus three

8 Planningahead

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1-FOUNDATION
2-PIERS
3-SUPERSTRUCTURE
4-DECK

EX 2 p=61

Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.
1 The deck is above the superstructure . (T / F)
2 The piers are below the foundations. (T / F)-The piers are above the foundations
3 The superstructure rests on the piers and abutments . (T / F)
4 The bridge has three abutments . (T / F)

Vocabular y 3 Match 1-5 t o a-e t o make word pairs

Ex 3 p-61
Project-schedule
Beam-bridge
Design-phase
Site-preparations
Opening-ceremony

Listening 4 Listen again and complete this schedule.

March

apr

may

jun

jul

aug

sep

oct

nov

dec

jan

feb

march

apr

may

Jun

jul

Design

Side preparations

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Foundations

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Pier construction

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Superstructure

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Deck

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Opening ceremony

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5 Look at the schedule in 4 and answer these questions.

1 When will work on the foundations begin? 1-in august
2 When will work on the superstructure end? 2- at the end of the may
3 Will the site preparations start in June this year? 3- no itstart in may this year
4 Will the bridge open in June next year?
4-no it is opening ceremony is planning to be in July next year

Schedules

Listenin g 1 ______ _ Listen to five conversations and look at this calendar. Writethedaysofthemeetings
1-23thWednesday
2-15^th Tuesday
3- 25^thFRIDAY
4-14^th MONDAY
5-26^thSaturday

Write these years in figures.

1 nineteen eighty-six-1968
2 eighteen oh one -1901
3 twenty oh one/two thousand and one-2001
4-twenty thirty five -2035
5-nineteen ninety -1990
6-twenty eleven-2011

3 Writ e these years in words .

1972-nineteen seventy two
2018-twenty eighteen
2007-two thousand and seven
2034-twenty thirty four
2010-twenty ten
2015-twenty fifteen

Vocabular y 5 Look at clocks 1-6. Listen to the times and write them in words .

1-six o’clock
2-fifeen past seven \quarter past seven
3-twenty five past nine \ nine twenty five
4-half past ten \ten thirty
5-fifteen to twelve \quarter to twelve
6-five to one

6 Writ e these times in words .

1 7.25-seven twenty five
2 8.45-quarter to nine
3 3.15-quarter past three
4 2.05 -five past two
5 12.30 -twelve thirty or half past twelve
6 6.10-ten pas six or six ten

7 _______ _ Listen to seven conversations. Write the times and what is happening.

1-NINE OCLOCK CILIENT IS COMING ANITA GOWCKY

2-NINE FIFTEEN MEETING WITH SUBCONTRACTOR
3-FOUR AND FOUR THIRTY IS CONCRETE WILL BE HERE
4-FIVE THIRTY CONTRACTORS IS BEING LATE FOR MEETING
5-TEN .AM AND FINISHES AT FIVE P.M ENDS MEETING
6-REBAR DELIVERY TALK AT HALF PAST TEN
7-QUARTER TO FOUR MS SANCHEZ WILL BE HERE.

Reading 1 Read these descriptions of five bridges and match texts 1-5 to diagrams A-E.

1 In a suspension bridge, cables go from one tower to another and the deck hangs from vertical suspenders (cable or rods) attached to the main cable --C
2 A cantilever is a beam supported at one end. In cantilever bridges, a beam balances on top of two or more other beams, or cantilever arms -D
3 Arches are normally semicircular in shape. In this type of bridge, there are no cables or towers.-B
4 Beam bridges are the most common type of bridge. The design is very simple. The beam sits on top of two or more supports or abutments -A
5 In a cable-stayed bridge, the cables go directly from the tower to the deck. Cable-stayed bridges can have any number of towers-E

EX 3 P= 66

1 The longest bridge is the Sutong Yangtze River Bridge. (T / F)
2 The oldest bridge is the Tatara Bridge. (T / F)
3 The Tatara Bridge is longer than the Rion-Antirion Bridge. (T / F)3-The Tatara bridge is shorter than the Rion-Antrion Bridge.
4 The Rion-Antirion Bridge has the highest towers. (T / F) The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge has the highest tower
5 The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge has the shortest main span. (T / F)5 The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge has the longest mainspan. (T)

1 The Tatara Bridge isshorter than the Sutong Yangtze River Bridge.

The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge islongerthan the Rion-Antirion Bridge.
The Rion-Antirion Bridge is .longer . than the Tatara Bridge and shorter. than the Sutong Yangtze River Bridge.
The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge is the longest and the highest .
The Tatara Bridge is the shortest

1 What are they talking about?

1-Quantites of construction materials which are needed in building site
2 What are they building?
2-wall and path

2 Listen again and writ e the quantities for 1-7.

1 brick blocks: 100 block
2 mortar : 20 bags
3 concrete: onem³
4cement:8 bags
5 sand: 25 bags
6 gravel:45 bags
7 water :1050 liters

Ex 3 p 67