№1. Which of the materials listed below are natural, artificial?
Metal, stone, brick, concrete, gravel, wood, sand, timber, iron.
№2. Which of the properties of construction materials may be classified as advantageous? Disadvantageous?
High cost fire-resistance non-fire-resistance
Low resistance low cost high strength
High weight durability corrosion-resistance
Heavy weight hardness softness
№3. Which of words given below are nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs? Translate every word.
Height, high, deepen, depth, deeply, strength, strengthen, strong, long, highly, lengthen, length, hard, hardly, harden, hardness.
№4. Read and translate the article in writing.
Materials used for construction purposes possess different properties. They differ in durability, strength, weight, fire-and decay-resistance and, naturally, cost.
Wood, timber, brick, stone, concrete, metals, and plastics belong to the most popular building materials used nowadays. They all have their advantages and disadvantages that are taken into account when designing a structure.
Wood belongs to naturally growing materials. It is known to be the oldest construction material and is still widely used for different purposes. Wood is popular since it has low weight and is easy to work. Besides, it grows naturally and is cheap. But its usage is limited because of its disadvantages: it easily burns and decays. As to stone, it also belongs to the oldest building materials. Among its advantages there are strength, high heat insulation and fire-resistance.
Brick belongs to artificial construction materials. It has been used in many countries and in different climates. In modern times bricks vary widely with the method of production and temperature of burning.
Concrete is known to be one of the most popular building materials. It is produced by mixing cement, gravel, water, and sand in the proper amounts.
№5. Answer the questions.
1. Into what groups can construction materials be divided?
2. What are the advantages (disadvantages) of wood, stone, metals?
3. What two groups are metals divided into?
4. What is the difference between ferrous non-ferrous metals?
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-he works in a hospital.   -he is a doctor.

she works at school.   -she is a teacher

-they fly planes.   -they are  pilots

-we are at school.   -we are  students

-i fly rockets. i am a cosmonaut

i want to go to camp,because i want to tace a rest. besides i want to enjoy my holidays.i think i will get many new friends . there are always many foreigners in the camps,from all over the world. i will improve my english knowledge. but i'm afraid i will miss my mother and my family. that's why sometimes i don't want to go to camp. but my family gave me an advice to go there and enjoy holidays with friends. they think,that they can call me sometimes, and i will not miss my family.

unfortunately this year i ended up spending new year's eve hauled up in the warehouse where i work, unpacking products to be shelved and sorting out where to put them.

how sad it is, that work should continue to dictate the way we live. without money we are helpless. i spent last new year's eve in an undoubtedly better fashion. my wife and i invited round not only our nearest and dearest, but some of the neighbours too. jean from number 56 even bought her cream labrador round. the kids loved it!

  and so the evening began, just like many other's around england, a table laden with cheap booze and nibbles, serviettes and paper plates, fizzy drinks for the kids and the best quality bucks fizz for the mother-in-law. out on the cold lawn in the back garden lay my pitiful display of discount fireworks, ready to be let off at 12 on the dot.  we had music on the cd player, provided by my fashion conscious daughters and the beeb's hogmanay coverage on standby.  new year's is a funny little celebration, soo much more important abroad. it marks the end of the year, a chance to look back on one's achievements with pride, whilst at the same time a warning bell sounds and you look out in dread at the calendar and realise how little time you have to start those new year's resolutions and miserably fail them. the humiliation!   i have always wanted to pop over to scotland and see how they really celebrate it there. i could do with a bite of haggis and some jolly bag pipes playing in my ear.   alas, i don't see it on the cards, not until such time as the boss lets me have another bank holiday off work.