2. Express the main idea of each part. Use the following phrases:
– The first (second, third …) part of the text is about …
– It describes (considers, deals with, informs) …
– The author stresses (points out) that …
3. Ask your friend questions in English about their content. Summarize his/her answers:
– Чому цегла вважається одним з найпоширеніших будівельних матеріалів?
– Як виглядає цеглина?
– Які види цегли ви знаєте?
– Чому будівництво з цегли популярне протягом сотень років?
– Як виробляють цеглу зараз? Як її виробляли раніше?
4. Discuss with your friend the advantages of modern brick. Use the following expressions:
Opening discussion:
As I see it…
If you ask me…
I’d say that…
I couldn’t agree…
I sometimes think…
Don’t you agree that…
Promoting discussion:
That’s good point…
I see what you mean…but sorry…
Let me explain that…
I’m not sure I quite agree with you here…
That’s just what I was thinking about…
Misunderstanding:
I didn’t quite follow what you are saying…
I don’t quite see what you mean…
Sorry, let me explain what I mean…
Give a short summary of the text.
VI. Listening Comprehension
1. Translate the following words and word-combinations into Ukrainian:
silicon, glass, ceramics, limestone, to embrace, putty, to mould, to ignite, to retain, slaked lime, marl, to roast, kiln, mortar, to harden, to bind, furnace, to cool, viscous, silicate, tamping cement, high alumina, foamed glass.
2. Mask the text “Silicate Industry” and listen to it attentively: