D) Learn the dialogue by heart

Look at the example of the letter of inquiry and use expressions from Appendix 3.

C) In a paragraph of 120-150 words, and using Ex.13 (b) and your own words as far as possible, summarize and render in English what the two passages tell us about the usage of face bricks and colour front bricks.

B) Find English equivalents to the expressions in bold given in the texts.

16 Your company wants to place an order with the brick-making plant. Write the letter of inquiry in which you should ask about:

· consignment;

· terms of payment and discounts;

· terms of delivery;

· terms of guarantee delivery within a certain period of receiving orders.

SPEAKING  

17 a) Study the table, match the words and use them in your own sentences or situations:

1. pane	a) камин
2. airtight	b) шпаклевка
3. double-glazing	c) оконное стекло
4. putty	d) дуб
5. groove	e) герметичный
6. hinge	f) прорез, вырез
7. handle	g) эскиз
8. draft	h) ручка
9. mantelpiece (fireplace)	i) ипотека
10. oak	j) шпингалет
11. mortgage	k) двойное остекление

b) Put the following words into certain gaps (___): oak (2), handles, panes, drafts, mortgage, walls, mantelpiece, grooves, garage.

c) Read and translate the dialogue:

Customer: I would like to order a countryside house. Here is the project.

Foreman: Let’s see. A two-storey house with a 1)____. Ten rooms and two staircases. What will the foundation be made of? Concrete?

C.: Yes, ferro-concrete.

F.: And what about the 2)____?

C.: I want red brick walls. The windows are large. By the way, the 3)_____should be airtight. I want them to be double-glazing.

F.: We’ll make them hermetic with putty. We put it in the 4)_____, and then fix the panes.

C.: Excellent. The hinges and 5)_____should be bronze.

F.: Ok. What type of roof would you like?

C.: I want the roof to be flat, with a small garden.

F.: Do you have an interior designer?

C.: Yes, but the 6)_____aren’t ready.

F.: What idea does he have?

C.: There will be a 7)_____in the hall and the walls will be decorated with panels.

F.: Plastic panels?

C.: Oh, no. Panels must be made of wood.

F.: What wood do you prefer?

C.: I think, 8)____is the best.

F.: How do you pay the construction?

C.: I’ve got a 9)____for 25 years from the bank.

F.: So we’ll make 10)____panels then.

18 Study the Table 3.1 and find information about each property:

Table 3.1 Physical Properties of Brick

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF BRICK
Compressive strength	Water absorption and suction	Moisture and thermal movement	Thermal conductivity	Fire resistance	Acoustic properties

19 Work in pairs. Student A will talk about the following question for about two minutes. Student B will comment briefly on what has been said and add something new. Use the linking words/phrases from Appendix 2.

The questions for discussion:

1. Brick fence: pros and cons.

2. Environmental problems as a result of brick manufacture process.

3. Types of bricks.

4. Why do people like brick houses?

20 Read the text and say what category of bricks is preferable in the territory you live according to the climate conditions in and why:

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