Even early people took advantage of natural water sources by



… .

A. building water power stations on them

B. establishing their settlements near them

C. providing sufficient water supply for their needs

D. using water without much preliminary treatment

5. A water supply system is a complex of … .

A. engineers

B. engineering structures

C. hydrology and hydraulics

D. water purification plants

6. Too high pressures in a water distribution system increase the oc- currence of … .

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A. undesirable impurities and pollutants

B. coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection

C. a significant mismatch between water supply and water demand

D. leaks and pipeline breaks

 

Match 1-9 to a-i to form complete sentences.

1. Water supply … 2. A water supply sys- tem, or water supply network, … 3. Water acquisition … 4. Water treatment … 5. Conventional                     water treatment processes … 6. Water transmission … 7. Water storage … 8. A water distribution system … 9. Water sources … a. … include coagulation and floccula- tion, sedimentation and flotation, fil- tration, disinfection, as well as some additional treatment methods. b. … include underground and surface sources, as well as water accumula- tion and conservation. c. … is a complex of activities intend- ed for the provision of various con- sumers with water. d. … is a complex of engineering structures aimed at providing water supply for various water uses. e. … is an elaborate network of pumps, pipelines, storage tanks, and other appurtenances aimed at delivering adequate quantities of water. f. … is collection of water from a vari- ety of natural water sources. g. … is conservation of water in a vari- ety of water storage facilities for fu- ture use. h. … is purification of water to make it suitable for human consumption or for any other purpose. i. … is transportation of water over long distances.

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Translate the following pairs of derivatives and memorize them.

Verb – Noun

to accomplish - accomplishment to accumulate – accumulation to acquire – acquisition to arrange – arrangement to collect – collector / collection to conserve – conservation to consume – consumer / consump- tion to define – definition to deliver – delivery to distribute – distribution to equip - equipment to maintain – maintenance to neutralize – neutralization to operate – operator / operation to plumb – plumber / plumbing to pollute – pollutant / pollution to press – pressure to provide – provision to pump – pumping to purify – purification to remove – removal to require – requirement to store – storage to transmit – transmission to treat – treatment

Noun – Verb

aim – to aim break – to break cover – to cover demand – to demand increase – to increase leak – to leak mismatch – to mismatch pump – to pump supply – to supply transport – to transport

Noun – Adjective

addition – additional convention – conventional desire – desirable / undesirable hydraulics – hydraulic hydrology – hydrologic industry – industrial

engineering – engineering future – future

 

abundant – abundance available – availability convenient – convenience important – importance moist – moisture pure – purity / impurity short – shortage sufficient – sufficiency

 

Noun – Adjective Adjective – Noun

Adjective – Verb

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pure – to purify soft – to soften

Verb – Adjective

to avail – available to elaborate – elaborate to suit - suitable to vary – various

Compound Nouns / Adjectives


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