Tech 2 U 9/10
Complete with the following words and then translate the words into Polish: calculate / dummy/
load / measure / meter / precise / rate / tensile / near/ shear /
1.Please……………the width of your MP3 player. Use a ruler. 2 To………..the area of
the room, multiply the width by the length 3 When you cut paper with scissors, you are
applying…………...force to the paper. 4 The oil flow …………shows you the speed of the oil
5 You should check the tyres because of the ………… 6 The sensors show how
much force or pressure is used. 7 GPS is a satellite system that gives a …………location a
person or object 8 The ………….force sensor is a sensor that measures the force which pulls
the cable down 9 In crash test, the speed of the car is measured by two sensors on the
………….10 The heart ……………monitor shows the beats of your heart.
Complete with the following words and then translate the words into Polish: bend / brace /
combustible / compressive /expand / purpose / resistant / rivet/ slab/ slag/
1 I want to discover if this plastic will ……… under pressure. 2 Bridge piers are made of concrete
because this material has good …………..strength. 3 The ………of the test is to find out whether the
material breaks 4 The ceramic in a spark plug is not ………….. 5The train crashed because the heat
……….. ed and bent the railway lines. 6 In Japan, it is very important to construct earthquake-……….
buildings. 7 A cross …………..is if two diagonals are used 8 A horizontal deck is a flat
unbendable steel plate or concrete …………. 9/10 The …………s in the Titanic were very weak, and
they broke easily. They contained too much …………. , which weakened the metal
III Give synonyms or definitions:
sensor /scales/ brittle/ flexible/ corrosion-resistant
IV Transform the sentences.
1 The wall cracked because the load was unsuitable>……………………
2 ” How deep is the river” > We need to find out……………………….
3 The generator produces electricity > Electricity………………………….
4 (25 plus 13) times (3/5 minus 0.5) > Twenty………………….
5 0.5 over 3/4 is …………………………
V Complete with the following words and then translate the words into Polish : distort / footing /
heave / load / raft / settlement / soil / subsoil / uncemented / uniform /
1. The ……………must carry the weight of a building without excessive settlement
2. The primary foundation design concerns are ………..and bearing capacity
3. Soils are usually rather loose, soft, …………geological deposits such as gravel, sand and
clay.
4. Soils usually compress under the ………….of the building and this causes settlement .
5. Frost …………….occurs when water in the ground freezes to form ice lenses.
6. The variation in day swelling can cause the soil to …………., cracking the structure over
it.
7. The clay swelling can vary across the …………..due to seasonal changes or effects of
vegetation removing moisture.
8. ………… slabs with inherent stiffness have been developed in Australia with capabilities
resist expansion or contraction.
9. Wall will crack if the settlement is non- ………………… .
10. No major study today is started without a study of ………….. mechanics.