English for Builders and Architects
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Part I
I. Copy the sentences. Underline predicates and define their tenses and voice. Translate the sentences
1. Methods of designing structures are changing.
2. The building of skyscrapers was started in the 19th century.
3. New methods of construction have been brought into being by the ever growing housing demands.
II. Copy the sentences and translate them
1. The present building industry has a very long history.
2. Prefabrication construction in concrete was widely employed in many European countries after the war.
3. The constructive principles did not develop much for a very long time.
III. Copy the sentences using proper voice and tense-forms of the verbs given in brackets. Translate the sentences
1. We understood that we (to choose) the wrong method of construction.
2. The chief engineer told us that a modern business-center (to build) near the Technical University.
3. The builders (did not know) now if they (to give) enough Portland cement to complete their job.
IV. Copy and translate the complex sentences with asyndetical subordinate clauses
1. We know an increase in the volume of building can only be achieved by greater productivity.
2. The builders promised they would complete the block of flats before Easter.
3. The reinforced concrete they produce is of high quality.
