Unit 10

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 457.

Unit 9

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1. floating houses

2. to produce own water supply

3. to be self-sufficient in power

4. disaster-proof house

5. to be capable of withstanding earthquakes

6. flooding and hurricane

7. to construct

8. to require little maintenance

9. to build underground

10. to be able to move internal walls

11. to generate electricity

12. to have zero emissions

13. long life expectancy

14. energy-saving

15. to contribute to global warming

16. to affect

17. conventional house

18. draught

19. low fire risk

20. insurance premium

21. construction on steep slopes

22. plastic is acceptable

23. to resist the pressure of earth

24. to lay proper foundations

25. to test electrical wiring

26. to earth domestic appliances

27. to overheat

28. a brick

29. to be deep underground

30. to insulate the building

31. the weight of the roof

32. a permission

33. convertible furniture

34. wall-mounted flat screen

35. to replace washing machine by an ultrasound cleaner

36. dusting

37. an access

1. internal combustion engine

2. to tilt

3. hovercraft

4. hydrofoil

5. surface-effect ship

6. in different locations

7. final assembly

8. a major undertaking

9. to lift into a jig

10. multi-purpose vehicle

11. unmanned vehicle

12. to walk ahead of the load

13. to bury in a groove

14. flat-bottomed river craft

15. below the waterline

16. a cargo deck

17. water-tight stern door

18. hoistable deck

19. an average speed of 16 knots

20. fuselage sections

21. cockpit

22. to load on board

23. to adjust

24. to straighten

25. congestion

1. roustabout

2. driller

3. roughneck

4. drilling superintendent

5. skilled work

6. oil-rig worker

7. rotary derrick

8. a bit

9. crown block

10. drill string

11. kelly

12. mud pump

13. power plant

14. swivel

15. travelling block

16. turntable

17. pipe section

18. to suspend

19. to attach to

20. to rotate

21. to cut the borehole

22. gravity or fixed platform

23. seabed

24. concrete base

25. disposal

26. jack-up platform

27. shallow waters

28. reusable

29. to moor

30. stable

31. to prevent movement

32. shore-based

1. water purification

2. solid waste management

3. recycling

4. remediation

5. renewable energy

6. sewage treatment

7. delay

8. patience

9. to make a survey

10. to be responsible for

11. contamination

12. environmental impact

13. pricing

14. sustainability

15. filtration

16. impurities

17. sedimentation

18. distillation

19. slow sand filters

20. flocculation

21. chlorination

22. ultraviolet light

23. landfill

24. incineration

25. recycling

26. composting

27. avoidance and reduction

28. aquifer

29. water treatment works

30. twigs

31. microstrainer

32. grit

33. algae

34. aerator

35. alum

36. flash mixer

37. settling basin

38. sludge

39. tooth decay

40. fluoridation