Handout 8 – Answer key

1 Complete the collocations.

noun + noun
design life = konstrukcijski vijek
temperature limitations = temperaturna ograničenja
surface treatment = površinska obrada
adjective + noun
conventional engineering = standardna tehnika
close tolerances = mala odstupanja
amorphous form = amorfni oblik
verb + noun
to form metals = oblikovati metale
to span a wide range of = pokrivati širok raspon
to save weight = smanjiti težinu/masu
verb + adverb
rise gradually = postupno rasti
align correctly = točno rasporediti, točno poredati
use widely = široko primjenjivati
2 MAKE, DO or both?
DO MAKE BOTH (make or do)
research an effort a sketch
an experiment a decision a delivery
harm a mistake a study
a degree a change the repairs
a test an attempt a check
a task modifications
homework an improvement
the marketing a presentation
damage a report
business reduction
a review an evaluation
a proposal
an estimate
a suggestion
progress
an advance
3 Fill in the blanks with a correct preposition or /-/.
1 Elastic materials differ from plastic materials in their ability to return to their original
shape when the deforming force is removed.
2 What happens if a body is subjected to a stretching load?
3 Plastics are synthetic materials which can be softened into useful articles.
4 Polyester resin is a thermoset used for castings.
5 Due to its ability to resist /-/corrosion, aluminium is suitable for a salt-water environment.
6 Mild steel exhibits poor corrosion resistance. Thus it needs to be protected from/against
corrosion.