SPECIFICATIONS

DIMENSIONS 3RD YEAR EM LESSONS

WHAT'S A BRIDGE? 1A WHAT'S A BRIDGE? WHATS a BRIDGE?

LETS BRAINSTORM IDEAS: * STRUCTURE *ROAD *PATH *RAILWAY *CROSS(v) *ACROSS (preposition) *RIVER

1B PUT 1B PUTTHE THESE WORDS AND PHRASES IN ORDER 1PUT THIS WORDS AND PHRASES IN ORDER TO MAKE A DEFINITION SENTENCE.

TO MAKE A DEFINITION SENTENCE. 1 a road, / 2 across a river, / 3 A structure carrying / 4 path, railway, etc/ 5 road, /6 or other obstacle/ LETS SEE THE RIGHT DEFINITION OF BRIDGE:
A STRUCTURE CARRYING A ROAD, PATH OR RAILWAY ACROSS A RIVER, ROAD OR OTHER 3A A structure carrying /1 a road, /4 OBSTACLE. path, railway, etc./2 across a river,/ 5 road,

/6 or other obstacle/ :
3A- WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BRIDGE ABOVE ? Common Expressions usingis theit? word 3"bridge" 1- What is it called? 2- Where How high is it?

a bridge across the River 3B- READ THE INGORMATION GIVEN IN A TV Thames PROGRAMME ABOUT THE BRIDGE. CHECK
YOUR ANSWERS TO 3-A.

This is a photograph of the Millau road bridge. It is a beautiful bridge and it is very high. In fact, it is one of the highest bridges in the world. It is in the south of France and it crosses the river Tarn. 2- LOOK The bridge is three THEM hundredUP: and thirty-six point four metres above the river.

a railway bridge

Cable: Deck: Pier: Pylon: Span:

4- MATCH THE WORDS ABOVE WITH THEIR 3- THEN, MATCH THE WORDS DEFINITIONS BELOW. THEN, LABEL THE DIFFERENT PARTS IN THE DEFINITIONS PHOTOGRAPH IN 1A ABOVE WITH THEIR

BELOW: o a tall tower-like structure used for carrying electricity cables high above the ground. (----------)

o a thick rope of wire or hemp used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles (----------) o a timber platform or terrace attached to a house or other building (--------) o a solid support designed to sustain vertical pressure, in particular (--------) o the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers (---------)

5 GO TO YOUR NOTES (APUNTE) AND DO Exercise 3 KEYS: EXERCISE 4 (MILLAU BRIDGE: Specifications)

PYLON- CABLE- DECK - PIER- SPAN4DRAW A BRIDGE AND LABEL THE LABEL THE DIFFERENT PARTS YOU HAVE LEARNT.