Chota - Perú

Año: Año del Fortalecimiento de la Soberanía

Nacional

Institución: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de

Chota

Carrera: Ingeniería Civil

Ciclo: I C

Curso: Civil Engineering: English I

Tema: Lesson Eleven

Docente: Napoleón Cubas Irigoín

Integrantes:
Delgado Vásquez Erick Elmer
Gonzales Requejo Johan Jesús
4. Use the words from the word bank to fill in the blanks.
Word BANK
complicated pulley fulcrum
leverage inclined plane
1. A lever provides leverage to lift heavy items.
2. Eric is constructing(n) inclined planes with wheels and rope.
3. Not all machines are complicated.
4. A ramp with a high and low end is a(n) pulley.
5. A lever requires a(n) fulcrum.

5. Listen and read the passage, What is a wedge used for?

Can be used to separate two objects or parts of an object, lift an
object or hold an object in place.

Listening
6. Listen to a conversation between a student and teacher, Mark
the following statements as true (T) or false (F).
1. (F) The teacher asks students to define simple machines.
2. (F) The woman asks the teacher to define a pulley.
3. (T) There is a simple machine just outside the class.

7. Listen again and complete the conversation

Teacher: Hi, Paula Did you have a question?

Student: Yes. Did you say that people use 1 simple machines every
day?
Teacher: Yes. We all use them.
Student: Um, besides the 2 wheels on my bike, I can´t 3 think of
any.
Teacher: Well, think about elevators. They use 4 pulleys to raise and
lower the car.
Student: 5 Good point I never thought of that.
Teacher: And we have an 6 inclined plane right outside this
classroom.
Student: Oh yeah, the wheelchair ramp.