Exercise 29. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capitals

Exercise 28. Interpret the following compounds.

Exercise 27. Put collocations from ex. 6 into the following sentences.

Majority

Exercise 25. Find the words hidden in the jumbles.

Exercise 24. Answer the following questions.

1. How many people live and work in Berlin?

2. What is their principle means of transport?

3. How long is the new Engelberg Tunnel?

4. What requirements must be fulfilled during construction of the new tunnel?

5. When will the condition of the existing carriageways north from Beirut be improved?

6. What is the total cost of the project near Stuttgart?

example:

a number of people or things that form more

than half of a larger group RAOTMYJI

1. a person who regularly travels long distances

between home and their place of work MOUEMCRT

2. a slope or the degree of steepness of a slope,

(used when measuring the steepness of a

road or railway line) RDEGITNA

3. something that must be done, dealt with,

or provided as soon as possible ROIYPRIT

4. a road or footpath that goes underneath

something, e.g. under another road ASSNEPUDR

5. earth, unwanted material

brought up in excavating, draining etc. PLSOI

6. a place where roads meet

or cross OTNESCITRENI

7. a road that is a main route for any form

of transport YHIAHGW

Exercise 26. Match 1–10 with a–j to make collocations.

example: 1b)

1. means a) concrete

2. arterial b) of transport

3. traffic c) congestion

4. commercial d) traffic

5. sixlane e) per day

6. the first f) stage

7. reinforced g) roads

8. volume h) motorway

9. to ease i) flow

10. 120,000 vehicles j) of traffic

1. To …………….., they plan to build a new ……………. around the city.

2. The term “…………………” describes the number of ………… going through the tunnel ………….

3. As soon as the new motorway is completed, ……………… will be directed to it.

4. …………… of the new project includes a bridge across the Vistula.

5. The fastest ………….. that can take you to the airport is underground.

6. The ………… is disturbed by roadworks at Junction 63.

7. The old bridge was replaced by a new structure of ………….

8. Road planners think of an ambitious system of new …………. as a solution to the traffic problems.

example:

a four-lane, dual carriageway – a double carriageway with four lanes in each direction

1. 80 mm diameter reinforced concrete pile

2. mobile crane

3. the A 81 Heilbronn to Stuttgart motorway

4. increasing traffic flow

5. noise-reducing screen

6. 8 mm thick precast concrete slab

7. total construction value

example: redevelopment

The proposed ……….…………… program includes

removing buildings on both sides of the road DEVELOP

1. Local authorities will introduce the system of new

…………… highways into the city budget ARTERY

2. The applicants meet our general entrance ………. REQUIRE

3. Japanese industry is making ………….. use of

robots. INCREASE

4. The city lies at the ………….. of three motorways. INTERSECT

5. This work is still far from …………... COMPLETE

6. Further …………. had to wait until the following

year. EXCAVATE

7. The wall collapsed while the building was under

……………. CONSTRUCT

8. The first ………….. version of this computer may

not be on the sale next year. COMMERCE

9. Funds should be ………….. from armaments to

health and education. DIVERT

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