Read the mini-dialogues and choose the correct words.
Sinead You said you’d phone John and apologise. Did you 1run out of / get through to him?
Dan Well, I tried to phone him. But I 2got cut off / broke up.
Sinead Why was that? Did he 3hang up / speak up on you?
Dan No, it was nothing like that. My phone just 4got through / ran out of credit.
Suzie The neighbours complained because Helen played loud music when my parents were out. So now we’re both in trouble.
Callum I 5advise / blame you to tell your parents that it wasn’t you.
Suzie No, I can’t do that. But I’m really angry with Helen. I 6warned / suggested her against playing it loud.
Callum And she 7insisted on / agreed to doing it?
Suzie That’s right. I 8proposed / begged her to turn it down, but she didn’t. She’s really silly sometimes!
Глоссарий по гражданскому строительству (Civil engineering)
Absolute viscosity [ˈæbsəluːt / vɪsˈkɒsɪtɪ ] - абсолютная вязкость
Addition [əˈdɪʃən ] - присадка, примесь
Bevel [ˈbɛvəl ] - скос, фаскаBerm [bɜːm] – Берма
Contraction [kənˈtrækʃən ] - сжатие, усадка
Division wall [dɪˈvɪʒən / wɔːl ] – разделительная (направляющая) стенка Enrockment [ınʹrɒkmənt ] - каменная наброска
Fanlight [ˈfænˌlaɪt ] - фрамуга над дверью
Gulley [ˈgʌlɪ/ ] - ливневой водосток, ливнеспуск
Header [ˈhɛdə ] - коллектор, магистральный трубопровод
Lock-up [ˈlɒkʌp ] - здание, возводимое между другими строениями
Mallet [ˈmælɪt] – киянка, деревяный или резиновый молоток
Man-hole [ˈmænhəul ] люк-лаз, смотровой колодец
Mat [mæt ] - теплоизоляционный коврик
Mash reinforcement [mɛʃ / riːɪnˈfɔːsmənt ] – арматурная сетка
Nog [nɒɡ ] - деревянная пробка, распорка
Point of support [pɔɪnt / ɒv / səˈpɔːt ] - точка опоры
Sand -grout [sænd / ɡraʊt ] цементно-песчаный раствор
Tier [tɪə] – ярус, этаж
Ultimate shrinkage [ˈʌltɪmət / ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ ] - предельная усадка
Waterproofing [ˈwɔːtəˈpruːfɪŋ ] - гидроизоляция
Zero slump concrete [ˈzɪərəu / slʌmp / ˈkɒnkriːt ] - жесткая бетонная смесь