Civil Engineers

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Marcos Andrs Prez Garca

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Activity 1. Civil Engineers

a) Civil engineering is the oldest branch of the profession of engineering after military engineering. Many of the important things in our lives that we take for granted are the product of civil engineering. b) Jobs a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Engineering Economics Physics Geology Hydraulics Environmental engineers Traffic engineers

Structures a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) c) This led to all countries for projects and infrastructure they require, this is because the civil engineer has knowledge of research methodology and project, also has knowledge of energy transformation, so rely on other jobs. buildings roads bridges canals railway lines airports water-supply systems dam irrigation harbor docks aqueducts tunnels

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The civil engineering works is devoted to urban and satisfaction to improve the quality of life of citizens

Activity 2. Mr. Kamkawana told the BBC News website. I was very interested When I Saw the windmill could make electricity and pump water. Ithought. That could be a defence against hunger. Maybe I should Build one myself. The teenager had dream of bringing electricity and running water to his village. And he was not prepared to wait for politician or aid groups to do it for him. The need for action was greater after the 2002 drought. Unable to attend school he kept up his educaction by using the local library. Fascinated by science, his life changed one day when he picked up a textbook and saw a picture of a windmill. Self-taught William kamkwamba has been feted by climate change campaigners like al gore and business leaders the work over. His achievements he was forced to quit school aged 14 because his family could no longer afford the fees. Neighbours were perplexed at youngter spending so much time scouring rubbish tips. People though I was smoking mariguana, he said. Mr. kamkawana, who is now 22 years old, assembled a turbine from spare bicycle parts with other objets, and fashioned blades from plastic pipes, flattened by being held over a fine I got a few alectric shocks climbing that Winddmill, he say. But his neighbours were amazed when. Mr kamkawana climbed up the windmill and hooked a car light buib to the turbine. As the blades began to spin, the bulb flickered to life.The crowd went wild. Soon the kids wonder was pumping power into his familys mud brick compound. The he built a new windmill, and a water pump to arrigate his water pump to arrigate his familys field. The fame of his renewable Energy project grew, and he was invited in 2007 to the prestigious Technology Entertainment desing conference in Tanzania. He is now on a scholarship at the elite african leandership Academy in Johannesburg. South Africa. Mr. kamkawana has the world at his feet, but is determinet to return after his studies. The hero aims to finish bringing power to all Mallawians. Mr. Kamkwambas story was sent through the blogosphere wrote an article about him in November 2006. Meanwhile, he installed a solar-powered mechanical

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pump, donated by well-wishers, adding water storage tanks and bringing the first potable water source to the entire region around village.

Activity 3. He installed a solar-powered mechanical pump Could be defense against hunger

Activity 4. Roads Pavement Pothole Tarmac Crossover Viaduct Paddle Lock Bridges Pedestrian crossing Lift Arch Metal Suspender Soft shoulder Suspension Cable Swing Cantilever Footbridge Ker Span bascule waterways Dam Culvert Barrage Watercourse Aqueduct Drainage Camber Manhole Weir Water main Flume Sewer Under drain Sluice Pier

Write five sentences using the vocabulary above. Can you find their equivalents in spanish? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The suspension bridge has the right stuff In rain season Hidalgo dams are filled beyond capacity In the city will be made to buil new viaducts The drainage of the new office The model shows very well designed suspension build

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Activity 5 a) Watch are they doing. Match the items on the left with an appropriate action. Digger 1 Digger 2 Digger 3 Pick up sand Lorry something down to the builders Put the dirt at the back of the truch and Hold the dirt away

Truck builder cranes

Dump sand Clear away concrete Pad down the sand

b) Watch the again. Can hear any synonym for soil and contruction crane? Where does the term kang-hammer come from? c) Self study. Read the transcript of the video paying attention to the technical words of the unit. Activity 6. Play noughts and crosses with the following words. Use the prefixes and suffxes above to form new word. Each correct answer gets point. Buil Calculate Complete Hospitable Organised Sufficcient Acceptable Moral Accurate Value Healthy Loaded Experienced Convenient Satisfactory Legal

Incomplete Disorganised Unsufficient Unacceptable Inmoral

Unhealthy

Inconvenient illegal

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Activity 7.

Dredger

Road roller

Wheel loader

Bulldozer

Cement truck

Ead Roller

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Dump truck

Motor Grader

Activity 8.

In my city traffic problems are getting worse and more in the city center; my projects are projecting a viaduct along the entire city Also in the central project some vehicular bridges are Problems in the city are also lack of a familiar connivance places there are many areas where you can make parks and entertainment venues such as public gyms construction auditoriums, gymnasiums.

The downtown area also has a big problem informal trade and need to be construction a shopping plaza for allogeneic these sellers, you need the construction of a shopping plaza gastronomic, as the cuisine is one of the important parts of the culture of the city