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TASK 1.
2. This structure is built along the banks of a river or along the coast to hold back
water and prevent flooding. (DIKE)
3. This carries a road or railway a cross water. (CLAPPER BRIDGE)
4. This carries water (canal or river) a cross land usually over a valley.
(SUSPENSION BRIDGE)
5. The section of canal where the water level changes to raise boats from one level
to the next. (PIER)
6. These allow water to flow in or out in order to change the water level in a canal.
(WEIR)
7. A deep hole in in the ground where people can get water. (WELL)
8. These are dug underground for roads and railways. (CULVERT)
9. This is the prosess of removing salt from sea water. (EARTHMOVER)
10. This large powerful vechile uses a large blade blade to move earth and rocks.
(EXCAVATOR)
11. This machine or ship is used for removing send and mud from the bottom of a
river or a harbour. (DREDGER)
12. This machine is used for rolling tarmae or asphalt flat a road suface. (ROAD
ROLLER)
C. A Civil engineer is showing an international visitor
xaround. Complete the text with words from roads from the
opposite page.
Here we are on one of our town streets . As you cansee the road is not flate.
It has a (A)..... (Drainage) .This is to allow rain water to run off the surface
and into the drains at the outside. The highest part of the road is the (B).....
(Macadam) in the centre. A (C)... (Manhole) . carrying waste water runs
below the surface of the road. At certain points along the road youll find
large (D)..... (Soft Shouther) Which alow engineers to go down and inspact
electricity and telephone cable which also run below the road . On either
side of the road there is a raised (E).... (Pavement) .for pedestrians which
is edged with (F).... (Tarsac) . siones. The black suface we use nowadays is a
variaty of (G)..... (Asphalt) . It was invented by a man of that name whose
company was later called Tarmac . As you can see this road needs to be
resurfaced. There are a number of (H)..... (Sewer) Following the heavy rain
we had last month.
Now here we are on a (I)...... (Main) road out of twon. There are no
pavementens here. Grass is allowed to grow along the edges and provides a
(J).... (Kerb) Over there you can see a (K)..... (Culvert) carrying a small
stream under the road .
TASK 2