新职业英语土建英语（第三版）Unit 6+PPT课件.pptx

新职业英语EnglishforCivilEngineering

Warming-upReadingAListeningSpeaking4123ReadingB5Writing6VocabularyandStructure8Self-evaluation7Grammar9AGlimpseoftheGreatestBuildings10

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Task1Workinpairs.Discussthequestion:Whatarethemeaningsofthefollowingelectricalsafetysigns?

Task2MatchthefollowingtermswiththeirChinesemeanings.1.electricalconstruction2.electricallayout3.electricallightingsystem4.electricaloperatingstation5.electricalpowersystem6.electricaldistributionsystemA.配电系统B.电力系统C.电气布局D.电气操纵台E.电气施工F.电气照明系统

ReadingATask1TextTask2Task3Task4

ReadingATask1Beforereadingthepassage,seehowmuchyouknowaboutelevatorsbyansweringthefollowingquestions.1.Whatdoyouknowaboutthehistoryofelevators?2.Howdoesanelevatorwork?

ReadingAElevatorsWithoutelevators,skyscraperswouldbeimpractical.Anelevatorisalabor-savingdevicethathelpspeopleandmaterialstomoveupordownabuildingwithgreatefficiencyandsafety.

ReadingAElevatorsareusuallyinstalledinabuildingduringconstruction.Thefirstelevatorswerecontrolledbyhumanoperators,whostoodinsidetheelevatorcaralldaylong.Thefirstelectricelevatorwasbuiltin1880.Thesafetyandspeedofelectricelevatorshavebeensignificantlyenhancedinrecentyears.

ReadingAAnelevatorisessentiallyplatformthatiseitherpulledorpushedupbymechanicalmeans.Anelevatorconsistsofacab(alsocalleda“cage”or“car”)mountedontheplatformwithinanenclosedspacecalledashaft.Theelevatorworkslikethis:thecarwhichcarriespassengerstravelsupanddowntheliftshaftbetweenguiderails.Thewireropeswhichsupportthecararefixedtoaheavycounterweightthatmovesupanddowntheliftshaftonseparateguiderails.Therefore,whetherthecarisfullornot,theelectricmotorneverhastoliftmorethanhalfthecombinedweightofthecarandpassengers.

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